Following are the top stories at 2.15 PM NATION: MDS21 TL-PM-DEVELOPMENT **** Don’t obstruct development in Telangana, PM Modi tells KCR-led govt Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao-led BRS Government to not allow any obstruction in development being planned for the people of the state, as he expressed ‘pain’ at the alleged non-cooperation of the ruling dispensation towards central initiatives aimed at the southern state. **** BOM4 MH-ADANI-JPC-PAWAR **** Hindenburg-Adani: Supreme Court committee will be more useful, effective than JPC, says Sharad Pawar Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Saturday said he is not completely opposed to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the charges against the Adani group, but a Supreme Court committee will be more useful and effective.**** DEL3 SIBAL-GOVT-FACT CHECK **** Sibal slams govt over IT Amendment Rules New Delhi: Former IT minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday attacked the Centre over the fact-check provisions of the IT Amendment Rules, saying now the government will decide what is fake and Union Home Minister Amit Shah says democracy is not in danger.**** DEL10 CBI-ICICI-CHARGE SHEET **** ICICI Bank loan fraud: CBI files charge sheet against Kochhars, Dhoot New Delhi: The CBI has filed a charge sheet against former MD and CEO of ICICI Bank Chanda Kochhar, her husband Deepak Kochhar and Videocon Group founder Venugopal Dhoot in a Rs 3,250 crore loan fraud case, officials said on Saturday.**** MDS8 TL-PM-VANDE BHARAT **** PM Modi flags off Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off the Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express train here. **** DEL12 MHA-SHAH-ARUNACHAL **** Home Minister Amit Shah to visit Arunachal village along China border on April 10-11 New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Arunachal Pradesh on April 10 and 11 where he will launch the ‘Vibrant Villages Programme’ in Kibithoo, a village along the India-China border.**** BOM7 MH-ADANI-PAWAR-RAUT **** Sharad Pawar’s stand on Adani will not affect Oppn unity, says Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut Mumbai: The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday said Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar not favouring formation of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe allegations against the Adani group will not lead to cracks in opposition unity. **** CAL9 AS-LD MURMU **** President takes maiden sortie in fighter jet in Assam’s Tezpur Tezpur (Assam): President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday took her maiden sortie in a fighter aircraft at Tezpur air base in Assam.**** DEL9 ED-JAISINGHANI-ARREST **** ED arrests bookie Anil Jaisinghani in money laundering case linked to IPL betting New Delhi/Ahmedabad: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested suspected bookie Anil Jaisinghani in a money laundering case linked to an under probe Indian Premier League (IPL) ‘betting racket’, officials said Saturday. ****
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