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Following are the top stories at 10.10 pm: NATION DEL103 LDALL KEJRIWAL **** Delhi liquor scam started after ED probe, not when policy was made: CM Kejriwal. ''ED objective to crush AAP, declare it corrupt'' New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, arrested in the Delhi liquor policy case, on Thursday alleged that the ''actual'' excise scam started after the ED probe and not when the policy was made and that the agency's ''two main motives'' were to crush his Aam Aadmi Party and to declare it corrupt. **** DEL46 PM-LAWYERS-LETTER **** To browbeat, bully others is vintage Congress culture: PM Modi on lawyers' letter to CJI New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said it is a ''vintage Congress culture'' to browbeat and bully others, remarks that came in reaction to more than 600 lawyers writing to the Chief Justice of India, alleging that a ''vested interest group'' is trying to put pressure on the judiciary and defame courts. **** DEL93 CONG-PM-LD LAWYERS **** Height of hypocrisy: Congress hits back at PM for his jibe over lawyers' letter to CJI New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of hypocrisy and ''manipulating'' democracy, after his criticising the party over a lawyers' letter to the chief justice of India against a ''vested interest group.'' **** DEL84 BJP-AAP **** AAP using court for its political drama, repackaging old allegations: BJP New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday accused the Aam Aadmi Party of trying to use court for its political drama and claimed that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is under arrest in an excise case, and his lawyers repeated and repackaged the same old allegations. **** DEL107 MEA-US-LD KEJRIWAL **** US remarks on Kejriwal arrest unwarranted; external imputation on our electoral processes unacceptable: MEA New Delhi: India on Thursday said the US State Department's recent remarks on the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal are ''unwarranted'' and asserted the country is ''proud of its independent and robust democratic institutions'' and committed to protect them from any form of undue external influences. **** DEL79 ELECTIONS-RJ-BJP-STAR CAMPAIGNERS **** LS polls: PM Modi, 10 Union ministers, 5 CMs among BJP's star campaigners in Rajasthan Jaipur: The BJP has released its list of star campaigners for the Lok Sabha polls in Rajasthan. The list of 40 names includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 10 Union ministers and the chief ministers of five states. **** MDS11 KA-HAL-TEJAS **** HAL conducts successful first flight of light combat aircraft Tejas Mk1A Bengaluru: The first aircraft LA5033 of the Tejas Mk1A series successfully soared in the sky after taking off from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) facility in Bengaluru on Thursday, the public sector aerospace and defence company said. **** DEL61 MHA-AFSPA **** AFSPA extended for 6 month in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland districts New Delhi: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, under which an area is declared as ''disturbed'' for the convenience of security forces, has been extended in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh, eight districts of Nagaland and some other areas for six more months after a review of the law and order situation in these two northeastern states. **** DEL38 DL-KEJRIWAL-WIFE **** Kejriwal not keeping well, being 'harassed a lot', claims wife New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal on Thursday claimed he is not keeping well and is being ''harassed a lot''. **** DEL90 NIA-BLAST-ARREST **** NIA arrests key conspirator in Bengaluru's Rameshwaram Cafe blast case New Delhi: In a major breakthrough, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a key conspirator in Bengaluru's Rameshwaram Cafe blast case, according to an official statement issued on Thursday. **** BOM30 GA-ED-2ND LD AAP LEADER **** ED questions AAP's Goa chief, three others in money laundering case Panaji: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday questioned Aam Aadmi Party's Goa unit president Amit Palekar and three others in connection with a money laundering case. **** CAL18 WB-MAHUA MOITRA-ED-LD SUMMONS **** TMC's Mahua Moitra skips ED summons, campaigns in Bengal's Krishnanagar Kolkata: TMC leader Mahua Moitra campaigned in her Krishnanagar constituency of West Bengal on Thursday, giving a miss to the Enforcement Directorate summons that asked her to appear for questioning at the ED office in New Delhi. **** LEGAL LGD26 DL-COURT-3RDLD KEJRIWAL **** ED created smoke screen of AAP being corrupt, alleges Kejriwal in Delhi court New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, whose ED custody was extended till April 1, on Thursday himself made submissions in a court here during the hearing in the alleged excise policy case, and alleged that the federal agency's objective is to crush AAP. **** LGD24 DL-HC-2NDLD KEJRIWAL **** Delhi HC dismisses PIL seeking Kejriwal's removal as CM after arrest New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected a PIL seeking the removal of AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal from the Delhi chief minister's post following his arrest in an excise policy-linked money laundering case and said it cannot declare a breakdown of the constitutional machinery in the national capital. **** FOREIGN FGN37 CHINA-US-ARUNACHAL-REAX **** Chinese military slams US for recognising Arunachal Pradesh as part of India Beijing: The Chinese military on Thursday criticised the US for its assertion that Arunachal Pradesh is part of India, stating that India and China have mature mechanisms, communication channels, ability and willingness to properly handle the border issue through dialogue and consultations. ****

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