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Tahawwur Rana, a key planner of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, is being extradited to India by US authorities after his final appeal was rejected. He is expected to arrive in India soon and will be formally arrested.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired security and development review meetings in Srinagar, reiterating the government's zero-tolerance policy against terrorism and urging coordinated efforts to eliminate it. He lauded the reduction in terror activities and emphasized the commitment to lasting peace and development in Jammu and Kashmir.

Delhi experienced its first heatwave this season, with temperatures soaring to 40.2 degrees Celsius, prompting an IMD yellow alert for the next two days. Safdarjung, Ridge, and Ayanagar stations recorded heatwave conditions. A temperature drop is expected after April 10 due to a western disturbance. The city's Air Quality Index remained in the 'poor' category.

An IndiGo flight 6E 5324, carrying 225 passengers from Jaipur to Mumbai, made an emergency landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport around 8:50 pm on April 7 following a bomb threat. A note indicating a bomb threat was discovered in one of the aircraft's lavatories.

A rift within the INDIA bloc emerged as newly elected CPM general secretary MA Baby criticized Congress for attacking Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan. Baby urged Rahul Gandhi to act responsibly, highlighting tensions in the alliance. Despite these issues, Baby expressed hope for overcoming differences and emphasized the need for unity to strengthen the CPI(M).

Hindu devotees with saffron flags returning from a Ram Navami procession were allegedly attacked in Kolkata's Park Circus area, according to West Bengal BJP. Union minister Sukanta Majumdar criticized the police for their inaction, labeling it as targeted violence influenced by political motives.