Afternoon News Headlines (April 10, 2017)

* Orissa High Court directs State Election Commission to hold Zilla Parishad Election in Malkangiri.

* India and Australia ink six pacts, including boost cooperation in counter-terrorism.

* Rubber bullets to be used in place of pellet guns for dealing with stone pelters in Kashmir: Centre tells Supreme Court.

* 8 dead in Srinagar; PDP requests EC to postpone Anantnag bypolls after violence in J&K.

* Tamil Nadu farmers protests outside Prime Minister’s Office in New Delhi, demand relief package.

* Delhi court grants Interim bail to 5 fresh accused in coal case against Naveen Jindal.

* PM Modi to host meeting with NDA partners ahead of presidential elections; Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray to attend the meet.

* Senior bureaucrats Ajit Kumar Srivastava and Shabri Bhattasali appointed as members of CBDT.

* Shares of NIIT fall over 10% after resignation of CEO Rahul Patwardhan.

* Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi declares 3-month state of emergency in Egypt after church bombings.