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Following are the top stories at 5.10 pm: NATION CAL43 WB-MODI-2LD RALLY ****Modi attacks TMC over corruption, sets target for Bengal BJP to win all 42 LS seats Krishnanagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stepped up the attack against the Mamata Banerjee government, labelling it as being synonymous with ''oppression, dynasty politics, and betrayal'' and claimed that the TMC has achieved a ''mastery'' in turning schemes into scams.**** MDS15 KA-CAFE-LD-DETENTION **** Rameshwaram cafe blast to be probed by Central Crime Branch: Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bengaluru: Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda on Saturday said that the investigation of the Rameshwaram cafe blast in which 10 people were injured has been handed over to Central Crime Branch and that no arrest has been made in connection with the incident. In a post on 'X', he said, ''Investigation of the case has been handed over to the Central Crime Branch (CCB). All the injured are recovering. No arrest (have been) made.''**** DEL32 UP-CEC **** LS polls: EC calls for strong action against officials indulging in favouritism Lucknow: The Election Commission of India on Saturday directed all the district magistrates and superintendents of police to take strong action against officials, who are indulging in favouritism.**** BOM16 MH-PAK-2NDLD SHIP ****Security agencies seize consignment meant for Pakistan's nuclear programme Mumbai: Security agencies at Mumbai's Nhava Sheva port intercepted and seized the consignment of a Karachi-bound ship from China after it was found carrying a dual-use consignment with implications for Pakistan's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, officials said on Saturday.**** DEL30 RAIL-VAISHNAW ****Over 1,000 Amrit Bharat trains to be made in coming years: Railway Minister Vaishnaw New Delhi: India will manufacture at least 1,000 new-generation Amrit Bharat trains in the coming years and the work to make trains that can run at a speed of 250 kmph was on, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. **** DEL35 DL-LG-CBI-JAIN **** LG nod for CBI probe against Satyendar Jain in Sukesh's extortion complaint New Delhi: Delhi LG V K Saxena has granted sanction for a CBI probe against former minister Satyendar Jain in a complaint of extortion filed by money laundering accused Sukesh Chandrashekhar, officials said on Saturday.**** DEL34 RAIL-VAISHNAW-KOLKATA METRO **** PM Modi to inaugurate first under-river tunnel of Kolkata Metro on March 6: Ashwini Vaishnaw New Delhi: India's first under-river metro tunnel built in Kolkata will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 6, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday.**** DEL31 PM-COUNCIL **** PM Modi to chair Council of Ministers meet on Sunday New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers on March 3 in what is likely to be the last such exercise during the second term of his government.**** DEL25 HP-MLAS **** At least nine more MLAs in touch with us: Disqualified HP Cong MLA Rajinder Rana Shimla: Rajinder Rana, one of the six Himachal Pradesh Congress MLAs who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha elections and was later disqualified from the assembly, on Saturday rubbished Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's claim that some rebel legislators want to return, asserting that at least nine party legislators were in touch with them.**** CAL45 MG-BSF-SMUGGLERS-CLASH ****One killed, four injured in clash between BSF, smugglers in Meghalaya Shillong: One smuggler was killed and four others, including three BSF personnel, were injured after a mob attacked the paramilitary force near the Indo-Bangladesh boundary in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district, the border guards said on Saturday.**** BUSINESS DEL40 BIZ-GOOGLE PLAYSTORE-VAISHNAW-LD INTERVIEW ****App delisting cannot be permitted: Minister Vaishnaw on Google-Indian startups row New Delhi: Taking a strong view of Google pulling out some apps from its Play Store, the government on Saturday said delisting of Indian apps cannot be permitted and that the tech company and the startups concerned have been called for a meeting next week. By Moumita Bakshi Chatterjee**** FOREIGN FGN23 PAK-POLITICS-PM **** Shehbaz Sharif set to become Pakistan's Prime Minister for a second time Islamabad: Top PML-N leader Shehbaz Sharif is set to become the 33rd prime minister of Pakistan on Sunday, once again leading a coalition government, amidst allegations of rigging of polls and facing staggering economic and security challenges. By Sajjad Hussain**** FGN25 PAK-PRESIDENT-NOMINATIONS ****Former Pak president Asif Ali Zardari, Mahmood Khan Achakzai file nominations for presidential elections Islamabad: Pakistan’s former president Asif Ali Zardari and his rival ethnic Pashtun politician Mahmood Khan Achakzai on Saturday filed their nominations for the presidential election to be held on March 9. By Sajjad Hussain**** FGN24 BANGLA-FIRE-MODI-CONDOLENCE ****PM Modi expresses grief over deadly fire accident in Bangladesh Dhaka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed grief and extended his condolences to the victims of the massive fire that broke out at a shopping mall in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka that killed at least 46 people.**** MNK MNK