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BOM13 GJ-RATHWA-BJP Congress suffers jolt in Gujarat as its Rajya Sabha MP Naran Rathwa joins BJP Gandhinagar In a major blow to the Congress in Gujarat ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, its Rajya Sabha member and former Union minister Naran Rathwa joined the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP along with his son and a large number of supporters here on Tuesday.

Following are the top stories at 5.20 pm: NATION MDS42 KL-PM-GAGANYAAN-2ND LD ASTRONAUTS **** PM Modi unveils Gaganyaan Astronauts: Pioneers of India's historic Space Mission Thiruvananthapuram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a historic announcement on Tuesday, revealing the names of the four astronauts who are currently undergoing rigorous training for India's first-ever human space flight mission, Gaganyaan. **** DELHI DEL44 MEA-JAISHANKAR-LD UNHRC *** 'Need urgent fixing of systemic flaws in global structures to address geopolitical challenges' New Delhi: The conflict in Gaza is of ''great concern'' and the humanitarian crises arising out of it require a sustainable solution that gives immediate relief to those most affected, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday while calling for reforms of ''outdated'' global structures to effectively address geopolitical challenges.

DEL43 RAHUL-STUDENTS-GOVT **** Modi govt has 'eclipsed' dreams of students: Rahul Gandhi on paper leaks New Delhi: Attacking the BJP over recent incidents of exam paper leaks and issues in recruitment, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that the government has ''eclipsed'' the dreams of students and said history will never forgive Prime Minister Narendra Modi for it. **** DEL16 UP-RS-2ND LD POLLS **** UP: Voting in Rajya Sabha polls underway, SP MLA resigns as chief whip Lucknow: Polling was underway in the elections for the 10 Rajya Sabha seats from Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday amid fears of cross-voting in the opposition Samajwadi Party camp, underscored by party MLA Manoj Kumar Pandey resigning as its chief whip in the Assembly. **** DEL18 HP-RAJYA SABHA-2NDLD POLLS **** Polling ends for lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh Shimla: Polling for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh, which began at 9 am on Tuesday, ended with Congress MLA from Chintpurni Sudershan Babloo casting the last vote. **** MDS5 KA-RS-2ND LD ELECTIONS **** Voting underway for four RS seats in Karnataka as Congress eyes rival camp support Bengaluru: Voting in the election for the four Rajya Sabha seats in Karnataka on Tuesday was on, with the ruling Congress claiming it could get support from the rival camp. **** BOM16 CG-SANDESHKHALI-SAI **** Rise above politics, take strict action against Sandeshkhali culprits: Chhattisgarh CM tells Mamata Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday wrote to his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee seeking strict action against culprits responsible for sexually assaulting tribal women and grabbing land in Sandeshkhali village in the eastern state. **** BOM12 MP-SWITCH-NATH **** Congress leader Kamal Nath says buzz of his switch over created by media Chhindwara: Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath on Tuesday said the speculation of his switch over to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was created by the media as he never made such a statement. **** BOM13 GJ-RATHWA-BJP **** Congress suffers jolt in Gujarat as its Rajya Sabha MP Naran Rathwa joins BJP Gandhinagar: In a major blow to the Congress in Gujarat ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, its Rajya Sabha member and former Union minister Naran Rathwa joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) along with his son and a large number of supporters here on Tuesday. **** CAL20 BH-MLAS-CROSSOVER **** 3 Bihar opposition MLAs sit with ruling party members in assembly Patna: In fresh trouble for Bihar's opposition ‘Mahagathbandhan’, three MLAs of the Congress-RJD combine on Tuesday sat with the treasury members inside the state assembly. **** BUSINESS DEL29 BIZ-FM-LD INDIA INC **** Sitharaman confident of India Inc aligning to country's developmental goals New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday exuded confidence that India Inc will align itself to the developmental goals of the nation with an objective of making the country a developed nation or 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047 on the 100th anniversary of independence. **** LEGAL LGD13 SC-TAMIL NADU-ED **** SC asks Tamil Nadu DMs to appear before ED in probe related to illegal sand mining New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed five district collectors of Tamil Nadu to appear before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with an ongoing money laundering probe pertaining to alleged illegal sand mining. **** FOREIGN FGN27 PAK-COURT-IMRAN **** Pakistan court indicts jailed ex-premier Imran Khan, his wife in 190 million pounds corruption case Islamabad: An accountability court in Pakistan on Tuesday indicted jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the 190 million pounds Al Qadir corruption case. **** FGN13 PAK-IMRAN-PUNJAB-ASSEMBLY **** Imran Khan's party to call ‘parallel’ Punjab Assembly session to elect CM, Speaker: Report Lahore: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's party plans to call a ''parallel'' Punjab Assembly session to elect the chief minister, speaker and deputy speaker, claiming that newly-elected chief minister Maryam Nawaz was in the House on “a stolen mandate”, a media report said on Tuesday. **** FGN20: UAE-HINDU-TEMPLE **** Abu Dhabi's first Hindu stone temple to open for public on March 1 Abu Dhabi: The first Hindu stone temple in Abu Dhabi, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this month, will be opened to the public from March 1, according to the temple authorities. **** FGN8 UN-INDIA-UKRAINE **** Why is UN Security Council rendered 'completely ineffective' in resolving Russia-Ukraine conflict, asks India United Nations: India has questioned why the UN Security Council has been rendered ''completely ineffective'' in resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict that has continued unabated for two years, as New Delhi asserted that outdated structures need reform for multilateralism to be effective.By Yoshita Singh **** .