Following are highlights from the western region at 2120 hrs.
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Mumbai: NCP chief Sharad Pawar says all opposition parties should come together to take on the BJP in next year's Lok Sabha polls and offers to play the role of a unifier, as he sensed the 1977-like situation when Indira Gandhi was voted out of power by a coalition of parties.
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Mumbai: Extending support to the agitating farmers, NCP chief Sharad Pawar asks them to continue the stir till their demands are met , drawing criticism from the BJP which claims he was "provoking" farmers.
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Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis asks the BJP office-bearers to try for a pre-poll alliance with the Shiv Sena for the state and general elections slated for next year.
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Mumbai: The Congress will tomorrow knock the door of the Election Commission of India (ECI), seeking action against Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for allegedly violating the code of conduct while campaigning for the May 28 bypoll to the Palghar Lok Sabha seat.
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Mumbai: Interrogation of alleged bookie Sonu Malad alias Sonu Jalan reveals that he purportedly took help of gangster Ravi Pujari in recovering money from those who placed bets through him during IPL matches but defaulted on payment after incurring losses.
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Raipur: Union Health Minister J P Nadda says that incidents such as the Nipah virus outbreak were the result of "tampering with nature".
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Indore: The Madhya Pradesh High Court directs the state government to file a reply on a petition alleging that an injured female elephant was used in a cruel manner in a noted illusionist magic show held here recently.
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