Following are the top stories

Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 2100 hrs.

BOM 9 MH-POLICE-GENDER

By Dnyanesh Chavan

Mumbai: The controversy surrounding a 29-year-old police constable's request to the Maharashtra government to undergo a sex reassignment surgery, prompts the state police to include gender determination test in their recruitment process.

BOM 10 CBI-LD DIAMOND POWER

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New Delhi/Ahmedabad: The CBI registers a criminal case against a Vadodara-based company dealing in electric cable and equipment and its directors for allegedly cheating various banks to the tune of Rs 2,654 crore.

BOM 12 MP-SAINTS-MOS-AKHADA PARISHAD

Indore: The Madhya Pradesh government's controversial move to grant 'Minister of State' (MoS) status to five religious leaders raises eyebrows, with an apex organisation of 'akhadas' accusing the saints of "blackmailing" Shivraj Singh Chouhan and asserting the chief minister should not have buckled under pressure.

 

BOM 17 MH-HAZARE-RSS

Ahmednagar: Social activist Anna Hazare claims that "vested interests" are trying to tarnish his image by linking him and his agitation for Lokpal in Delhi last month with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

BOM 16 RBI-LD INFLATION

Mumbai: Citing multiple risks to the inflation trajectory arising from farm price hikes and possible fiscal slippages, RBI Governor Urjit Patel justifies the status quo on key rates and its neutral stance in the monetary policy review.

BOM 1 GA-MINING-PARSEKAR

Panaji: Former Goa chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar, who is facing a probe in connection with the second renewal of 88 mining leases in the state, claims that the policy for it was formulated during Manohar Parrikar's previous tenure as CM.

LGB 3 MH-HC-DGCA

Mumbai: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) tells the Bombay High Court that it is taking all necessary precautions in the wake of certain A320 neo planes, powered by Pratt & Whitney engines, being grounded due to engine failures.

LGB 2 MH-HC-SETALVAD

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court orders no arrests of social activists Teesta Setalvad and her associate Javed Anand till May 2 in a criminal case lodged against them by the Gujarat police for alleged misappropriation of funds.

BES 1 MP-CHICKEN-NATIVITY TAG

Indore: Madhya Pradesh is inching closer to getting the nativity tag for the protein-rich breed of chicken, popularly known as 'Kadaknath', even as the neighbouring Chhattisgarh has also staked claim over it.

BES 21

Ahmedabad: In a bid to take on the might of the BJP, which has robust organisational presence in Gujarat, ahead of the 2019 polls, the Congress will appoint two 'Jan Mitra' (people's friend) per booth in all the 45,000 booths across the state to strengthen the party base.