Following are the top stories from the western region at 2100 HRS:

Following are the top stories from the western region at 2100 HRS:

BOM 21 MP-FARMERS-LD SUICIDE

Bhopal: Three farmers commit suicide in Madhya Pradesh in the last 24 hours even as government announced several measures to give relief to farmers.

BOM 23 AVI-SINHA-AIRINDIA

Pune: Air India and other domestic airlines are "running in profit", Union Minister Jayant Sinha says, even as the government mulls possible privatisation of the debt-laden national carrier.

BOM 6 MP-FARMERS-MLA

Shivpuri (MP): Congress MLA Shakuntala Khatik booked for allegedly inciting people to set ablaze a police station amid violent protests by farmers in Madhya Pradesh.

BOM 17 MP-LD FARMERS
 

Ratlam/Neemuch (MP): Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia and Gujarat's quota stir spearhead Hardik Patel stopped from entering Mandsaur, the epicentre of the agrarian unrest in Madhya Pradesh.

LGB 1 MH-PROSECUTOR-WITHDRAWS

Pune: Senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam withdraws as special public prosecutor in the 2014 Mohsin Sheikh murder case in which members of the Hindu Rashtra Sena are accused.

BES 26 MP-FARMERS-MANDIS

Indore: Traders in mandis in Madhya Pradesh stop purchase of farm produce following the government's announcement that purchasing below the minimums support price would be considered an offence.

BES 20 MH-GIRL-COWDUNG

Mumbai: An 18-year-old girl from Latur district of Maharashtra beaten up and forced to eat cow dung by a 'Mantrik' as a remedy for her sickness.

BES 7 GJ-CUSTODIAL DEATH

Mehsana (Guj): Three persons arrested in connection with alleged custodial death of a 28-year-old man at Mehsana.

BES 15 AVI-AIRINDIA-FLIGHT

Mumbai: A Dubai-bound Air India flight from Calicut with 62 passengers on board diverted to Mumbai following a burning smell in the cockpit.

BCM 12 BIZ-GST-RETAIL

Mumbai: Leading retailers including Future Group, Trent Hypercity, DMart and Aditya Birla Retail meet in Mumbai to discuss issues related to the GST.