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Mumbai, Sep 15 (PTI) Top stories from the western region at 5 pm.
    
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* VP targets Rahul Gandhi over quota remark, says it shows 'anti-constitutional mindset'

Mumbai: In a veiled attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on "ending reservation", Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday said such comments by a person holding a constitutional post shows an "anti-constitutional mindset". *

    
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* India no longer a sleeping giant; its rise unstoppable, says Dhankhar


Nagpur: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday said India was no longer a "sleeping giant", emphasising that the country's ascent is now unstoppable. *

    
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* Five dead, four injured as pickup van collides with car in Dhule


Mumbai: Five persons were killed and four others injured after a pick-up van collided with a car in Maharashtra's Dhule district on Sunday, police said. *

    
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* 3 women among 5 killed on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Chhattisgarh, five detained


Sukma: Two couples and a woman were allegedly beaten to death on suspicion of practising witchcraft in a village in Chhattisgarh’s tribal-dominated Sukma district on Sunday, police said. *

    
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* Maharashtra polls likely in 2nd week of November: CM Shinde

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said the state assembly polls are expected to be held in the second week of November and seat-sharing among the ruling allies would be finalised in the next 8 to 10 days. *

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* Mumbai: Mob beats up biker after he attacks woman with helmet in road rage incident


Mumbai: A mob beat up a motorcyclist after he allegedly pushed a woman pedestrian and attacked her with his helmet in an incident of road rage in south Mumbai, police said on Sunday. *

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