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Mumbai, Oct 19 (PTI) Top stories from western region at 5 pm.
    
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* SC need not act as Opposition in Parliament, its role as people's court must be preserved: CJI

Panaji: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday said the role of the Supreme Court as a people's court must be preserved for the future, but it does not mean that it has to fulfil the role of an Opposition in Parliament. *
    
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* SP wants 12 seats as part of MVA to contest in Maharashtra assembly polls: Akhilesh



Dhule: The Samajwadi Party (SP) has asked for 12 seats as part of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra, party chief Akhilesh Singh Yadav said on Saturday, even as the alliance is yet to declare its seat-sharing arrangement. *
    
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* Two ITBP jawans injured in Naxal IED blast in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur

Raipur: Two Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) troopers were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district on Saturday, a police official said. *
    
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* Chennithala meets Uddhav amid impasse over seat-sharing, downplays visit

Mumbai: Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala met Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday amid a stalemate among Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) constituents over seat-sharing for the upcoming Maharashtra polls. *

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