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Mumbai, Dec 30 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.


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* India's defence exports crossed record Rs 21,000 crore over decade: Rajnath


Mhow (MP): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that India's defence exports have crossed a record Rs 21,000 crore from Rs 2,000 crore a decade ago. *



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* Maharashtra women's panel directs Mumbai cops to act on actor's plaint against BJP MLA



Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Commission for Women directed Mumbai Police on Monday to take immediate action and submit a factual report on actor Prajakta Mali's complaint that MLA Suresh Dhas had made inappropriate remarks about her. *









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* 3 girls stage own kidnapping to fulfil dream of meeting BTS pop band members





Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Dreams of three minor girls from a village in Maharashtra came to an abrupt halt after police detained them for allegedly staging their own kidnapping in order to raise funds to travel to South Korea and meet hugely popular BTS pop band members. *




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* Rajnath Singh, Gen Dwivedi offer prayers at Mahakaleshwar temple in MP


Ujjain (MP): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi offered prayers at the famous Mahakaleshwar temple in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain city on Monday. *








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* Elderly couple, neighbour found dead in MP's Shivpuri; cops suspect murder


Shivpuri (MP): A 75-year-old man, his wife and another woman residing in their neighbourhood were found dead under mysterious circumstances in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district on Monday morning, police said. *












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* Youth dies of suspected heart attack during cricket match in Jalna

Jalna: A 30-year-old man from Palghar district near Mumbai died on Monday while playing cricket in Jalna in Maharashtra, a police official said. *

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