Mumbai, Jul 1 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
BOM10 MH-ASSEMBLY-LD PATOLE-SUSPENSION
* Cong MLA Patole climbs speaker's podium, suspended from assembly for a day
Mumbai: Congress MLA Nana Patole was suspended from the Maharashtra assembly for a day on Tuesday after he climbed the speaker's podium, demanding action against BJP MLA Babanrao Lonikar and Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate for allegedly "insulting" farmers. *
BOM9 MH-SENA (UBT)-MNS-RALLY
* Language row: Raj, Uddhav issue joint invite for July 5 'victory' rally in Mumbai
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena (UBT) and the MNS on Tuesday issued a joint public invitation for a rally in Mumbai on July 5 to celebrate "Marathi Vijay Diwas", following the state government's decision to withdraw its order three-language policy in schools. *
LGB1 MH-HC-SEXUAL INTENT
* Saying 'I love you' is expression of feelings, need not have sexual intent: HC
Mumbai: Saying 'I love you' is only an expression of feelings and does not in itself amount to "sexual intent", the Bombay High Court's Nagpur bench has said acquitting a 35-year-old man accused of molesting a teenage girl in 2015. *
BOM11 MP-HC-NEET
* MP HC orders NEET-UG retest for candidates affected by power cuts at exam centres
Indore: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered the National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct a retest of NEET-UG for candidates affected by power cuts at exam centres, noting that they were placed at a disadvantage through no fault of their own. *
BOM12 MH-BJP-KUNAL PATIL
* Congress leader Kunal Patil joins BJP
Mumbai: In a blow to the Congress in north Maharashtra, former MLA Kunal Patil, a third-generation leader who hails from a family of staunch Congress loyalists and son of ex-minister the late Rohidas Patil, on Tuesday joined the BJP. *
BOM3 MH-LOP POST-SENA (UBT)
* It is govt and assembly speaker's responsibility to appoint LoP: Sena (UBT) MLA
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) legislator Bhaskar Jadhav on Tuesday said the responsibility of appointing the leader of opposition (LoP) in the Maharashtra assembly lies jointly with the state government and the speaker. *
BOM8 MH-AIRPORT-BOMB HOAX
* Airline gets bomb threat email; nothing suspicious found at Pune airport
Pune: A private airline's office at Pune airport received a bomb threat, following which checks were conducted at the international airport here but nothing suspicious was found, police said on Tuesday. *
BES10 MH-ASSEMBLY-SEXUAL HARASSMENT
* Fadnavis announces SIT to probe coaching class sexual harassment case
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday announced a special investigation team (SIT), headed by a senior woman officer, to probe into the incident of sexual harassment of a minor girl at a coaching class in Beed. *
BOM7 CG-ACCIDENT-BUS
* Three killed, six injured as bus collides with truck in Raipur
Raipur: Two men and a woman were killed and six other persons injured after a private bus they were travelling in collided with a truck in Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur on Tuesday, police said. *