HIGHLIGHTS-WESTERN REGION AT 2200 HRS

Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 2200 hrs.

BOM 20 GJ-POLLS-MODI-CONG

Patan (Guj): The Congress is "entrapped" in 'Blue Whale' challenge and will see the final episode on December 18, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

BOM 18 MH-ZAIRA CASE-CLAIM

Mumbai: The wife of Vikas Sachdev, arrested for allegedly molesting actor Zaira Wasim on board a Delhi-Mumbai flight on December 9, claims her husband, before deboarding, had "apologised" to the teenager to which she said it was "okay".

LGB 1 MH-COURT-ZAIRA-MOLESTATION

Mumbai: A sessions court here today remands the 39-year-old man, arrested for allegedly molesting actor Zaira Wasim on-board a Delhi-Mumbai flight, in police custody till December 13.
 

BOM 8 GJ-POLLS-RAHUL

Tharad (Guj): Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi takes a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for talking about Pakistan, China, Afghanistan and Japan in the Gujarat elections but avoiding speaking about his home state.

BOM 3 GJ-POLLS-ROADSHOWS-POLICE

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Police denies permission to the roadshows of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and the BJP which were to be held here tomorrow, says a senior police official.

BOM 7 GJ-POLLS-HARDIK-ROADSHOW

Ahmedabad: Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) convener Hardik Patel begins his 15-km-long roadshow in Ahmedabad despite police denying permission to it.

BOM 6 MH-SENA-GUJ POLLS-MODI

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena accuses ally BJP of "stooping to a low level" in the run up to Gujarat elections, stating that "development issue" was missing from poll speeches of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

BOM 1 MH-ZAIRA-BOLLYWOOD-REAX

Mumbai: Top Bollywood actors, including Kareena Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar and Madhuri Dixit, condemn the alleged molestation of National Award-winning actor Zaira Wasim.

SPB 8 SPO-RAJPUT-AFGHANISTAN

Mumbai: Former Afghanistan coach Lalchand Rajput hails the decision taken by the Indian cricket board to host the newcomers in their debut Test.