In this issue

January 06, 2023

Haldwani families to stay for now

Human issue, says SC; people cannot be uprooted overnight without offering alternatives

2 mins

'Green' steam to boost Matheran trip pleasure

Mumbaikars will be able to see the Black Beauty with transparent vistadome coaches, which feature glass ceilings, glass windows, rotating seats and an observation space, chugging along on the Matheran hill railway by the end of this year.

1 min

Power companies get ₹250cr loan

The finance department has released to the state energy department Rs250 crore of the total interest-free loan of Rs500 crore from the Centre under a special assistance scheme for capital expenditure.

1 min

DOGS AND CATS ARE NOT HUMANS: HC

Dogs and cats are not humans, the Bombay High Court observed and quashed a first information report (FIR) against a Swiggy delivery partner who accidentally mowed down a dog in April 2020 while delivering a parcel.

1 min

Putin orders 2-day ceasefire in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered Moscow's armed forces to hold a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine this weekend for the Russian Orthodox Christmas holiday, the Kremlin said.

1 min

Ram Mandir by Jan 1, says Amit Shah

The Ram Mandir in Ayodhya would be ready at by January 1, 2024, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday while flagging off the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) 8-day \"Rath Yatra\" in Tripura.

1 min

CENTRE STAYS ALL TOURISM AROUND HOLY JAIN SITE

In a victory for the Jain community seeking to protect its heritage sites, the Union Environment and Forests Ministry on Thursday stayed the notification of eco-sensitive zone in 2019 pertaining to the Shri Sammed Shikharji Parvat Kshetra in Jharkhand, halting all tourism and ecotourism activities there.

2 mins

Bandra cemeteries facing threat

The Christian community in Bandra says it has been seeking more space for burials but the civic body instead is burdening it with its own demand for road widening

2 mins

Road to $5 trillion economy passes through UP: Yogi

Says his state has received investment proposals worth over ₹7.5 lakh crore

2 mins

Manholes in city to go smart

BMC engineers develop a device that can send alerts when somebody tries to open manhole

2 mins

Mumbai police seized drugs worth ₹4928 cr in 2022

The Mumbai police seized over 3,700kg of drugs worth a whopping Rs4,928 crore from January till November 2022, as compared to contraband worth Rs132 crore seized in 2021 in the same period.

1 min

KEM to hire 3 experts for correct organ harvest

Authorities also working on special box for aerial transport

1 min

Goodies baked by Thane jail inmates fetch ₹11L

All products made by 17-20 trained jailbirds; checked by FDA before sale

2 mins

RBI picks 6 cos for financial fraud mitigation test phase

SANDBOX SCHEME

1 min

GOVT TO SOON BRING NORMS FOR PROMOTING GREEN HYDROGEN

Aims to make India global hub for hydrogen manufacture

1 min

Total vehicle retail sales jump 15% to 2.11 cr units in 2022: FADA

Retail sales of overall vehicles in India grew by 15.28 per cent to 2,11,20,441 units in 2022 led by record sales of passenger vehicles and tractors, Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) said on Thursday.

1 min

Amazon to lay off over 18,000 employees

Amazon on Thursday said it will lay off more than 18,000 employees from its workforce citing economic uncertainty.

1 min

Congress to launch another yatra

The Bharat Jodo Yatra of Rahul Gandhi from Kanyakumari to Kashmir entered Haryana on Thursday after covering 130 kilometers in Uttar Pradesh.

1 min

Accused in Kanjhawala case sent to police custody

Custody required to establish 13-km-route accused had taken, say police

1 min

India tech spend in top 10: Nadella

India could probably be among the top 10 countries in the world going by its GDP to tech-spend ratio, according to Microsoft's data, the company's Executive Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella said on Thursday

2 mins

Tihar officials accuse Jain of intimidation

Top officials of Tihar Jail here have accused jailed Delhi minister and AAP leader Satyendar Jain of \"threat and intimidation\" and lodged a complaint against him with the director-general (prisons), sources said on Thursday.

1 min

William 'knocked' me to the floor during argument over my wife: Harry

Prince Harry has made a shocking revelation in his upcoming autobiography that his brother Prince William \"knocked\" him to the floor during an argument over his American wife Meghan Markle, according to a media report.

1 min

Will reduce visa interview appointment time: U.S.

The U.S. is making every effort to reduce the waiting time for a visa interview appointment in India, a top State Department official has said, asserting that the visa processing is recovering faster than projected and is expected to reach pre-pandemic levels over the coming year.

1 min

Beijing Hospital Runs Out Of Beds Amid Covid Surge

Chuiyangliu hospital packed with newly arrived patients

1 min

Thousands attend funeral of Benedict XVI

Pope Francis joined tens of thousands of faithful in bidding farewell to Benedict XVI at a rare requiem Mass on Thursday for a dead pope presided over by a living one, ending an unprecedented decade for the Catholic Church that was sparked by the German theologian's decision to retire.

1 min

LEADING FROM THE FRONT

Skipper Shanaka shines with bat and ball to give Sri Lanka a 16-run win

2 mins

Pakistan 2 wickets down for no score in chase of 319-run target

NZ IN PAKISTAN

2 mins

What Are The Types Of Mental Illnesses?

Mental health refers to one's psychological and emotional well-being. Having a good mental health is important because it helps you lead a blissful and healthy life.

3 mins

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The Free Press Journal is one of the oldest English Daily newspapers from Mumbai with a heritage of more than 90 years. And yet, The Free Press Journal is a contemporary paper and rooted in current urban realities.

In keeping with the international trend, it has reinvented itself in terms of design, get up and content. It means different thing to different people – a platform for the articulate, a trendsetter for the young and a chronicle for the old.

It was at the forefront of freedom struggle against the British and continues with the free and fearless journalism till date. Indeed, the history of The Free Press Journalism mirrors that of Indian independence.

Swaminath Sadanand, a 30-year-old idealist from Madras trudged his way to Bombay and with a vision that was to prove uncomfortably ahead of his day, brought out a newspaper as unorthodox in character as it was innovative in concept. For Swaminath Sadanand, the Free Press Journal was not so much a business venture as a cause.

The spirit with which he launched the paper and ran it for almost three decades helped it make it an integral part of two great Indian movements — the struggle for independence and the evolution of Indian publishing.