In this issue

January 20, 2023

Wrestlers vow to continue stir

The country's top wrestlers on Thursday vowed to intensify their protest, saying the government has given them an assurance but not a \"satisfactory response\".

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Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant engaged

GALA AFFAIR

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10 DIE IN MISHAP ON MUMBAI-GOA HIGHWAY

Ten people, including two children, died when a truck collided with the Maruti Eeco van they were travelling in near Repoli village on the Mumbai-Goa highway around 4.45 am on Thursday.

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PM BLOWS CIVIC POLL BUGLE

Launches projects worth ₹38,800 crore, says Shinde-Fadnavis duo will fulfil city's dreams

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DCW chief molested by man, dragged by his car

Delhi Commission for Swati Women chairperson Maliwal on Thursday alleged she was molested by a drunk man while she was on inspection at night and dragged by his car for 10-15 metres outside the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here with her hand caught in the vehicle's window.

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BMC polls will see triple engine rule: CM

At the Thursday Prime Minister rally where Narendra Modi put up a show of strength for his party, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that the upcoming BMC elections will see a triple engine rule.

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Sherlyn video: Cops detain Rakhi Sawant

Actor/dancer and former Bigg Boss contestant Rakhi Sawant was detained by the Amboli police on Thursday in connection with an FIR filed by actor Sherlyn Chopra for allegedly uploading an explicit video of her last year.

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Heavy bags don't evince reaction from taxi drivers

On Day 3 of the Free Press Journal's campaign against kaali-peelis refusing short rides, reporters tried to hail taxis from outside the taximen's office for Haji Ali and Tardeo; 71 out of 98 drivers refused

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Critically ill US national evacuated from Kenya-bound cruise

Responding to an emergency, the Indian Coast Guard's (ICG) Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, Mumbai (MRCCM), on Thursday, evacuated a 65-year-old American from a Kenya-bound cruise ship as he required urgent medical attention.

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Eateries continue with service charge despite Centre's order

Several restaurants in Mumbai continue to levy a service charge despite the ban imposed by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA). In July 2022, the CCPA had directed restaurant managements not to levy this charge even by default.

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A problem of plenty

There's overload of supply but the demand is less

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India's GDP growth seen slowing to 6.5% in FY24, says RBI paper

Says India will be $3.7 tn economy in 2023, maintaining its lead over UK as 5th largest economy

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Shifting to old pension scheme may lead to liability add-up in future: Rajan

As several state governments have shown their intent of shifting to the old pension scheme, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said that states doing so, would end up curbing current expenditure but may build liabilities for the future.

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RBI net buy stood at $4.4 bn in FX mkt in Nov

The Reserve Bank of India net bought $4.36 bln in the foreign exchange market in November, compared with $922 min of sold in October, data on the central bank's website showed.

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Mobile, internet connectivity key to India's robust financial inclusion, says SBI chief

Robust mobile and internet connectivity has helped India in a big way to expand financial inclusion, while a diverse network of banking correspondents and micro ATMs has ensured last mile reach, SBI Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara said on Thursday

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India aims to become key chip supplier for world: Vaishnaw

Sensing a huge opportunity in the global semiconductor market, India has set in motion an ambitious plan to become a key supplier for the world with the government itself putting in USD 10 billion, Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday

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HINDUSTAN UNILEVER OCT-DEC PAT RISES 7.9% TO ₹2,481 CR

FMCG major Hindustan Unilever Ltd on Thursday reported a 7.9 per cent increase in its consolidated net profit to Rs 2,481 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2022.

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Adani now plans to enter water segment; FPO opens next Friday

Adani Enterprises, which is launching India Inc's second-largest follow-on public offer worth Rs 20,000 crore next week, on Thursday said it is planning to enter the water segment as this is a key element of its core business of infrastructure.

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UP opposes bail for minister's son in Lakhimpur Kheri case

SC says trial might take a long time, accused cannot be indefinitely jailed

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Priority is development, not vote bank, says Modi

Prime minister pays second visit in 10 days to election-bound Karnataka

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Why no action against Raje, Pilot asks Gehlot

After attacking his government on the question paper leak, dissident leader of Rajasthan Congress Sachin Pilot questioned the Ashok Gehlot government's inaction against former chief minister Vasundhara Raje.

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UKRAINE PRESSES GERMANY ON TANKS

President Zelensky airs frustration about not obtaining enough weaponry

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Jacinda Ardern, a global icon, resigns

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday she was leaving office after five-and-a-half years. Fighting back tears, she said in Napier that Feb 7 would be her last day as prime minister.

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India win but fail to top pool

To play New Zealand in crossover for place in last-eight

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My intent was to punish the bad balls: Gill

Shubman Gill feels his intent to look for boundaries despite wickets falling at the other end contributed immensely to his sensational double hundred in the first ODI against New Zealand.

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REAL VIBES ONLY!

Raashii Khanna talks about her upcoming web series Farzi, camaraderie with co-stars Shahid Kapoor, Vijay Sethupathi, and more

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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.