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May 23, 2023

Actor, 32, found dead in his Andheri apartment

Actor, model and casting director Aditya Singh Rajput, 32, was found dead in the bathroom of his Andheri home on Monday afternoon. He is suspected to have died of a drug overdose. “However, we will learn the exact cause of his death only after receiving the post mortem report,” a police officer told The FPJ.

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WFI chief ready for truth test, so are the grapplers

Indian Wrestling Federation (IWF) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, MP, has offered on Facebook to undergo a narco test, polygraph test or lie detector test provided Dinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, who have levelled charges of female wrestlers being molested are also prepared for these tests to expose their lies.

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US SIGNS A SECRET PACT WITH PACIFIC

The United States signed a new security pact with Papua New Guinea on Monday as it competes with China for influence in the Pacific. Papua New Guinea's location just north of Australia makes it strategically significant.

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Cong purifies House with cow urine

Ahead of the election, the Karnataka Congress came up with a bilingual ‘corruption rate card’ that pointed out various ‘scams’ done by the then ruling BJP government.

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Paradise lost & found

As India hosts the 3rd G20 Tourism Working Group meeting in Srinagar – which was unimaginable in the last six decades of strife -- a flustered Pakistan has been rattled by the overwhelming response to the summit.

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CONG TO STALL ORDINANCE IN RAJYA SABHA

The Congress seems to have overcome its mental block and crossed the Rubicon.

1 min

CBI tells court it may arrest Wankhede

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday indicated in the Bombay High Court that it may arrest Sameer Wankhede in the case registered by it in the Cordelia drugs bust bribery case.

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Finally, Maha cabinet expansion on the cards

Sources say that the exercise might take place next week after the CM’s Delhi visit around the weekend

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NIA: Salman Khan among top 10 targets of Bishnoi

Lawrence Bishnoi has revealed to National Investigation Agency (NIA) his top 10 targets, including Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, and the gangster's alleged future plans, sources said on Monday.

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Trimbakeshwar trespassers have criminal records: BJP

Giving a new twist to the whole controversy over the attempt of some young Muslim men to forcibly enter the Trimbakeshwar temple near Nashik, Acharya Tushar Bhosale, convener of the spiritual cell of the Maharashtra BJP, on Monday said that the young men have criminal records against them and hence motives behind their attempt to enter the temple needs to be closely examined.

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BEING TARGETED: WANKHEDE

He contends that the law mandates that the probe against him should have been completed within four months

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Battle for 'big brother' status grows in MVA

The BJP on Monday dubbed the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) as a dying alliance, even as the three major constituents of the alliance kept debating who is the ‘big brother’ of the alliance.

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BJP: Protesters have something to hide

Only those who have something to hide are crying foul against the RBI decision on Rs2000 notes. Politically they belong to MVA in Maharashtra and UPA across the nation, the BJP has said.

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'Savarkar's poems need to be included in curriculum'

Savarkar's poems need to be included in the school curriculum, Governor Ramesh Bais said as he gave away the Savarkar awards at the Savarkar memorial in Mumbai on Sunday.

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Sex work not offence unless done in public, says court

Observation made while releasing a sex worker, who challenged the magistrate’s order

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In next 2.5 yrs, travel in Vande Bharat local

Tender for procurement of 238 trains is expected to be floated in mid-June

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Man, sis awarded life term for killing pregnant wife

Father of deceased alleged that the woman was killed over dowry demand; court said no evidence on record to prove the accusation

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Dadar water holding tank: Bigger is better for rains

Civic body is working to enhance the tank’s capacity for additional 1.99 crore litres of water; rush to complete the project by May end

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Bids for garden maintenance: Again, not such a rosy picture

For the second time, the BMC has received bids 30-41% below the cost of tender, worth Rs138 crore, floated for maintenance of parks and gardens.

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Only LMVS on Parel TT flyover from June

Owing to the repair work undertaken by the BMC, the entry of two-wheelers and heavy vehicles has been prohibited from June 1 onwards on the Parel TT flyover.

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Bidrs cough up penalty for fear of property auction

₹8.57 crore recovered from 11 developers in MMR in last few weeks

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CM, Dy CM to flag off bus on new MTHL tomorrow

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde along with Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis will flag off a bus to traverse a short distance on the just-completed and much-awaited Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) tomorrow (May 24).

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Alert driver averts accident on highway

The presence of mind shown by the driver of an oil tanker averted an accident at the RTO check post in Dapcheri Palghar at 530am on Sunday.

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4 of family sustain serious burns in Mumbra house fire

Four members of a family received severe burn injuries when two houses caught fire in the Mumbra area of Thane district on Monday, civic officials said.

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10-yr RI to man for raping sister's 14-yr-old friend

The Kalyan sessions court has sentenced a 24-year-old man from Dombivali to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping his sister’s 14-year-old friend in 2018. The court observed that the accused ruined the minor victim’s life owing to lust.

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Drunk motorist rams into motorbike, 2 dead

Two motorcycle borne men died when a speeding car dashed into their two-wheeler at Palm village in Boisar, Palghar, on Sunday at 7.30pm.

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MMR lags behind NCR in hsg supply

Around 5.6 lakh homes are likely to be delivered across top seven cities this year

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BJP Leaders in 'Sticky Situation'

In a recent development, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has issued notices to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for placing unauthorized flex boards near Balgandharva Rangmandir on Jungli Maharaj Road in Pune.

1 min

Maharashtra Premier League from June 15

Extravaganza to feature Maharashtra cricket stars

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Suzlon bags 204-MW wind power order

Pune-based, leading renewable energy solutions provider Suzlon Group on Monday announced that it bagged a significantly large order for its 3 MW series of wind turbines from Serentica Renewables. However, the company hasn't ascertained the value of the order.

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'Suppression of opposition's voice'

NCP stages protest as ED questions Jayant Patil

1 min

Patil preps for assembly polls

New office opened in Baner-Balewadi-Pashan area

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WITHDRAWAL OF ₹2000 NOTES FROM CIRCULATION TO PUSH UP BANK DEPOSITS

The total value of ₹2K notes in circulation is ₹3.62 trln, accounting for 10.8% of notes in circulation as on Mar 31, 2023

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'Yield on 10-yr bond may decline on liquidity influx'

Calling it a 'good news' for the government bond market, a senior finance ministry official today said that yields on the 10-year bond will likely decline due to added liquidity in the system after the Reserve Bank of India's move to withdraw 2,000-rupee denomination banknotes from circulation by Sep 30.

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External sector, weather uncertainties pose risk to growth: FinMin report

There are downside risks to growth and upside risks to inflation, partly channelled through the external sector and partially originating from weather uncertainties, the finance ministry said in a report on Monday.

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Gilts end higher; traders stock up as liquidty seen easing gradually

Prices of government bonds ended higher as the positive market sentiment stayed intact after the Reserve Bank of India on Friday announced the withdrawal of 2,000-rupee banknotes from circulation.

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Huge scope for expansion of goods export to Australia, says RBI paper

A study by Reserve Bank of India staff suggests that there is huge scope for expansion of goods exported to Australia as both the countries have very different export structure.

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BPCL profit more than doubles in Q4 on higher refining, marketing margins

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd on Monday said its net profit more than doubled in the March quarter on the back of a recovery in fuel marketing margins and better refining margins.

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Meta Fined Record $1.3 Bn Over Data Transfers To US

The penalty of 1.2 bn euros is the biggest since the EU's strict data privacy regime took effect five years ago

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Want to take relations with Australia to next level: Modi

I’m not a person to be satisfied easily: PM to Oz newspaper

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