In this issue

June 03, 2023

Khaps jump onto wrestlers' back

Ultimatum: Arrest or face larger protest; Ayodhya rally in support of Brij cancelled

2 mins

Rahul's testimonial for Muslim League irks BJP

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s terse one liners often turn out to be profound comments which catch even some of his die-hard fans napping.

2 mins

SSC pass rate at pre-Covid level

With Class 10 board exams restored to their traditional format this year, without Covid-era relaxations, the performance of students has also slipped down to pre-pandemic levels, going by their performance in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination, the results for which were declared on Friday.

2 mins

TRIPLE TRAIN SMASH, 50 DIE

At least 50 people were killed and more than 350 injured in a horrific triple train crash on Friday in Odisha involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train, officials said.

1 min

Yes, bizarre: Perfect 35 in each subject

There are those who get more than 90% in board exams and still crib. Then, there are those who are content if they have scored just enough to get passed.

1 min

IL&FS firm booked in ₹6k cr bank fraud case

The firm availed credit facilities under MBA from Canara Bank and 18 other banks/lenders

1 min

Patole: Cong to review all LS constituencies

The Congress is organisationally strong in all parliamentary constituencies, we will discuss strategy to win maximum seats, state Congress President Nana Patole said as the prominent party leaders from across the state huddled to review ground situation at each of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra on Friday.

1 min

Holding aloft the spirit of Swaraj

CM, PM make a statement with grand fest at Chhatrapati Shivaji's coronation anniversary

2 mins

Govt change delayed cancer centres

Centres are scheduled to come up in Pune, Jalna, Ratnagiri and Thane to reduce load

1 min

Water delight: Artwork at rly stn

10ft tall art installation of plastic flowing out of tap to raise awareness about pollution

1 min

'Not to teach game, girls touched with sexual assault intent'

Special court made the remark in its detailed order which sentenced a sports coach to five years of rigorous imprisonment

1 min

Guardian minister pledges to crackdown on illegal hawking

Under the ‘guardian minister at your doorstep’ campaign, Kesarkar resolved 110 citizen grievances on the spot

1 min

A NEW ₹4 CR CHAPTER FOR HISTORIC SASSOON LIBRARY

The building was erected between 1867 & 1870 at the cost of 1.25L; it's a Grade one structure

2 mins

Night schools shine bright

Night schools, founded by Jyotiba and Savitribai Phule in the year 1885 in Pune, are now a widespread initiative to provide education to all parts of the society. Masoom is one such initiative that aims at providing quality education to these government-aided schools.

1 min

Schools weigh in on SSC students' performance dip

As the Maharashtra State Board has declared the results for Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) examinations 2023 today on July 2, students across the state are experiencing a mix of emotions.

2 mins

RBI issues draft norms on cyber, digital payment security

The Reserve Bank of India today issued guidelines on cyber resilience and digital payment security controls for payment system operators.

1 min

GOVT DIPPED INTO WMA TO FUND FISCAL DEFICIT FOR FY23, CGA DATA REVEALS

This is first time in over two decades that the government is using ways and means advances to fund the fiscal gap

1 min

'Independent directors are gatekeepers to ensure better corporate governance'

The role of independent directors has been constantly under fire. Recently, the Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said “individual directors should not have any conflict of interest which may hamper their objectivity and independence.”

1 min

Forex reserves decline for 2nd straight week

Forex kitty drops $4.34 bn to $589.14 bn

1 min

DANGAL INTENSIFIED

2 FIRs carry serious allegations of sexual harassment of wrestlers during competitions in India and abroad by WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

2 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.