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April 26, 2024

Farmer's son hits bull's eye in JEE

A Maharashtra lad, Nilkrishna Gajare, has bagged the No. 1 rank in Session 2 of the JEE Mains 2024, the results of which were announced on Thursday by the National Testing Agency (NTA). This year, 56 students scored at the 100th percentile. Dakshesh Sanjay Mishra and Aarav Bhatt secured All-India Ranks 2 and 3, respectively.

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EC takes note of PM, Rahul poll 'violations'

The Election Commission on Wednesday issued notices to the party presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress in connection with complaints received by it regarding alleged model code of conduct violations by \"star campaigners\" of both the parties, namely, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi, respectively.

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Rajiv axed tax to keep Indira's wealth: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday continued with his relentless attack on the Congress over wealth redistribution and alleged that former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had abolished the inheritance tax in 1985 after his mother Indira Gandhi's death, to save her wealth from going into government coffers.

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Siblings, aged 5 & 7, found dead in Antop Hill junk car

The bodies of two children, siblings, have been found in a junked car at Antop Hill.

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'VACHANNAMA' & 'SHAPATHNAMA'

Both Sena (UBT) and NCP (Pawar) promise to do away with GST on agri items, decentralise power, curb tax terrorism and strengthen the federal structure

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Modi steps on gas to stop Oppn from 'robbing' people

PM GOES BALLISTIC IN FOUR RALLIES ACROSS TWO STATES

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Took a step back in Sangli for MVA's sake: Congress

The Congress took a step backward on the Sangli Lok Sabha seat for the sake of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and not because it was helpless, the party's Maharashtra unit chief Nana Patole said on Thursday.

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'BJP overconfidence is its downfall'

Mumbai South MP Arvind Sawant speaks out on national issues and Maharashtra politics

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MahaRERA tightens parking rules

To avoid disputes over purchased or allocated parking, housing regulator issued instructions about length, width, height, parking number and actual location after receiving complaints

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Two suppliers of live rounds held

SALMAN FIRING CASE - Men brought to Mumbai by plane; supplied 38 out of 40 rounds

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Five more flamingos found dead; DPS Lake 'drying up'

Days after a flamingo was run over by a vehicle on Palm Beach Road near DPS Lake in Nerul (Navi Mumbai), five more birds were found dead in the lake on Thursday. While two were found dead inside, three were found dead on the shoreline.

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Mahayuti puts on a show of strength at rally for Mohol

The ruling Mahayuti coalition put on a show of strength in Pune on Thursday as Murlidhar Mohol, its candidate for the Pune Lok Sabha constituency, filed his nomination.

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BUILDER PLOTS ROBBERY TO VACATE BUNGALOW

A disturbing incident has surfaced involving a construction businessman allegedly orchestrating the robbery of an elderly couple's house, with the aim of pressuring them to sell their bungalow worth crores in the College Road area.

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Resilient economy, price stability to support India's growth story

FINANCE MINISTRY REPORT SAYS

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Bajaj Finance net profit rises 21% to ₹3,825 crore in Jan-Mar quarter

Net interest income increased 28% during 4th qtr of FY24 to ₹8,013 cr from ₹6,254 cr a year ago

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Kejri 'directly & indirectly' involved in liquor scam: ED

Justifies arrest, says CM framed policies, received 'proceeds of crime'

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Push China on Panchen Lama's whereabouts: Tibetan leaders

Want India, other govts, UN to help probe Rinpoche disappearance

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South Kshatriyas rally for BJP

The community voiced its support despite recent Rupala controvertsy

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KANKER, MAHASAMUND, RAJNANDGAON TO VOTE TODAY

As many as 52,84,938 voters including 26,05,350 male voters, 26,79,528 female voters and 60 third gender voters will exercise their franchise at 6,567 polling stations of three Lok Sabha seats of the state under the second phase elections on April 26 in three Lok Sabha seats of Chhattisgarh.

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Rajiv abolished inheritance tax to save his property: PM

The name of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi entered the election arena amid allegations and counter allegations on Thursday.

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HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS ARRESTED ACROSS US

Hundreds of students have been arrested on US campuses as protests against Washington's support for Israel are surging sea to sea.

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RCB PULL ONE BACK

After posting a challenging 206 on board restrict the host to 171

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A TIPPPSY AFFAIR

Pooja Bhatt feels it's 'ironic' for Deepak Tijori to make Tipppsy

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It's a wrap!

Actress shares a view from Kubera set as she packs up Dhanushstarrer film

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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.