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May 11, 2024

Dabholkar killers get life sentence

3 alleged conspirators acquitted | Court says Police & CBI failed to track down mastermind behind murder

3 mins

CAGE-RIWAL FREE BIRD TILL JUNE 1

Barred from attending office & signing files

3 mins

PM leaves window ajar for 'nakli' parties

Possibly looking at the post-poll scenario, PM Modi on Friday signaled that rather than gravitating towards the Congress, as Sharad Pawar had predicted in an interview, smaller parties should \"come to Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde.\"

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BRIJ BHUSHAN TO FACE TRIAL

A Delhi court on Friday ordered framing of sexual harassment and other charges against former Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Brij MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a case lodged by female wrestlers, observing there was \"sufficient evidence\" against him.

1 min

Joined Shinde to escape ED clutches: Waikar

The Shiv Sena candidate for the Mumbai Northwest Lok Sabha constituency, Ravindra Waikar, has majorly embarrassed his party by stating that he had defected from the Shiv Sena (UBT) only to escape being jailed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The Central agency had registered a PMLA case against him in connection with the construction of a fivestar hotel on a civic plot in Jogeshwari.

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Every inch of Pok is ours, no force can snatch it: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday slammed the Congress for \"raising a question mark\" on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and asserted that every inch of it belonged to India and no force could snatch it.

1 min

TRIUMPH OF TRUTH AND JUSTICE: OPPN PARTIES

The grant of interim bail by the Supreme Court to Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has been hailed by Opposition party leaders as a step that would protect the country's \"Constitution and democracy\". Some parties dubbed the decision a slap on the face and the Centre, saying it has been using the federal agencies to target the Opposition leaders.

2 mins

Patole: PM unsure of retaining power

State Congress president Nana Patole and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for suggesting Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray to join the NDA alliance instead of \"dying by merging\" with the Congress.

1 min

Khar elevated rd plan: Amid uproar, BMC relents for now

Civic body puts on hold ₹2,400 crore project; locals objected to tweak in original plan, saying it will lead to traffic chaos; some public objections valid, says senior official

2 mins

'A few members can't stop redypt'

HC imposes cost of ₹4.5 lakh on dissenting members holding up redevelopment of Kanchan Villa co-op housing society in Malad West; plea filed by seven members of society

2 mins

CIVIC GARDENS IN PARVATI UNDERGO CLEANING; SECURITY GUARDS DEPLOYED

The Free Press Journal's story on May 9, titled \"Gardens In Pune's Parvati Turn Into Hotspots For Drunkards, Drug Addicts,\" highlighted the deplorable state of two gardens managed by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) Ramchandra Keshav Taware Udyan and Hanumant Suryabhan Harnaval Udyan -near Mitra Mandal Chowk in Pune's Parvati.

1 min

Bus carrying police personnel rams into house; 21 injured

A private bus carrying police personnel rammed into an abandoned house in Maharashtra's Karad city in Satara district, an official said on Friday. In the accident, three police personnel were critically injured while 18 others received minor injuries, he added.

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COVID WARRIOR CHALLENGES SITTING BJP MP

BJP nominee Dr Sujay Vikhe-Patil and NCP(SP) candidate Nilesh Lanke are locked in a direct contest in the cooperative-rich Ahmednagar Lok Sabha constituency.

2 mins

BJP's central minister faces off against old foe

In the Jalna Lok Sabha constituency, BJP leader Raosaheb Danve, the Union Minister of State, is facing Kalyan Kale of Congress. Ranked among the BJP's safe seats, this time Jalna, Maharashtra's 'mosambi hub', is witnessing a high-profile electoral war between a central minister and his old political foe from the Congress.

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17 firms under IT hardware PLI to start production this year: IT Secy

Majority of personal computer and server makers selected under the IT hardware production-linked incentive scheme are expected to start production this year, a senior government official said on Friday.

1 min

RBI likely to transfer ₹1 tn to govt in FY25

Despite several factors influencing RBI's dividend calculation, analysts predict continuation of strong dividend figures

1 min

Sensex, Nifty rebound on strong global cues; Reliance, ITC gain

Unrelenting selling by foreign fund and investors' cautious approach capped the sharp gains, say traders

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TVS Holdings, Premji Invest, others to acquire Home Credit India for ₹686 cr

TVS Holdings Ltd on Friday said it will acquire 80.74 per cent stake in Home Credit India Finance Pvt Ltd, with the remaining 19.26 per cent stake to be purchased by Premji Invest and other associates for an overall value of Rs 686 crore.

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Tata Motors Q4 consol PAT jumps over three-fold at ₹17,528.59 cr

Tata Motors on Friday reported over threefold jump in consolidated net profit at Rs 17,528.59 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024, riding with all its three auto businesses delivering a strong performance, specially the British arm Jaguar Land Rover.

1 min

Cong submits memo to Hry Guv, seeks govt's dismissal

Says Nayab Saini-led BJP government must take a floor test to prove its numbers

1 min

Elect 'mature & strong' govt as this world is stormy: Jaishankar

The world will witness a \"very, very stormy\" churn because of conflicts, power shifts and sharpening competition in this decade, which makes it all the more important for India to have a stable and mature leadership, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said.

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Delhi moves HC against ₹30 lakh compensation

Counsel says ₹10L was paid before change in SC's verdict

1 min

School accused of mistreating RTE kids

The Gujarat Education Department ordered a thorough investigation into allegations of discrimination against students enrolled under the Right To Education (RTE) Act at Amicus International School in Bharuch.

1 min

'PM STOOPING TOO LOW BY TALKING IRRELEVANT MATTERS'

All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge has alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is stooping too low by the day in politics by speaking irrelevant matters during the election campaign, instead of telling what he has done for the country in 10 years.

1 min

JMM-Congress coalition govt looted a lot of resources: Sai

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Friday said the people of Jharkhand were misled by the JMM-Congress coalition government.

1 min

BJP leader, 9 others get 7yr jail

Marketing Procurement Cooperative Society, Pipariya caused loss of Rs 26,95,343 to state exchequer

1 min

Russia attempts to breach Kharkiv region in Ukraine

Ukraine rushed reinforcements to its northeastern Kharkiv region to hold off a Russian attempt to breach local defences, authorities said, a tactical switch by Moscow that Ukrainian officials have been expecting for weeks as the war stretches into its third year, the AP reported.

1 min

Netanyahu vows to defeat Hamas amid US pressure

Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed Israel can \"stand alone\", after the US warned arms shipments could be stopped if he orders a fullscale invasion of Rafah in Gaza.

2 mins

KKR target playoff berth at home

Hardik Pandya led Mumbai Indians seek to salvage some pride

1 min

DYNAMIC DUO READY FOR ACTION!

Ahan Shetty, Pooja Hegde's thriller Sanki set to go on floors June 6

1 min

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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.

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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.

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