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October 19, 2021

Former US State Secretary Colin Powell dies of Covid

Colin Powell, former Joint Chiefs chairman and secretary of state, has died from Covid-19 complications, his family said on Monday. He was 84. In 1989, Powell became the first black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In that role he oversaw the US invasion of Panama and later the US invasion of Kuwait to oust the Iraqi army in 1991.

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Customs detect consignment with misdeclared items worth ₹2 crore

The Customs officials at Nhava Sheva in Navi Mumbai, on Sunday, on the basis of specific inputs, intercepted a consignment with misdeclared items worth Rs 2 crore. The consignment included rechargeable batteries Canon /Sony/Duracell, Apple Airpods pro, and handbags/clutch bags of reputed international brands.

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BEST coins in town

The Undertaking has Rs 3 crore in coins and small currency notes for exchange at 27 depots

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CR opens prime running rooms for motormen

Newly commissioned G+5 building has a capacity of 192 beds, which is maximum on Central Railway

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Exports Rise 40.5% In First October Fortnight

The country's exports rose by 40.5% to $15.13 billion during October 1-14 on account of healthy performance by key sectors such as petroleum products, engineering and chemicals, according to commerce ministry's preliminary data.

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Air India Sale 'Important Milestone In Privatisation Efforts, Says IMF

The International Monetary Fund on Monday said the sale of national carrier Air India will constitute an "important milestone" in India's privatisation efforts.

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CG Power to sell Mumbai property for Rs 382 crore

NEW DELHI: CG Power and Industrial Solutions on Monday said it has signed a binding term sheet with Evie Real Estate to sell its property at Kanjurmarg in Mumbai, for Rs 382 crore by March 2022.

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Rain, festivals, high fuel rates send veggie prices soaring

The delayed withdrawal of monsoon, coupled with flood situation in various parts of the country, soaring fuel prices and the festive season demand have all set the prices of vegetables, especially essentials such as onion and tomato, to shoot up within a week or so.

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The Free Press Journal - Mumbai Newspaper Description:

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.