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The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Centre attacked over rural job claims
Chief Minister MK Stalin accused the BJP government at the Centre of misleading the public by claiming that rural households are assured 125 days of employment under the VBGRAMG scheme, calling the assertion a “deceptive ploy” that masks deeper structural problems in rural livelihoods.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Goa feels the Christmas pinch, prices soar
Shoppers complain of big hike in prices of coconuts, eggs this year
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Global Sports Pickleball builds steady momentum
Shashank Khaitan, partner at Global Sports Pickleball, expressed immense excitement and optimism about the second season of the Global Sports Pickleball League while speaking exclusively to The Free Press Journal.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Belgium seeks protection from Russian retaliation
EU leaders weigh massive loan for Kyiv
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Heritage status for Chennai's century-old trees
Chennai is preparing to accord heritage status to a set of century-old trees following a scientific assessment that will map their internal health and longevity using Electrical Resistance Tomography, a technology more commonly applied in advanced arboricultural studies abroad.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Panchayat polls in Telangana conclude peacefully
The State Election Commission (EC) on Thursday announced that panchayat elections across Telangana concluded peacefully.
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December 19, 2025
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Bike rider killed by jumbo attack in Hanur
A 43-yearold bike rider was killed on the spot after a wild elephant attacked him and trampled him to death near Jallipalya under the limits o Hoogyam wildlife range o MM Hills wildlife Sanctuary in Hanur taluk of Chamarajnagar district on Thursday.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Bhopal Metro will operate from 9 AM to 7 PM, with fares starting at Rs 20
ORANGE LINE: Operations to start on 7.4-km priority corridor which includes eight stations between Subhash Nagar and AIIMS metro stations
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
‘Good governance hinges on revenue, circle officers’
“The revenue department officers, circle officers and employees play a vital role in the administration.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
2 of family injured in blaze after cylinder leak
Two of a family, including a senior citizen, sustained burns after a gas cylinder caught fire in their house at a MHADA colony in Chembur on Thursday morning.
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December 19, 2025
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Food delivery platform sector generated ₹1.2L cr in gross output in FY24
India's food delivery platform sector generated Rs 1.2 lakh crore in gross output in 2023-2024 and has been expanding at a rate faster that of the overall economy, thus emerging as a powerful economic engine according to an NCAER-Prosus report.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
ACME Solar secures ₹4,725 cr financing for renewable projects
ACME Solar Holdings on Thursday said it has secured Rs 4,725 crore financing from leading Indian financial institutions to fund renewable energy projects and optimise its capital structure by reducing financing costs.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Record stand from Latham and Conway gives NZ edge
Tom Latham took a close look at the pitch at Bay Oval Thursday and made the inspired decision to bat first.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
'After full 4G coverage, Maha moves to 5G'
Union Minister for Communications and Development of the North Eastern Region, Jyotiraditya Scindia, stated in Parliament on Thursday that Maharashtra has achieved 100% 4G saturation and is now rapidly progressing towards comprehensive 5G connectivity.
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December 19, 2025
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Women sops: No action, asserts Bihar
Bihar government on Thursday made it clear that it would not take ‘coercive action’ against 470 differently-abled men who received Rs 10,000 each under Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojna ahead of Bihar assembly elections.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Now, SIR-struck Lucknow haunted by Assam's Barpeta and Kamrup
Two districts of Assam, Barpeta and Kamrup, have repeatedly figured during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision drive being carried out by the Lucknow Police and the Lucknow Municipal Corporation in the city’s slum clusters, prompting wider verification and interstate coordination.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
With conviction, Kokate’s cabinet run comes to end
Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) MLA and Maharashtra cabinet minister Manikrao Kokate has resigned from his ministerial post following his conviction ina case related to the alleged illegal allotment of a government residential flat using forged documents.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Bill passed amid din
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December 19, 2025
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Dr Zirak Marker's exhibition 'When Light Touches' opens at Gallery FPH
'When Light Touches', a charity art exhibition by psychiatrist and self-taught artist Dr Zirak Marker, was inaugurated at Gallery FPH, Free Press House, Nariman Point, by Rotary Club of Bombay president Bimal Mehta on Wednesday evening.
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December 18, 2025
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Court refuses auction of mortgaged DSK assets
The special PMLA court has rejected a plea by Encore Asset Reconstruction Company seeking the release and auction of mortgaged properties of DS Kulkarni Developers that were attached by investigating agencies during the probe.
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December 18, 2025
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BMC to open 3 new dialysis centres on ₹1/sq ft lease; maximum fee ₹500
The BMC is set to start three new dialysis centres in the city under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.
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December 18, 2025
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OpenAI unveils faster ChatGPT Images tool
OpenAI has unveiled ChatGPT Images, its most advanced image-generation tool to date, marking a significant step forward in artificial intelligencedriven creativity.
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December 18, 2025
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₹2.5-TN ECONOMY BY 2047
Women to get Rs 5,000 instead of Rs 3,000
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December 18, 2025
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Miss Finland's viral 'slanted-eyes' pic stirs race row
Finland's delegate to last month's Miss Universe pageant held in Thailand has sparked controversy and outrage after a photo of her pulling the corners of her eyes went viral, BBC reported.
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December 18, 2025
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PIFF announces schedule for January 2026
The 24th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) 2026, jointly organised by the Pune Film Foundation, the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Maharashtra, and Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari, will be held from Jan 15 to Jan 22, PIFF director and veteran filmmaker Dr Jabbar Patel announced at a press conference.
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December 18, 2025
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Trend points to consolidation, indices down
The Nifty 50 continued its downward trend for a third straight session on December 17, though selective buying emerged at lower levels.
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December 18, 2025
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OTT OUTSIDE CENSOR NET
The Centre has reiterated that content streamed on OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and others will not come under CBFC's jurisdiction, but will instead be governed by the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
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December 18, 2025
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ED raids Panaji realty firm in Caranzalem land case
PROBE LINKS ARCHDIOCESE OFFICIALS, SURVEY OFFICER AND BUILDER TO TENANCY FRAUD; DUBAI PROPERTY DEEDS, SALE PACT SEIZED
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December 18, 2025
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HARRIS SHIELD GE Academy strengthens position over Al Barkaat
Anjuman in drivers seat against Dnyandeep
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December 18, 2025
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Navlakha can shift to Delhi: HC
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed human rights activist Gautam Navlakha, accused in the Elgar Parishad Maoist links case, to shift to his hometown in Delhi.
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