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The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Over 15 lakh revised ITRs filed for current AY: CBDT
Over 15 lakh taxpayers have filed a revised return for the current assessment year 2025-26, the income tax department said on Tuesday.
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December 24, 2025
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India, NZ FTA to help diversify exports, attract investments
The free trade agreement (FTA) between India and New Zealand will help diversify exports, and attract investments in areas like agriculture, experts said.
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December 24, 2025
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GAIL, Chattisgarh govt ink MoU to develop gas-based fertiliser project
GAIL (India) Ltd. Tuesday said it has signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding with the Chhattisgarh government to develop a greenfield gas-based fertiliser project in the state.
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December 24, 2025
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Days to 1st NMIA flight: Police stn in place today
Ahead of the commencement of flight operations at Navi Mumbai International Airport, a separate police station will start functioning from Tuesday to strengthen security and maintain law and order in the airport area.
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December 23, 2025
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'DEAL NEITHER FREE, NOR FAIR'
New Zealand First leader and Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters on Monday said his party was “regrettably opposed” to the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement announced earlier in the day, calling it a “bad deal’ that gives too much away and fails to deliver enough in return for New Zealanders.
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December 23, 2025
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Leadership issue needs to be resolved locally: Parameshwara
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday said any differences or confusions within the party over the leadership issue in the state have to be resolved locally as instructions have come from the AICC president.
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December 23, 2025
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Kokate gets SC stay on conviction
The Supreme Court of India on Monday stayed the conviction of senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) (Ajit Pawar faction) leader Manikrao Kokate in a 1995 cheating case, to the limited extent that he will not face any resultant disqualification as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).
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December 23, 2025
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From culture to industry: Experts pitch reforms for MP Budget
Film actor Rajeev Verma on Monday said state government should do away with entertainment tax and increase number of seats in Natya Academy.
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December 23, 2025
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IET scholarship award sees all women winners
All the five winners of the ninth edition of Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) India Scholarship Award, a prestigious honour for undergraduate engineers, this time are women.
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December 23, 2025
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6th Steps Fest begins with choir & dance
The 6th annual 'Festival at The Steps', at the restored St Stephen’s Steps in Bandra began on Saturday with a performance by the Mount Mary Choir, followed by music performances and dance presentations by the Institute of Classical and Modern Dance.
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December 23, 2025
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8-crore cyber fraud drives ex-IGP to suicide bid
After being allegedly duped of nearly Rs 8 crore by cyber fraudsters, former Punjab Inspector General of Police Amar Singh Chahal, in his mid-60s, shot himself at his residence in Patiala on Monday and is battling for life, triggering shockwaves across police and political circles in the state.
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December 23, 2025
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AI flight in emergency landing, probe ordered
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has ordered a high-level probe into a serious technical incident involving a Mumbai-bound Air India flight that was forced to return and make an emergency landing at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday morning.
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December 23, 2025
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Largescale forest land grab: SC pulls up Uttarakhand govt
The Supreme Court on Monday strongly criticised the authorities of Uttarakhand for remaining “silent spectators” while large-scale grabbing of forest land by private entities took place, observing that thousands of acres of government forest land had been lost.
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December 23, 2025
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Basic requirement for growth: Fresh mind and healthy lungs
Pollution imposes substantial hidden costs through healthcare expenses, productivity losses, absenteeism, and premature mortality
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December 23, 2025
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'Protecting Mafias': Samajwadi Party protests over Codeine case
Proceedings of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly were preceded by a protest from Samajwadi Party legislators over the alleged codeine cough syrup scam.
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December 23, 2025
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India, NZ conclude FTA talks
FIRMED UP | The agreement is expected to be signed and implemented in about 7 months. Will double bilateral trade in goods and services to $5 bn in 5 years
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December 23, 2025
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Mahayuti's BMC seat-sharing talks delicately poised
Seat-sharing negotiations between the Shiv Sena led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the BJP for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections have reached a delicate stage, with sharp differences persisting over the number of seats to be allotted to the Shiv Sena.
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December 23, 2025
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Third accused arrested in Naval espionage case
The Udupi police have arrested a third accused in a case involving the alleged leakage of sensitive information linked to the Indian Navy by employees associated with the Malpe Cochin Shipyard, officials said on Sunday.
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December 23, 2025
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Video game adaptations taking over screens
Long gone are the days when video games stayed in the gaming aisle
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December 23, 2025
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Grand silk exhibition opens at Safed Baradari
Agrand silk exhibition by New Craft Silk India opened Monday at Lucknow’s historic Safed Baradari.
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December 23, 2025
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SIR targets infiltrators, not citizens: Governor Anandiben
Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel on Monday said that the Special Identification Revision (SIR) process should not be opposed, as it is aimed at identifying people who have entered the country illegally.
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December 23, 2025
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Winter wonderland
The tourist footfall in Gulmarg was among the best seen since the Pahalgam terror attack in April, leading to the deaths of 26 civilians
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December 23, 2025
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INDIA’S HUMAN CAPITAL IS INVALUABLE: MANI VEMBU
In India's tech renaissance, Zoho is one of the few homegrown brands challenging giants like Microsoft on the global stage.
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December 23, 2025
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PE investment in India slows in 2025: KPMG
The Private Equity (PE) investment in India has been relatively soft in 2025 primarily been driven by concerns about US tariff policies and other geopolitical issue, said a KPMG report on Monday.
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December 23, 2025
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Swagat Cell boosts services
Mahavitaran's initiative to provide world-class and prompt electricity services to 4.48 lakh high-tension and low-tension industrial consumers across the state has become more transparent and faster with the launch of the online Swagat Cell portal.
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December 23, 2025
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NHAI to plant 81,000 saplings for MP's first 10-lane road at Ayodhya Bypass
50,000 previous compensatory plantation have grown upto 10-12 feet
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December 23, 2025
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Parole again for TP case convicts
Convicts in the high-profile murder of TP Chandrasekharan have been granted parole once more, with prison officials confirming that two of those serving life sentences will be released for 15 days under standard parole provisions.
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December 23, 2025
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Forensic findings clear actor in hotel raid case
A forensic examination has found no evidence of drug consumption by Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko, dealing a setback to the Kochi City police investigation that followed a dramatic hotel raid in April 2025.
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December 23, 2025
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Renting, selling & buying vehicles: City sees surge in frauds
Incidents of car-related fraud are on the rise in Mumbai, prompting concerns among vehicle owners and buyers alike.
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December 23, 2025
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Row over oath in Allah's name
Swearing-in proceedings at the Iritty Municipality in Kannur district were disrupted after an elected councillor was asked to repeat her oath using a different religious formulation, triggering questions over procedure, constitutional practice and minority rights within local government.
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