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The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
US team likely to visit India next week for trade talks: Sources
A team of officials from the US is expected to visit India next week for talks on the proposed bilateral trade agreement, sources said on Thursday.
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December 05, 2025
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Markets bounce back after 4 days of decline
Snapping the four-day losing run, benchmark Sensex climbed 158 points and Nifty settled above 26,000 on Thursday following buying in tech and IT shares.
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December 05, 2025
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TMC suspends MLA for 'Babri-style' mosque plan
The TMC on Thursday suspended Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir for what it termed \"communal politics\" amidst a flashpoint over his plan to lay the foundation of a Babri Masjid-style mosque in West Bengal's Murshidabad on December 6, the Babri demolition anniversary.
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December 05, 2025
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Farmer murdered in Gunga area
A 55-year-old farmer, Bapulal Lodhi, was found murdered in his home courtyard at Pipliya Kadim village under Gunga police station late Wednesday night.
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December 05, 2025
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Illegal call exchange busted
The Bengaluru police have busted an illegally run telephone exchange here, and seized 28 SIM boxes and 1,193 SIM cards of various companies.
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December 05, 2025
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Foreigners on bail cannot be kept in detention centres endlessly: HC
The High Court of Bombay at Goa has held that foreign nationals released on bail cannot be housed in detention centres indefinitely while their trials are underway, provided they meet mandatory reporting and verification conditions.
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December 05, 2025
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After intel report, Assam govt bans jihadi literature
The Assam government has issued a wide-ranging order banning the publication, circulation, possession and digital sharing of extremist and jihadi literature linked to outlawed groups such as Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), Ansar-Al-Islam/pro-AQIS and other similar organisations.
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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
10,140 dog bite cases, sterilisation crawling
On Nov 28 alone, 72 arrived at IGM Hospital with dog bites; 20 of them fron
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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
BAT plans to offload stake in ITC Hotels
British American Tobacco is looking to offload its stake in India's ITC Hotels, it said on Thursday, through an accelerated bookbuild process.
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December 05, 2025
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Buy maize from farmers, says govt
The Karnataka government has permitted poultry feed manufacturers to buy maize directly from farmers at MSP-linked prices for the 2025-26 kharif season, aiming to ease procurement bottlenecks and support growers.
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December 05, 2025
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Judge highlights risk for South Indians not knowing Hindi
Supreme Court judge B V Nagarathna has asserted that people from southern states should not feel alienated simply for not knowing Hindi, drawing attention to the country’s linguistic diversity and the role of other link languages in preserving unity.During a session organised by the bar association, Justice Nagarathna argued that reliance on a single language might exclude entire communities.
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December 05, 2025
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More IndiGo chaos: 550 flights affected
Operational disruptions at IndiGo continued for a third consecutive day on Thursday, resulting in the cancellation and delay of around 550 domestic and international flights creating massive chaos at India’s major airports.
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December 05, 2025
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Grand Gate Honours Maulana Athar
A grand gate named after the esteemed preacher, Late Maulana Mirza Mohammad Athar, was inaugurated today, December 4, 2025, near the Nakhas Police Post in Lucknow.
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December 05, 2025
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Save urges benefits for persons with disabilities
State OBC Welfare, Dairy Development and Non-Conventional Energy Minister Atul Save on Wednesday said the administration must ensure that every government welfare benefit reaches Divyangas so they can be brought into the mainstream.
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December 05, 2025
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Khasbag Maidan all set to reopen
Iconic arena restored after year-long closure; soil prepared with traditional mix of nourishing ingredients
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December 05, 2025
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Kids dying, old people finding it difficult: Sonia on Delhi air
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Thursday led a protest against the government's lack of adequate action to curb air pollution in Delhi and surrounding states _— saying “children are dying” and even the elderly like her were finding it difficult.
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December 05, 2025
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'Zero se Hero'
Actor Amitabh Bachchan applauds Shafali Verma's rise after zero-run debut
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December 05, 2025
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Andhra govt allots 480 acres for Adani-Google AI data Centre
Andhra Pradesh government has allotted 480 acres of land in Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli districts to Adani Infra (India) Pvt Ltd, a ‘notified partner’ of Raiden Infotech India. Raiden Infotech India, a Google company, will set up 1 GW AI Data Centres in the state.
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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Insurance delays, high costs have worsened obesity crisis: Survey
A new national survey by the Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society of India (OSSI) has revealed serious gaps in insurance coverage that are delaying access to lifesaving bariatric and metabolic surgery at a time when India is facing a rapidly rising obesity burden.
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December 05, 2025
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HC pitches QR-coded IDs for gig workers
Rajasthan govt asked to revamp digital policing to arrest the ‘growing problem’
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December 05, 2025
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Prosecution trumps
A Thiruvananthapuram court denied anticipatory bail to legislator Rahul Mamkootathil after prosecutors placed fresh material before the bench and confirmed that another rape case had been registered against him.
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December 05, 2025
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Anoushka's sitar damaged
\"Devastated and truly disturbed\" Anoushka Shankar has said her sitar was damaged on an Air India flight, telling the airline in a social media post that \"even an Indian instrument isn't safe with them\" and this is the first time in 15 or 17 years that this has happened.
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December 05, 2025
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Railway route debate hits LS
ROUTE ROW | MP Kolhe questions minister on Nashik—Pune line diversion
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December 05, 2025
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Mosquito epidemic
Studies have shown that rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns due to global warming is creating conditions conducive for mosquitoes to breed.
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December 05, 2025
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No end to Kochi flight chaos
STRANDED | Thousands of trvellers face harrowing experience
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December 05, 2025
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Justice restores teachers’ dignity
The Calcutta High Court's decision to reinstate over 32,000 primary teachers in West Bengal has come as a long-delayed correction in a saga where law, livelihoods, and political currents became dangerously entangled.
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December 05, 2025
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Assault on Powai hsg soc members: NCP(SP) worker gets bail in 20th FIR against him
In the case of alleged assault on the members of Castle Rock housing society in Powai, the accused, Nitin Hindurao Deshmukh, 42, has been granted bail by the Andheri metropolitan magistrate court. Deshmukh is spokesperson of the NCP (Sharad Pawar) and has several criminal cases registered against him; the Powai incident was the 20th FIR against him for allegedly assaulting and threatening a housing society's secretary and other committee members, following which he was arrested.
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December 05, 2025
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Punekars question scam approvals
Citizens flag repeated lapses in verification system after high-profile cases involving forged documents
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December 05, 2025
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Parliament approves bill to levy excise duty on tobacco
Parliament on Thursday approved a bill to levy a higher excise duty on tobacco and related products once the GST compensation cess ends, with the Rajya Sabha returning the legislation to Lok Sabha.
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December 05, 2025
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Film producer AVM Saravanan dies
Veteran producer and owner of iconic AVM Studios, M Saravanan, died in Chennai due to age-related ailments on Thursday, sources said. He was 86.
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