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The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
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
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
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
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
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
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Railway route debate hits LS
ROUTE ROW | MP Kolhe questions minister on Nashik—Pune line diversion
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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
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
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
No end to Kochi flight chaos
STRANDED | Thousands of trvellers face harrowing experience
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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
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
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
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
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
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
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
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
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
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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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Notices served on 16 hospitals over fire NOC, PCB expiry
Warned of licenses cancellation on failure to submit valid authorization certificates
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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Viswam claims Brittas did not discuss PM-SHRI
Brittas himself told mediapersons in Delhi that he would continue to act as a bridge
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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
BJP slams 'Rising Telangana Summit'
The Telangana BJP on Thursday lashed out at Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and the Congress government, accusing them of driving the state toward near-bankruptcy in just two years by adding over Rs 2 lakh crore in fresh debt.
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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
PM Modi shares ride with Putin, tweets pix
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at Delhi's Palam airport this evening to begin a two-day State visit.
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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
FIFA hopes for bigger and better spectacle this time
World Cup Draw
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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Two suffer electrocution
Two people were electrocuted due to a short circuit while installing a transformer on an electricity pole.
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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Father-son bldr duo held from Kerala hotel, moved across states for 2 yrs to evade arrest
The Kasturba Marg police have arrested Triveni Developers' father-son owner duo for allegedly cheating several people of crores of rupees under the guise of investments in projects and the sale of flats.
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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Major disruption at Dabolim as IndiGo cancels 11 flights
Nationwide operational crisis hits Goa, hundreds of travellers stranded
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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Police arrest Bhushan for bar firing
Bhushan Prakash Londhe, the prime accused in the Satpur Ora Bar firing case, has been arrested.
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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Carpenter falls to death due to 'negligence'
A 47-year-old carpenter, working at an under-construction building, died after allegedly falling from the third floor on Wednesday.
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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Belgium rejects EU proposal for channeling frozen Russian assets
Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot warned that plan by Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen can bring “dire consequences” for Belgium
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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Second FIR charges rape
A second First Information Report has been filed against Rahul Mamkootathil, with police registering the case at the Crime Branch headquarters following a sexual assault complaint received via email by the leader of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee, Sunny Joseph.
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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Lost parental data cause delays for couple's verification in SIR
Multiple families face verification delays owing to record gaps, address errors, and mixed entries
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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Goodyear workers secure salary hike after months
CITU-affiliated union, company sign new pact granting %25,400 rise plus allowances; staff celebrate with crackers and sweets
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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Zia critical , shifts to London
Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia is in critical condition and preparations are underway to shift her to London for advanced treatment, reports said Thursday.
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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Cong keeps alliance window open as Oppn friction grows
CONG’S THAKARE COMING, FINAL CALL LIKELY TODAY RGP NAMES CANDIDATE IN CONG-HELD ST CRUZ SEAT
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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Nokia, Airtel join hands to open 5G network APIs for developers and enterprises
Nokia has joined hands with Bharti Airtel to make the telecom operator's network capabilities available to developers and enterprises across India.
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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Small vehicle owners get relief under revised cattle law
In a bid to provide relief to small vehicle owners, the Karnataka state cabinet on Thursday approved a bill to amend the Karnataka Prevention and Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020, allowing the release of seized vehicles on a “bank guarantee or indemnity bond” instead of requiring a bank guarantee alone.
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December 05, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Spl history-sheeter directory to help cops from Jan 1
To tighten the grip on criminals and strengthen policing, police commissioner Harinarayanchari Mishra has introduced a new initiative under which every police station will maintain a special history-sheeter directory from January 1, 2026.
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