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The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
'Faster redvpt of buildings on mill lands with changes in rules'
Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, on Thursday, said the redevelopment of old buildings on Mumbai's mill lands would be expedited with the government approving a proposal to amend the development rules.
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Desi support for Reform UK, Green Party on rise: Report
The votes of British Indians must not be taken for granted by the major parties as the electorate is getting increasingly drawn towards the extremes on the right and left of the political divide, the 'British Indian Census 2025' reveals this week.
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
UNDERSTANDING TRUE INDEPENDENCE
Many youngsters crave independence.
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Set up SIT to probe tribal's death, MP told
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Madhya Pradesh DGP to set up a threemember SIT to investigate the death of a 27-year-old tribal man and granted interim protection from arrest to a political activist in connection with a criminal case registered in the matter.
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
BRS REJECTS DRAFT SEEDS BILL
BRS working president KT Rama Rao said the proposed Seeds Bill places the interests of corporate companies above those of farmers, and therefore it must be stopped immediately.
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
CM Naidu orders agriculture equipment bank to boost mechanisation
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has directed the Agriculture Department to establish an Agriculture Equipment Bank to ensure farmers have easy access to modern machinery that can significantly reduce cultivation costs.
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December 12, 2025
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CM seeks action plan for India's biggest shipyard
Nagpur: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday directed officials to prepare a detailed action plan for setting up the country's largest shipyard in Maharashtra, citing the state's 720-km coastline, the upcoming Vadhavan port and the maritime sector's growth potential.
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Global oil demand to rise, says IEA
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has raised its forecast for global crude oil demand growth in 2025 amid an improving macroeconomic and trade outlook.
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
SIR deadline formally pushed to December 26
Revised schedule sets fresh timelines for objections, scrutiny, and final voter list publication
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Drug scare: 34 samples fail tests
A massive drug-quality scare has hit Maharashtra after 34 of 36 medicine samples tested across 10 locations in Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Aurangabad and Nagpur were found to be substandard, raising serious concerns about the safety of routine medicines.
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Pawan Kalyan alleges 'Hindus are targeted'
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has alleged that \"everybody is targeting Hindus and questioning their traditions at every opportunity,\" and asserted that it is the responsibility of every Hindu to show opposition when Hindu practices face attack.
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
August letter had flagged judge's bias
MPs from the INDIA bloc raised concerns about the conduct of Justice G. R. Swaminathan several months before opposition parties moved a motion in Parliament seeking his removal, according to correspondence addressed to President Droupadi Murmu and the then Chief Justice of India B. R. Gavai.
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Party worker dupes youth in job promise
Dharavi police have registered a case against alleged political worker Nitin Chandrashekhar Deshmukh and Kiran Ramdas Satpute for cheating a 28-year-old man of over Rs9 lakh on the pretext of securing him a government job.
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
HC notes 'malafide' in scaling down security of Zeeshan Siddique
The Bombay High Court on Thursday observed that there seemed \"some malafide\" in scaling down the security of Zeeshan Siddique, son of late Congress leader and former MLA Baba Siddique, who was killed in October.
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Bhatikar resigns from MGP, sparks political ripples in Ponda
In a dramatic turn that could reshape the political equations in Ponda, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) leader Ketan Bhatikar has resigned from the party along with his supporters.
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Noida Airport Nears Completion 5,000+ Jobs Created
Modernized ITI Jewar offers airport specific courses, 24 of 28 trainees already placed
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Beauty pageant star’s killing: Hubby charged
Woman was chopped, 'pureeď
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Foreign universities in India: new islands of exclusion
The policy of inviting foreign universities to set up their campuses in India has quite a few damaging and far-reaching aspects as well
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
"...If ₹10,000 wins elections, we'll give ₹40,000": Akhilesh sets tone for 2027
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has announced that if his party forms the next government in Uttar Pradesh, poor women will receive an annual financial assistance of ₹40,000.
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December 12, 2025
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Enrolment in govt schools dropped by 17 lakh in 15 years
Enrolment in governmentrun schools in Karnataka has dropped by 17 lakh over the past 15 years, Minister Madhu Bangarappa informed the Legislative Assembly on Thursday.
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Sandesara brothers deposit ₹5,100 cr; total recovery nearly double of ₹5,383-cr fraud
Fugitive businessmen Nitin and Chetan Sandesara have deposited Rs 5,100 crore with the Supreme Court registry, their spokesperson said on Thursday, fulfilling the condition set by the apex court for withdrawal of criminal charges against them.
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Ex-Mumbai mayor sustains head injuries in hit-and-run
Nirmala Samant-Prabhavalkar, ex-Mumbai mayor and former member of the National Commission for Women, 70, sustained head injuries in a hitand-run, while returning to her residence on December 5.
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
'Bond mkt needs to be seven times larger to match global standards'
India's bond market needs to be seven times larger to support India's growth, increase liquidity, broaden the investor-issuer base (especially mid-sized firms), and reduce bank dependence, aiming for global scale.
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Magh Mela 2026 unveils its first ever official logo
Logo highlights 14 lunar-solar phases, Akshayavat, Siberian birds, and the spiritual beleifs
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December 12, 2025
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Tharoor declines Savarkar award: Congress MP Shashi
Tharoor has formally declined the inaugural Veer Savarkar International Impact Award 2025, instituted by HRDS India’, an RSS-affiliated local NGO, stating that he learned of the honour only through media reports and will not attend the ceremony scheduled in New Delhi.
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December 11, 2025
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'Advocate ended life as he was under intense pressure from cyber conmen'
Advocate Shivkumar Verma, found hanging in his Bhopal house on November 24, was subjected to intense pressure by cyber conmen for nearly two days, leading to his suicide, police investigations revealed.
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December 11, 2025
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Liverpool without Salah beats Inter; Barca, Bayern win
Even from the penalty spot, Liverpool managed just fine without Mohamed Salah.
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December 11, 2025
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Moon's south pole hasmore electrical environment: ISRO
The electrical environment near the Moon's surface in the south polar region is far more active than previously understood, ISRO said on Tuesday, based on an analysis of Chandrayaan-3 lander data.
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December 11, 2025
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HEAT AROUND A TEMPLE LAMP
As one group of litigants pursue a legal campaign to light a lamp at a specific stone pillar for the deity Murugan, marking Karthigai at Tamil Nadu's Thiruparankundram hill temple, the focus has turned to the history of the practice and the ownership of the religious sites of Hindus and Muslims.
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December 11, 2025
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Looking ahead with promise
SPORTZPOWER SUMMIT | League bosses cautiously optimistic about growth and sustenance
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