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The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
HC notice to MPPSC, govt over lapses in Cottage & Rural Industry recruitment
Petitioner has challenged constitutionality of recruitment process for 11 posts of Assistant Director (Technical)
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January 09, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
₹4.3cr K'taka govt adverts to National Herald spark row
The Karnataka government's decision to release advertisements to the National Herald epaper has triggered a political controversy, with Opposition parties questioning the Information Department for spending large sums on a digital publication that does not even have a printed edition.
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January 09, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
No dancing. No paid performances.
Just pure cinema
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January 09, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Reliance Industries to consider buying Venezuelan crude oil
India’s Reliance Industries Ltd has signalled a cautiously positive approach towards potentially resuming purchases of Venezuelan crude oil, a move that could bolster its refining strategy and offer broader benefits for its energy security, Reuters reported on Thursday.
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January 09, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
SC delays Sambhal Jama Masjid case hearing
Both sides await Supreme Court hearing scheduled for January 12
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January 09, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Bharat Forge, Germany's Agile Robots SE join hands for AI-led industrial automation
Bharat Forge on Thursday said it has inked a pact with Germany-based Agile Robots SE to explore a strategic collaboration in Al-driven robotics and intelligent industrial automation.
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January 09, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
₹50 cr KA renovation a ‘waste’: Task Force
QUESTIONS ACCOUNTABILITY, FLAGS SAFETY LAPSES
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January 09, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Husband seeks transfer of probe in lawyer's suicide
Purushottam Khanchandani, husband of late advocate and activist Sarita Khanchandani, who died by suicide, has approached the Bombay High Court seeking transfer of the investigation into her death from the current police zone, citing serious apprehensions of bias and conflict of interest.
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January 09, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
BJP alleges false affidavit by Pednekar
A BJP leader has alleged that Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former mayor Kishori Pednekar submitted a false election affidavit by failing to disclose criminal cases pending against her in her nomination papers for the civic elections.
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January 09, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Ganesh Naik’s tirade puts Shinde-led UDD in spot
BJP minister Ganesh Naik launched a scathing attack on the affairs of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), which falls under the administrative control of the Urban Development Department (UDD), headed by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
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January 09, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Fake currency racket: One held from border
A week after the Shivaji Park police arrested a 61-year-old man, Amruddin Sheikh near Dadar railway station for his involvement in the smuggling and circulation of high-quality counterfeit currency from Bangladesh, the officials have apprehended a key accused in the case, Josna Bibi alias Josna Serajul Sheikh, 49, near the Bangladesh border in Sahibganj district of Jharkhand, with the assistance of local Radhanagar police.
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January 09, 2026
The Free Press Journal
India targets 7.4% GDP in FY26
Govt's projection defies headwinds, pegs growth beyond last fiscal's 6.5%
2 min |
January 08, 2026
The Free Press Journal
RELIEF TO ALL, irrespective of statistics, declares CM
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said the death of any person is painful for him.
1 min |
January 08, 2026
The Free Press Journal
Justice Varma questions LS probe, SC not on same page
The SC on Wednesday questioned the view that an impeachment motion admitted by the Lok Sabha must automatically fail if a similar motion moved in the Rajya Sabha is rejected, while hearing a plea filed by Allahabad HC judge Justice Yashwant Varma.
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January 08, 2026
The Free Press Journal
When will a stray dog bite? Can't read its mind, says SC
Expressing serious concern over noncompliance of rules and directions by civic bodies to curb attacks by stray dogs, the Supreme Court has said that no one can read the animal's mind when it is in a \"mood to bite or not\".
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January 08, 2026
The Free Press Journal
Film distributor's wife loses ₹77 lakh in investment scam
The Worli police have registered a cheating case against two brothers for allegedly defrauding Monisha Ashok Ahuja, a 61-year-old retired schoolteacher and wife of a film distributor, of Rs77 lakh through a fake investment scheme promising high returns over nearly a decade.
1 min |
January 08, 2026
The Free Press Journal
21-yr-old, youngest to challenge seasoned politicians
Contesting the BMC polls as an Independent from Mahim (ward 190), what sets Raynel Fernandes' candidature apart is his age just 21 years!
1 min |
January 08, 2026
The Free Press Journal
Retrospective water bills over tampered meter: MIDC appeal nixed
The principal district court of Thane sessions court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), upholding a trial court order that had quashed and set aside water bills worth over Rs73.7 lakh issued to M/s Oceana Textile Mills Pvt Ltd, a Navi Mumbai-based industrial unit.
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January 08, 2026
The Free Press Journal
EPS Delhi dash triggers NDA alliance suspense
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami flew to the national capital on Wednesday afternoon after what political circles characterised as an urgent call from the Bharatiya Janata Party's central leadership, adding momentum to protracted and tense seat-sharing negotiations ahead of the Assembly elections.
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January 08, 2026
The Free Press Journal
Tata Power to set up ₹6,675 cr ingot, wafer mfg unit in Andhra
Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd will set up a 10 GW greenfield ingot and wafer manufacturing facility in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh at an outlay of over Rs 6,600 crore.
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January 08, 2026
The Free Press Journal
Stock market returns to improve as fundamentals turn favourable
India's stock market returns are likely to improve in the coming months as several key fundamentals turn favourable, according to a Morgan Stanley report.
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January 08, 2026
The Free Press Journal
B'desh's WC ties: Suspense lingers
The T20 World Cup 'will they play, won't they play in India' drama stirred up by Bangladesh has not yielded any concessions on its core demand to shift matches to Sri Lanka, although Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said ICC has assured it that security-related concerns would be addressed.
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January 08, 2026
The Free Press Journal
HC says book on Deepam row judge 'abusive', stays release
The Madras HC on Wednesday stayed the release, circulation and sale of a book allegedly targeting Justice GR Swaminathan, the judge who heard the case on the lighting of a temple lamp on the hilltop in Madurai.
2 min |
January 08, 2026
The Free Press Journal
No construction within 200 mts of Kshipra in Ujjain, says HC
Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday issued a stern warning to the Ujjain district administration and the Ujjain Municipal Corporation (UMC) over noncompliance with its earlier directions concerning construction near the Kshipra River.
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January 08, 2026
The Free Press Journal
India should boost silver processing, diversify imports
Silver is not just a precious metal but a key industrial and energy transition input, and India should focus on processing it by securing long-term overseas mining supplies, boosting domestic refining and recycling, reducing reliance on imported finished silver, and diversifying import sources, GTRI said.
1 min |
January 08, 2026
The Free Press Journal
Open to military use in Greenland, says US
Govt's projection defies headwinds, pegs growth beyond last fiscal's 6.5%
1 min |
January 08, 2026
The Free Press Journal
US seizes 2 oil tankers, draws Russia protests
The US has sharply intensified its economic and military pressure on Venezuela, intercepting two oil tankers in in ternational waters on Wednesday, including one sailing under a Russian flag.
2 min |
January 08, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Donald, I beg you: Trump mocks Macron over tariffs
US President Donald Trump (L) mocked his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, recounting how he coerced Paris into agreeing to triple its drug prices by threatening to hike tariffs on all French imports to America.
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January 08, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Rules for large gatherings notified
Authorities have issued a detailed Standard Operating Procedure to regulate and manage large public gatherings across the State, folowing directions from the Madras High Court and shaped by lessons drawn from ast September's deadly stampede in Karur that claimed 41 lives during a rally addressed by actor and TVK founder Vijay.
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January 08, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Bid to block book denigrating judge
Madras High Court on Wednesday permitted an advocate to seek an urgent lunch motion aimed at res training the reported release of a Tamil book that portrays a sitting judge as a sympat hiser of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh for his verdict in a temple-related dispute, setting the stage for swift judicial scrutiny ahead of the book’s scheduled launch in Chennai on Thursday.
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