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The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
BMC to send pollution notice to contractor clearing new HC site
The move comes after a HC-appointed panel inspected 36 sites with poor AQI
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Goa cops get 5-day custody of Luthras
A court in North Goa on Wednesday remanded Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub, in police custody for five days.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
IIIT-H launches 12-week Online course on Agentic Al systems
The International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIIT Hyderabad), through its Division of Flexible Learning (DFL), has launched a 12-week online certificate programme titled \"Engineering Agentic AI Systems: Agentic AI from Concepts to Practice.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
The explosive Bollywood #MeToo documentary
The #MeToo movement started in India in 2018, and several high-profile names such as Nana Patekar, Sajid Khan, and Anu Malik were mentioned.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Citing security, court moves Rahul Gandhi citizenship case to Lucknow
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday ordered the transfer of a criminal case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from a special court in Rae Bareli to a special court in Lucknow.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
India largest LLM mkt in the world: BofA
The growing use of platforms such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity has made India the world's largest market for large language model (LLM) adoption, a foreign brokerage said on Wednesday.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Monthly remuneration for Buddhist monks under consideration: K’taka govt
The Karnataka government on Wednesday said a proposal to provide monthly remuneration to Buddhist monks serving in viharas (monasteries) across the state is under consideration, and action will be taken soon.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Investors remain cautious, stock markets slide further
Indian equity benchmarks slipped for a third straight session on Wednesday, extending their losing streak as overall investment-sentiment remained cautious.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Fog spoils fun before India–South Africa clash
Ekana witnessed weatherrelated disruption ahead of the fourth T20 match between India and South Africa as dense fog and dew delayed the toss at the stadium on Wednesday evening.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Women scheme 'gaffe': Men not returning bounty
\"Dashazari\" scheme, which played its significant role in tilting the balance in favour of NDA in the recently-concluded Bihar assembly election, continues to make ripples even after the polls as an amount of Rs 10,000 meant for women has been credited into the accounts of some men in Darbhanga district.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Oppn slams govt as ministers skip Council
Labelling the Congress government in Karnataka \"irresponsible\", the opposition BJP and JD(S) on Wednesday accused the ruling party members of skipping the Legislative Council proceedings to participate in a protest here and wasting valuable House time.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
ED told to release Chamankar's assets
\"Mere likelihood of challenge to the discharge order, or a possible reversal thereof, cannot be a ground to impose restraints on the enjoyment of property,\" the special PMLA court has held, directing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to release properties of Chamankar Enterprises and its three partners.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Luthra brothers whisked under heavy security to 5-day custody
TRANSIT AND PROCEDURAL FORMALITIES EXECUTED UNDER CLOSE POLICE WATCH; MEDIA ACCESS RESTRICTED
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
'Aditya Dhar, I have no words...'
Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar is a 'love letter to the unknown man, woman and patriot', says actress Preity Zinta
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Prez Droupadi Murmu arrives in Hyderabad for winter sojourn
President Drouapdi Murmu on Wednesday arrived at the Rashtrapati Nilayam at Secunderabad here as part of her winter sojourn.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
I couldn't stop crying even when bidding ended: Kartik
Sarfaraz Khan thanks CSK for giving him new life
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Bike taxi molestation probe: 19-yr-old sent to cop custody
A local court has remanded 19-year-old Siddhesh Sandeep Pardeshi, a resident of Khadakpada, to police custody till December 18 in connection with the alleged molestation and robbery of a 26year-old woman passenger.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
MahaRERA gives relief to 13 homebuyers in project stalled since 2019
MahaRERA has granted relief to 13 families who had approached it against Sahajanand Developers and its proprietor Jitendra Brahmbhatt over prolonged delays in the Arista project in Goregaon.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Senior board officer arrested
The special investigation team probing the losses of gold linked to the Sabarimala shrine arrested former Travancore Devaswom Board administrative officer S. Sreekumar on Wednesday.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Vedant starts off campaign in style
80th Western India Slam kicks-off headlined by Indian superstars
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Japan's Mizuho to buy majority stake in Avendus for $523 mn
Mizuho Securities Company., a consolidated subsidiary of Japan's Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., has entered into an agreement with the majority shareholder of Avendus Capital to acquire over 60% of the shares of Avendus, subject to regulatory approvals.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Countdown begins for 1st-ever Sunburn Festival in Mumbai
The mega EDM event will be held at Infinity Bay, Sewri, from Dec 19 to 21
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
KPI Green to raise ₹475 crore from promoters
KPI Green Energy on Wednesday said its board has approved a fundraise of Rs 475 crore from a promoter group entity through an issue of equity warrants.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Man held for assaulting minor girls
Kurar police have arrested a 45-year-old man accused of drugging minor girls with sedative-laced cold drinks, sexually assaulting them, recording videos, and blackmailing the victims.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Bigg Boss star nabbed in ₹114 cr online job scam
Kozhikode Rural District Crime Branch investigators have taken custody of YouTuber and former Bigg Boss Malayalam contestant Mohammed Diligent Blesslee for questioning over an online task-based employment fraud estimated at ₹114 crore, marking a significant turn in a case that has drawn attention to the scale and sophistication of digital scams operating across borders.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Govt to exercise greenshoe option in IOB OFS
The government on Wednesday decided to exercise green shoe option to divest a higher 3 per cent stake in Indian Overseas Bank through offer-for-sale following overwhelming response from investors on the first day of subscription.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Kavita Chand summits Antarctica's highest peak Mount Vinson
The endurance athlete from Mulund achieved the feat as part of her 'seven summits' pursuit'
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
NATIONAL HERALD CASE: Congress protests misuse of probe agencies
Congress leaders, led by state president Jitu Patwari, heading towards BJP office to protest alleged misuse of investigation agencies, were stopped by police, who used water cannons to disperse them on Wednesday.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Pardon for bank scam accused
A special court on Wednesday granted pardon to Mukesh Doshi, the chairman and managing director of Crystal Group of Companies, booked in connection with the money laundering case linked to the Punjab and Maharashtra Coop (PMC) Bank fraud.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Ananya Panday teaches Gen Z slang to Big B
The upcoming episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati promises a perfect blend of laughter, charm, and lively banter as Bollywood’s OG boy Kartik Aaryan and Gen Z’s style icon Ananya Panday join host Amitabh Bachchan on the hot seat.
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