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The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Ola Electric founder Aggarwal to release ₹260 cr promoter pledges
Ola Electric's founder Bhavish Aggarwal has undertaken a limited monetisation of his personal shareholding to fully release all promoter-level share pledges totalling Rs 260 crore, according to company sources.
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December 17, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Metro Lines 9 and 2B set for partial launch
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has confirmed that preparations are in their final stages for partial launch of Metro Line 9 and Metro Line 2B.
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December 17, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Bondi Beach attack sparks intelligence alert in India
Indian Intelligence agencies have alerted the state police about the possibility of Islamic State-inspired attacks in the wake of the Bondi Beach shooting in Australia.
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December 17, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Row over Chidambaram temple ritual
A petition submitted to the Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, PK Sekar Babu, has sought official directions barring the taking of the deity in proc ession after it is concealed during the chariot and dar shan festivals at the Chid ambaram Natarajar Temple, reigniting a long-running debate over ritual practices, tradition and administrative oversight at one of the country’s most prominent Shaivite shrines.
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December 17, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Metro Rail' Takeover to be completed by March 2026: CS
The Chief Secretary of Telangana Sri K. Ramakrishna Rao, has directed that the process of taking over Hyderabad Metro Rail from L&T be completed by the end of the current financial year.
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December 17, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Gilts end up before OMO
Prices of government bonds ended higher on Tuesday as traders bought bonds ahead of the open market operation auction of INR 500 billion on Thursday, amid a lack of other significant triggers, dealers said.
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December 17, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
New videos spur hunt for US varsity shooter
Authorities knocked on doors and scoured yards Monday in search of any video or other evidence that might lead them to the Brown University gunman, whose face was covered or not visible in footage captured before and after the weekend attack that killed two students and wounded nine others.
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December 17, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Fog turns deadly: Vehicles crash, victims burn beyond recognition
13 burnt alive as buses and cars collide in dense fog
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December 17, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Aspirants woo voters with perks
From free trips to cash aid and land draws, Pune candidates deploy inducements as officials warn against malpractice
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December 17, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Permanent, temporary post distinction removed
Categories of employee posts reduced to 5 from 10
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December 17, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
6 kids test HIV+, contaminated blood transfusion suspected
A routine necessity turned into a nightmare for six families in Madhya Pradesh's Satna after their children, already battling severe blood disorder thalassemia, tested positive for HIV, which officials suspect was transmitted via contaminated blood transfusions at different hospitals.
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December 17, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
HC: Not inclined to entertain plea against Pawar and family
Reserves order in PIL seeking CBI inquiry against them observing that the petitioner failed to show any legal provision
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December 17, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Luthra brothers deported, arrested at Delhi airport
Produced for transit remand; to be brought to Goa today, custody to be sought in Mapusa
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December 17, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Nodal officer in all districts to prevent female foeticides: Minister
Accepting that the female foeticide has not stopped in the state, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Tuesday said that the government is taking strict measures to prevent it.
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December 17, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
‘Temporary relocation needed to fast-track Dharavi rehab’
Dharavi residents will be shifted to new homes in a humane and dignified manner, said DRP (Dharavi Redevelopment Project) and SRA CEO Dr Mahendra Kalyankar on Tuesday.
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December 17, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Thane pothole aid panel holds first meeting
Following directives from the Bombay High Court issued on October 13, a special committee has been established in the Thane Municipal Corporation area to determine and distribute compensation to victims of accidents caused by potholes, open manholes, and road maintenance deficiencies.
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December 17, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
K’taka govt neglecting farmers amid political instability: BJP MP
FARM WOES
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December 17, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
LS nod to bill to junk 71 obsolete Acts of Raj era
As many as 71 Acts would be repealed through the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2025, which was taken up in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday for consideration and later passed.
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December 17, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
IPOs: 7 firms get Sebi's approval
As many as seven companies, including Yashoda Healthcare Services, Fusion CX and Orient Cables, have secured Sebi's approval to raise funds through initial public offerings (IPOs), data with the markets regulator showed on Tuesday.
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December 17, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Retired man duped of ₹43L in digi arrest scam
A 75-year-old retired man from Dadar West has fallen victim to a cyber fraud, in which fraudsters posing as officials from the telecom department, police, and the Supreme Court allegedly cheated him of Rs43 lakh by threatening him with a purported “digital arrest”, alleging links to incarcerated 1993 blasts accused Abu Salem.
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December 17, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
‘Finalisation of candidates after Dec 25 meeting’
Cong’s strategy meetings were held over the past two days at Tilak Bhavan
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December 17, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Trade deficit likely to hover around $25 bn
The trade deficit of the country is likely to settle around current levels of November in the near to medium term, with a weaker rupee expected to help keep the gap between exports and imports under control, according to a report by Nuvama.
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December 17, 2025
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Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner, wife murdered
Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, producer Michele Singer Reiner, were found stabbed to death at their Brentwood home in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, triggering an apparent homicide investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department.
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December 16, 2025
The Free Press Journal
BMC, 28 civic polls on Jan 15
A MONTH AWAY | SEC details steps. Model code in play. Counting on January 16
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December 16, 2025
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Central Park @Mahalaxmi
With the Model Code of Conduct set to come into force following the announcement of civic elections, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday announced the development of a Grand Central Park spread over 125 acres at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse.
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December 16, 2025
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Militants experimenting with AI, risks to grow
As the rest of the world rushes to harness the power of artificial inteligence, militant groups also are experimenting with the technology, even if they aren't sure exactly what to do with it.
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December 16, 2025
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Fog-smoke chaos grounds Delhi flights
The onset of winter triggered widespread aviation disruption across North India on Monday as a toxic mix of dense fog and hazardous air pollution brought flight operations to a near standstill, with ripple effects felt at airports across the country.
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December 16, 2025
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MGNREGA renamed, now it's VB-G RAM G
As the Centre on Monday listed the introduction of a Bill to repeal the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with a new law for rural employment - Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025 - Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra questioned the rationale behind the move to remove the name of the Father of the Nation from the scheme.
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December 16, 2025
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Court grants bail to mother in son's 'sexual assault' case
A woman facing charges of alleged sexual assault levelled by her 10-year-old son has been granted bail by a POCSO court in Thane.
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December 16, 2025
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Need for rich to change lifestyles: CJI
The Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear on December 17 a plea related to worsening air pollution levels in Delhi-NCR.
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