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10% WATER CUT FOR MUMBAI
With only 23% water stock left in the seven lakes supplying Mumbai — enough to last merely 83 days — the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has announced a 10% water cut from May 15, once again exposing the city’s fragile water security and chronic dependence on an uncertain monsoon.
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May 12, 2026
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Centre activates shock absorbers
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, while chairing the fifth meeting of the Informal Group of Ministers, directed all states and ministries to take “concrete steps to implement the Prime Minister's appeal at the ground level” for observing austerity in consumption, travel and expenditure on nonessential items in the wake of the challenges posed by the West Asia crisis.
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May 12, 2026
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'Somnath restoration India's civilisational resurgence'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday invoked history, faith and nationalism at the grand celebrations marking 75 years of the reconstruction of the revered Somnath Temple, declaring that no force in the world could make India bow before pressure or compromise its self-respect reported PTI.
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May 12, 2026
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IHCL Q4 profit up 14.7% at ₹645 cr
Tata Group-owned Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL) on Monday reported a 14.71% year-on-year rise in its consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter ended March at ₹645.43 crore.
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May 12, 2026
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How TN missed getting a Scheduled Caste CM
Tamil Nadu’s 14th Chief Minister, C Joseph Vijay, has the distinction of being the State’s first Chief Minister from the Christian faith.
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May 12, 2026
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‘Austerity plea a proof of failure’
Rahul, Akhilesh lash out at PM’s suggestions for sacrifice in view of West Asia crisis. BJP counters
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May 12, 2026
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Law against conversion won't apply
The recently passed Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act will not be applicable in the alleged forced religious conversion and sexual harassment case linked to a branch of Tata Consultancy Services in Nashik, Minister of State for Home Pankaj Bhoyar clarified on Monday.
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May 12, 2026
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Trump junks Iran proposals as 'totally unacceptable'
US President Donald Trump has rejected the Iranian counter proposals to US sending global energy markets into a tailspin.
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May 12, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Cyberabad Police bust interstate gang, seize 400 kg ganja
Cyberabad Police busted an interstate ganja smuggling network and seized 400 kg of dry ganja worth around Rs.2 crore near Muthangi on the Outer Ring Road under Patancheru police limits on Sunday.
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May 12, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
An electric opening ceremony
Scheduled to take place between June 11 and July 19, 2026, the 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament will unfold across three host nations, the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
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May 12, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Vijay's Kerala push starts in Wayanad
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam has begun its first organised move into Kerala, choosing Vengappally in Wayanad as the launch point for a cross-border expansion after C Joseph Vijay’s ascent as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.
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May 12, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Blackout in hospital condemned
The emergency ward of the Government Taluk Hospital in Navalgund was plunged into darkness following a power failure on Sunday night, raising serious questions about the maintenance of backup power systems at the hospital.
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May 12, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Skill-Based Training Empowering Youth Towards Self-Reliance
A graduation ceremony for the first batch of the “Accounts Plus GST” course was organised with enthusiasm in Lucknow by D Madad Sahyog Guidance Foundation, an institution working in the field of education and skill development.
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May 12, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
50-pg report points to POSH IC failure and toxic workplace
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has found “pervasive sexual harassment’, “systemic bullying” and “zero compliance” with the POSH Act at the Nashik unit of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), according to a fact-finding report submitted to the state government on May 8.
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May 12, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
10 yrs on, cops rapped for illegal demolition of Dr Ambedkar’s press
HC directs CP to file a detailed affidavit in 6 weeks & disclose names of officers on duty during the incident
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May 12, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Agniveers can’t claim parity in pension benefits for kin: Centre
The Centre has informed the Bombay High Court that Agniveers are not “similarly situated” as regular soldiers and therefore cannot claim parity in pension benefits for their next of kin in the event of death in action.
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May 12, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
'No place for those who refuse Marathi'
Law committee member and BJP corporator Tajinder Singh Tiwana has raised concerns over widespread noncompliance with the Supreme Court's directions on Marathi nameboards in Mumbai, alleging that thousands of shops, hotels and commercial establishments are still not displaying signage in Marathi.
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May 12, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
One-of-its-kind: Woman seeks divorce as marriage failed to end exam pressure
No allegations of the husband’s extramarital relations, no complaints of dominating in-laws, no accusations of mental or physical torture or demand for dowry.
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May 12, 2026
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India’s 5“ Jail Museum coming up
To launch on May 12 at Chanchalguda Prison
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May 12, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
UPL Q4 profit up 20% to ₹1,294 cr
Agrochemical and crop protection company UPL Ltd on Monday reported a 20% jump in consolidated net profit to ₹1,294 crore for the fourth quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year on the back of robust sales.
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May 12, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Youth Shot Dead on Train, Body Thrown on Railway Track
A shocking murder aboard a moving train has created panic in eastern Uttar Pradesh after a young man from Ghazipur was allegedly shot dead and his body thrown onto railway tracks in Chandauli district.
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May 12, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Karandlaje seeks NIA probe into security breach in PM convoy route
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May 12, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
India to shrink zones around N-reactors
India plans to reduce the size of exclusion zones around nuclear plants to free up significant amounts of land for reactor expansions, three officials familiar with the matter said, in a move to attract private investment that is likely to face backlash from opposition parties and public, reported Reuters.
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May 12, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Bone marrow facility at Sion Hosp brings hope to patients
Poor and underprivileged patients suffering from serious blood disorders will now have greater access to affordable Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) treatment at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital (Sion Hospital), which has expanded its BMT services with a new 26-bedded facility, including five specialised transplant beds, a high-risk unit, and a daycare centre at the Loknete Eknathrao Gaikwad Urban Health Centre in Dharavi.
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May 12, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
GOVT ALLOWS BIG FUNDS TO BID FOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has allowed large funds and investors to bid for build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects.
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May 12, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Came for cash but left with a cut at this 'ATM'?
If you had entered this 'ATM' in Patna's Danapur seeking to withdraw money, you would have found it sporting chairs, mirrors, combs, scissors and other grooming tools instead of the cash dispenser!
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May 12, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Mysuru division celebrates 70th Railway Week
Mysuru Division of South Western Railway successfully organised the 70th Railway Week Celebrations 2025 on Monday at the Chamundi Club, Mysuru.
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May 12, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Churchill draws parallels between own career and Vijay’s rise in TN
Former Chief Minister Churchill Alemao on Monday extended his best wishes to newly elected Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, C Joseph Vijay, saying that while he was the first Catholic Chief Minister of Goa, Vijay has earned the distinction of becoming the first Christian Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
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May 12, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
PM Modi to embark on 5-nation trip this week
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a six-day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy beginning Friday to further deepen India's bilateral ties amid the ongoing geopolitical upheavals.
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May 12, 2026
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
FIR filed after Manipur woman alleges assault by employers
A 23-year-old woman from Manipur has alleged that she was subjected to harassment and physical assault on several occasions by her employers at the IIM campus here, police said on Monday.
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