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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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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Satheesan, Surendran in bitter exchange
Political exchanges inten si fied after former minister and CPM leader Kadak ampally Surendran accused Opposition Leader V D Sa theesan of abandoning fa ctual accuracy in public di scourse, following allegations linking Sure ndran to the Sabarimala gold theft case.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
UP to set up 11,350 digital libraries for aspirants
State government plans phased rollout to expand access to books, e- learning content, and IT resources in rural areas
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
2 land officials arrested in ₹6L bribe trap
The Navi Mumbai unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught the deputy superintendent and surveyor from the land records department while accepting a bribe of Rs6 lakh for issuing a land measurement letter for a Navi Mumbai International Airport influence zone (NAINA) plot.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
How residents of Thakur Village are reviving green cover post-road work
Residents of Thakur Village in Kandivali East have taken matters into their own hands to restore greenery lost during road concretisation works.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
PoK woman crosses LoC after tiff with dad, held
Security forces have apprehended a Pakistani woman who crossed into Jammu and Kashmir's (J&K) Poonch district along the Line of Control (LoC), news agency PTI reported.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Sachin meets T20 World Cup winning blind women’s team
Legendary Sachin Tendulkar met the T20 World Cup-winning Indian Women’s blind cricket team and praised their determination to overcome challenges and bring glory to the country.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Illegal weapon manufacturing unit busted in city
Kamla Nagar police busted an illegal weapon manufacturing and supply racket on Wednesday and arrested two cousins with large number of swords,
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Is India's relationship with the world à la carte now?
The world is slowly moving towards a \"one world, many systems\" model. China's rise has challenged America's sole superpower dominance
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Malaika Arora in city
Film actor and Model Malaika Arora was in city to take part in an event on Wednesday.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
AP govt presents cheque of Rs 2.5 crores to cricketer
State Minister Nara Lokesh handed over a cheque of Rs 2.5 crore to cricketer Sricharani the left-arm spinner from the state who played a pivotal role in India's 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup victory, as a cash incentive on behalf of the state government.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
K’taka CM, deputy lead Cong protest over MGNREGA, Herald case
Shivakumar challenged BJP to change Mahatma Gandhi's photo on Indian rupee
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Youth murdered in HD Kote town
A 24-year-old youth was murdered by his own relative over a property dispute at HD Kote town on Tuesday night.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Vedanta Aluminium ramps up Lanjigarh refinery capacity
Vedanta Aluminium has augmented the capacity of its Lanjigarh refinery in Odisha's Kalahandi to 5 million tonnes per annum from 2 MTPA, the company said on Wednesday.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
MIT professor shot dead at his Boston home
A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was fatally shot at his home near Boston, and authorities said they had launched a homicide investigation.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
India likely to record about 7% growth in FY26: Gita Gopinath
The Indian economy is expected to grow by 7% in the current fiscal, slightly higher than 6.6% projected by the IMF in October, said Gita Gopinath, former chief economist of the Washingtonbased International Monetary Fund.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
KILLER FOG
Multiple fog-linked crashes on expressways and highways in UP have left at least 25 people dead over the past couple days
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
AAP names 25 PMC candidates
The Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Pune City Committee on Tuesday announced its first list of 25 candidates for the 2025-26 Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Superb blend of patriotism, spirituality songs & dances at annual fest
The yearlong celebrations of the of Silver Jubilee of Avalon Heights International school, Vashi, which had begun with a beautiful and colourful Republic Day celebration on January 26, 2025 gained momentum with a Satsang on December 12 and continued with 'Kal Ki Awaz' on Saturday, December 13, 2025.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Stenographer files second bail plea in bribery case
The stenographer posted at court at Mazgaon, Chandrakant Vasudev, was arrested allegedly for demanding and accepting bribes allegedly on behalf of the Additional Sessions Judge, Civil Sessions Court, Court No. 14, Mazagon, Aejazuddin S.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Govt puts administration on high alert to prevent cold related deaths
With severe cold and dense fog tightening their grip over Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has placed the state administration on high alert, directing officials to ensure that no person is forced to spend the night in the open.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Community support mobilised for Shia personal law board convention
A meeting of Matami Anjumans and community organisations of the city was held at Awadh Point, the residence of All India Shia Personal Law Board General Secretary Maulana Yasoob Abbas, to review preparations for the Board's annual national convention scheduled on 28 December 2025.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
RBI intervention lifts rupee 55 paise
The rupee rebounded sharply on Wednesday after the Reserve Bank stepped in aggressively to stabilise the currency market, selling dollars to arrest a steep decline.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Task cut out for 1.82L unmapped voters: Prove citizenship
The Election Commission's latest draft electoral roll has thrown up a whopping 1,82,403 voters across Goa marked as \"unmapped\" - 73,235 names in North Goa and another 1,09,168 in South Goa - who now face the task of proving their citizenship before they can be officially counted in the final list.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
A tale of two ministers
We live in strange and occasionally heartening times.
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December 18, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Assembly winter session begins December 19
The Uttar Pradesh Assembly is gearing up for a high-stakes winter session starting this Friday, December 19.
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