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The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
SIR deadline formally pushed to December 26
Revised schedule sets fresh timelines for objections, scrutiny, and final voter list publication
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Drug scare: 34 samples fail tests
A massive drug-quality scare has hit Maharashtra after 34 of 36 medicine samples tested across 10 locations in Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Aurangabad and Nagpur were found to be substandard, raising serious concerns about the safety of routine medicines.
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December 12, 2025
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Pawan Kalyan alleges 'Hindus are targeted'
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has alleged that \"everybody is targeting Hindus and questioning their traditions at every opportunity,\" and asserted that it is the responsibility of every Hindu to show opposition when Hindu practices face attack.
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December 12, 2025
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August letter had flagged judge's bias
MPs from the INDIA bloc raised concerns about the conduct of Justice G. R. Swaminathan several months before opposition parties moved a motion in Parliament seeking his removal, according to correspondence addressed to President Droupadi Murmu and the then Chief Justice of India B. R. Gavai.
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December 12, 2025
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Party worker dupes youth in job promise
Dharavi police have registered a case against alleged political worker Nitin Chandrashekhar Deshmukh and Kiran Ramdas Satpute for cheating a 28-year-old man of over Rs9 lakh on the pretext of securing him a government job.
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December 12, 2025
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HC notes 'malafide' in scaling down security of Zeeshan Siddique
The Bombay High Court on Thursday observed that there seemed \"some malafide\" in scaling down the security of Zeeshan Siddique, son of late Congress leader and former MLA Baba Siddique, who was killed in October.
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December 12, 2025
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Bhatikar resigns from MGP, sparks political ripples in Ponda
In a dramatic turn that could reshape the political equations in Ponda, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) leader Ketan Bhatikar has resigned from the party along with his supporters.
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Noida Airport Nears Completion 5,000+ Jobs Created
Modernized ITI Jewar offers airport specific courses, 24 of 28 trainees already placed
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Beauty pageant star’s killing: Hubby charged
Woman was chopped, 'pureeď
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Foreign universities in India: new islands of exclusion
The policy of inviting foreign universities to set up their campuses in India has quite a few damaging and far-reaching aspects as well
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December 12, 2025
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"...If ₹10,000 wins elections, we'll give ₹40,000": Akhilesh sets tone for 2027
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has announced that if his party forms the next government in Uttar Pradesh, poor women will receive an annual financial assistance of ₹40,000.
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December 12, 2025
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Enrolment in govt schools dropped by 17 lakh in 15 years
Enrolment in governmentrun schools in Karnataka has dropped by 17 lakh over the past 15 years, Minister Madhu Bangarappa informed the Legislative Assembly on Thursday.
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December 12, 2025
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Sandesara brothers deposit ₹5,100 cr; total recovery nearly double of ₹5,383-cr fraud
Fugitive businessmen Nitin and Chetan Sandesara have deposited Rs 5,100 crore with the Supreme Court registry, their spokesperson said on Thursday, fulfilling the condition set by the apex court for withdrawal of criminal charges against them.
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December 12, 2025
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Ex-Mumbai mayor sustains head injuries in hit-and-run
Nirmala Samant-Prabhavalkar, ex-Mumbai mayor and former member of the National Commission for Women, 70, sustained head injuries in a hitand-run, while returning to her residence on December 5.
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
'Bond mkt needs to be seven times larger to match global standards'
India's bond market needs to be seven times larger to support India's growth, increase liquidity, broaden the investor-issuer base (especially mid-sized firms), and reduce bank dependence, aiming for global scale.
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December 12, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Magh Mela 2026 unveils its first ever official logo
Logo highlights 14 lunar-solar phases, Akshayavat, Siberian birds, and the spiritual beleifs
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December 12, 2025
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Tharoor declines Savarkar award: Congress MP Shashi
Tharoor has formally declined the inaugural Veer Savarkar International Impact Award 2025, instituted by HRDS India’, an RSS-affiliated local NGO, stating that he learned of the honour only through media reports and will not attend the ceremony scheduled in New Delhi.
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December 11, 2025
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'Advocate ended life as he was under intense pressure from cyber conmen'
Advocate Shivkumar Verma, found hanging in his Bhopal house on November 24, was subjected to intense pressure by cyber conmen for nearly two days, leading to his suicide, police investigations revealed.
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December 11, 2025
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Liverpool without Salah beats Inter; Barca, Bayern win
Even from the penalty spot, Liverpool managed just fine without Mohamed Salah.
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December 11, 2025
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Moon's south pole hasmore electrical environment: ISRO
The electrical environment near the Moon's surface in the south polar region is far more active than previously understood, ISRO said on Tuesday, based on an analysis of Chandrayaan-3 lander data.
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December 11, 2025
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HEAT AROUND A TEMPLE LAMP
As one group of litigants pursue a legal campaign to light a lamp at a specific stone pillar for the deity Murugan, marking Karthigai at Tamil Nadu's Thiruparankundram hill temple, the focus has turned to the history of the practice and the ownership of the religious sites of Hindus and Muslims.
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December 11, 2025
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Looking ahead with promise
SPORTZPOWER SUMMIT | League bosses cautiously optimistic about growth and sustenance
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December 11, 2025
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In Phuket for work, Luthras inform court
Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of the Goa nightclub where 25 people died in a fire, have told a Delhi court on Wednesday that they flew to Thailand for \"work-related reasons\".
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December 11, 2025
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INDIGO: HC RAPS GOVT
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday criticised the Union government for failing to prevent the chaos caused by mass flight cancellations and delays by IndiGo, questioning why the situation was allowed to spiral, causing inconvenience to thousands of flyers, before any action was taken.
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December 11, 2025
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DEEPAVALI IN UNESCO LIST
Deepavali, the festival of lights, was inscribed on the Unesco list on Wednesday during a key meeting.
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December 11, 2025
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Police crack MP gang, recover gold
Police in Davanagere have cracked a high-profile robbery case involving the notorious “Band Baja Gang” from Madhya Pradesh, known for targeting lavish wedding ceremonies.
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December 11, 2025
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Amazon in $35 billion pledge for digital leap
Global ecommerce titan Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a bold $35-billion investment blueprint for India through 2030, marking one of the largest foreign commitments to the nation's digital future.
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December 11, 2025
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Shashi Tharoor spurns Veer Savarkar award
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said he would not accept an award named after VD Savarkar.
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December 11, 2025
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Are cops protecting Dy CM son, asks HC
The Bombay HC on Wednesday asked whether the police were protecting Parth Pawar, son of deputy CM Ajit Pawar, by not naming him in the Rs 300 crore Pune land deal case.
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December 11, 2025
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Vote chori tu tu main main
TO SIR, WITH EMOTIONS | Home Minister Amit Shah and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi slug it out in Parliament over chronology, fake votes and more
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