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The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Haveri's transgender-run Akka café shut down
The Akka Café and Nandini Milk Parlor located within the Haveri Zilla Panchayat premises have been shut down, leaving citizens and officials without affordable food options.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Teen nabbed for sex assault; tattoo on neck helps to identify accused
The Navi Mumbai Crime Branch has detained a 17-year-old juvenile for allegedly breaking into a ground-floor flat in Ghansoli, raping a 22-year-old woman and confining her inside the house in the early hours of Thursday.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Duo gets 20-year jail in drug case
The special NDPS court has sentenced two pharmacists, Pravin Waghela, 34, from Bandra and Ramdas Nayak, 40, from Hubli, Karnataka, to 20 years of imprisonment for manufacturing banned narcotic substance Mephedrone (MD) in 2017, intending to export it abroad.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
1.5 lakh jobs to be made available in 2026
In a major employment push, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has approved a plan to recruit 1.5 lakh personnel into government services in 2026.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
JSW Energy to double Salboni power project to 3,200 MW
JSW Energy on Thursday announced plans to double the capacity of its Salboni thermal power project in West Bengal to 3,200 MW, with the total investment expected to rise to around Rs 40,000 crore, marking one of the largest private-sector power investments in the state.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Big B explains Ikkis delay
Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday informed fans about a change in the release date of his grandson Agastya Nanda's upcoming film Ikkis.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
SHANTI: Power and peril
The Narendra Modi government has a well-known fondness for acronyms, and the latest addition to this expanding alphabet soup is SHANTI-the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Two Bombay HC judges elevated as chief justices
The Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday recommended the elevation of five High Court judges as Chief Justices of different High Courts, including two judges from the Bombay High Court.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Sumit Nagal, Paula Badosa help Eagles decimate Kites in WTL
Sumit Nagal leaned on his vast experience to overcome the power game of Kites' Dhakshineswar Suresh in the tiebreak, keeping the Eagles well on course for the World Tennis League final here on Thursday.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
MP Kolhe meets Vaishnaw over railway project
The proposed 78.14 km route will include nine new stations, including New Talegaon and Uruli Bypass
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
US govt admits negligence in Jan copter-plane crash that killed 67
The government on Wednesday admitted the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army played a role in causing the collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk helicopter near the nation's capital, killing 67 people.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
FPI-ownership hits 5-year low
Persistent FII selling has led to a sharp decline in foreign investor presence in the Indian stock market
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
₹48 lakh illicit liquor seized; 5 held
The Pune Division of the Maharashtra State Excise Department conducted two separate operations in which it seized liquor and other items worth a total of ₹48 lakh.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Supreme Court quashes criminal proceedings against Sandesaras
The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave final clearance to quash all criminal proceedings against fugitive promoters of Sterling Biotech Ltd, Chetan Jayantilal Sandesara and Nitin Sandesara, after the brothers deposited an additional Rs 5,111 crore in compliance with an earlier assurance given to the court to settle the claims of lender banks in a multicrore bank fraud case, Hindustan Times reported.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
PMK seeks CBI probe against Anbumani
A sharp escalation in the Pattali Makkal Katchi’s internal feud unfolded on Wednesday when the executive committee aligned with party founder S Ramadoss adopted a resolution seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry against Anbumani Ramadoss, accusing him of attempting to seize control of the party through fraudulent means and forged documents.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
MUDA case: Court raps Lokayukta over delay in submitting final report
The Special Court for People's Representatives on Thursday expressed displeasure with the Lokayukta for failing to file the final investigation report in the MUDA land site allotment case, involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Drug, liquor rackets busted; 4 arrested
In a coordinated series of operations conducted across the Pimpri-Chinchwad over the last 48 hours, the police have arrested four individuals involved in the illegal sale of narcotics and country-made liquor.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Al Barkaat set up final with Anjuman-I-Islam
Al Barkaat MMI English School, Kurla set up a pulsating final with defending champions Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School, CST at Wankhede Stadium.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
VITIL raises ₹3,300 cr via debentures
Debt-ridden Vodafone Idea on Thursday said its subsidiary VITIL has completed a Rs 3,300 crore fundraise by way of issuing nonconvertible debentures.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation warns public against name misuse
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has issued a public notice cautioning stakeholders against an unauthorised entity operating under the name “ONGC INDIA”.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Babu is 'Business Reformer of the Year'
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has been selected for the prestigious ‘Business Reformer of the Year’ award by a prominent media house, in recognition of his leadership in implementing business-friendly policies, driving industrial reforms, and attracting large-scale investments to the state.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Hijab row: Nitish gets extra cover
Security for Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has been enhanced and entire administrative machinery has been put on alert mode in view of the intelligence inputs after eruption of the hijab controversy.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
3-day int'l conference on first Jain tirthankar begins in Borivali
A three-day international conference dedicated to the life and contributions of King Rushabhdev/Rishabhdev or Adinath, the first of the 24 tirthankaras of the Jain faith, will be held at Kora Kendra Ground 4, Borivali, from December 19.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
KGF co-director Kirtan loses his son
The Kannada film industry has been shaken by tragic news.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Rahul gets extended arrest shield
Kerala High Court extended interim protection from arrest for legislator Rahul Mamkootathil in a rape case, granting him relief until January 7 while it decides his plea for anticipatory bail.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
EPS alleges easing Navodaya entry
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami has accused the DMk-led government of facilitating the entry of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas into the state by advancing what he described as weak and inconsistent arguments before the Supreme Court, intensifying a lon-
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Govt gears up to boost NEP with new skilled educators
1,008 TEACHERS, 377 INSTRUCTORS TO BE HIRED
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
BMC forced to halt razing of Salvation Army bldg
Last week, church activists stopped demolition team from taking action; dubbed action illegal, given the heritage tag
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
15 declared foreigners, ordered to leave Assam
The Foreigners’ Tribunal in Nagaon has declared 15 individuals as foreigners and ordered them to leave the state within 24 hours.
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December 19, 2025
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
Mysuru DC tells officials to file FIRs on atrocity cases
Mysuru Deputy Commissioner G Lakshmikanth Reddy on Thursday directed officials to investigate alleged cases of atrocities on people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes strictly.
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