The Free Press Journal - Mumbai - September 20, 2024

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September 20, 2024

PANNUN TOUCHES A RAW NERVE

Having brought NSA in media glare, the mess is virtually at the PM's doorstep

2 mins

Salim Khan told: 'Lawrence Bishnoi ko bhejoon kya?"

Actor Salman Khan and his family remains under pressure four months after shots were fired at his sea-facing apartment in Galaxy Apartments on B J Road, Bandra west, in April 2024 by the Lawrence Bishnoi gang On Wednesday morning the actor's father, film producer and scriptwriter Salim Khan, 88, was threatened by a man and his girlfriend while he was on his morning walk.

2 mins

RSS HURLS BOUNCER AT BCCI

Call off match against Bangladesh; cannot play cricket in backdrop of Hindu persecution

1 min

Canada turns heat on foreign student permits

Canada is set to decrease the number of study permits available to international students and tighten work permit eligibility in an effort to lower the number of temporary residents.

1 min

DOCTORS TO LIFT STIR 'PARTIALLY'

The doctors in Kolkata will 'partially lift their 'cease work' call from Saturday and attend to 'essential services in view of the floods in south Bengal where health services have become a priority.

1 min

Indian artillery shells find way into Ukraine

MEA has debunked the report, even though at a July meeting between Indian foreign minister and his Russian counterpart, the latter had taken up the matter of Indian munitions being used by Ukrainians and complained that some were made by state-owned Indian companies

2 mins

In a first, MU launches a dept ranking system

The University of Mumbai has launched a 'University Depart ment Ranking Framework (UDRF) to evaluate all academic departments, schools, institutions, centres, sub-campuses, and model colleges based on the quality of academics, research and governance.

2 mins

How the Tirupati laddu crumbles

Beef fat and fish oil allegations spark outrage among devotees

1 min

Employees urge Centre to take over the Asiatic Society

UNION DEMANDS | Says administration style of management committee is haphazard'; requests national importance status for Society

2 mins

Mungantiwar PA files case against crook

Cyber crime police have launched an investigation against an unknown person for allegedly misusing the name of Sudhir Mungantiwar, the Minister for Forests, Cultural Affairs and Fisheries, by creating a bogus WhatsApp group to dupe physically challenged people.

1 min

Body of teen found in auto

A 19-year-old was found dead in an auto in Sakinaka on Thursday morning.

1 min

Malik's son-in-law stable after surgery

Sameer Khan, the son-in-law of NCP (Ajit Pawar) leader Nawab Malik, is reported to be in stable condition following an accident attributed to the negligence of his driver.

1 min

Calls to curb noise levels continue to go unheard

FESTIVE FRENZY | Devotees pump up the volume to well above permissible limit during Ganpati Visarjan, Eid-e-Milad

1 min

Sheena Bora doctor ignores summons

The physician who treated the Bora family in Guwahati has been refusing to accept summons issued by the special CBI court to depose in the ongoing Sheena Bora murder case.

1 min

Coldplay in Mumbai on Jan 18 and 19

British rock band Coldplay will return to India for their first full concert in Mumbai as part of their ongoing 'Music of the Spheres' world tour.

1 min

ED records statement of Religare CFO

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Thursday, recorded the statement of Aggarwal, the former CFO of Religare Enterprises, as part of its probe into alleged money laundering related to the Religare-Burman takeover battle.

1 min

CM goes for round II of 'brazen' inductions

Nominates Deora, Sarvankar and others on Mumbai DPDC to control city politics

1 min

Maha has lost a solar project to Gujarat: Wadettiwar

A solar panel project, which was proposed to be set up at Nagpur, has been shifted to neighbouring Gujarat, claimed leader of opposition in assembly Vijay Wadettiwar of the Congress on Thursday.

1 min

ED's LR to Spain in OctaFX case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a Letter Rogatory (LR) to Spain, seeking assistance in its investigation into OctaFX, a forex trading platform allegedly involved in money laundering through SEBI-regulated Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs).

1 min

Manoj Saunik to take charge as MahaRERA chairman

Former Maharashtra chief secretary Manoj Saunik will take over as the chairman of Real Maharashtra Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA), as the current chairman Ajoy Mehta is retiring on September 20.

1 min

Over 1L apply for MHADA online lottery

The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has has received 1,29,665 online applications along with the earnest money deposit of Rs.1,05,877 for housing projects at various locations in MMR.

1 min

Magistrate court summons bldr for failure in giving flat

The Metropolitan Magistrate court, Mulund, has issued summons to Nirmal Group on the complaint filed by a mother-son duo for not giving possession of the flat booked in February 2013 in Nirmal's real estate project in Thane.

1 min

Animal rights group demonstrates plight

Mercy for Animals India aims to spark a broader dialogue about the ethical treatment of animals

1 min

Man arrested for raping a 16-year-old

A man from a village in Wai Tehsil has been arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl multiple times, who is his relative, since May 2023.

1 min

Satara: Fruit boom on 7k ha

While the village of Dhumalwadi in Satara district, has earned the title of the 'fruit village' of the state, the district's favourable natural environment, fertile land and rainfall, depending on the east-west division, have created ideal conditions for fruit cultivation.

1 min

PMPML breakdowns trouble Punekars

PASSENGER AGONY | On average, nearly 87 buses broke down every day in August 2024

2 mins

Sensex, Nifty hit record highs on US Fed rate cut

BULLS IN CHARGE | Firm trend in the global markets

1 min

Banks to play crucial role in achieving vision of Viksit Bharat: FM

Sitharaman said the vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047 has key pillars of economic growth, social progress, environmental sustainability, and good governance

1 min

'India's logistics cost will come down to single-digit in 5 years’

India's logistics cost will come down to single-digit within the next five years, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday.

1 min

India-US trade has potential to reach $500 bn, says Puri

The United States is India's sixth largest energy trade partner and the growing bilateral trade has the potential to cross the USD 500 billion-mark from USD 200 billion at present, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said.

1 min

SEBI report: 54% IPO shares sold within a wk

Investor interest in IPOs in India is rapidly increasLing, making them an attractive opportunity.

1 min

HDFC Bank to offload ₹91-bn car loan portfolio via securitisation

The largest private sector lender, HDFC Bank Ltd, is planning to sell its pool of Rs. 90.63 bn car loan portfolio through an asset-backed India securities transaction.

1 min

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