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August 21, 2024

SC is upset but no strong dose

Sets up national task force, raps West Bengal, demands why the police ran away, seeks details of security paraphernalia in States/UTS but does not address systemic failure

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Govt waited until matters escalated

First came SIT, then came suspension of cops

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HC advice to girls to curb sex urge spiked

The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside an order of the Calcutta High Court in which it had acquitted an accused in a sexual assault case and made \"objectionable\" observations advising adolescent girls to \"control sexual urges\".

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Suburb erupts over assault of 2 minors aged 4

Irate Badlapur residents, seething over the news of the molestation of two children - both aged four - by an employee at a preschool, spilled out on the streets and railway tracks on Tuesday, bringing the MMR suburb to a halt and disrupting suburban train services for several hours.

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Police rain blows after pleas to clear tracks go unheeded

Thousands of Central Railway commuters, especially officegoers, were left stranded on Tuesday when the Badlapur residents staged a rail blockade, while protesting the alleged sexual assault on two pre-school girls.

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'Vishakha panels' on the anvil

School education minister announces decision amid mounting pressure

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Schools study ways to protect children

Schools across Mumbai are left unsettled after the news of an alleged sexual assault of two nursery kids at a school in Thane district.

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HC junks petition against noise and light pollution

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a total ban on the sale, lease, import and use of loudspeakers and sound systems emitting noise levels exceeding the permissible limits specified under the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000, during festivals.

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Rains return after two-week hiatus, bringing relief

Rains returned to Mumbai on Tuesday morning, bringing much-needed respite from the sweltering heat and humidity.

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CERT flags 'social media impersonation'

Amid the rising cases of social media impersonation fraud, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an alert, warning the citizens about the scam wherein cons create fake profiles using names and photos of the target's family and social circle.

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Rebels plan to spoil the party

It was expected that the assembly polls in the state would take place around mid-October but now the Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to hold polls in Maharashtra and Jharkhand after Diwali.

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Rajiv never sent ED, CBI to harass opposition: Uddhav

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said that in the past the undivided Shiv Sena and Congress were bitter rivals, but they never acted with towards each other.

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BMC begins hiring inspectors

The BMC's efforts to tackle hawkers have been hampered by vacant positions for licensed inspectors. After a delay of over two years, the civic body has initiated the process to fill 118 inspector positions across the city's 24 wards.

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Residents of Sion fight a lonely six-year battle

Gandhi Market, a clothing marketplace situated within the Kalyan Apartment in Sion (East), has been beset by encroachment issues for the past six years.

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File quality assurance papers every year: MahaRERA to bldrs

The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory (MahaRERA) has made it Authority mandatory for developers to present a quality assurance certificate at the end of every financial year and publish it on their websites.

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PM to attend Vadhavan Port ceremony on Aug 30

Palghar collector will be holding review meeting in the wake of the Prime Minister’s visit, sources said

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Ex-cops protest Rane's remarks

Retired Police Welfare Association (RPWA) on Tuesday staged a protest against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Nitesh Rane at the Pune Collectorate for his remarks against police officers at a recent event in Sangli.

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Rohit Pawar slams PM Modi

Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) leader Rohit Pawar took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, stating that the latter is avoiding visiting despite the Maharashtra upcoming Assembly polls.

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Dengue, Zika Virus Cases Rise In PCMC Limits

As of Aug 19, 82 dengue patients, 10 chikungunya patients, and five Zika patients were reported within the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC).

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No mobile details to sellers while paying

Pune District Supply Officer Dinesh Taware has appealed to customers not to provide their personal information after purchasing goods or while making payments in hotels, restaurants, shopping malls or coffee shops.

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Safari Park lacks proper planning: Experts opine

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation (CSMC) is establishing a Safari Park at Mitmitta spending F167 crore.

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Water storage in dams increases to 66.89%

The water storage in major dams across Nashik district has risen to 66.89% thanks to substantial rainfall in August.

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Sebi mulls making rights issues preferred route of fundraising

Markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday proposed to rationalise the disclosure requirements in the offer document and reduce the rights issue processing time to make it a preferred route of fundraising.

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Indian cos to spend $45-50 bn in capex over 1-2 yrs, RIL to lead

Moody's Ratings on Tuesday said rated Indian companies will spend USD 45-50 billion annually over the next 1-2 years towards capex as companies boost capacity, with the country's most valued firm alone Reliance Industries accounting for 30 per cent of the spending.

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'Note floated to seek distinction between online game of skill, game of chance for FDI'

The department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) has circulated a note seeking views of different ministries on distinguishing between online 'Game of Skill' and 'Game of Chance' for the purpose of FDI, a senior official said.

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Optiemus starts making telecom gear for Tejas

Homegrown Optiemus Electronics on Tuesday announced its foray into telecom equipment manufacturing with Tata Group's Tejas Networks as a manufacturing partner, at a time when the government has doubled down on indigenous designing and manufacturing of telecom equipment.

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Das says rate cut only after durable alignment of inflation to 4% target

A decision on reducing the key policy repo rate will depend on keeping inflation in check and the fall in food and vegetable prices in July was not enough to cut rates, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das told NDTV in an exclusive interview on Tuesday.

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'Arrest Ghosh' chorus swells

On Tuesday even as the protest entered the 11th day, former superintendent of RG Kar, Akhtar Ali, told FPJ that former principal Sandip Ghosh ran a fiefdom.

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For Kerala CM, mum's the word

Bulldozed for silence on Hema committee report

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'K'taka Guv can't pick and choose'

A day after getting relief from the High Court, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that the Governor should not \"pick and choose and be selective,\" in granting prosecution against political leaders.

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Bhatti asks bankers to show more concern in releasing loans to farmers

Bankers should work with concern and not confine themselves merely to statistics and calculations. While government has released Rs 18,000 crores to banks towards farmers' loan waiver, so far only Rs 7,500 crore has been released to farmers, said Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka.

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National conference of agricultural engineers scheduled on Aug 29-30

The 36th National Conference and Seminar for Agricultural Engineers on the theme \"Contribution of Agricultural Engineers in Improving Rural Economy for Sustainable Development\" will be held on August 29-30, 2024, at Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur.

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'It is time for Kamala to break the glass ceiling'

Former First Lady Hillary Clinton hopes that VicePresident and presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris can finally break the \"highest, hardest glass ceiling\" in America by becoming the first female president.

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Russia Hits Ukraine's Energy Infrastructure

Russia hit energy infrastructure in northern Ukraine in an overnight missile and drone attack and caused a big fire in the west of the country, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday.

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Vardy roars on return

Jamie Vardy still knows how to score in the Premier League.

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SM EYES PLAYING IN LA28

Australia star batter Steve Smith is eyeing to represent the country at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics which is likely to be played in the T20 format.

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Les alle historiene fra The Free Press Journal - Mumbai

The Free Press Journal - Mumbai Newspaper Description:

The Free Press Journal is one of the oldest English Daily newspapers from Mumbai with a heritage of more than 90 years. And yet, The Free Press Journal is a contemporary paper and rooted in current urban realities.

In keeping with the international trend, it has reinvented itself in terms of design, get up and content. It means different thing to different people – a platform for the articulate, a trendsetter for the young and a chronicle for the old.

It was at the forefront of freedom struggle against the British and continues with the free and fearless journalism till date. Indeed, the history of The Free Press Journalism mirrors that of Indian independence.

Swaminath Sadanand, a 30-year-old idealist from Madras trudged his way to Bombay and with a vision that was to prove uncomfortably ahead of his day, brought out a newspaper as unorthodox in character as it was innovative in concept. For Swaminath Sadanand, the Free Press Journal was not so much a business venture as a cause.

The spirit with which he launched the paper and ran it for almost three decades helped it make it an integral part of two great Indian movements — the struggle for independence and the evolution of Indian publishing.