The Free Press Journal - Mumbai - September 18, 2024

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September 18, 2024

SC parks bulldozers, says no demolitions without permission

Even if there is one instance of illegal demolition, it is against the ethos of our Constitution, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while directing that authorities across the country will not demolish properties, including of those accused of crime, till October 1 without seeking its permission.

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ARVIND QUITS, ATISHI STAKES CLAIM TO GOVT

Delhi to get its youngest & 3rd woman Chief Minister after Sushma Swaraj and Sheila Dikshit

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SC declines to stay HC order upholding maintainability of civil suits

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to pass any interim order staying the operation of the Allahabad High Court order upholding the maintainability of civil suits filed by Hindu wor shippers in Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Masjid dispute.

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Restrain & discipline your leaders: Kharge

Leader of Opposition (LOP) in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighting the inappropriate and threatening remarks made by leaders of the ruling BJP and its allies on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

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Top Court objects to Bengal's 'no night duty' for women docs

SAYS WOMEN WANT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

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Pagers explode in Lebanon and Syria: 8 dead

Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously across Lebanon and in parts of Syria on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, including members of the militant group Hezbollah and a girl, and wounding the Iranian ambassador, government officials said.

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Trump's blame game on Kamala, Biden

Even as US President Joe Biden called up Donald Trump after the second assassination bid and tried to cool down the surcharged political climate, the former president put the issue on high-flame burner, posting FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT' on his social media platform.

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I also want to be CM, Ajit Pawar breaks his silence

In the run-up to the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elec tion, NCP national presiden and Deputy Chief Minister Aji Pawar for the first time broke his silence, saying that he is also quite keen to become the state Chief Minister.

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INDIA WIN 5TH ASIAN CHAMPIONS TROPHY

Beat China 1-0 in final

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Ahead of polls, Shiv Sena leaders get key positions

In a bid to quell potential dissent in the ruling Shiv Sena ahead of assembly polls, the Eknath Shinde-led government on Monday appointed former MP Anandrao Adsul and party MLA Sanjay Shirsat on key bodies.

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IIT-B TOP choice for JEE toppers for UG studies in 2024-25

This July, Indian Institute of Technology of Bombay (IITB) has emerged as a top choice for the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Toppers.

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Local bizman cheated of Rs 96.5L; 1 booked

A case has been registered against a man for allegedly cheating a Mumbai-based businessman of Rs 96.5 lakh, police said on Tuesday.

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Security supervisor's murder solved, accused held in 12 hrs

THANE The mystery of the decapitated body of a 35-year-old supervisor of security guards found in a ground plus sixstorey building at a business park in Thane, on Sunday night, has been solved.

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₹1500 cr for textile mill workers' housing

With barely a few days left for the announcement of the state assembly elections, the Mahayuti government has allocated Rs 1500 crore towards housing for Mumbai's textile mill workers.

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People participate in Ganpati Visarjan in Mumbai

People in Mumbai participated in Ganpati Visarjan on Tuesday.

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Chaos at Mumbai int'l airport, passengers stranded in queues

A chaos was seen at the Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Mahraj International Airport (CSMIA) on Tuesday morning.

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WPI inflation falls to 4-mth low of 1.31% in August

Wholesale inflation fell to a 4month low of 1.31 per cent in August due to a decline in prices of vegetables and fuel, even though onion and potato prices spiked, according to official data released on Tuesday.

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India accounted for 25% of global IPOS in first half of 2024: Angel One Wealth

The Initial Public Offering (IPO) market in India has turned out to be an outlier in itself and is bucking the subdued global public issue trends.

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Indians earning over ₹10 crore per annum rises 63%, ₹5 crore per annum jumps 49%

The number of Indians earning more than Rs 10 crore annually has surged 63 per cent in last five years, highlighted a report by Centrum Institutional Research.

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No near-term impact of Bangladesh situation on India Inc's credit quality

Crisil Ratings on Tuesday said the recent developments in Bangladesh did not have a significant impact on India's trade and it does not foresee any near-term impact on the credit quality of India Inc.

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'Gujarat aims for 100 GW RE by 2030’

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday launched the 'Mission 100 GW of renewable energy Gujarat' during the second day of 4th Global Renewable Energy Investor's Meet (REINVEST) 2024.

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India crude oil import bill rises 15% to $60.6 bn in Apr-Aug

India's crude oil import bill rose nearly 15% on year to $60.6 bln in the first five months of the current financial year that started April, the petroleum and natural gas ministry said in its monthly report.

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BSE defers listing of SME company Trafiksol until resolution of all 'queries'

BSE on Tuesday postponed the listing of SME company Trafiksol ITS Technologies Ltd, whose IPO was subscribed 345 times, after the stock exchange received certain queries about the firm.

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India's record imports widen trade deficit to $29.65 bn in Aug

India's exports registered a steepest decline in 13-month falling 9.3 per cent in August to USD 34.71 billion due to global economic uncertainties, while the trade deficit soared to a 10month of USD 29.65 billion.

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Sensex closes above 83K for 1st time, Nifty scales fresh peak

Rate cut hopes boost sentiment

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India, US for giving push to sustainable aviation fuel, hydrogen in buses

India and the US have agreed to give impetus to sustainable aviation fuel, promote electrification of medium and heavyduty vehicles and use of hydrogen in buses, tractors and heavy equipment, said a joint statement issued after the Strategic Clean Energy Partnership dialogue between the two nations.

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US lender to BYJU'S parent moves SC over removal from lenders' panel

US-based GLAS Trust Co LLC on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court over its removal from the committeeof-creditors to Think & Learn Pvt Ltd, the parent company BYJU'S.

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Zydus Life to acquire Sterling Biotech’s API biz for ₹84 crore

Zydus Lifesciences Ltd on Tuesday said it will acquire the 'Target Business' of Sterling Biotech primarily engaged in manufacturing of fermentation-based active pharmaceutical ingredients products and a production facility at Masa in Gujarat for a preagreed sum of Rs 84 crore.

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SEBI's new T+2 rule for bonus shares explained

Bonus shares are additional shares a company provides to its existing shareholders at no extra cost.

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Jupiter Wagons expanding production capacity of arm with ₹2,500 cr investment

Jupiter Wagons on Tuesday said its subsidiary -- Jupiter Tatrawagonka Railwheel Factory, is expanding its production capacity in Odisha from 20,000 to 100,000 forged wheel sets annually with an investment of Rs 2,500 crore.

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¡BUS raises ₹280 cr from Int'l Finance Corporation

Digital infrastructure company iBUS Network and Infrastructure on Tuesday said it has raised about Rs 280 crore (USD 34 million) from International Finance international Corporation to support the company's expansion.

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Air India begins $400 million refit programme with VT-EXN

Air India on Tuesday said it expects to complete the upgradation of its 27 legacy A320 neo aircraft by mid-2025, following which all its narrow body planes will have the three-class configuration of business, premium economy and economy seats.

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NFRA moots changes to auditing standard SA 600

To help protect investors' interest, the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) on Tuesday proposed changes to the auditing standard SA 600 that pertains to audit of group companies.

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SpiceJet's ₹3,000 crore issue commences

SpiceJet has set a floor price of Rs 64.79 per share for the sale of securities to qualified institutional buyers through which the budget carrier aims to raise up to Rs 3,000 crore.

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Lenovo to make AI servers in India, establishes 4th largest R&D centre

PC maker Lenovo India will start manufacturing 50,000 GPU-based AI servers in India next year, the company said on Tuesday.

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Ganesh laddu auctioned for Rs 30 lakh in Hyd

Hyderabad's famous Balapur Ganesh laddu was Tuesday auctioned for a record Rs 30,01,000.

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SEBI chairperson's statements raise more questions: Cong

The Congress on Tuesday claimed that the statement issued by SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband, Dhaval, on the \"multiple conflict of interest\" allegations levelled against them by it as also the Hindenburg Research report had only raised \"more questions\" instead of answering the issues at hand.

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'Samples of 16 people tested negative for Nipah'

Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Tuesday that 16 people who came into contact with a 24-year-old man, who died of Nipah virus in Malappuram district last week, have tested negative for the disease.

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Woman Sl taken hostage for not withdrawing case

A lady police sub-inspector posted here has alleged she was taken hostage from her house and confined in a car by unidentified miscreants, who also threatened her.

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Cong appoints Channi, Agnihotri as observers for J&K polls

The Congress on Tuesday appointed Charanjit Singh Channi and Mukesh Agnihotri as AICC senior observers for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Man mauled to death by tiger

A 50-year-old man was mauled to death by a tiger near Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in Bihar's West Champaran district on Tuesday.

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'Rahul 'baba' is a big machine of telling lies'

Amit Shah alleges Opposition leader has reached agenda with J&K CM Omar to release all imprisoned terrorists

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Schools, colleges in Manipur reopen

After 11 days of closure, all schools, colleges and technical institutions were reopened across Manipur on Tuesday, even as the security forces continued their intensive combing and search operations in most of the districts.

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SC closes criminal proceedings against 30 army personnel

In a relief to 30 Army personnel, the Supreme Court on Tuesday closed the criminal proceedings initiated against them by the Nagaland government for allegedly killing 13 civilians in a 2021 botched operation to ambush militants in Mon district for want of prosecution sanction.

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Bus travel agent dupes AIIMS aspirants

Fifty-two students going from Raipur to Warangal to appear entrance examination for AIIMS became victims of fraud.

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Top court says CBI status report really disturbing

Supreme Court ordered Bengal government to improve security measures at hospitals within two weeks

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‘If someone opens fire on police, won't ask for Aadhaar card'

But fire bullets in defence: UP minister Rajbhar

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Illegal liquor, valuables worth over Rs 26 cr seized so far: Hry CEO

Haryana police and various other agencies have seized a total of Rs 26.82 crore worth of illegal liquor, narcotics, cash, and valuable items since August 16, when the model code of conduct (MCC) came into force in the poll-bound state.

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Vandalism of Gandhi's statue sparks outrage in Sultanpur

A statue of Mahatma Gandhi was found vandalised in a village here, leaving the local residents outraged, police said on Tuesday.

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Sibal's plea to discontinue live streaming of hearing

CJl says court will not stop live streaming as It is a matter of public interest. But will step in if there are any threats to lawyers

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Suspected monkeypox infection reported from Malappuram

A suspected case of monkeypox infection has been reported from Malappuram district of Kerala after a man who recently returned from Dubai showed symptoms of the disease.

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Excise Case: Delhi HC grants bail to businessmen

Justice Neena Bansal Krishna had reserved the orders on bail applications of Amit Arora, a director of Buddy Retail Private Limited, and Amandeep Singh Dhall, director of Brindco Sales Private Limited, on August 30 and September 3, respectively.

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Two children among 5 dead in explosion

Five persons, including two children and a woman, were killed due to an explosion at a firecracker godown-cum-factory here, a police official said on Tuesday, adding the explosion caused damage to nearby houses.

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No link to Bhutan permissions not by my depts: Sawant

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said he is in no way linked to Bhutani whose big real estate project in Sancoale has faced stiff resistance from locals and activists over alleged irregularities.

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Minister reviews with depts health measures in place at Cutbona jetty

Environment Minister Aleixo Sequeira has said things are definitely falling in place at the dengue and cholera-hit Cutbona fishing jetty post-visit of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, saying the measures are showing effect on the ground with the cases coming down drastically till date.

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No fresh cases of cholera reported from Cutbona, Mobor in last 24 hrs

No fresh case of cholera has been reported either from the Cutbona fishing jetty or the fish landing centre at Mobor-Cavelossim during the last 24 hours.

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Aleixo says govt will comply with NGT ruling on Borim bridge

A day after Water Resources Department (WRD) Minister Subhash Shirodkar said the government would take the new Borim bridge proposal to its logical conclusion after the land acquisition is complete by October 20, Environment Minister Aleixo Sequeira said the government will respect the judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the event the bridge does not find favour with the courts.

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Turtle tale: Cheers & tears in nesting season

The recent turtle nesting season at the twin turtle protected sites at Agonda and Galgibaga in Canacona taluka has brought cheers as well as tears to the forest (wildlife) department.

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Water crisis erupts in Anjuna, villagers hit streets in anger

ROAD BLOCKADES, COASTAL SHUTDOWN PLANNED | PWD OFFICE GHERAOED. 15 DAYS DEADLINE SET

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Gudur Narayana Reddy felicitated

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state senior leader Gudur Narayana Reddy has been felicitated on the occasion of Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations on Tuesday.

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No political dimension in establishment of HYDRAA: CM

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has made it clear that there is no political dimension in the establishment of HYDRAA and the task of removing encroachments in lakes and other water bodies has been taken up, aimed at protecting the nature on a mission mode.

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Balapur Ganesh Laddu

Meanwhile, the very popular Balapur Ganesh Laddu broke its own record this year and fetched Rs. 30.01 lakh on Tuesday in an open auction held before the start of Ganesh immersion procession.

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No question of leaving State govt till 420 promises fulfilled: KTR

BRS party working president KTR today said due to the struggle of many people, they were breathing free air in Telangana.

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Rani Kumudi appointed SEC

Rani Kumudini, a retired IAS officer, has been appointed as State Election Commissioner.

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Joginder opens 'Technology Exploration & Product Engg Laboratory' at GITAM

Joginder Tanikella, CEO of TWorks, Government of Telangana, inaugurated state-of-the-art 'Technology Exploration and Product Engineering Laboratory' at GITAM the Engineering, and Aravind Babu, Nodal Officer, MSME.

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Leopard spotted in bustling Electronics City!

A leopard was spotted in Bengaluru early Tuesday morning, crossing a flyover near a toll plaza.

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Hoteliers, bakers want uniform tax on food

After a controversy erupted over the GST imposed on cream buns in neighbouring state Tamil Nadu, hoteliers and economists in the city echo the same concern - the need to rationalise GST slabs for food items under a single category.

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Waqf will establish 15 women's pre-university colleges: Minister

In a historic special cabinet meeting, the Karnataka Waqf Board received approval to establish women’s pre-university colleges in 15 districts across the state, announced Minister for Housing, Minorities Welfare, and Waqf, Zameer Ahmed Khan.

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Those back from Nipah victim's funeral to be tested

Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has said that those who had travelled from Bengaluru to Kerala to attend the funeral of a citybased student who died of Nipah, were being contacted and would be tested soon.

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We get 1K complaints over potholes daily: BBMP chief

Around 1,000 complaints on road potholes are filed on the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike's (BBMP) Pothole app, revealed BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath on Tuesday.

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'Restricting protests at Freedom Park is wrong'

In Bengaluru, the restriction of protests to Freedom Park has sparked significant debate about the right to freedom of speech and expression.

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Cong workers create uproar at police station, seek FIR against Union min

Congress workers created ruckus at TT Nagar police station here on Tuesday demanding an FIR against Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu and Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Singh over their statements against LoP in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi.

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2 cops in removed Mauganj for chopping off man's braid

Two police personnel were shunted out of a police station in Mauganj following allegations of chopping a man's braid (shikha), police said on Tuesday.

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Health officials prepare ICUs at Residency, DAVV

Two hospitals to be on standby, team of consultants deployed

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Metro may roll out in Indore in January, Bhopal in July

Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation officials are working tirelessly to ensure metro's commercial operation in Indore and Bhopal by next year.

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President in INDORE today She'll also go to Uiiain

President Droupadi Murmu is coming on a 2-day visit to the city starting from Wednesday.

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Prez to award medals to 46 toppers in just 10 mins

Rashtrapati Bhavan admin staff fixed 1 hour for convocation

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You earn stars, get money in Hazars: Yadav

PM Jan Aushadhi Kendras inaugurated i in 50 district hospitals

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Govt schools lag in digitalisation

The school education department's push for digitalization in government schools, aiming to match the infrastructure seen in private institutions, is still far from being realized.

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Pak artist finds his 'lost' works displayed on TV show

The Sindh government has formed a two-member committee after a Pakistani artist claimed that his paintings, which were supposedly lost/stolen seven years back, were displayed in a drama serial on television.

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Meta bans Russia state media outlets

FOREIGN INTERFERENCE: Alleges that the outlets used deceptive tactics to amplify Moscow's propaganda

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Nepal celebrates Indra Jatra festival

Nepal on Tuesday celebrated the Indra Jatra, one of Kathmandu's most vibrant festivals, with thousands of people pulling a wooden chariot of a young girl revered as a living goddess around the main thoroughfare of the capital.

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Imran's military trial not on the cards, Pak govt tells HC

The Pakistan government has informed the High Court here that jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's military trial is not under consideration, days after the court sought clarification over the uncertainty surrounding the issue.

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US lawmakers, officials condemn vandalism of temple in New York

Bipartisan lawmakers across the US have strongly condemned the vandalism at a Hindu temple here and called for an investigation into the incident, asserting that America must stand together against all forms of hate.

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India, Bangladesh intensify training ahead of Chennai Test, mull combination

After spending two days preparing exclusively on a red-soil pitch, India and Bangladesh trained on a deck made of black soil here on Tuesday.

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ICC delegation arrives in Karachi to review security for CT

A five-member delegation from the International Cricket Council (ICC) has arrived in Karachi for an important inspection visit in preparation for next year's Champions Trophy in Pakistan.

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Pakistan clinches bronze

Pakistan concluded their campaign at the Hero Asian Champions Trophy on a high note, securing the bronze medal with a commanding 52 victory against Korea at the Moqi Hockey Training Base in China.

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TITLE NO 5 FOR TEAM INDIA

AGAINST ALL ODDS: Jugraj delivers decisive goal helps Men in Blue to retain Asian title with 1-0 victory

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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.