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On Sunday evening, Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff was targeted during an attack while leaving a football ground. Investigators believe the assailants conducted a detailed surveillance of his movements before the shooting. His driver suffered injuries as the attackers fled the scene...
Times of India — Mumbai · Oct 19, 2026

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Pune: A well excavation project turned fatal at Rasalwadi near Deulgaon Rasal in Baramati taluka on Sunday morning, claiming the lives of a 55-year-old man and his 27-year-old nephew. The two were buried under a large mass of soil after the earth around the excavation site collap...
Free Press Journal · Oct 19, 2026

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Popular stand-up comedian Abijit Ganguly has moved out of Mumbai with his family, citing the city's ongoing construction, deteriorating infrastructure and the need for more open spaces as some of the reasons behind his decision. The comedian recently took to Instagram to share th...
Free Press Journal · Oct 19, 2026

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that Washington considered its ongoing trade negotiations with India while deciding to waive certain sanctions linked to Russian oil purchases. Speaking at a press conference in Uzbekistan on Monday, Rubio indicated that the United State...
Free Press Journal · Oct 19, 2026

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Mumbai: A Scorpio SUV collided head-on with a BEST wet-lease bus near the YB Chavan bus stop in south Mumbai on Sunday morning, leaving both vehicles badly damaged. No injuries were reported in the accident, which took place around 6.30 am on October 18. According to a report sub...
Free Press Journal · Oct 19, 2026

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India calls for urgent WTO reforms to protect fair global trade, restore dispute settlement, safeguard developing nations and strengthen a rules-based multilateral trading system. WTO Reforms, India Trade Policy, Global Trade In view of the current state of the global trading sys...
Free Press Journal · Oct 19, 2026

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Mumbai: UltraTech Cement Limited on Monday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 1,501 crore for the quarter ended 30 September 2026. This marks a 21.3 per cent increase compared with the Rs 1,238 crore reported in the same quarter last year. Revenue Performance The company's ...
Free Press Journal · Oct 19, 2026

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian para shooters Mona Agarwal and Avani Lekhara on their medal wins as they secured a double-podium finish in the women’s 10m air rifle final at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Monday, with Mona clinching gold...
Free Press Journal · Oct 19, 2026

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Mumbai: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken strict action against food storage warehouses linked to Reliance Retail and Blinkit after inspections revealed serious hygiene and food safety violations. The regulator cancelled Reliance Retail's warehouse lice...
Free Press Journal · Oct 19, 2026

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An orangutan rescued from a tiny cage in Maharashtra has returned home. The young orangutan (approximately 3 years old) was discovered confined within a small cage in a bathroom of a residential structure in Dombivli, Thane district. The Thane Forest Division intercepted it along...
Free Press Journal · Oct 19, 2026

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Mumbai: Indian stock markets witnessed a sharp selloff on Monday, October 19, with the Sensex and Nifty falling to their day's lows as selling pressure intensified across banking and other major stocks. At 1:30 PM, the BSE Sensex stood at 73,771.80, down 957.48 points or 1.28 per...
Free Press Journal · Oct 19, 2026

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Nagoya: The Indian combination of Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan was assured of a medal in the Asian Para Games mixed doubles badminton competition after topping SL3-SU5 Group B with an unbeaten run to enter the semifinals, here on Monday. The Indian pair got a walkover ...
Free Press Journal · Oct 19, 2026