The Free Press Journal - 2021-01-22

• FIVE DIE IN FIRE AT PUNE VACCINE HUB
• The Covid Paradox
• Don struggling to find lawyers
• Bhandara blaze: Finally, suspension­s, sackings
• PM, CMs in next phase of vaccinatio­n
• No nod for tractor rally
• TWITTER ROASTED OVER BLOCKING OF SHAH’S ACCOUNT
• TESTING TIMES
• Smartphone­s for students: Mamata sop
• ENGLAND CONFIRM 16-MAN SQUAD FOR FIRST 2 TESTS
• ‘ A V-SHAPED RECOVERY ’
• MODI HAILED
• BAJAJ AUTO'S PROFIT AFTER TAX JUMPS 23 PC TO RS 1,556 CR IN DEC QUARTER
• A NEW BEGINNING FOR THE US AND ALL ELSE
• THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
• WEATHER
• ‘AGENCIES LIKE CBI & ED MUST REMAIN IMPARTIAL’
• IT searches premises of real estate group; unaccounte­d income of Rs 520 cr detected
• CM urges MPs to take up state issues with Centre
• MPSC to withdraw its petition on Maratha quota after objections by MVA ministers
• TOPSGRUP Ex-MD Sasidharan's bail plea rejected
• SC notice on BJP seeking Leader of Opposition status in BMC
• STAR project to be implemente­d for pre-primary kids to Class 12
• NCP stages protests against Arnab’s Balakot strike chats
• Auto-driver who kidnapped, raped 5-year-old gets lifer
• Digilocker­s at Cloakrooms of CSMT, LTT and Dadar stations
• Man attempts suicide over Maratha quota
• Over 21.66 lakh students of Classes 9 to 12 attend offline school in State
• Show 'manliness', Sena taunts BJP
• Cops save woman attempting suicide in Kalyan
• Relocate Metro 3 carshed back to Aarey: Fadnavis appeals to CM Thackeray
• T-Series, cops scout for fraud director
• BMC to beef up security in all its 24 ward offices
• Cricketers granted exemption from institutio­nal quarantine
• MCZMA lays down 9 terms for building Thackeray memorial
• City’s active cases drop by 17%; 73% Covid beds vacant
• BJP slams Congress for joining hands with Sena
• State’s COVID cases cross 20 lakh-mark, 52 die in 24 hrs
• Law helps only the diligent, HC tells actor Sonu Sood
• NCB seizes ` 2.18 cr cash, 2 firearms from drug factory
• Testing drive in G North ward gyms after spike in corona cases
• UP cops to record statements of 'Mirzapur' web series makers
• Bizman robbed at gunpoint in Andheri home
• 2 men held for stealing mobile phones, 11 handsets recovered
• TENDER NOTICE
• MURKY MOVIE DEAL
• ELEVATED METRO DEPOT IN THANE TO COST ₹ 596.6 CR
• Navi Mumbai railway stations to get escalators & lifts soon
• MBMC vaccinates 683 HCWs in three days
• Bird flu in Maharashtr­a: 1,040 birds die on Jan 21
• TMC nets ₹ 435 crore under scheme for property tax
• Bhiwandi man loses ` 1.33L to cyber fraudsters posing as bank officials
• 16 foreign nationals held for illegal stay
• CBI arrests recovery agent for taking 20K as bribe to settle tractor loan
• CR to carry special block between Thane & Mulund
• HIGHLIGHTS
• Average flat size rises by 10% in 2020
• Now become a traffic cop for one day
• SUPER RALLY TAKES BULLS ATOP 50K Fire at Serum yanks Sensex from Mt 50K
• SEBI CLEARS RIL DEAL
• Maruti increases prices of mass segment cars, Nexa less hit
• Biden, Budget to power bull run
• Asian Paints net zooms 62% to Rs 1,238 cr
• Fuel tax may not be cut till revenues normalise
• Zensar net profit more than doubles to Rs 98.7 crore in December quarter
• McDonald’s main franchisee Westlife’s net down 64% in Q3
• Stove Kraft IPO to open on Jan 25; price band at Rs 384-385
• Syngene reports 11% growth in net profit at Rs 102 crore in third quarter
• India Nov FDI inflows at $10.2 bln vs $5.6 bln a year ago
• Quess Corp Oct-Dec consolidat­ed net profit seen up 29% quarter on quarter
• WNS net profit rises marginally to $31 million in October-December
• Vardhman Textiles consolidat­ed Q3 net falls 14% on year, sales down 4%
• SRF Oct-Dec consolidat­ed net profit falls 5.3% on year to Rs 330 crore
• KNR Constructi­ons net profit seen rising 36% at Rs 54.5 crore in Q3
• Can Fin Homes Oct-Dec PAT seen up 18% on year at Rs 126 crore
• IIFL Securities profit after tax up 9% to Rs 50.59 crore in third quarter
• Kajaria Ceramics consolidat­ed net profit surges 93% to Rs 120 crore
• Bajaj Holdings Oct-Dec consolidat­ed net up 23% on year at Rs 1,150 crore
• Indo Count Ind Oct-Dec consolidat­ed net profit up fourfold at Rs 92 crore
• MCX's profit after tax rises 29% to Rs 72 crore in December quarter
• Aavas Financiers Oct-Dec net profit rises 26% YoY to Rs 85.4 crore
• Reliance Power net profit up 6% at Rs 52 crore in third quarter
• PSB PRIVATISAT­ION NEED OF THE HOUR
• GENERAL INSURANCE: PREMIUM COLLECTION LIKELY TO MODERATE POST-DECEMBER
• HDFC Bank fined for wrongly invoking pledged securities
• 53% companies to raise headcount in 2021
• Covid, lockdowns add $200 billion to household savings
• Bandhan Q3 profit slips 14 %; flags concerns over Assam MFI law
• Telcos' gross revenue rises 14% to Rs 68K cr
• SBI Cards net profit plunges 52% in Q3
• Car buyers open up to subscripti­on model
• ‘Don’t expect government to give tax relief; it is not in position to do so’
• JK Tyre net jumps multifold to Rs 230 cr
• JSPL back in black in Q3 as steel prices zoom
• RBI imposes Rs 2 cr penalty on Standard Chartered Bank
• Govt can provide tax deduction for staff working from home: Pwc
• KEY EXPECTATIO­NS
• HC balances free press vs fair trial
• Budget 2021-22 and monetary policy: What not to expect
• A new beginning for the US -- and all else
• Chou hopes for India's "return to parleys"
• Vaccine reluctance
• Honouring Netaji
• THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
• SC-APPOINTED PANEL STARTS CONSULTATI­ON
• Home to everyone by Aug 15, 2022: Amit Shah
• 'Kamalam' has sweet, sour reactions
• Delhi sees 50% dip in complaint calls about bird flu cases
• Ayodhya temple: Work to remove debris begins
• ‘No favour to Adanis in licences to 6 airports’
• GANDHI SHIFTED OUT OF PARL HOUSE COMPLEX
• Punjab govt gives Rs 5 lakh each to families of 4 farmers
• DA freeze to continue beyond June 30
• PM to kick-start ‘Parakram Diwas’ celebratio­ns in Kolkata
• CoBRA to get women warriors to fight Maoists
• MEANWHILE...
• 53,000 poultry birds to be culled in Mohali
• Over 1 mn healthcare workers got jab: Govt Nepal, Bangladesh get vax from India
• BJP, TMC WRESTLE OVER BSF IN ECI MEET
• Yedi reshuffles K'taka cabinet
• Nadda holds meet with UP CM, others
• 12 elected to UP House unopposed
• Parties differ on release of Rajiv case convicts
• Raj BJP downplays rift ahead of bypolls
• Cleric Abbas Siddiqui floats political party
• Sasikala shifted to another hospital
• Constructi­on in ‘our own territory’ normal, says China
• Raj CM blames makers' verbal duel
• RAGINI GETS BAIL IN DRUG CASE
• Abhishek's legal notice to Suvendu
• Police teams confront outside Rabri’s house
• American aspiration: We shoot for the moon, then plant our flag, says Kamala
• A ‘generous’ letter from Donald to dear Joe
• Powerful quake shakes southern Philippine­s
• TWIN SUICIDE BOMBS RIP THROUGH BAGHDAD; 32 DEAD
• PERSONALIT­Y PLUS
• ‘Hemp’ up your skincare routine!
• All you need to know about Aquarians
• One simple strategy to reduce global warming
• YOUR DAY By Nilikash P. Pradhan
• Can COVID-19 vaccines be mixed and matched?
• Doubts over Oz forests’ recovery from bushfires
• ARE YOU HEARING THE DEAD?
• Operation
• Microsoft launches Surface Laptop Go in India
• AI-based technique may detect prostate cancer from urine
• FPJ - SUDOKU - 102 WHAT TO DO:
• Maldives remains a fave among Indians
• Revisiting Gandhi and learning peace lessons
• ‘Filmmakers are now tapping into untouched, unexplored ideas’
• An unusually exceptiona­l film that makes you feel the guilt
• No big, fat wedding for Varun-Natasha?
• SAMEER ON ROLL
• EmotionalS­iraj headsstrai­ghtto father'sgrave
• Bagan break Chennaiyin hearts
• Grand double for Pritha
• Djoko: 'Demands misconstru­ed
• Juventus lift Italian Cup
• Tarun enters semi finals
• Man United top table
• 1987: THIS DAY, THAT YEAR
• WHAT’S
• INSPIRATIO­NAL QUOTE...
• Mateta joins Crystal Palace on loan
• Results Girls (Junior singles; Qfs):
• PCB sign deals to boost Pak cricket
• FIFA unites with UEFA to warn clubs GENEVA:
• Athletes benefit from Delhi govt scheme NEW DELHI:
• JK Racing Tyre National contest today COIMBATORE:
• Track, field event kick off with IGP Series NEW DELHI:
• Scholarshi­p for college admission in US
• KSLTA announces Tattvam Junior Tour
• Hitaashee snatches lead from Jahanvi
• ‘IPL won't be the same without Milanga’

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