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Ajit Pawar’s Jet Cleared to Land Minutes Before Fatal Baramati Crash: Aviation Ministry

A mid-size business jet carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was cleared for landing barely a minute before it crashed and burst into flames at Baramati airport at 8:44 am on Wednesday, killing all five people on board, the civil aviation ministry said.

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‘Nobody helped us’: The sole survivor of Goa club fire who lost husband, sisters

Among the 25 people who died in the massive fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora, Goa, were four members of 40-year-old Bhavna Joshi’s family. Joshi, the sole survivor, was visiting Goa with her family when she lost her husband and three sisters that night.

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Despite previous reports suggesting James Bond was worth $1 billion, Amazon only paid $20 million for the rights to the 007 franchise

Amazon paid way less for the Bond franchise than originally thought

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Rekha Gupta, Eknath Shinde lead b’day ad blitz for Modi; ToI, HT skip demonetisation in PM’s legacy feature

All and sundry came out to wish Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 75th birthday on Wednesday.

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Full pages for GST cheer, crores for newspapers: Tracking a fortnight of Modi-centric ads

A fortnight after the GST Council announced sweeping rate cuts on essentials and consumer durables, India’s top newspapers were awash with “thank you” notes. Full-page spreads and jackets from companies and trade associations crowded the front and back pages, while several ads carried oversized portraits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

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Telegraph front page calls out EC ‘obfuscation’, ToI has NDA’s V-P pick as lead story

In a rare press conference on Sunday, the Election Commission of India sought to counter Rahul Gandhi’s charge of “vote fraud,” calling such language an insult to the Constitution. Flanked by his colleagues, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar insisted that the poll body stood with voters and was above partisan…

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Why this Indian newsroom AI story scandal should terrify readers

I think I have seen the end stage of ad-based content monetisation in India, and it is every bit as ridiculous and troubling as you might expect. Strangely enough, even though I worked for three years in a major Indian newsroom, it is because I am now in New York…

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Soaring gold price sees more people ‘clear out’ jewellery boxes, Ramsdens says

The Middlesbrough-based chain has reported a surge in income from its precious metal buying service and its jewellery shop.

Evening Standard

London stock close lower as miners hit by slumping gold price

The FTSE 100 finished down by 0.21%, or 17.91 points, to close at 8,585.01.

Evening Standard

Paul Jones: Tributes as father of murdered schoolgirl April Jones dies suddenly

Paul Jones suffered memory loss after contracting the brain condition encephalitis in 2018 and had to learn for a second time of his daughter’s death

The Independent UK

Tributes paid to father of murdered schoolgirl April Jones after sudden death

Paul Jones, 55, died from a brain disease he contracted in 2018, six years after the death of his daughter.

Evening Standard

Pawnbroker H&T snapped up by US firm in another loss for London Stock Exchange

Texas-based FirstCash is to buy the UK’s largest pawnbroker, which has more than 270 shops across England, Scotland and Wales.

Evening Standard

Britain's biggest pawnbroker H&T snapped up by US giant

FirstCash operates more than 3,000 locations in America, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia and El Salvador.

Evening Standard

H&T profits higher as pawnbroking demand grows

H&T said it has seen strong demand due to the ‘limited alternatives’ for individuals needing to borrow small sums.

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Day after UP journalist’s murder, 4 lekhpals among 8 in custody

A day after a journalist was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district, eight people, including four lekhpals, were reportedly taken into custody for interrogation, Hindustan Times reported.

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Journo complains of threats over report on ‘illegal’ eatery; traders stage protest to quash FIR

Just days after a Delhi-NCR based woman journalist had complained to the police about allegedly receiving threats from former councillors, including one from the BJP, dozens of traders on Monday staged a protest demanding quashing of the FIR outside a police station in Ghaziabad, Hindustan Times reported.

The Conversation

Pawnbroker profits in the UK are up – the industry has been a constant through history for people in poverty

For a clear signal that the cost of living is still biting for many, you just need to look at how business is booming at the UK’s largest pawnbroker, HT. The company recently reported a 12.5% rise in pre-tax profits to £9.9 million for the first half of 2024.

The Guardian - UK

Half-year earnings rise 12.5% at UK’s largest pawnbroker H&T

Company reports growth opportunity as cost of living crisis puts pressure on household finances

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‘Clamp down’: HT deletes report on Goa land conversion as minister threatens ‘breach of privilege’

On July 23, a report on Hindustan Times website titled “21.29 lakh sq m green zones in Goa converted for construction in 15 months: Data” by reporter Gerard de Souza detailed how two changes in rules reportedly made way for the spurt in land conversion. The report was based on…

The Times of India

Mumbai Police trying to identity X user over a hoax 'bomb…at Ambani's wedding' post

The Mumbai Police heightened their security measures at the ongoing Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant wedding celebrations, following a suspicious post on X (formerly Twitter) mentioning "a bomb" at the wedding. Reports on news portals claim that the post, which turned out to be a hoax, prompted swift action from…

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Delhi HC dismisses bureaucrat’s defamation suits against HT, Hindustan

The Delhi High Court has dismissed two defamation suits filed by 1999 batch IFS officer Mahaveer Singhvi against Hindustan Times and Hindustan over two reports published in 2002, LiveLaw reported.

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How the Supreme Court, over decades, established news media’s right to ad revenue

Last week, The Times of India reported that advertisement flow to India’s print media is expected to show seven percent growth in 2024, a record level of rise that exceeds even pre-pandemic levels. As a market leader in print ad revenue, Bennett, Coleman and Company Ltd, the media conglomerate that…

The Guardian - UK

What is ‘antisemitic’ Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir and what does it want?

Ban will come into force on Friday if approved by UK parliament, putting group on par with IS and al-Qaida

Newslaundry

Hafta letters: CJI Chandrachud, Palestinians rights, culture desk

My letter is a response to Jayashree’s column pertaining to CJI DY Chandrachud. Her attributing of adjournments in Umar Khalid’s case to CJI is disingenuous. Khalid’s plea has not even been listed once before the CJI’s bench. His plea has been listed before these

Evening Standard

The Standard’s share tips — how did we do in 2023?

If you’d bought the City desk's 2023 portfolio, you would have finished the year up almost 20% — and beaten most of the City's top-paid stock pickers

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