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Guwahati: Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said they are ready for the floor test. He said this after visiting the famous Kamakhya Temple here, along with other four MLAs. The temple management committee welcomed Shinde and other MLAs in the temple. Shinde and other rebel Shiv Sen MLAs have been camping in […]

Panaji: The Goa Police are investigating the death of a Ukrainian national, Dmytro Gurov, 49, whose body was found in his rented villa at Benaulim in South Goa. The body was found late on Wednesday, police said. Dmytro Gurov came to Goa in December 2021. Since then he had been staying in a rented villa near […]

Tata Starbucks has on Tuesday announced the introduction of an all-new vegan product lineup in India. Starting this month, the company is adding three food products: Vegan Sausage Croissant Roll, Vegan Hummus Kebab Wrap, and Vegan Croissant Bun. This lineup is developed in partnership with Imagine Meats, a local plant-based food venture by celebrity couple […]

Hyderabad: The bodies of Shiva Kumar, his wife Ravali and son Deekshith, who died in the Kalaburagi bus mishap on Friday, reached their home here on Saturday. After completing the autopsy and other legal formalities at the government hospital in Kalaburagi, the bodies were brought to the city in an ambulance and preserved at the […]

Panaji: Goa Police has filed a charge sheet against actress Poonam Pandey in an obscenity case allegedly involving a nude shoot at a picturesque dam in Goa two years ago. She was booked in November 2020 for allegedly shooting an obscene video at the Chapoli dam in Canacona. “We filed a charge sheet against Poonam […]

Panaji: A photo of BJP spokesperson in the pose of movie ‘Pushpa’ has gone viral, signalling the opposition that they will not bend to their criticism and allegations. The recently appointed six spokespersons in Pushpa pose (mai jukega nahi… I will not bow down) have thrown a challenge to the opposition conveying that they will […]

New Delhi: The Jal Jeevan Mission has achieved a significant milestone of 50 per cent rural households having access to tap water connections, an official of the Ministry of Jal Shakti said here on Saturday. Goa, Telangana, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu, Puducherry and Haryana have already achieved 100 per […]

Panaji: Citing an example that during the recent visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, when he asked for Himalaya mineral water and the bottle cost Rs 850, Goa Civil Supply Minister Ravi Naik said that in future water will be as expensive as gold and diamonds. Naik, who also holds the agriculture portfolio, was […]

Panaji: Three Income Tax inspectors attached to office in Goa’s Panaji have been booked for allegedly sexually assaulting and threatening a female subordinate staff, police said on Saturday. Police Inspector Nikhil Palyekar told IANS that Income Tax Inspectors Manindar Attri from Delhi, Aditya Verma from Rajasthan and Deepak Kumar from Bangaluru were booked in this […]

Panaji: With increasing number of vehicles, especially cars and bikes, congesting the State’s already stressed road infrastructure, the Goa government is considering curtailing granting of permits for new cars registered in the state. Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho told reporters on Thursday that the suggestion to stop giving out car permits was made at a meeting […]

Panaji: Water should be privatised and excess rain water should be blocked by building a network of dams in the state and exported to Gulf countries in exchange for fuel, Goa’s Agriculture Minister Ravi Naik has said. Speaking at a government function on Wednesday, Naik also said that the harvested water could also be sent […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Football Club began their campaign with a loss to Kerala Blasters in the Reliance Foundation Development League in Goa on Saturday. It was sweet redemption for Kerala Blasters FC’s reserve team less than a month after their heart-wrenching final defeat to Hyderabad FC in the Indian Super League. Kerala cruised to a comfortable […]

Mumbai: Seven clubs from the Indian Super League (ISL) will vie for top honour in the inaugural Reliance Foundation Development League (RFDL) in Goa, scheduled to be held from April 15 to May 12, it was announced today. Seven clubs, Bengaluru FC, Chennaiyin FC, FC Goa, Jamshedpur FC, Kerala Blasters FC, Mumbai City FC and […]

Hyderabad: The SR Nagar police on Wednesday said that no complaint was received so far from the family of Srinivas, who went missing in Goa mysteriously and returned to the city with suspicious sutures on his body earlier this month. The man had a deep cut and sutures on his body, triggering doubts that he […]

Hyderabad: A man from the city, who recently went missing during a trip to Goa, returned home with suspicious stitches on his body, leading to doubts of theft of human organs. According to reports, a tempo lorry driver, Srinivas, a resident of Borabanda here had gone to Goa along with a group of persons in […]

Mancherial: Greedy managements of certain private hospitals in Mancherial district centre are exploring newer ways to draw patients and to improve their businesses. They are reportedly throwing lavish parties at Goa and other popular tourist spots to drivers and owners of ambulance vehicles for referring patients to their hospitals. “The management of a hospital sponsored […]

Panaji: The Goa Crime Branch on Friday said it has arrested a Hyderabad-based man and rescued three women, including a television actress, after busting a prostitution racket at Sangolda village near Panaji. A press release issued by the Crime Branch said two of the rescued women, including the TV actress, are from Virar near Mumbai, […]

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) is poised to return to power with a comfortable majority for an unprecedented second term in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is on course to a historic victory in Punjab, according to election results and trends on Thursday. In the other two states of Manipur […]

New Delhi: After the Congress’ dismal performance in the Assembly elections in five states, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said he accepted the people’s verdict and congratulated the winning parties. Rahul Gandhi tweeted in the afternoon: “Humbly accept the people’s verdict. Best wishes to those who have won the mandate. My gratitude to all Congress workers […]

Panaji: Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to retain power in Goa as it is emerging as the single largest party in the 40-member Goa Assembly. Goa has a total of 40 assembly seats and a party needs 21 seats to form a government in the state. As far as the latest update is concerned, BJP […]