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Padma Rao Sundarji | Why Lakshadweep cannot become another Maldives

Even Bollywood joined the war-cry: Chalo Lakshadweep instead!

18 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

The man had raped his wife after bringing her home when she was found slumped on a park bench (Photo: Pixabay)

48-yr-old British woman raped near beach in Goa; accused missing

A search was on for the culprit, police said, adding that some suspects from the area were being rounded up.

20 Dec 2018 2:20 PM IST

Pascoal spice village in Ponda, Goa

Greens in Goa fight plunder by moneybags

In the past 40 years, environmentalist Claude Alvares has seen Goa gradually slip into decay in the name of economic...

22 May 2018 1:22 AM IST

RJD leaders met Bihar Governor Satyapal Malik to stake claim to form a government in the state (R). 13 Goa Congress MLAs hands over a memorandum to Governor Mridula Sinha staking claim to come to power being the single largest party elected in 2017 Assembly election (L). (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Cong, RJD meet Guvs, want Karnataka model in Goa, Manipur, Bihar

Goa Cong MLAs and RJD leaders in Bihar met the Governors of respective states to stake claim to form government.

18 May 2018 4:37 PM IST

In the wake of the letter, an alert has been issued across the state, the senior police official said. (Photo: PTI)

24-yr-old man accused of raping woman at Goa beach escapes police...

The rape accused was taken to Panaji-based Chest Disease & TB Hospital for treatment from where he escaped, police said.

10 Dec 2018 1:24 PM IST

Police closed down a street in southern Brussels in a major security operation involving specialist armed units on Thursday after a report of a possible murder. (Representational Image)

Goa woman kills husband, his friends help her chop body: Cops

The woman told police that after a fight, she strangulated her husband to death at their residence.

9 May 2018 5:45 PM IST

Vedanta and Cairn

Vedanta hit by up to USD 600 mn charge for Goa iron ore unit closure

Vedanta Ltd is expected to produce around 5.5 million tonnes of Goa ore in the fiscal year ending March 31.

30 March 2018 12:04 PM IST

People wait in queue to cast their vote in Nandyal assembly by-polls in Andhra Pradesh. (Photo: ANI)

Assembly bypolls: Voting for 4 seats underway in Delhi, AP, Goa

The polling, being held at 76 booths, including 30 in Panaji and 46 in Valpoi, will continue till 5 pm.

23 Aug 2017 10:34 AM IST

Yadav shines in Sonnet win

Yadav shines in Sonnet win

Akash Yadav’s unbeaten 74 and Samarth Singh’s 53 helped Sonnet Club beat Air India by 5 wickets in a DDCA...

20 March 2013 10:14 PM IST

Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi, is a popular Hindu festival celebrated in honour of the elephant-headed God, Ganesha (Photo: PTI)

Eight places across India you must visit to see Ganesh Utsav...

With Ganapati festival going on in full swing, we list places across India that see some of the best celebrations.

26 Aug 2017 3:36 PM IST

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (Photo: PTI)

I was shivering on my first day as Defence Minister: Parrikar

Parrikar was the Chief Minister of Goa before his induction into the Union Cabinet by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

28 Nov 2016 7:42 AM IST

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (Photo: File)

Kill them before they kill us, Parrikar told army

With less than six-months for the state assembly election, BJP formally began its poll campaign from the Vijay Sankalp...

20 Nov 2016 9:04 AM IST