SEATTLE: Botafogo began their FIFA Club World Cup 2025 campaign with a 2-1 victory against Seattle Sounders FC on Monday (IST) at Lumen Field, the Major League Soccer side's home stadium on Monday (IST).

BRUSSELS: NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels, "broadly" agreed to pursue a significant increase in member states' military spending to 5 per cent of GDP. However, sharp disagreements over the timeline and spending categories revealed deep divisions ahead of the alliance's upcoming summit in The Hague, scheduled for June 24-25.

AHMEDABAD: PBG Pune Jaguars delivered a clinical, all-round performance to defeat Kolkata ThunderBlades 10-5, Dabang Delhi TTC held their nerve in a blockbuster rematch of the 2024 final, edging past defending champions Dempo Goa Challengers 9-6 on Thursday in key clashes in Season 6 of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) here on Wednesday.

BERLIN: As Marc-Andre ter Stegen makes his return to the German national team for the UEFA Nations League Finals, the cheers of the fans and his coach's vote of confidence may have come at the right time.

NEW DELHI: Goalkeeper Mary Earps has shockingly announced her decision to retire from international football just five weeks before the upcoming Women’s European Championship after she recently lost her starting place to Chelsea keeper Hannah Hampton.

NEW DELHI: Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) season 6 will kick off with a double-header on May 31 at the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad, with the opening night witnessing defending champions Dempo Goa Challengers taking on home side Ahmedabad SG Pipers in a primetime clash.

NEW DELHI: The Indian men’s hockey team is preparing for their European leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2024-25, where they will face the likes of the Netherlands, Argentina, Australia and Belgium. And making his comeback in the national camp is the forward Selvam Karthi.

MUMBAI: As the film “Go Goa Gone” clocked 10 years in Hindi cinema, music composer duo Sachin-Jigar said that the film gave them the “freedom to go wild musically.”

BENGALURU: Karnataka Police have arrested three Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) fans for allegedly sacrificing a goat in front of a cutout of cricketer Virat Kohli in Mariyammanahalli village of Molakalmuru taluk, Chitradurga district, officials said on Tuesday.

MUMBAI: Actor Bobby Deol can give any young fitness enthusiast a run for their money even at 56, and the reason is his "everyday discipline".

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended condolences to those who lost their lives in the stampede that occurred during the Lairai Devi temple festivities in Shirgao village.

PANAJI: At least six people were killed and more than 30 injured after a stampede took place during the Lairai Devi temple in Shirgao village of Goa.

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia is making great progress towards achieving its malaria-free target by the end of 2025, Prime Minister Hun Manet said.

PANAJI: Three bookies from Madhya Pradesh involved in betting on a T-20 IPL cricket match were arrested in Goa’s Calangute along with digital equipment and phones worth Rs 1.10 lakh, an official said on Tuesday.

MUMBAI: Khushi Kapoor shelled some serious fitness goals as she attempted a 240 kg hip thrust during her latest session at the gym.

MUMBAI: Actress Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia has taken her fitness game a little too seriously as she has resumed her rigorous workout regime with a renewed focus which she originally took up during the prep of the reality competition program. She said that this year her goal is to hit 100 kg deadlift, body weight squats.

BENGALURU: Bengaluru FC will look to carry the momentum from their emphatic 5-0 playoff win against Mumbai City as they take on FC Goa in the first leg of their Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 semifinal at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru, on Wednesday.

MUMBAI: A case has been registered against Ayesha Takia's businessman husband Farhan Azmi in Goa. The 'Wanted' actress broke her silence on the matter and shared her side of the story on social media.

BARCELONA: FC Barcelona regained the top spot in La Liga with a dominant 4-0 victory over Real Sociedad at the Estadi Olimpic on Sunday. The match, which saw the visitors reduced to ten men in the 17th minute due to a red card for Aritz Elustondo, was never in doubt after Barcelona capitalized on their numerical advantage.

NEW DELHI: In concluding the home leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2024-25, the Indian women’s team goalkeepers Savita Punia, Bichu Devi, and Bansari Solanki were engaged in a special camp with former Netherlands player and 1990 World Cup gold medallist Simon Zijp in Bhubaneswar.

BARCELONA: FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid played out a thrilling 4-4 draw in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal at Montjuic, featuring a dramatic back-and-forth scoring spree that kept fans on the edge of their seats.

NEW DELHI: Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra and Infosys co-founder and Chairman Nandan Nilekani on Monday said that in order to build a strong economy towards the 'Viksit Bharat' goal, the country needs a healthy population as well.

MADRID: Spain kicked off its title defense of the UEFA Women's Nations League in dramatic fashion as it scored two injury-time goals to come back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at home to Belgium on Friday.

MUMBAI: In a major boost for Vicky Kaushal's latest film, "Chhaava," the movie has been declared tax-free in the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, including its capital Bhopal, and Goa.

MUMBAI: Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar's team in the latest season of the Indian Street Premier League may have lost but it doesn't deter the actor from exhibiting his sportsmanship.

MANCHESTER: Jude Bellingham's late goal completed a stunning comeback from Real Madrid, who twice came from behind to clinch a narrow 3-2 first-leg advantage against Manchester City in the Champions League playoffs.

MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Vikrant Massey has begun shooting for Rajkumar Hirani’s upcoming series.

NEW DELHI: India’s goal of becoming a $5 trillion economy calls for policies that promote sustainable and inclusive growth and the Union Budget 2025-26 can act as a catalyst for growth while ensuring equity and efficiency in the economy, a pre-budget survey showed on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI: In a bid to boost India’s ambitious renewable energy (RE) targets, the government on Wednesday notified a revised quality control order for solar photovoltaic (PV) products.

MUMBAI: Punjabi superstar Diljit Dosanjh is spending his time in serenity. The actor-singer, whose Dil-Luminati Tour has been a massive rage across the globe, is enjoying some downtime after the overwhelming response to his live shows.

MUMBAI: Bollywood diva Malaika Arora got herself clicked while enjoying the sunset in her sister Amrita Arora Ladak’s newly launched restaurant in Goa.

CHENNAI: Continuity was the central theme of Owen Coyle’s pre-match presser, with the Chennaiyin FC head coach seeking stability amid the ongoing injury crisis ahead of his team’s visit to FC Goa in the Indian Super League on Saturday.

LIVERPOOL: Mohamed Salah has taken his goalscoring tally for Liverpool in European competitions to 50 in 2-1 Champions League win over Lille.

KOLKATA: An accused, who shot at a police van while being taken back to jail from the court in the Goalpokhar area in West Bengal's North Dinajpur district recently, was killed in an encounter with police on Saturday.

TIRUPATI: Police in Tirupati registered a First Information Report (FIR) against five persons said to be fans of popular Tollywood actor Balakrishna for beheading a goat for the success of his recently released movie ‘Daku Maharaj’.

MUMBAI: Mumbai Police have 'detained' South African national Agisilaos Demetriades, the brother of Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal's girlfriend Gabriella, who is an accused in the drugs case involving the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, officials said here on Thursday.

PANAJI: Goa BJP's medical cell convenor, Shekhar Salkar, on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strip Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan off their Padma awards for featuring in surrogate advertisements promoting tobacco products.

PANAJI: Goa's beaches are under increasing threat of erosion and the phenomenon may impact its tourism economy in the years to come. Experts have called for urgent intervention and the need to create short term and long term plans to safeguard the state's coastline.

PANAJI: The Goa-based Climate Action group - Climate Crisis Action Forum (CCAF) has set a very ambitious target of planting 10 crore saplings this monsoon with the help of volunteers in the States of Maharashtra and Goa.

PANAJI: The Goa government will write to the Bombay High Court to seek to list the Konkani language, in addition to English, as the official language to conduct court proceedings, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday.

PANAJI: Goa Sports Minister Govind Gaude on Monday warned parents trying to use political influence to get their wards into state level teams and tournaments.

PANAJI: The Goa government has begun the process of restoring temples which were destroyed during the Portuguese colonial era, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday.

PANAJI: The Goa government will impose the amended Motor Vehicle Act in the state from midnight, which imposes severe penalties on traffic violations.

PANAJI: Former Sports Minister Ramesh Tawadkar, 53, was elected as the Speaker of the Goa legislative Assembly on Tuesday.

PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant was administered oath of office by Goa Governor P.S Sreedharan Pillai on Monday, along with eight other ministers.

PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and some members of his cabinet are scheduled to be sworn-in at a grand ceremony in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president J.P. Nadda and a host of BJP leaders at an indoor stadium near Panaji on Monday.

PANAJI:The post Covid resurgence of tourism in Goa, one of the best known beach destinations in India, has brought a sigh of relief to the state's tourism industry stakeholders.

NEW DELHI: Caretaker chief ministers of Goa Pramod Sawant and Manipur N Biren Singh met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.

PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday attended a special screening of the film 'The Kashmir Files' directed by Vivek Agnihotri, amid allegations by Hindu groups that the management of a multi-complex had declared the film's shows as housefull, despite seats being vacant in the auditorium located in South Goa.

NEW DELHI: The latest trend shows that the BJP is going to sweep assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh while the saffron party is ahead in Uttarakhand and Goa. The Aam Aadmi Party is heading for a landslide majority in Punjab.

NEW DELHI: The Congress registered the first win in the 40-member Goa assembly even as the BJP continued to lead in 19 seats till 1 p.m. on Thursday.

PANAJI: Top BJP leaders, including Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and national General Secretary C.T. Ravi claimed victory for the BJP in Goa, even as the party is leading in 19 seats in the 40-member state legislative Assembly. The Congress and Goa Forward alliance is leading in 12 constituencies.

PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Deputy Chief Minister Chandrakant Kavlekar are trailing in their respective constituencies.

NEW DELHI: As the counting of the votes began on Thursday morning, the Bharatiya Janata Party was seen leading in the early trends in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Manipur while the Aam Aadmi Party made an early headway in Punjab.

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the announcement of results of the assembly elections in five states, the bookies who run the satta bazar have put the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the driver's seat in three states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Goa, while they have considered only the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as a formidable contender in Punjab, with no party coming close to it.

PANAJI: Goa may know its new legislators by as early as 11 a.m. on Thursday, Chief Electoral Office for Goa, Kunal said on Wednesday. He also urged the people of the state not to believe in rumours.

PANAJI: Even if the Congress wins a majority in Goa, it would like to bring other non-BJP parties onboard during government formation, former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said on Monday

PANAJI: The Congress in Goa will choose a legislative party leader within minutes of the election results on March 10, and stake claim to form government, party Secretary in-charge of Goa Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Monday.

PANAJI: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj played a big role in the preservation of the Hindu culture in Goa, and the Maratha king was the first to kickstart the process of establishing a 'Hindu Rashtra' in India, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: As Goa and Uttarakhand are voting for their Assemblies in a single phase on Monday, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has appealed to people to vote.

PANJABI: Late Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal, who has rebelled against the BJP to contest as an independent candidate, will not win the Assembly election from Panaji, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told reporters here on Monday.

PANAJI: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday took a gentle swipe at her own male party leaders in Goa, while trying to highlight the significance of the party's decision to allocate a large number of tickets in the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh to women.

PANAJI: In all, 587 candidates have filed their nomination papers spread across 40 assembly constituencies in Goa which go to polls on February 14, an official statement issued by the Chief Electoral Officer late on Friday said.

PANAJI:The Congress has fielded 80 per cent new and young faces for the February 14 assembly elections, out of which 18 are first time contestants, Goa Congress President Girish Chodankar said on Thursday.

PANAJI:Rejecting the BJP's efforts to arrive at a compromise, former Chief Minister late Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal Parrikar said on Friday that he would resign from the saffron party and contest as an Independent candidate for the February 14 polls from the Panaji Assembly constituency, which was formerly represented by his father.

PANAJI: Goa Public Works Department Minister Deepak Prabhu Pauskar on Friday resigned as an MLA, as a Minister and from the BJP's primary membership, a day after he was denied a ticket to contest from the Sanvordem assembly constituency.

PANAJI: Soon after the BJP released its first list of 34 candidates for the February 14 state Assembly polls, the next challenge for the ruling party may well be to address the simmering dissent in various constituencies, where party leaders including former Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar and former CM late Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal, are threatening to raise a banner of revolt against the party.

MUSCAT: "Experience" and "team camaraderie" will be India's key assets when they start their campaign in the Women's Asia Cup against Malaysia here on Friday.

PANAJI: The BJP is expected to announce its list of candidates for the February 14 Assembly polls by Tuesday evening, said Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.

CHANDIGARH: The Sustainable Development Goals Summit, 2022 organised by Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh in association with Aspirant Learning (A.I.I. Learning Foundation) is an initiative to spread awareness about the 17 SDGs established by the United Nations. This summit has been organised to combat issues surrounding the globe such as poverty, hunger, gender discrimination and climate change to ensure universal peace and prosperity by 2030.

PANAJI:There is a difference between the mass arrests made during the Emergency imposed by then Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi and the cases of sedition which are being filed in the country now, Goa BJP general secretary Narendra Sawaikar said on Thursday.

PANAJI: Goa will not open for tourism until the state fully administers the first vaccine shot to its population, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said in a major policy announcement on Thursday.

PANAJI: Police in Goa on Saturday have launched a manhunt for a woman, who is alleged to have kidnapped a one-month-old child from the premises of the state's top health facility, the Goa Medical College (GMC) near Panaji.

PANAJI: Panaji, May 29 (IANS) Goa will not officially celebrate Statehood day on May 30, on account of the ongoing pandemic and in view of statewide curfew which has currently been imposed in the coastal state till June 7, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Saturday.

PANAJI: Days after a trial court in the state acquitted former Tehelka Editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal of all charges, including rape, in a 2013 case, the Goa government has filed an appeal in the Bombay High Court challenging the verdict.

PANAJI: In a major setback, the Goa government lost the rape case against former editor-in-chief of Tehelka after a metropolitan magistrate court on Friday acquitted the senior journalist of rape charges, filed by a junior colleague who had accused Tarun Tejpal of sexually assaulting her in a five-star resort in Goa in 2013.

PANAJI: The Goa cabinet on Friday resolved to extend the ongoing curfew in the state to May 31, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said after a meeting of the state cabinet.We are extending state curfew to May 31. Norms will continue as they were," Sawant said.

PANAJI: Former editor-in-chief of Tehelka Tarun Tejpal was on Friday acquitted of rape charges, filed by a junior colleague who had alleged that the senior journalist had sexually assaulted her in a five-star resort in Goa in 2013.

PANAJI: Former editor-in-chief of Tehelka Tarun Tejpal was on Friday acquitted of rape charges, filed by a junior colleage who had alleged that the senior journalist had sexually assaulted her in a five-star resort in Goa in 2013.

NEW DELHI: India's hospitality industry witnessed a decline of 38.7 per cent in revenue per available room (RevPAR) during Q1 2021 as compared to Q1 2020, according to JLL's Hotel Momentum India (HMI) Q1 2021, a quarterly hospitality sector monitor.

PANAJI: Stormy winds and heavy rains caused by Cyclone Tauktae claimed two lives and uprooted more than 1,000 trees in Goa, disrupting normal life and road traffic and causing power outage in most parts of the coastal state on Sunday.

PANAJI: Amid the ongoing tussle in Goa between Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Health Minister Vishwajit Rane over the death of 26 patients due to shortage of oxygen at a top government hospital, a ruling BJP MLA has demanded the latter's resignation and urged Sawant to take over the key portfolio.

PANAJI: Even as Goa's market places and general stores witnessed a rush, a day ahead of the 14-day state level curfew, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant urged people to not rush out for panic shopping, saying all stores selling essential goods would be open every day from 7 am to 1 pm during the curfew period.

PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday ordered a state level curfew in Goa from May 9 to May 23.However, a video clip of a slip on a live mic by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant after addressing the press conference has now gone viral.

PANAJI: A state-level curfew will be imposed in Goa from May 9 to May 23, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday, urging people to stay indoors as much as possible in order to break the Covid chain and stem the rising tide of Covid-19 infections.

PANAJI: The Goa government is "positively thinking" about imposing a lockdown and a decision would be taken after consulting stakeholders and the state cabinet in "two to three days", Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said.

PANAJI: Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev's yogic kriya will help government servants to deal with the Covid-19 crisis by strengthening their immune and respiratory systems, a circular issued by the Goa government's General Administration Department has said.

PANAJI: The Goa government will undertake an oxygen audit, as directed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday.

PANAJI: Days after government resident doctors claimed that Covid patients in the state have died due to oxygen shortage, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has taken charge of the crucial aspect of oxygen management, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Tuesday.

PANAJI: A letter written by government resident doctors to a top health official, claiming that patients were dying in Goa's Covid facilities due to shortage of oxygen has triggered a political war of words in the state.

PANAJI: Goa will continue to follow Covid-related restrictions for eight more days even after the four-day lockdown imposed by the state government ends on Monday morning, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said.

PANAJI: The Goa chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) urged Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to extend the ongoing four-day lockdown, by 15 more days in order to break the rising tide of Covid-19 cases in the state.

PANAJI: Goa may not be in a position to start the vaccination drive to inoculate people in the age group of 18-45 years from May 1, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant admitted on Thursday.

PANAJI: Goa's most popular coastal strip, the Calangute-Candolim beach stretch -- extremely popular with beachgoers and tourists -- may go for a partial lockdown, in the wake of increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the area.

PANAJI: Counting of votes polled for elections to five municipal councils on April 23, got underway here on Monday.

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres commended all countries that have reached the target of zero malaria.
We commend all countries that have reached the ambitious target of zero malaria," said the secretary-general in his message for the World Malaria Day, which falls on April 25 annually, Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.

PANAJI: The Goa government on Friday lowered the existing capped price for Covid-19 treatment in private hospitals from Rs 10,000 per day to Rs 8,000 per day for treatment in a general ward.

PANAJI: Goa will be under night curfew from 10 pm to 6 am till April 30, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said in the wake of an unprecedented spike in the number of Covid-19 cases in the state.

PANAJI: Bollywood star Sonu Sood on Tuesday tweeted in support of students in Goa who are demanding postponement of Class X and XII exams in the wake of the steep spike in Covid-19 related cases.

PANAJI: In a reprieve to the ruling BJP, Speaker of the Goa legislative assembly passed two oral orders on Tuesday, dismissed two disqualification petitions filed against 12 BJP MLAs.

PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Prmaod Sawant on Monday urged Uddhav Thackeray to not "single out" states, after the Maharashtra government blacklisted six states, including Goa, as "places of sensitive origin".

PANAJI: Amid the surge in the Covid-19 cases, Goa recorded its highest tally of Covid-19 cases with 927 people testing positive of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, according to state Health Ministry statistics on Friday.

PANAJI: The Goa government will extend the Covid-19 vaccination drive, 'Tika Utsav', by 10-12 days, said Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday, urging people above the age of 45 years to take advantage of the vaccination outreach programme.

MUMBAI: Actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra took to Instagram to dole out a motivational message for her fans.She posted a picture doing a Yoga Asana and tagged it as #ShilpaKaMantra. The picture had this text: "The price of discipline is always less than the pain of regret."