MUMBAI: Actor Vicky Kaushal reminisced about the moments spent with his wife Katrina Kaif on Valentine’s Day, when they were just dating, and what is the significance of the day for them after tying the knot.
PANAJI: Reacting to a statement of Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, the Congress on Thursday dared him to open a case against the Congress candidate for the North Goa Lok Sabha seat in connection with the ‘bankruptcy’ of a cooperative bank.
PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said that he has got ‘double power’ of former Congress MLAs, who joined BJP and hence winning both Lok Sabha election seats will not be a big issue.
PANAJI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address a public meeting in South Goa Lok Sabha constituency, from where the BJP has fielded a woman candidate.
MUMBAI: Ajay Devgn on Saturday wished director Amit Ravindernath Sharma, who directed the actor in the latest release 'Maidaan', a biographical sports drama.
PANAJI: A young girl died in suspicious circumstances at a construction site in Vasco town in South Goa and the matter is being investigated, police said on Friday.
BENGALURU: In a boost for the country’s semiconductor industry, the India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) on Wednesday forged an alliance with global industry association SEMI.
MUMBAI: Actor-filmmaker Prithviraj Sukumaran has talked about his transformation for ‘The Goat Life’ and shared that he knew he would have to go through a drastic physical transformation, losing a lot of weight and looking very emaciated.
NEW DELHI: In a bid to help India build a robust and efficient EV charging infrastructure, Adani TotalEnergies E-Mobility Limited (ATEL) and MG Motor India on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), which is aimed at enabling ease of use and increased accessibility for customers.
NEW DELHI: Former hockey goalkeepers and drag-flickers underwent intensive training under the tutelage of High-Performance Director Herman Kruis at SAI Bengaluru to standardise coaching methodologies across the nation and nurturing the next generation of hockey talent.
KOCHI: ‘The Goat Life’, India’s biggest ever desert film, has written into record books by crossing the Rs 100 crore collection in a matter of nine days after release.
PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday hailed the resumption of mining activity in the state after a gap of nearly 12 years and termed it a "historic day".
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain booked their place in the Coupe de France (French Cup) final with a 1-0 win over Stade Rennais in a thrilling, hard-fought encounter at the Parc des Princes.
PANAJI: Two election duty staff have been arrested for allegedly seizing Rs 16 lakh from a businessman by posing as I-T officials, while they were discharging election duty in Goa, police said.
MANCHESTER: A resolute defensive display from Arsenal earned the Gunners a point as they played out a goalless draw with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, leaving Liverpool top of the table.
PANAJI: A seaman from Goa was honey-trapped on dating app and Rs 1.35 crore were extorted from him, police said.
MUMBAI: Panthoi Chanu, the current goalkeeper of the Indian national women's team, is all set to make history, ready to become the first Indian footballer to play professionally in Australia.
MUMBAI: Telugu superstar NTR Jr, who is known for his role of Komaram Bheem in ‘RRR’, is currently in Goa to commence shooting for the next phase of his upcoming film 'Devara: Part 1'.
PANAJI: Goa is expecting 14 companies of central paramilitary forces for area domination and confidence-building measure to ensure free, fair and peaceful Lok Sabha elections, officials said on Monday.
PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday that his government has decided to establish a private medical college, under a trust, in the South district.
BERLIN: Bayer Leverkusen bounced back from two goals down and flabbergasted ten-men Qarabag with Patrik Schick's injury-time brace to advance into the round of the last eight following a 3-2 (5-4 on aggregate) victory on Thursday.
PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that Congress played revengeful politics and sent people to jail when they raised its voice against their multiple scams.
PANAJI: Goa Police officials on Tuesday held an inter-state border coordination meeting with their counterparts from neighbouring Karnataka and Maharashtra for smooth conduct of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said that there is a dearth of translators in the coastal state and hence the government could not fill the post of ‘translator’ in Lok Sabha despite it being a highly paid job.
PANAJI: Goa has received two companies of central paramilitary forces for area domination and confidence-building measures to ensure free, fair and peaceful Lok Sabha elections, officials said on Monday.
MUMBAI: The second song, titled ‘Raaton Ke Nazaare’ from the upcoming film ‘Madgaon Express’ was unveiled on Monday.
PANAJI: Two brothers from Bihar, who allegedly took 'supari' from their employer to kill the paramour of his wife using made in US pistol, have been arrested by Goa police on Saturday, a top police official said.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The trailer of the much awaited ‘The Goat Life’ by award winning director Blessy has been finally released.
BHUBANESWAR: It often requires strong determination, perseverance and immense struggle to become a successful entrepreneur and when a woman achieves the same her struggle inspires countless others.
PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Central Cabinet approval to readjustment of the seats in the Legislative Assembly of the state for providing reservations to the Scheduled Tribes (ST) of the state.
PANAJI: The Goa government on Wednesday roped in around 30 social media influencers with the aim of promoting the state government's programmes and schemes among the people.
MUMBAI: Actress Pooja Hegde, who was last seen in Salman Khan-starrer 'Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan' on Wednesday shared a sneak peek into her Goa vacation.
MUMBAI: Actress Jasmine Bhasin, who was on a vacation to Phuket, Thailand with her boyfriend Aly Goni, is now back in the town, and shared a sneak peek into her workout session, saying she is all set to achieve 'summer body' goals.
PANAJI: Two dead bodies, probably of Nigerians, have become a ‘headache’ for the morgue of the coastal state as they have been preserved since 2016 and 2019, respectively.
MUMBAI: Actor Arjit Taneja, who is a fitness enthusiast, on Monday shared a glimpse of his chiseled biceps and triceps, giving major fitness goals to his fans.
NEW DELHI: In a joint operation, Haryana Police and Delhi Police’s Special Cell have nabbed two sharpshooters allegedly involved in the killing of INLD state chief Nafe Singh Rathi, said officials on Monday.
CHANDIGARH: Two of the four shooters who killed Haryana INLD President Nafe Singh Rathi at Jhajjar in Haryana from close range using automatic weapons.
PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said that one Lok Sabha candidate from the state has been finalised, while the second candidate will be decided soon.
PANAJI: Goa's opposition parties on Tuesday targeted the BJP government over shifting of international airlines from Dabolim airport to Manohar International Airport at Mopa, terming it a conspiracy to shut the south Goa airport.
MUMBAI: Actor couple Rubina Dilaik and Abhinav Shukla are on a vacation to Goa with their twins, and the 'Chotti Bahu' actress shared a sneak peek into her 'perfect morning', giving major couple goals.
PANAJI: Parents should stop treating smartphones as rewards for their children, Goa IT Minister Rohan Khaunte said on Friday, while also calling for "digital detoxification".
PANAJI: The Goa cabinet on Wednesday granted post facto approval for Goods and Services Tax (GST) exemption to Vivek Agnihotri's film 'The Kashmir Files', Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told reporters.
PANAJI: With an alarming decline in Goas economic growth, the state government can no longer afford to sit on the issue of mining ban, a survey revealed.
PANAJI: The Crime Branch of the Goa Police has started a probe after a person claiming to be the state's Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai sent WhatsApp messages to several journalists, requesting urgent payment via Google or Amazon Pay.
PANAJI: A Mumbai-based Youtube rapper was arrested by the Goa Police, along with a woman from Delhi, and MDMA, a banned synthetic drug, valued at Rs 7 lakh seized from their possession, police said on Friday.
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: With a little more than six months to go for the assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa appears to be facing a problem of plenty.
PANAJI: The state government has taken up the issue of poor internet connectivity with BSNL officials in Goa, a day after students in Valpoi village in North Goa marched to the local BSNL office claiming that their online classes were being hampered due to poor and inconsistent net connectivity.
PANAJI: More than eight lakh out of the 10.75 lakh persons eligible for Covid vaccination in Goa have been administered the first dose, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Thursday.
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."