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Nightclub blaze exposes North Goa’s fire safety blind spots. From wooden shacks to narrow beach lanes

Panaji, Goa: The 6 December inferno at Goa's Birch by Romeo Lane has turned the spotlight on the state’s firefighting machinery, and the multiple...

Goa tourism needs to reimagine itself. There’s more to it than beaches and booze

For those who wish to go deeper into Goa’s built history, spending an afternoon at Palácio do Deão will get you up to speed on life as a Portuguese noble.

Signs in Braille & a 50-m ramp: Welcome to Alleppey, India’s first disabled-friendly beach

The beach at Alleppey has audio-visual aids and automatic wheelchairs. Kerala govt now plans to extend these facilities to tourist destinations across the state.

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A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation in play: Air Headquarters to control strategic assets  

Exclusive: Theaterisation proposal has been stuck over how limited air assets would be divided. Consensus reached on division of air assets among 3 theatres, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.