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Goa Agriculture Minister Ravi Naik passes away at 79, PM offers condolences

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed grief over the demise of Goa Agriculture Minister Ravi Naik. Born on September 18, 1946, Naik...

Should Goa share Mhadei waters? A living river can’t be divided like property

Asking Goa to give up 4% of a river’s flow to help parched districts seems reasonable, moral. But it masks a deeper ethical problem: who bears the burden of the ‘greater common good’?

Pay attention to 2 Bills that are set to change life in Goa

Critics see the two Bills as a means to reorder Goa’s centuries-old land ownership patterns under the guise of efficiency.

Congress labelled him ‘yes man’, BJP pinned hopes on him—the many shades of Oppn’s V-P pick Justice Reddy

Justice Reddy, who served as SC judge until his retirement in 2011, has come under harsh BJP criticism even before he & NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan formally launch their campaign.

Maria Gomes feeds over 300 stray dogs. She challenges the popular image of a dog lover

Gomes cooks all day long, and undertakes two rounds: The first at 5 am, when she takes an autorickshaw around and makes 22 stops; the second at 5 pm, on her little bicycle.

What’s behind Goa BJP govt’s renewed push for bill to reserve assembly seats for STs

Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has raised the pitch over a key bill to enable political quotas for Scheduled Tribes (STs) in Goa,...

Monsoon session: Lok Sabha to discuss ST reservation bill in Goa assembly, merchant shipping bill

Union ministers Arjun Ram Meghwal and Sarbananda Sonowal to move the bills in the Lower House of Parliament.

Goa received central funding of Rs 383 cr to improve tourism infra, says state minister

Goa tourism minister Rohan Khaunte added that the Centre released funds between March 2017 & June 2025, including for a museum dedicated to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Russian woman living in Karnataka cave didn’t want to be rescued, seeks govt nod to live in jungles

Nina Kutina says she and her daughters did not want to be rescued from the forest. She urges the Indian government to not deport them to Russia, fearing about their safety there.

‘Minor technical snag’—Imphal-bound Indigo flight returns to Delhi shortly after take-off

The airline did not disclose the specific nature of the snag, but said passengers were provided assistance upon landing and an alternative aircraft was arranged.

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India’s labour policy left it unable to compete with other eastern economies: Nani A Palkhivala

Liberty without accountability is the freedom of the fool. Our concept of freedom will remain impoverished until it is deepened by liberal education, wrote Nani A Palkhivala in 1995.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.