Sawant took the reins in 2019 amid much doubt over his abilities and comparisons to Manohar Parrikar, but led BJP to victory in polls and was elected leader of legislature party Monday.
Congress’s poor run continues as it loses Punjab, an important state among the three it held. Rahul Gandhi says the ‘party will learn from this and keep working’.
Battle against Independent Utpal Parrikar is unlikely to be a cakewalk for BJP’s seasoned politician ‘Babush’ Monserrate. But it's not just Panaji and pride that are at stake.
Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra, who is in Goa to review poll preparations, said parties will also have to give a reason why they could not find a clean candidate.
Former Goa CM Alemao said Trinamool will have one MLA in the state assembly 'even before elections' if speaker accepts his resolution to merge NCP legislative group with it.
The Congress leader cautioned people against 'outsiders' & advised them to assess parties on how they've performed in their ruling states, in an apparent dig at Kejriwal govt in Delhi.
Earlier in the day, TMC also nominated the party's newly-appointed national vice-president Luizinho Faleiro for bypoll to a Rajya Sabha seat in West Bengal.
Addressing a gathering in Goa, the Union home minister said India gave a befitting reply to terrorist attacks under NDA rule which wasn't the case under the Congress-led UPA govt.
The Shiv Sena MP said that the party will field candidates in 80 to 100 seats in UP, while it will contest about 20 seats in the Goa Assembly irrespective of 'success or failure'.
Unveiling four 'guarantees' in Goa, the AAP convenor promised to waive all the old electricity bills if voted to power and assured 87% of consumers will get zero electricity bill.
Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.
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.
Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.
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.
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