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Struggling hospital, stretched supplier, divided govt — story behind Goa’s oxygen crisis

Between 1-12 May, as many as 417 Covid patients died at the Goa Medical College and Hospital, the state’s premier facility — a majority due to a lack of oxygen.

BJP vs BJP in Goa as CM Sawant & Health Minister Rane keep squabbling over Covid surge

Vishwajit Rane has been openly criticising CM Pramod Sawant over oxygen shortage & delayed lockdown, but BJP calls it a mere ‘difference of opinion’.

How Goa went from a 5% Covid test positivity rate in March to 50% today

The small coastal state is now scrambling to contain a mammoth Covid caseload, adding more than 2,500 new positive patients each day.

Goa govt announces 4-day strict lockdown from 29 April till 3 May

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that essential services and industries will be exempted from the purview of the lockdown but public transport will not be allowed.

Bollywood has made Maldives the new Goa. Here are the ‘Best beach pictures’ awards

If you’ve been whether Maldives suddenly seems to be more Bollywood than Mumbai itself, you are not off the mark.

IFFI goes partially online, Modi govt to set up video platform for delegates to watch films

The virtual platform will also be used for conducting various masterclasses and webinars. It will also have separate interactive models for registrations, auditoriums, and workshops.

BJP bags 32 out of 49 seats in Goa’s Zilla Panchayat polls, Congress wins 4

In the results announced Monday, the AAP won its first-ever seat in an election in the coastal state, where the Arvind Kejriwal-led party is aiming to contest in the 2022 assembly polls.

Aisha de Sequeira — ‘daughter of Goa’ & Morgan Stanley India co-head who idolised Steve Jobs

One of India’s most powerful women in business, de Sequeira, who died of cancer Thursday, led various key deals such as Facebook and Google’s investments into Jio Platforms.

Goa Congress chief moves SC against its registry for not listing MLA disqualification plea

Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Girish Chodankar noted that his petition was listed in the tentative hearing list 18 times since August but never made it to the final list

WFH sees big city professionals realise the Goa dream — buy/rent property, move to the beach

Most people are buying or renting property near popular tourist destinations in Goa, like Anjuna and Vagator, giving a boost to the beach town's Covid-hit real estate business.

On Camera

Where is Skill India money going? It’s a Rs 48,000 crore mystery

All industries are still facing an acute shortage of skilled manpower despite thousands of crores spent on skilling schemes.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

Trump feared India could arm BrahMos with nuclear warhead to target Pakistan in Op Sindoor—WSJ report

New Delhi: During Operation Sindoor, the United States which had received intelligence suggesting that India had launched BrahMos cruise missiles to strike targets inside...

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.