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Goa CM to reshuffle cabinet, swearing-in of new ministers at 3 pm

Goa CM Pramod Sawant will drop three members of ally Goa Forward Party (GFP) and an Independent legislator as ministers.

Karnataka & Goa defections show principles be damned, as long as one can get power

The ‘Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram’ syndrome is back, and it is infecting Indian politicians more than ever.

Dissent brews in Goa BJP as rape accused Monserrate & ‘Matka King’ Kavlekar join party

One of the Goa BJP's founding members says the party has all but finished the legacy of former CM, the late Manohar Parrikar.

Karnataka & Goa Congress defections: Political opportunism or did ideology never matter?

After 16 members of the Congress-JD(S) alliance resigned in Karnataka, the Congress received a jolt in Goa, with 10 of its MLAs joining the ruling BJP.

As more Karnataka MLAs resign, do defectors win elections? Data holds the answer

Indian voters care more about parties than candidates, whether they are turncoats or not.

After Karnataka, 10 of 15 Goa Congress MLAs seek merger with BJP

A group led by Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar met Assembly Speaker Rajesh Patnekar and gave him a letter informing him about their breaking away from Congress.

Casinos important for Goa tourism, says Chief Minister Pramod Sawant

Panaji: Casinos are important for the tourism profile of Goa and cannot be written off, chief minister Pramod Sawant said Tuesday. He was speaking to...

Cong MLA, Panaji Mayor among 3 booked for molesting woman while clearing off-shore casinos

In the complaint lodged Friday night, the woman claimed that all the accused threatened to kill her.

Despite Modi wave, BJP loses Manohar Parrikar’s Panaji assembly seat

BJP accepts 'some discontent among people' regarding its candidate, but is safely placed in the Goa assembly after the bypolls to 4 seats.

The big issue Goa parties always bet on to win power

Both Congress and BJP governments in Goa have fuelled the growth of casinos while in power, but vehemently demanded their removal while in the opposition.

On Camera

Maharashtra’s language war reaches West Bengal. Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee is the first victim

While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.