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BJP vs BJP, again. Tussle with Karnataka over Mahadayi waters leaves Goa unit in tight spot

Union Home Minister Amit Shah's comment that Modi govt has resolved the water-sharing dispute to finally supply river’s waters to Karnataka has left BJP in Goa on the defensive. 

Goa Police said Felix Dahl died doing cartwheels. 8 yrs later, ‘murder’ probe still on

22-year-old Swedish national Dahl was found dead in Goa in 2015. Mud below his head was soaked in blood. While police called it ‘accidental fall’, Bombay HC said it was ‘most unlikely explanation’.

Nothing suspicious found onboard Moscow-Goa chartered flight after bomb threat

The international flight was diverted to Jamnagar, Gujarat on Monday evening after the crew received clearance for an emergency landing in the wake of the alleged threat.

UPA backed it, Goa Congress rejected it, Modi to launch it — the twisty story of Mopa airport

Rs 2,870-crore Mopa airport project is getting off the tarmac after decades of delay. PM Modi will inaugurate it Sunday and it will officially start operating from 5 January 2023.

Louis Berger scam in rear view, JICA wants ‘highest standards of ethics’ as it talks to Goa again

Japan International Cooperation Agency is in ‘early stage’ of discussions to finance Rs 2,000-cr power project in Goa, JICA India chief representative Saito Mitsunori has said.

Rift in Goa TMC? Party omits MP Luizinho Faleiro from new committee in his home state

The former Chief Minister is missing from TMC’s revamped Goa state committee. TMC MP calls him an "honourable man" but says their focus is now on growing "organically" in the state.

‘Congress chhodo yatra begins from Goa:’ 8 of 11 party MLAs resolve to join ruling BJP

The MLAs who called for the merger are former state CM Digambar Kamat, BJP turncoat Michael Lobo, his wife Delilah Lobo, Rajesh Phaldesai, Kedar Naik, Sankalp Amonkar, Aleixo Sequeira and Rudolf Fernandes.

8 of 11 Congress MLAs in Goa will join ruling BJP, claims state party chief Sadanand Tanvade

The assertion comes barely two months after the main Opposition got a scare in July when five of its MLAs went incommunicado before the Monsoon Session, but later joined proceedings.

Tulsi to strawberry—How desi gin from Goa is converting India’s vodka loyalists

Goa is where many gin makers are gathering. At least 10 homegrown brands operate here.

Sonali Phogat murder case: Goa Police arrests 2 more persons including restaurant owner

Police said they have arrested the owner of Curlies beach shack in Anjuna and a suspected drug peddler Dattprashad Gaonkar taking the total arrests in the case to four.

On Camera

How Saba Azad became the accidental voice of Bengal’s language protests

Bengalis are hurt over a statement by the Delhi police calling Bangla a ‘Bangladeshi language’ and the lines Azad sang have unwittingly become protest music in Kolkata now.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.