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Friday, November 14, 2025
TopicManohar Parrikar

Topic: Manohar Parrikar

Congress MLAs meet Governor Mridula Sinha & stake claim to form Goa govt

We demand to be invited to form the govt under the circumstances where the current government does not exist after Parrikar's demise, said an opposition leader.

Jawaharlal Nehru’s midnight strike, and voters keep a close watch on chowkidar

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

What bothered Manohar Parrikar about defence ministry: the ‘atmosphere of suspicion’

A friend reminisces how Manohar Parrikar wanted to do something about the overwhelming tendency in the ministry ‘to first say no to everything’.

New chief minister of Goa to be sworn in Monday: State BJP president Vinay Tendulkar

Goa assembly speaker Pramod Sawant, BJP ally Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party MLA Sudin Dhavalikar and BJP legislator Vishwajit Rane are the aspirants for the post.

How Manohar Parrikar became my friend over chats about a moped, red shirt & green tea

This reporter first met Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, who passed away Sunday, at Panaji in 1999, when the Lok Sabha elections were underway.

Parrikar death displaces elections as news of the day

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Manohar Parrikar to be accorded state funeral with full military honours

Final rites for Manohar Parrikar, a four-time Goa CM and former defence minister in PM Modi's cabinet, will be performed at 5 pm at Miramar beach.

Everyone has an opinion, but no one is willing to take decisions: Manohar Parrikar in 2013

India's politicians lack the ability to take decisions, thus delaying issues that demand immediate action, Parrikar said in an interview with Shekhar Gupta in 2013.

Manohar Parrikar, the man known for his simplicity, wit and love for fish

As the four-time Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar dies at 63, a reporter reminisces about his interactions with the former defence minister.

Nitin Gadkari talks to Goa allies through the night about Parrikar successor, but no result

The BJP's alliance with the MGP, the GFP and Independents in Goa hinged on Manohar Parrikar as the only undisputed leader.

On Camera

From Virat & Anushka selling sarias to dentist ads, Bihar walls tell a ‘rurbanisation’ story

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.