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Is Tourism Destroying Goa?

Poor governance and mediocre short-sighted politics are destroying the paradise that Goa was as its environment, water table, culture and way of life is drastically threatened by tourism and......

'Congress chhodo yatra has begun': 8 MLAs break vow, defect to BJP in Goa

Eight Congress MLAs in Goa, including former chief minister Digambar Kamat, on Wednesday joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, in a body blow to the opposition party which is now left with just......

Goa Congress averts crisis, dissident MLAs say 'all is well'

The Congress appears to have averted a possible split in its legislative wing in Goa for the time being, as on Monday it claimed the support of seven of the 11 party MLAs in the Bharatiya Janata......

Goa Cong seeks disqualification of 2 MLAs amid defection talks

The Congress on Monday filed petitions with the Goa Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar seeking disqualification of its MLAs Michael Lobo and Digambar Kamat. IMAGE: Goa Congress MLA Michael Lobo.......

Goa Cong moves its 5 MLAs to undisclosed location to avoid 'split'

Ahead of the Goa assembly session beginning on Monday, the opposition Congress has moved five of its MLAs to an undisclosed location, after five other party legislators went incommunicado, a senior......

How did Nirav Modi pull off PNB fraud?

Theoretically, Modi, who understood corporate finance, committed no crime by raising debt to fund a growing business.In fact, he did a tidy job of it, but his operation started to see the ground......

'Modiji, the poor are not sleeping in peace'

'If you want proof, visit any bank in Mumbai and you will find the poor standing in bank queues.''They are queuing up from midnight outside the banks.'Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf......

'He is 80, but considers himself to be a young man'

'That is the secret of his untiring energy.' IMAGE: Deepak Sawant does the make-up for Amitabh Bachchan on the sets of Teen Patti. Photograph: Rediff.com Archives An actor's journey is not his......

Lootcase: Realisation of the secret middle-class dream

'It's also a movie-crazed kid's idea of a great time,' discovers Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Kunal Kemmu and Rasika Dugal in Lootcase In this season of heart-warmers and socially-conscious fares, Rajesh......

Lootcase review

'A whole lot of faffing around happens from the time Lootcase sets up its amusing premise and concludes it in a manner typical of its genre.''But the actors are such effortless fits for their......

PIX: Shah Rukh Khan, Arjun Kapoor perform at Mirchi Music awards

The eighth Mirchi Music Awards held at Yash Raj Studio on February 29 saw some of the biggest Bollywood stars in attendance. A look at the arrivals: Don't Miss: Gauahar Khan, Dia Mirza at the......

PIX: Rakhi Sawant, Sunny Leone, Poonam Pandey's Holi

When showbiz folks party...It's not just Bollywood folks who know how to let their hair down on Holi.Several TV stars turned up to partake of good music, bonhomie and all-round revelry associated......

Asiad updates: Ministry sanctions funds for Sushil's training in Georgia

IMAGE: Sushil Kumar. Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters The Sports Ministry on Friday sanctioned Rs 4.95 lakh for star wrestler Sushil Kumar's two-week training programme in Georgia ahead of the......

Huge pay hike for Indian cricketers: Dhoni in Grade A, Raina out

The match fee for Test matches has been hiked to Rs 15 lakh per match from Rs 7.50 lakh earlier, while ODI and T20Is will make them richer by Rs 6 lakh and 3 lakh respectively. The Board of......

BCCI condoles demise of India U-19 trainer

IMAGE: BCCI fitness trainer Rajesh Sawant . Photograph: Twitter. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Sunday, condoled the passing away of India Under-19 cricket team......

BCCI to set up National Umpires Academy

Keen to have a representation in the ICC's Elite panel of Umpires, the BCCI is all set to set up a National Umpires Academy in the country to improve the standard of officials. The decision was......

World Champions come home

The Champions are home. Team India, with members vying to hold aloft the Twenty20 World Cup trophy, touched down on Indian soil around 8.15 on Wednesday morning -- and Mumbai went nuts.......

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