BJP wins 20 out of 40 Goa seats, ties up with MGP, independents

Overcoming anti-incumbency, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday emerged as the single largest party in Goa by winning 20 assembly seats, just one shy of the halfway mark, and quickly enlisted......

2 serving, 5 former chief ministers bite the dust

The assembly poll results on Thursday brought gloom for several political heavyweights, including two current and five former chief ministers, who lost the electoral battle from their respective......

BJP buffeted by open rebellion in 4 Goa seats, Panaji a worry

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has managed to contain dissent in most areas in the run-up to the Goa assembly polls scheduled for February 14, but four seats, including the prestigious Panaji......

60% Goa MLAs switched parties in last 5 yrs, an Indian 'record'

As many as 24 legislators in Goa, which is 60 per cent of the total strength of the 40-member state assembly, have switched parties in the last five years, a report by an organisation has said.......

Single income? Here's how to manage

Jaya Narayan, 33, had a high-flying career as a HR professional. But, at some point, she felt the long hours and regular travel were keeping her away from her two-year-old son. Finally, she decided......

Transfer shares via the off-market route

For many long-term investors who own stocks of blue-chip companies, shares are a matter of legacy to be passed on from one generation to another. Just like Anandakumar and his wife Srilekha. They......

All you want to know about insider trading

American domestic guru and TV tycoon Martha Stewart went to jail for five months. When she was allowed out on probation, she wore an electronic ankle bracelet so that the police would know if she......

Drowned in debt, what do you do?

When RV, the car racer from the movie Tara Rum Pum, has a fateful accident, his whole life changes. His inability to continue racing after the accident leaves him penniless. He loses his home, for......