On Twitter, people used #GirlsWhoDrinkBeer hashtag to say cheers to Parrikar.
'TMC was calling me, AAP was also calling me.' 'But my supporters helped me realise that the people of Goa are backing the Congress this time to defeat the BJP.'
Amongst those who heard the message of the Bihar results would be Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, whose realm is simultaneously the country's most complex and -- when something goes wrong -- the most emotive, says Ajai Shukla.
Instead of ramming through change, Mr Parrikar has tied his own hands by placing reform at the mercy of numerous committees, says Ajai Shukla.
Former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrika charged the Congress-led state government with making half-hearted efforts to host this year's IFFI.
'It was Parrikar's sharp insights into finance and international systems that stood out when India --at his suggestion -- decided to procure the Rafale combat jets from France.'
"Shame on you Mr Parrikar and your hunger for power. You have cheated the people of Goa. Apologise to them," he said on Twitter.
Vishwajit Rane purportedly can be heard saying that during a Goa cabinet meeting last week Parrikar stated he had an entire file and all documents relating to the Rafale deal lying in his bedroom, Surjewala claimed, playing the conversation for the media outside Parliament.
Parrikar had moved to the South Block at the insistence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November 2014.
'Across the political spectrum, especially from the side of the NDA itself, there is complete disillusionment (with the way the BJP is treating its allies).' 'This leaves a very bad taste in the mouth.'
Parrikar said he received Gandhi's visit in the spirit of India's healthy political tradition of rising above bipartisan considerations and wishing even opponents a quick recovery from any ailment.
The Goa Foundation started filing writ petitions before the Bombay High Court from 1992 onwards against several mining companies.
An ill-informed public narrative centres on expensive weapons platforms instead of the little things that would improve capability.
Apart from other things, this would have put a spanner in the government's Digital India campaign.
'At the end of the day, there will largely be a single candidate against the NDA's.' 'That itself will produce a different result altogether.'
Modi govt must take measures to prevent widening of fiscal deficit.
Congress, NCP, RJD members staged walkout in the Lok Sabha.
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