News for 'Goan Catholic'

Goa Police To Issue Lookout Notice For Activist

Goa Police To Issue Lookout Notice For Activist

Rediff.com22 Apr 2026

Goa Police are planning to issue a Look Out Circular (LOC) against right-wing activist Gautam Khattar, who has been untraceable since an FIR was registered against him over remarks on St Francis Xavier.

Goa Faces Uproar Over Remarks Against St Francis Xavier

Goa Faces Uproar Over Remarks Against St Francis Xavier

Rediff.com20 Apr 2026

Controversy escalates in Goa over alleged objectionable remarks against St Francis Xavier, with protests and police complaints filed. The Congress demands the sacking of a minister, while the CM calls for maintaining communal harmony.

8 traditional Goan recipes

8 traditional Goan recipes

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

Bring out your earthenware and clay pots, don your apron and get cooking!

'India's Good Relations Will Continue With Pope Leo XIV'

'India's Good Relations Will Continue With Pope Leo XIV'

Rediff.com9 May 2025

'The way our President was greeted, that itself shows how far India has come.' 'People were aware of who she is, people know who our prime minister is.' 'Everybody knows India now and everybody respects India.'

O Pedro serves Goan tradition, not cliches

O Pedro serves Goan tradition, not cliches

Rediff.com16 Nov 2017

This restaurant channels the spirit of laidback Goa in the heart of frenetic Mumbai.

India is a Hindu nation, says Goa CM Parrikar

India is a Hindu nation, says Goa CM Parrikar

Rediff.com5 Sep 2013

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has again caused flutters in the party with remarks that the 2002 post-Godhra riots in Gujarat were a "blot" on Narendra Modi's career though he was not personally part of it.

Kejriwal woos Goans with free pilgrimage if AAP comes to power

Kejriwal woos Goans with free pilgrimage if AAP comes to power

Rediff.com1 Nov 2021

Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday promised free pilgrimage to various religious centres, including Ayodhya and Ajmer Sharif, if his party is voted to power in Goa in the assembly polls due in next February, which he said is a 'third guarantee' being given by AAP to Goans.

The BEST Goan character in the movies? VOTE!

The BEST Goan character in the movies? VOTE!

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

Take the fun poll!

'History is littered with religious conflict'

'History is littered with religious conflict'

Rediff.com9 Feb 2024

'The othering of religious groups inevitably leads to violence.' 'It is sadly a narrative that has echoed through the centuries since man first discovered God.'

'Colonialism's hand is everywhere'

'Colonialism's hand is everywhere'

Rediff.com9 Feb 2024

In narrating the Maria story, Vatsala Mendonca, in the tradition of Margaret Atwood's A Handmaiden's Tale, Sandra Cisneros' The House on Mango Street and Arundathi Roy's The God of Small Things, places the protagonist challenges within the context of class and caste and religious and, most of all, patriarchal conflicts and ultimately finds strength and hope, inspiring readers to pursue their dreams and carve their own paths.

Indian priest who held service for Biden says he's 'very humble'

Indian priest who held service for Biden says he's 'very humble'

Rediff.com10 Sep 2023

Father Dias met Biden during a 30-minute holy communion service for the US president at a hotel where he was staying in New Delhi on Saturday, ahead of the G20 summit.

Where to find the best local food in Goa

Where to find the best local food in Goa

Rediff.com10 Dec 2015

Mini Ribeiro picks five best places to dig into Goan cuisine.

Christmas Recipe: Audrey Crasto's Guava Cheese, Rose Cookies

Christmas Recipe: Audrey Crasto's Guava Cheese, Rose Cookies

Rediff.com21 Dec 2023

Audrey Crasto's Guava Cheese and Rose Cookies make Christmas a treat!

5 Goa leaders who joined Trinamool this year quit

5 Goa leaders who joined Trinamool this year quit

Rediff.com25 Dec 2021

In their resignation letter to All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) chief Mamata Banerjee, the departing leaders said, 'We had thought that the AITC is a secular party but with deep regret, we would like to bring to your notice that AITC has tried to divide Goans on the basis of religion by aligning with Sudan Dhavalikar.'

Bollywood's 10 Great Movies Set in Goa

Bollywood's 10 Great Movies Set in Goa

Rediff.com10 Sep 2014

Okay, so we love our Goan filmi characters. Do you love these movies set in Goa? Have a look!

Deepika Padukone: Bollywood's hottest desi girl!

Deepika Padukone: Bollywood's hottest desi girl!

Rediff.com6 May 2015

Nobody does ethnic chic as well as D-Pad!

What kind of defence minister will Parrikar make?

What kind of defence minister will Parrikar make?

Rediff.com9 Nov 2014

The Goa chief minister does not fit the paradigm of a standard politician yet he can be relied on to add a new dynamic to proceedings at the Centre, Aditi Phadnis reports

'Goa Inquisition was most merciless and cruel'

'Goa Inquisition was most merciless and cruel'

Rediff.com9 Feb 2024

'It was a machinery of death. A large number of Hindus were first converted and then persecuted from 1560 all the way to 1812!' says novelist Richard Zimler.

Goa Archbishop urges government to revoke CAA

Goa Archbishop urges government to revoke CAA

Rediff.com9 Feb 2020

Reverend Filipe Neri Ferrao, has urged the central government to "immediately and unconditionally revoke the Citizenship Amendment Act" and stop quashing the "right to dissent".

When I Met India's First Miss World

When I Met India's First Miss World

Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

Miss World 2024 will be crowned in India soon. Long before Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra, Yukta Mukhey and Diana Hayden, a beautiful woman from Bombay was crowned Miss World. In 1966. Reita Faria was India's first Miss World. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/ Rediff.com met the 80 year old in Dublin recently, still as elegant, still as attractive as she was all those years ago.

Lessons learnt from Goa's Gudi Padwa

Lessons learnt from Goa's Gudi Padwa

Rediff.com11 Apr 2019

'We must not forget who we are and what courage and bravery were shown by our ancestors to bring us closer to the freedom we enjoy today,' says Tarun Vijay after attending the Gudi Padwa in Goa.

2017: The Year of Elections

2017: The Year of Elections

Rediff.com2 Jan 2017

5 states that contribute just under a fifth of the Lok Sabha's seats will go to the polls early this year.

Saving a legacy: Gaothans and Koliwadas

Saving a legacy: Gaothans and Koliwadas

Rediff.com26 Apr 2015

Categorising the original settlements of gaothans and koliwadas as slums, the authorities in Mumbai are keen to develop them into commercial complexes. The residents are unwilling to cede their rights. Ranjita Ganesan reports

The Delhi archbishop who angered the BJP-RSS

The Delhi archbishop who angered the BJP-RSS

Rediff.com8 Jun 2018

Archbishop Anil Couto's instructions, though politically charged, are not unusual or unprecedented.

Pink interview: 'To play a molested victim was difficult'

Pink interview: 'To play a molested victim was difficult'

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

'Doing a biopic on Irom Sharmila is too big a responsibility. I have to analyse a lot of other things before I take that up. I don't want to face the backlash it will get if I do that role. This is the best time to be an actor.' Taapsee Pannu up, close and personal.

Goa Carnival 2016 celebrations begin with a colorful procession

Goa Carnival 2016 celebrations begin with a colorful procession

Rediff.com6 Feb 2016

Five-day festival of Carnival began on Saturday in Goa.

'Sex comedy is boring for me'

'Sex comedy is boring for me'

Rediff.com12 Sep 2014

'Cocktail allowed me to make Finding Fanny.' Homi Adajania gets candid.