The Congress legislators, led by Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar, demanded that the governor should summon one-day session of the assembly for a floor test.
Besides 11 members from BJP, three each from the Goa Forward Party, the MGP and independents supported Sawant during the head count conducted in the House.
'These are people who are anxious to die.' 'We have not seen such type of committed people anywhere.'
However, the court found fellow gang member Tariq Parveen guilty in the case.
Pakistani writer Bilal Tanweer, who was on Tuesday conferred the 2014 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for his novel The Scatter Here Is Too Great, was congratulated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The law permits a person to approach the police or a magistrate to lodge a complaint and get their grievances addressed, the court noted.
The Bombay HC on Tuesday granted interim protection from arrest till April 18 to actor-producer Rahul Raj Singh, who has been booked for abetting the suicide of Pratyusha Banerjee.
Film-maker Mahesh Bhatt on Monday told a Mumbai court that gangster Ravi Pujari, who was alleged to have sent henchmen to kill him and also made threatening calls, was not known to him.
He spent a month in judicial custody in connection with a forgery case, an offshoot of the multi-crore rupee flood relief scam.
The prosecution will open the case by framing charges on July 30 and there will be no adjourning
The charges, which were to be framed on Wednesday, were delayed due to the absence of defence lawyers.
"How can the police do this? The matter is sub judice. The Supreme Court is seized of the matter. In such cases, revealing information pertaining to the case is wrong," Justice Bhatkar said.
The culling of key state leaders and bureaucrats has given rise to distrust and uneasiness in Pramod Sawant's style of functioning, notes Aditi Phadnis.
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The two would-be Dy CMs are Goa Forward Party chief Vijai Sardesai and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party MLA Sudin Dhavalikar.
It is a record that the saffron party has created, where the majority of its legislators belonged to the minority community.
'As we gird ourselves for rising infections, India's harsh lockdown remains an epic tragedy,' observes Rahul Jacob.
Cautioning that there will be social and psychological consequences for the rest of the country too, Guha said the migrant tragedy could have been averted or at least minimised if Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given them a week's notice to return home before the lockdown kicked in.
Before leaving for Mumbai on Tuesday, Parrikar held a series of meetings, including one with senior state ministers.
The development comes at a time when Parrikar, 62, is undergoing treatment for a pancreatic ailment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi.
In a protests against the decision of Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala to invite BJP to form the government despite falling short of the required numbers, the Congress has been demanding they be called to form the government in Goa and Manipur as it had emerged as the largest party in the 2017 assembly election.
'Rubaru Roshni is a soul-stirring cinematic experience.'
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"There have been discussions on implementing UBI in J&K -- not just as a pilot in some districts, but in the entire state, according to Drabu's proposal in the state's Budget," said an official. "Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is also supportive of the idea. A presentation will now be made at the PMO."
Between September 2017 and August 2018, close to 15% of all flavoured milk launches in India were in the chocolate category, reports Nitin Kumar.
The government is functioning 'very well' and all the alliance partners are firmly supporting Parrikar, who is undergoing treatment at Delhi's AIIMS, the BJP leader asserted.
Lahore-based author Bilal Tanweer has won the 2014 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for his novel The Scatter Here Is Too Great.
former union minister Renuka Chowdhury said the mandate was given to the party and it was natural for its MLAs to feel bitter about not being able to form the government.
The right to control their own body and fertility and motherhood choices should be left to the women alone, says Bombay HC
'If the charge is not given immediately, we will contest all upcoming elections, that is (Assembly) by-election and Lok Sabha polls, by fielding our candidates against official candidate of the government'
Chandratal is utterly mesmerizing, says Rediff reader Mridula Dwivedi. Here she shares these amazing pictures of her Himalayan adventure.
The inmates broke the security ring and reached near the jail's main gate, but were stopped by police teams which were rushed to control the situation.
'Student of the Year 2 has no spunk, no plot and zero charisma,' sighs Sukanya Verma.
However, Rahul has been asked to appear before the Bangur Nagar police thrice a week for two weeks.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath who went on a whirlwind tour of the state to ensure the victory of his party candidates, described it as a "historic win". He attributed the victory to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision and BJP chief Amit Shah's guidance.
A sessions court had rejected the anticipatory bail petition of Radhe Maa on Thursday.
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh was on Tuesday appointed governor of Rajasthan as the Centre named three more Bharatiya Janata Party leaders for the Raj Bhavans in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa.
After a clip featuring portions of a "clueless" live presentation by a Doordarshan anchor on the inauguration day of International Film Festival of India went viral on social media, Prasar Bharati has deputed a senior officer to look into the matter.
