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Goa: Dum maro dum

Goa, Dec. 18 -- PETER FERNANDES Once a Rome of the East, a holiday destination of the dreamers, and a pride of the nation, Goa has taken an ominous turn in the recent past and has become a nightmare ... Read More


Who will protect women when power offends?

Goa, Dec. 18 -- India has witnessed many political controversies, but some moments cut deeper because they strike at the very idea of dignity and constitutional morality. The recent incident in Patna,... Read More


Row erupts over Prithviraj Chavan's remarks on Operation Sindoor, leaders across parties react

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Following Congress leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's remarks on Operation Sindoor, sharp reactions from leaders across party lines were witnessed, ... Read More


Parliament has passed a bill to raise FDI in the insurance sector to 100%

Mumbai, Dec. 18 -- Parliament has passed a bill to raise FDI in the insurance sector to 100% from the current 74%, which is expected to increase insurance penetration, lower premiums, and boost job cr... Read More


Lok Sabha passes Viksit Bharat Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The Lok Sabha on Thursday (18 December) passed the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, a sweeping piece of legislation that seeks to re... Read More


6 years on. Wait continues!

Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 18 -- * No money available to raze & rebuild dilapidated Saraswathipuram Fire Station, says Home Minister * Rs. 30 crore proposal not included in 2025-26 budget The long-pending ... Read More


Mahadev betting case: SC grants bail in Rs 6.5-crore cash recovery linked to ex-Chhattisgarh CM

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted regular bail to the petitioner Asim Das, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), in the Mahadev online betting case. Das was... Read More


Vajpayee stood for 'politics of conviction, not convenience': Nitin Gadkari

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Releasing a political memoir on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Delhi on Wednesday, Minister Nitin Gadkari recalled Vajpayee as a strong practitioner of "politics o... Read More


'Restore Doddakere, shift Unity Mall elsewhere'

Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 18 -- Mysuru Rakshana Vedike says Unity Mall would damage Mysore Palace's aesthetics The Mysuru Rakshana Vedike has urged the State Government to reclaim the historic Doddakere Ma... Read More


Nodal Officers to curb female foeticide in State: Minister

Belagavi, Dec. 18 -- Accepting that acts of female foeticide has not stopped in Karnataka, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said the State Government was taking strict measures to prevent it. He said... Read More