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Goa sees over 5.45 million tourists in first half of 2025, government data shows

Goa, Oct. 9 -- Goa welcomed more than 5.45 million tourists, including over 2.7 lakh foreign visitors, in the first half of 2025, according to official data released by the state government on Thursda... Read More


Sresan Pharmaceuticals owner arrested over toxic cough syrup linked to 21 child deaths

Goa, Oct. 9 -- G. Ranganathan, proprietor of Kancheepuram-based Sresan Pharmaceuticals, was arrested in Chennai on October 9, 2025, by a Madhya Pradesh Special Investigation Team (SIT) in connection w... Read More


Karan Johar turned down free Goa property from Yash Johar's friend, regrets it now

Goa, Oct. 9 -- After Yash Johar passed away in 2004, Karan Johar initially considered shutting down Dharma Productions to focus solely on filmmaking, feeling unsure about running a business. That chan... Read More


PM Modi confident India-UK trade to double from $56 billion by 2030

Goa, Oct. 9 -- At the India-UK CEO Forum in Mumbai, PM Narendra Modi expressed optimism that bilateral trade, currently at $56 billion, could double before 2030. He said the India-UK FTA will drive MS... Read More


Colva prostitution rackets busted, 9 women rescued, 3 held

Goa, Oct. 9 -- In two separate night raids in Colva, police rescued nine women and arrested three accused for allegedly forcing them into prostitution under the pretext of spa and salon services. In t... Read More


Chief Justice Gavai speaks out after shocking shoe attack in court

Goa, Oct. 9 -- Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Thursday spoke about the attempted shoe attack on him in the Supreme Court, calling it a "forgotten chapter." The incident occurred on Monday when an ... Read More


Delhi in a bind over flag display during Taliban FM visit

Goa, Oct. 9 -- Afghanistan's UN-sanctioned foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, began his week-long visit to India on Thursday, marking the first visit by a top Taliban leader since the group returned... Read More


Rajesh Kalangutkar steps down as AAP Goa chief

Goa, Oct. 9 -- AAP Goa Working President Rajesh Kalangutkar has resigned from both his post and the party's primary membership. Kalangutkar, who contested from the Mayem constituency in the 2022 Assem... Read More


Goa's Youngest Pilot: Capt. Vashon Jovio Goes Soars High, Turning Childhood Dream Into Reality

Goa, Oct. 9 -- Determination can make even the sky seem within reach - and Goa's youngest pilot, Capt. Vashon Jovio Goes, has proved it. At just 19, this young aviator from Quepem has accomplished wha... Read More


Starmer fires back: UK PM rejects Trump's 'dead economy' dig

Goa, Oct. 9 -- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, during his first visit to India, praised the country's economic rise and dismissed US President Donald Trump's earlier remark labelling India's economy a... Read More