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Rahul Bajaj, doyen of Indian industry, passes away

Bajaj’s astute entrepreneurship combined with his determination to boost the Indian manufacturing industry is what set him apart from his peers.

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi campaigning in Goa ahead of the Assembly election, on February 4.

Goa Assembly election: Congress, BJP back as main contenders

As the dust settles on the run-up to the election in Goa, the BJP and the Congress re-emerge as the main contenders, with the ruling party perceived t

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Lata Mangeshkar.

Lata Mangeshkar passes away

The Central government has announced a two-day national mourning when the national flag will fly at half-mast to honour Lata Mangeshkar’s memory and c

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The Congress got a shot in the arm on January 11 when Michael Lobo, who resigned from the BJP the day before, joined the party in the presence of Leader of Opposition in the Goa Assembly Digambar Kamat and Goa Congress in-charge Gundu Rao. Lobo is a popular MLA and is expected to swing not just his own constituency of Calangute but four nearby seats for the Congress.

Goa Assembly elections: An open field

No single party has a clear advantage in Goa, where politicians connect with their constituencies beyond the party level and where constituents have n

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Utpal Parrikar.

Utpal Parrikar, son of former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, denied Assembly ticket from Panaji

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has denied Utpal Parrikar, former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s son, a ticket to contest the upcoming Goa Ass

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Noshir Dadrawala.

Noshir Dadrawala: ‘This is absolutely unacceptable control’

Interview with Noshir H. Dadrawala, chief executive officer, Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy, Mumbai.

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PM-CARES ‘not subject to scrutiny’

IN March 2020, soon after the coronavirus disease began to spread in India, the Government of India created the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance an

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Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar (right) with party leader Jayant Patil during a press conference in Mumbai on January 11.

NCP in talks with Congress and Trinamool Congress for an alliance in Goa: Sharad Pawar

Pawar said NCP leader Praful Patel and the Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut were talking to Congressmen in Goa.

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J.P. Nadda, BJP national president, flags off a ‘Sankalp Rath Yatra’ in Panaji on December 22, 2021. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is on his right.

Goa: Politics on the trapeze

Opportunistic politics is at its worst in Goa, where senior politicians are switching parties in the scramble for seats.

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At the press conference held by the Congress and the GFP at Panaji on December 18.

The Congress and the GFP form an alliance for the upcoming Assembly election in Goa

The Goa Forward Party (GFP), a regional and an important party in Goa, has officially joined forces with the Congress for the upcoming Assembly electi

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Arsenal Consulting says Pegasus software used to hack into Rona Wilson’s phone as well

Arsenal Consulting, a forensics organisation based in the United States, has revealed that the jailed human rights activist Rona Wilson’s phone was at

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The proposed cryptocurrency Bill is slated for discussion in the winter session of Parliament. The Bill is expected to be tabled by the end of 2021. Here, a view of Parliament House during the current session.

The crypto phenomenon

The government seems to have acknowledged the need to recognise and regulate trade in cryptocurrencies, which enthusiasts say points to a new future,

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