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60% Goa MLAs switched parties in last 5 yrs, an Indian 'record'

As many as 24 legislators in Goa, which is 60 per cent of the total strength of the 40-member state assembly, have switched parties in the last five years, a report by an organisation has said.......

US Worried About Security Leaks From India

GSOMIA does not cover the exchange of classified information with Indian private industry.Washington wanted this covered too, given New Delhi's emphasis on the proposed 'strategic partnership'......

How BJP rose in Goa with Christian help

It is a record that the BJP has created where the majority of its legislators belonged to the minority community.A fascinating excerpt from Sandesh Prabhudesai's Ajeeb Goa's Gajab Politics, Goa......

Mira Nair's son wins election to New York State assembly

Indian-Ugandan Zohran Kwame Mamdani, son of filmmaker Mira Nair, has won the election for New York State Assembly, one of two candidates of Indian-origin elected to NY state office. ......

Cong caught off guard in Goa as 10 MLAs join BJP

A group of ten Congress MLAs in Goa led by Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Chandrakant Kavlekar on Wednesday merged with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, increasing the saffron party's......

How best to protect your identity from thieves

Documents such as PAN card, Aadhaar card and I-T return papers, which are used for KYC, can get leaked from a number of sources, says Sanjay Kumar Singh, including the local xerox shop. Recently,......

Central retreat brings hope for GST agreement

In an attempt to get states to implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by next April, the Centre has softened its stance on most proposals in the draft Constitutional Amendment Bill that Finance......

Tips for a smooth purchase of property

That beautiful, old house, palatial by current realty standards, was something Sanjeev Desai had been eyeing for a while. Everything was just about perfect. The house looked great and fit his......

Credit card woes top complaints against banks

Credit card woes topped the complaints chart in 2007-08 as hefty interest burden of borrowers and recovery by banks emerged as flashpoints for dispute between banks and their customers. The 15......

Banks get stingy on home loans

Irene D'Souza's (name changed) broker had got her a home loan of Rs 18 lakh approved from ICICI Bank. However, when she went for the cheque, she was told that only Rs 9.53 lakh would be disbursed.......

Anand@50: 7 MUST-KNOW facts

Anand marked the first of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's three historic collaborations with Rajesh Khanna, the other two being Bawarchi and Namak Haraam.Anand is without a shred of doubt Rajesh Khanna's......

The BRILLIANCE of Hrishikesh Mukherjee

On Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 91st birth anniversary on September 30, we bring back a Rediff Special done on the brilliant filmmaker in December 2002. Read on: Hrishikesh Mukherjee's cinema could make......

Vidya, the bindas girl in college

We asked readers to tell us if they had grown up or studied with movie or television celebrities. And we got a great response! Sharing her memories is Averyl D'sa, who studied withVidya Balan.......

Match-fixing in Indian football: AIFF launches probe

IMAGE: Suspicions of match-fixing came to light in a Delhi league match on Monday when Ahbab FC, who were winning 4-0, conceded two dubious-looking own goals late in the match against Rangers FC.......

Golden Boys! Satwik-Chirag bag Asiad badminton gold!

Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty earned India's first-ever badminton gold medal at the Asian Games It was also India's first medal in men's doubles in 41 years since......

Humpy, K Srikanth and Sai Praneeth nominated for Khel Ratna

Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Koneru Humpy/Twitter Reigning women's world rapid chess champion Koneru Humpy has been nominated for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the All India Chess......

Rahane, Rijiju contribute to fight COVID-19

India's Test team vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has donated Rs 10 lakh to the Maharastra Chief Minister's Relief Fund for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. "This is just my tiny bit and a drop......

Indian Football Roundup: BFC leave it late to break NorthEast hearts

IMAGE: Bengaluru FC's Sunil Chhetri, left, in action. Photograph: ISL Media Bengaluru FC sealed their place in the final of the Hero Indian Super League for the second successive year with a 3-0......

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