Goa CM distributes portfolios, retains home, finance

In his second term as the chief minister of Goa, Pramod Sawant has retained key Home and Finance portfolios while distributing ministries to his eight colleagues in the state cabinet. IMAGE: Goa......

Louis Berger case: Chargesheeted Digambar Kamat alleges political vendetta

A day after Goa Crime Branch chargesheeted former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat in the Louis Berger bribery scam, the veteran Congress leader on Friday denied any involvement in the case and......

Red alert as Mumbai battered with 10 cm rain in 5 hours, schools shut

After a long hiatus, heavy rains returned to lash Mumbai and suburbs on Wednesday, inundating low-lying areas, stopping local trains on tracks between Kurla and Thane stations and stranding......

Toll booth vandalism: Maharashtra minister's son freed on bail

Maharashtra Minister Narayan Rane's son Nitesh, who was arrested along with his supporters for allegedly vandalising a toll booth and attacking its staffers near Panaji, has been released on bail.......

NHAI accelerates on land acquisition offices

The National Highways Authority of India, in its attempt to deliver 20 km a day of road construction, has moved forward in implementing its plan of opening 150 special land acquisition unitsand 10......

E-portal for business approvals off to a brisk start

Nearly five months after its soft launch, the government’s e-portal, the National Single Window System (NSWS), is seeing a significant increase in the number of investors using it to get a......

ILO writes to Modi, voices concerns over labour law changes

ILO acts upon a plea by 10 central trade unions objecting to the ordinances proposed to temporarily scrap labour laws in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, along with other labour law changes.  The......

Big airport projects to get a boost

The cabinet committee on infrastructure's clearance to big-ticket aviation projects, including the New Navi Mumbai airport, and plans to develop India as a civil aviation hub will help expedite the......

Former Asiad gold medallist Fortunato Franco dead

IMAGE: Fortunato Franco would forever be remembered for providing the assist that enabled Jarnail Singh to nod home the winner against South Korea in the 1962 Asian Games. Photograph: Praful......

AFC team satisfied with Goan I-league clubs

The AFC team, who were on a two days visit to Goa, were satisfied with the infrastructure and administrative set up of all the three Goan I-League clubs, as part of the assessment criteria for......

Indian football's next star

The power of a superstar can never be underestimated. Viswanathan Anand did it for chess, Sania Mirza is doing it for tennis in India. Apart from making the game popular they have galvanised a......