Sardar Patel would've liberated Goa earlier: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that Goa would have been liberated from the Portuguese rule much earlier had the country's first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel lived for some......

Modi terms yoga ray of hope in pandemic, announces app

Yoga is a ray of hope and source of strength in the fight against Covid, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday as tens of thousands of people across the globe touched their toes, stretched......

Here's to the folks of Goa, Daman and Diu!

'The 67 sorties mounted from Jamnagar broke the Portuguese's will to fight, the army columns advanced unresisted, and the Portuguese threw in the towel. The formal surrender took place about......

Goa to celebrate Revolution Day on June 18

Goa, an erstwhile Portuguese colony, will celebrate Goa Revolution Day on June 18 to commemorate the date when freedom fighter Ram Manohar Lohia gave a clarion call to the people of the state to......

Hotel rates, air fares soar for Christmas, New Year

Almost all star-rated hotels in the tourist hotspots of Goa, Kerala and Rajasthan are reporting total sellout of room inventory for New Year's Eve, even though hospitality rates for that period......

Planning a wedding? Help's at hand

Is marriage an adventure? It could certainly start out on an adventurous note if you decide to get married on a machan in the middle of Ranthambhore Game Reserve.Here's the scenario: the bride,......

'Jewellery in Rani Padmini's wedding scene is worth Rs 1 crore'

Tonight's episode of Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur will show the beautiful queen Rani Padmini's wedding ceremony. Tejaswini Lonari, who plays the title character, looks splendid in her bridal......

Cannes' Movers & Shakers

Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds got a rousing welcome at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday. Cheering for the film was Sharon Stone, who looked svelte in a sexy black number with......

When supermodels rocked!

So there's a worldwide recession? Apparently, America's uber-elite glitterati crowd hasn't noticed yet. On Monday night, in New York City, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume......

Goa confirmed as IFFI venue

It isofficial. The area from Panaji to Fort Aguada, crossing over the picturesque River Mandovi, will be the permanent venue for the International Film Festival of India.Film Advisory Council and......

Mahesh, Lara Dutta say 'I do'

Tennis star Mahesh Bhupati and Bollywood actress Lara Dutta exchanged wedding vows in Victorian style at the sunset point of the erstwhile Portuguese fort of Aguada in Pananji on Saturday. "We had......