Will Congress steal a march over ruling BJP in Goa?

With just over a month to go for assembly elections in Goa, political observers feel the Congress may upset the Bharatiya Janata Party's plans for retaining power in the coastal state, but appear......

Look how many parties are contesting the Goa poll!

A potpourri of political parties are in the fray in Goa.Aslam Hunani gives us a glimpse of the contestants. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com India's Sunshine State elects a new government on......

1967 Goa statehood poll was rigged: former CM

Aformer Goa chief minister has raked up a controversy alleging that the "opinion poll" held 46 years ago to decide on making it a separate state or merge with Maharashtra was "rigged." Shashikala......

Goa's oldest regional party hopes for a comeback

Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, Goa's oldest regional party, is hoping to reclaim its voter base in the June 2 Assembly polls and emerge as a key player in event of a fractured mandate. The party,......

IFFI in Goa, Cannes style

Screenings on beaches and a film festival on riverbank, a la Cannes, are the special attractions of the35th International Film Festival of India, which starts Monday, November 29, in Goa.Veteran......