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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday made a startling revelation that some Communidades are allegedly demanding ₹2 lakh from homeowners wishing to construct a slab on their existing houses — without providing receipts. Calling it “harassment,” he warned that the government will act firmly against such illegal practices. “Some people have met me with complaints that certain Communidades are demanding ₹2 lakh if someone wants to construct a slab on an already built house. They also claim that no receipt is provided for the payment. Such forms of harassment are happening by Communidades,” Sawant said.…

Team Goemkarponn Cuncolim: Football Club of Siolim booked their place in the next round of the 1st All Goa Inter Village Mansion House Cup 2025, edging out Guardian Angel S.C. 1–0 in a hard-fought clash on Friday at the Cuncolim Ground. The tournament is being organised by Cuncolim Union. Guardian Angel began brightly, with Regan Costa missing two early chances in the 15th and 16th minutes, both set up by Adriano Gomes, who looked lively but lacked finishing support. Siolim slowly grew into the game, testing the rival defense with quick counters. Their persistence paid off in the 42nd…

New Delhi: In a significant boost to India’s defence self-reliance, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has announced that the country will not only build its own fifth-generation stealth fighter jets but also manufacture their engines indigenously. The engines will be developed in collaboration with French aerospace major Safran, marking a milestone in India’s journey towards cutting-edge defence technology. “Today, we have taken decisive steps in the direction of building fifth-generation fighter aircraft. Work on manufacturing the aircraft’s engines in India with Safran is about to begin,” Singh said while addressing the ET World Leaders’ Summit. India’s ambitious Advanced Medium…

New Delhi: India’s real-money gaming industry has been hit hard after Parliament passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, which bans all money-based online games and prescribes penalties of up to ₹1 crore and jail terms for violations. Soon after the legislation was cleared, leading platforms including Mobile Premier League (MPL), Zupee, Dream Sports, Gameskraft, and Probo announced the suspension of their real-money offerings. MPL, one of India’s largest gaming companies with over 120 million users, said it would immediately halt money-based games. “Effective immediately, we are suspending all gaming offerings involving money on the MPL…

Washington: US President Donald Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro has launched a sharp attack on India for continuing its energy trade with Russia, calling New Delhi the “Maharaja of tariffs” and accusing it of running a “profiteering scheme.” Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Navarro said he expects the punitive 50% tariffs on Indian imports—including an additional 25% levy tied to Russian oil purchases—to take effect on August 27. “Prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, India bought virtually no Russian oil. Now, 35% of their needs are met by Russia. They don’t need the oil. It’s…

Washington: India’s Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, met with several key American lawmakers this week as New Delhi seeks to ease tensions following President Donald Trump’s decision to impose 50% tariffs on Indian goods, including a 25% penalty linked to Russian oil imports. Kwatra met Representative Darrell Issa, Chairman of the House Judiciary GOP Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, AI and the Internet, to discuss energy security and trade ties. He thanked Issa for his “steadfast support” of the India-US partnership in his role as Vice-Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Majority. The envoy also…

Moscow: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday stressed the need to urgently tackle the growing trade imbalance between India and Russia, even as bilateral trade has surged more than fivefold in the past four years. Speaking at the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) alongside Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, Jaishankar highlighted that India’s imports, largely driven by discounted Russian crude oil, had created a sharp deficit. “Over the last four years, our bilateral trade in goods has increased more than five-fold from $3 billion in 2021 to $68…