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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa Congress leadership faces a fresh organisational challenge ahead of AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge’s scheduled meeting with party leaders, with 108 Congress-appointed Booth Level Agents (BLA-2) submitting resignation letters. The resignations were submitted to the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Goa, and seek withdrawal of the agents’ authorisation as BLA-2s with immediate effect. Copies of the resignation letters have also been addressed to the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee. The documents, dated August 16, come at a politically significant time as Kharge is scheduled to meet Congress leaders in Goa amid growing concerns over the party’s…

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced that the UGC NET June 2026 examinations for English, Commerce and Sociology will be conducted again after an expert committee found multiple errors in the question papers. The decision follows several complaints from candidates who appeared for the examinations held between June 22 and 30, with a supplementary test conducted on July 5. According to the NTA, the review committee identified numerous factual, typographical and translation errors, including misspelled names of prominent scholars, incorrect book titles, flawed question wording, grammatical and punctuation mistakes, non standard terminology and the repetition of several…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has criticised the alleged opposition to Vande Mataram and said both the national song and the national anthem should be respected and sung according to protocol. “While Vande Mataram was being sung, Sonia Gandhi’s and Kharge’s reactions were seen by the entire country. I don’t know why they have anger over Vande Mataram. There is no need to involve BJP and RSS in this,” Sawant said. He said Vande Mataram had inspired India’s freedom struggle and urged the youth to draw inspiration from the song and contribute towards building a Viksit Bharat.…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has defended the FCRA Bill, 2026, questioning the opposition to the proposed legislation. “I don’t know why they are opposing the FCRA Bill, 2026. It is clear-cut; there is nothing to oppose,” Sawant said. The Chief Minister’s remarks come amid criticism and opposition to the Bill, with the government maintaining that there is no reason for apprehension over its provisions.

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has called for a stronger push towards income-generating agriculture, urging self-help group (SHG) women to turn unused and barren land into productive assets. Sawant said fodder cultivation alone could offer SHG members an opportunity to earn lakhs of rupees, encouraging them to explore agriculture as a viable source of livelihood rather than leaving cultivable land unused. The Chief Minister also appealed to consumers to change their approach towards local farmers, asking them not to bargain excessively when purchasing vegetables and other farm produce. He urged people to either grow vegetables themselves…

New Delhi: India is moving closer to finalising its long delayed Project 75(I) submarine programme, with a proposal for the ₹70,000 crore defence deal expected to be placed before the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in the coming days. The ambitious project involves the construction of six next generation conventional submarines for the Indian Navy. The vessels will be built primarily in India by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in partnership with Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), significantly strengthening the country’s indigenous naval manufacturing capabilities. If approved, the project will mark one of India’s largest defence manufacturing initiatives under the…

Galle: Devdutt Padikkal celebrated the biggest moment of his Test career in the most understated way possible after scoring a magnificent 167 against Sri Lanka, saying all he wanted to do was get some sleep. The left handed batter produced a career defining innings of 167 off 230 balls, guiding India to 460/9 at stumps on the third day of the rain interrupted opening Test in Galle. When asked whether he would celebrate his maiden Test century, Padikkal replied with a smile, “Not really. I’m tired, so I’m just going back to bed now.” Padikkal was drafted into the playing…