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Team Goemkarponn Fatorpa: Shree Shantadurga Kunkallikarin Sansthan, Fatorpa, organised a special felicitation ceremony on Sunday, August 3, 2025, to honour students from the Mahajan community who achieved outstanding results in the SSC (10th Std.) Board Examinations. The event was held at 11:00 AM at the Sansthan Hall in Fatorpa and saw enthusiastic participation from students, parents, and community members. The Chief Guest for the occasion was Adv. Archit Shantaram Naik Desai, a well-known lawyer, educationist, and youth motivator, who delivered a powerful address encouraging students to pursue academic and personal excellence with sincerity, determination, and a strong sense of responsibility…

By Aires Rodrigues Every day needs to be Friendship Day. When our innings in this world ends, we will not be judged by the wealth and property we have amassed but by our acts and deeds, that is why we are encouraged to do good works. I have been enormously blessed with an armoury of outstanding friends worldwide. Even our detractors should not be considered our foes as they could awaken us when we err. True friends may sometimes be hard to find because they are rare and one of a kind. They lift you up when no one else…

New Delhi: India firmly reiterated its longstanding and strategic partnership with Russia on Friday, making it clear that its foreign relations are not subject to third-party approval or influence. The statement came in response to recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump, who criticised India’s ongoing trade and defence engagement with Moscow. Addressing the media at the weekly press briefing, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal emphasized the sovereign nature of India’s foreign policy decisions. “Our ties with any country stand on their own merit and should not be viewed through the prism of a third country,” Jaiswal stated, reaffirming…

New Delhi: Amid rising global instability and intensifying geopolitical rivalries, India has taken a major leap in naval modernization with the unveiling of Project-18 — an ambitious next-generation warship program that will produce the largest and most heavily armed destroyer in the country’s history. Designed to assert India’s maritime dominance, the 13,000-tonne stealth destroyer will not only dwarf its predecessors but also rival the cruisers of the world’s most powerful navies. The massive destroyer under Project-18 will be equipped with 144 vertical launch missile (VLS) cells, making it the most heavily armed Indian warship ever constructed. The missile configuration is…

New Delhi: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, fresh off his historic Axiom-4 mission, offered a glimpse into his transition back to life on Earth during a virtual press conference held on Friday. Shukla and his fellow Axiom-4 crewmates recounted their 20-day space journey and their 18-day stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS), marking a significant chapter in India’s space exploration narrative. Sharing the often humorous and human side of readjusting to Earth’s gravity, Shukla recalled moments that highlighted how drastically his environment had changed. “The moment I held a phone to take a photo, it felt unusually heavy. The same…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Despite a sharp fall in Goa’s position in the India Justice Report (IJR) 2025 — from a No.1 rank among small states in 2019 to the bottom rung in 2025 — the state government has dismissed the report, stating it is not an “authentic government document.” Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who also holds the Home portfolio, said the findings compiled by Tata Trusts and supported by leading policy institutions “do not arise” for review. The issue was raised through an unstarred LAQ by MLA Viresh Borkar, who asked whether any review was conducted into the decline in…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Ltd. (Kotak Mutual Fund) has announced the launch of the Kotak Active Momentum Fund, an open-ended equity scheme that follows the momentum investing theme with a distinct focus on earnings growth. The New Fund Offer (NFO) opens for public subscription from July 29 to August 12, 2025. Investors can start with a minimum investment of ₹5,000 and increase in multiples thereafter. Unlike traditional momentum strategies that primarily track price trends, Kotak’s new fund adopts a more holistic approach—Earnings Momentum. This involves identifying companies that are witnessing strong upward revisions in earnings estimates,…