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Team Goemkarponn MORMUGAO: In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) has announced plans to launch a special Sunday Bazaar exclusively for women entrepreneurs, aimed at empowering them and promoting self-reliance. The bazaar will provide a free platform for women to showcase and sell homemade food, sweets, cakes, chocolates, candles, handicrafts and decorative products. MMC Chairperson Girish Borker said the initiative would help talented women who are unable to afford shop rents or stalls. “Many women in Mormugao prepare excellent homemade products, but their creativity goes unnoticed. We felt it is our duty to give them an opportunity…

New Delhi: US-India relations, traditionally strong, are under fresh strain amid a dispute over tariffs and India’s purchase of Russian oil, with former President Donald Trump criticizing India’s trade policies and perceived lack of acknowledgment for his role in the recent India-Pakistan peace process. Speaking at the White House on Tuesday, Trump said the US “gets along with India very well” but stressed that for many years the relationship was “one-sided.” He cited India’s high tariffs on American goods, calling them some of the “highest in the world,” which limited US exports. Meanwhile, American products entered India with…

New Delhi: Russia is offering India larger discounts on its Ural crude, even as the United States ramps up tariffs on Indian imports, according to a Bloomberg report. The price of Russian oil for cargoes loading in late September and October has dropped by $3–4 per barrel, making it more attractive for Indian refiners despite Washington’s recent trade actions. The Trump administration last week doubled tariffs on Indian goods to 50% in response to New Delhi’s continued purchase of Russian crude, which the US claims supports Moscow’s war in Ukraine. India, however, has defended its stance, pointing out…

New Delhi: India has delivered 21 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan following a devastating 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern regions late Sunday, killing over 1,400 people and injuring more than 2,500. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar confirmed on ‘X’ that the relief materials, flown into Kabul on Tuesday, included blankets, tents, hygiene kits, water storage tanks, generators, portable water purifiers, kitchen utensils, sleeping bags, essential medicines, wheelchairs, hand sanitizers, water purification tablets, and other medical supplies. “Indian earthquake assistance reaches Kabul by air,” Jaishankar said, adding that India will continue to monitor the situation on the ground…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday carried out searches at several locations in Goa, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal as part of its probe into an alleged ₹637 crore bank loan fraud and money laundering case involving Chennai-based pharmaceutical company Arvind Remedies. Officials confirmed that certain premises in Goa were among those covered in the operation, which also extended to Chennai, Kanchipuram, and Kolkata. The searches are linked to investigations against company promoter Arvind B. Shah and others under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The case originates from an FIR filed in October 2016…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Association of All Goa Muslim Jamat has urged Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and senior state authorities to grant permission and ensure security arrangements for the upcoming Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi Julus procession. In a statement, the Association noted that the festival has been observed in Goa peacefully for decades, in line with traditions across the world. It cautioned that “certain misguided elements” are attempting to create confusion by portraying the Julus as a recent practice or a display of strength, which it described as “baseless and misleading.” “These narratives are deliberately aimed at disturbing Goa’s communal harmony and…

Bengaluru: Nearly three months after the tragic stampede outside M Chinnaswamy Stadium during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL title celebrations, batting superstar Virat Kohli has broken his silence, expressing grief for the victims and their families. In an Instagram post attributed to Kohli, the former RCB captain said, “Nothing in life really prepares you for a heartbreak like June 4th. What should’ve been the happiest moment in our franchise’s history… turned into something tragic. I’ve been thinking of and praying for the families of those we lost… and for our fans who were injured. Your loss is part of our…