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New Delhi: After a string of five delays, Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s much-anticipated maiden space voyage is finally set to lift off on June 19, 2025. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) confirmed the new date, marking a major milestone as Shukla prepares to become only the second Indian to travel to space, four decades after Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma’s historic Indo-Soviet mission in 1984. The mission, titled Axiom-4 or Mission Akash Ganga, is a collaborative effort between Houston-based Axiom Space, NASA, and SpaceX. It will send a four-member international crew aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft,…

Team Goemkarponn Panjim:  often celebrated for its high literacy, superior quality of life, and vibrant civil society — has long presented a paradox when it comes to politics. Despite being plagued by frequent party defections, unbalanced development, and recurring environmental agitations, the state continues to rank among the top performers in terms of per capita income, birth rate, and happiness index among small states in India. A new book attempts to unpack this contradiction with extensive historical and political analysis. On Monday, former Chief Minister and Rajya Sabha MP Luizinho Faleiro will release the much-anticipated book titled “Post-Colonial Politics in…

New Delhi: In what has become one of the darkest moments in India’s aviation history, a haunting final transmission from the cockpit of Air India Flight AI-171 has surfaced, capturing the last desperate plea from the pilot just seconds before the aircraft plunged to the ground. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, bound for London Gatwick, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday, leaving at least 274 dead and just one confirmed survivor. Chilling Final Transmission: “No Power… No Thrust… Going Down…” Captain Sumit Sabharwal, the senior pilot of the ill-fated flight, issued a brief but alarming Mayday call to…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA:  A drone survey has been conducted to assess the condition of a dangerously tilted storage tank containing over 20-year-old molasses at a long-defunct alcohol factory in the Canacona Industrial Estate. The aerial footage, captured on Friday, has been submitted to the Canacona Deputy Collector, who also heads the Taluka Disaster Management Authority. A structural stability test is also underway and expected to be submitted shortly, sources informed. The urgent survey was ordered after a joint inspection by the Canacona Deputy Collector, Mamlatdar, officials from the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB), Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), and representatives…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa Police Department has ordered a major reshuffle involving the transfer of over 75 police personnel across the state. The order, issued by the Office of the Director General of Police at Police Headquarters in Panaji, follows recommendations from the Police Establishment Board and comes into immediate effect. The first set of transfers includes Police Inspectors (PI) and Police Sub-Inspectors (PSI) across key locations and units. PI Filomeno L. Costa has been moved from GRP A Coy to TC Fatorda, while PI John A. Fernandes goes from PTS Valpoi to the Security Unit in Panaji. Several…

New Delhi: In a rare move, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has issued a public apology after posting a map on social media that incorrectly depicted India’s international boundaries — omitting Jammu and Kashmir from Indian territory and wrongly showing it as part of Pakistan. The post, shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday evening, was intended to highlight Israel’s view of Iran as a “global threat” but sparked immediate backlash from Indian users. The controversial map was included in a tweet from the IDF warning of the missile threat posed by Iran. The image displayed concentric red circles emanating…

New Delhi: In a major step towards mending strained diplomatic relations, India and Canada have reached a significant agreement to share intelligence related to terrorism, transnational crime, and extremist activities. The move comes nearly two years after ties soured following former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s public accusations regarding India’s alleged involvement in the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar — claims that New Delhi has consistently denied. According to a report by Bloomberg, which cited unnamed officials familiar with the matter, the new information-sharing pact involves both countries’ law enforcement agencies and is aimed at tackling cross-border criminal…