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Team Goemkarponn SANKHALI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant defended Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme, asserting that it is not a political speech but a platform through which the Prime Minister directly interacts with the people of the country. Responding to criticism over the programme being shown to students, Dr Sawant said there was no political motive behind the initiative. “I say that Mann Ki Baat is not a political speech. It is a programme through which the Prime Minister directly interacts with the people of the country. Some people may feel that we are showing this programme…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the release of students arrested or detained during the recent nationwide protests over examination related issues, including the NEET paper leak, provided they have no criminal record. The court also ordered that no coercive action be taken against such students while indicating that an independent investigation may be required into allegations of violence involving both protesters and police personnel. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana passed a series of interim directions while hearing petitions alleging police excesses during the protests. The court…

New Delhi: Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $5.5 billion to settle the majority of its remaining talc related lawsuits in the United States, bringing one of the country’s longest running product liability disputes closer to an end. The proposed agreement aims to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging that the company’s talc based products caused ovarian cancer. The settlement is subject to several conditions, including approval from plaintiff law firms representing at least 95 percent of the remaining ovarian cancer claims pending in federal and state courts. The agreement follows a significant development in the federal court overseeing the…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has published a fresh draft notification for declaring parts of the Western Ghats as an Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA), opening a 60-day window for the public, state governments and stakeholders to submit their objections and suggestions. The latest proposal does not alter Goa’s coverage from the previous draft issued in July 2024. It continues to identify 1,461 square kilometres across 108 villages in the state for inclusion within the proposed eco-sensitive zone. The notified area spans five talukas—Sattari (63 villages), Sanguem (26), Dharbandora (13), Canacona (5) and Ponda…

New Delhi: Bank of Baroda has said that only one employee’s corporate email account was compromised and that its core banking systems remain secure. However, cybersecurity experts say a single breached account can potentially provide access to a large volume of sensitive internal information if it belongs to a senior employee with extensive privileges. According to cybersecurity analysts, corporate email accounts are often linked to internal platforms such as SharePoint, OneDrive and other enterprise systems through Single Sign On technology. If attackers gain access to such an account, they may be able to retrieve years of archived emails, audit reports,…

New Delhi: India’s Gyaneshwari Yadav secured the silver medal in the women’s 53kg weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games after a gripping contest with Nigeria’s Onome Didih that featured a series of record breaking lifts. Gyaneshwari finished with a total lift of 199kg, comprising an 88kg snatch and a 111kg clean and jerk, earning India its fifth medal at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Indian lifter began confidently in the snatch, successfully lifting 82kg on her opening attempt before clearing 85kg and then 88kg to strengthen her position. However, Didih responded with an outstanding 93kg lift on her final…

New Delhi: Indian weightlifter Valluri Ajaya Babu produced a remarkable performance to win the silver medal in the men’s 79kg event at the Commonwealth Games, continuing India’s impressive run in weightlifting at the competition. The 21 year old lifter from Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district lifted a total of 330kg, finishing just one kilogram behind Malaysia’s Erry Hidayat Muhammad in a dramatic contest for the gold medal. England’s Chris Murray claimed the bronze with a total lift of 325kg. Ajaya Babu made a strong start by setting a new Commonwealth Games record in the snatch with a successful lift of 149kg.…