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New Delhi: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance has asked the telecom regulator to review the potential reach of Elon Musk’s Starlink and Amazon’s Kuiper before awarding satellite spectrum amid concerns local players could suffer, a letter showed on Friday. Reliance’s letter, which is not public, is Mr Ambani’s last-ditch effort in an ongoing face-off with Mr Musk over how India should grant spectrum for satellite services. While Reliance has called for an auction, India has sided with Mr Musk who – in line with global trends – wanted an administrative allocation. In the letter, reviewed by Reuters, Reliance said it carried…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO:The Margao Congress Block today strongly criticised the Electricity Department for the outage/Power Shutdown, scheduled for 19th November and 21st November 2024. Congress leader Savio Coutinho demanded for the rescheduling of Shutdown proposed on 19th and 21/11/2024, being the eve of Feast day and second day of our Lady of Rosary Church Navelim. Coutinho stated that the residents and himself are shocked that the Electricity Department has proposed for a shutdown of power supply on 19th and 21/11/2024 between 9am to 3 PM, which coincides with the Novena/Feast days of Our Lady of Rosary Church Navelim. He pointed…

New Delhi: The upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy holds immense importance for Virat Kohli as the former India captain is under pressure to regain his form. After failures in back-to-back home series’ against Bangladesh and New Zealand, respectively, the five-match rubber against Australia is being viewed as a make-or-break tour of his illustrious career. Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar feels Australia are well-aware of Kohli’s lean patch, suggesting that the hosts will not give him enough room to settle. “Virat knows exactly what’s going to be planned. They’ll start with that line outside the off-stump and gauge what his mood is. These…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The State government chose to change its focus on Friday and approved the Chief Justice’s initial draft rules after the Supreme Court slapped them on the knuckles for announcing service rules for High Court employees in the Chief Justice’s name that were very different from what the CJ had submitted. Before the hearing in the SC next week, these will be released soon. Devidas Pangam, the advocate general, stated: “We previously stated in the High Court that the government would re-fix salaries and reimburse arrears to High Court personnel within a year. Several additional former High Court…

New Delhi: Records toppled as Team India sent fans into a frenzy with a thumping 134-run victory in the 4th T20I against South Africa. Johannesburg saw India make history with Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma redefining the standards of T20I cricket. Their blitzkrieg made it a hard day for statisticians as records tumbled. Runs, runs, and more runs were the story of the final T20I of the series as India continued to surge to new heights under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav, with a 3-1 series win over the Proteas. Sixes pelted down at the Wanderers Stadium, leaving South Africa…

New Delhi: Citing concerns over “territorial integrity and political interference in sports”, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah on Friday launched a sharp attack on Pakistan Cricket Board’s announcement to conduct the Champions Trophy tour in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) areas, say reports. The International Cricket Council (ICC), the sport’s governing body, has decided to cancel the planned trophy tour of the Champions Trophy 2025 in Skardu, Murree, and Muzaffarabad – areas that fall within PoK. “BCCI secretary Jay Shah strongly condemns the Pakistan Cricket Board’s announcement to conduct the Champions Trophy tour in PoK, reiterating India’s objection to the move,” news agency…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today announced the Manohar Parrikar Yuva Scientist Award has been awarded to Dr Mohit Kumar Jolly from Dept. of Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru who is doing cutting edge research in Cancer treatment. This was the 2nd edition of this prestigious award. Applications were received from top research institutes across the country, indicating the increasing popularity of the Award. There were 82 applicants out of which 12 were shortlisted for personal interview and after intense scrutiny by an expert committee headed by Dr. Anil Kakodkar the final recipient was selected. This award…