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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) today witnessed the vibrant launch of 18th edition of Film Bazaar, South Asia’s premier film market. A significant segment of IFFI, Film Bazaar promises a dynamic platform for aspiring filmmakers and established industry professionals to connect, collaborate, and propel the future of cinema. Sanjay Jaju, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, while inaugurating Film Bazaar at IFFI, highlighted the record-breaking number of registrations (over 1500) and the presence of more than 10 country-specific pavilions. “This is an exceptional platform to nurture future filmmakers. From presenting ideas to securing deals,…

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Delhi unit boss, Virendra Sachdeva, was among those reportedly detained by police Thursday morning after a protest outside Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal’s home, over claims his party spent ₹ 45 crore to renovate the bungalow when he was Chief Minister. Visuals from the protest outside the bungalow formerly occupied by Mr Kejriwal, in Delhi’s Civil Lines area, showed hundreds of BJP supporters crammed into the street as slogans are shouted against the AAP and its National Convenor. The agitation came months before the 2025 Delhi Assembly election. Videos shared earlier by news…

Team Goemkarponn OLDGOA: The ceremonial exposition of holy relics belonging to St Francis Xavier has begun in Goa, lasting until January 5, 2025. According to the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, this event continues a ten-year tradition celebrated throughout the region, honoring the revered saint, known as Goycho Saib, in the local Goan community. Coinciding with worldwide celebrations for Jubilee Year 2025, under Pope Francis’ theme ‘Pilgrims of Hope’, the exposition’s theme, ‘We are Messengers of the Good News’, emphasizes peace and love. Highlights include an art exhibition and the release of a commemorative book. Priests are encouraged to lead…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: ‘It’s only because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the forest-dwellers in the country gets justice – Union Minister of State for Tribal affairs Durgadas Ukei Ukei was speaking at the closing ceremony of Birsa Munda’s 150th birth anniversary Rally taken in Canacona on Wednesday. Speaking further Ukei said, Shri Ram lived in exile for 14 long years, and during that time the tribals themselves took care and served him. The historical facts of Hanuman, Sabri, Ghatotkoch should come before the people and known to all. Due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the tribal community in India…

Team Goemkarponn RAMANAGAR: Late last night, Ross and Darryl Vaze, two brothers from Alto Porvorim, died in a horrific collision on the Mangalore-Bangalore highway. Two more people were hurt in the collision between the Fortuner SUV and a truck. When the crash happened, the four men were in the Fortuner on their way from Goa to Coimbatore. Ross and Darryl were reportedly fatally injured when the truck slammed the car on the left side where they were sitting. Co-passenger Neil Faria, an entrepreneur from Mapusa, and driver Nathan Vaze, son of Darryl Vaze, both escaped with minor injuries. Ross and…

New Delhi: Young striker Deepika turned out to be the star once again with a fine reverse hit goal as India retained their women’s Asian Champions Trophy title after edging past Olympic silver medallist China 1-0 in a pulsating final Wednesday. Deepika scored the winner for India from a penalty corner in the 31st minute to finish as the tournament’s highest goal getter with 11 strikes. India had earlier stunned China 3-0 in the league stages of the tournament. It was India’s third ACT title after winning the top honours in 2016 and 2023. The Indian team is now the…

New Delhi: India’s stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah on Thursday insisted that his team is not carrying any baggage from the unprecedented 0-3 defeat at home against New Zealand as it embarks on a challenging Test series against fierce rivals Australia. Bumrah replaced Rohit Sharma as the team’s captain for the series opener after the latter had to miss the match due to the birth of his baby boy. While it isn’t a usual sight to see bowlers taking up the leadership role, Bumrah feels they are ‘tactically better’ than batters, and hence, should be given leadership responsibilities more often. “It…