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Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: Calangute Sarpanch Joseph Sequeira, is in the eye of the storm over his plans to charge entry fees and make hotel bookings mandatory before entering the tourist place, says his comments have been twisted by media. “Only the Trax vehicles, carrying 12-15 people or the buses, who come with all gadgets of cooking will be stopped at various checkpoints and asked for hotel booking,” he said. He said the move is to discourage tourists from roadside cooking. “We want to stop the nuisance in the village. We are not going to harass people coming in taxis or…

MUMBAI: You wanted bedlam at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata as Sunil Chhetri reached the end of his international career but what he got was a low-key exit in many ways after a listless performance from the India national football team against Kuwait in a crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier. When it was all over, Chhetri, for once, allowed his emotions to get the better of him. He cried and so did his mother and fans in the stands as his watch ended. The silent guardian and watchful protector of the Indian national football team was now officially retired. But there…

New Delhi: The extensive campaigning tours and related events undertaken by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal indicate that he does not appear to be suffering from any serious or “life threatening” ailment, a Delhi court has held while denying him interim bail. In yet another setback to Arvind Kejriwal, the court on Wednesday dismissed his application for interim bail on medical grounds in the money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam, as reported by the Press Trust of India. “The extensive campaigning tours and related meetings/events undertaken by Arvind Kejriwal as highlighted during the course of arguments…

MUMBAI: The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Thursday approved the merger of Air India and Vistara, paving the way for the creation of one of the world’s largest airline groups. Post-merger, which was announced in November 2022, Singapore Airlines will have a 25.1 per cent stake in Air India. Vistara is a joint venture between Singapore Airlines and Tata Group. In a 31-page order, the Chandigarh bench of the NCLT approved the “composite scheme of arrangement” involving Talace, Air India and Vistara. All are part of the Tata Group. Air India expects the merger to be completed by the…

NEW DELHI: While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failed to win any seat in Tamil Nadu in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, it has managed a vote share of 11.3% on its own. Does this mean that it has found a foothold as a third force in the state’s politics? Here are two charts that answer this question. While the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) led alliance has won all 39 parliamentary constituencies (PCs) in the state this time, its vote share has seen a 5.6 percentage point fall compared to 2019. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) led…

New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Thursday took a dig at those raising questions on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) saying the EVMs should be left to rest until the next elections as they are to be readied to be abused again in the upcoming polls. Addressing the media on the allegations of EVM tampering, Rajiv Kumar said for the past 20-22 elections, a similar tradition has been followed where EVMs were accused of being tampered with, and their credibility was always questioned. But in the end, they have always shown the results. “The results of EVM are in…

BENGALURU: The Karnataka government has banned the release and broadcast of the Bollywood film “Hamare Baarah” for at least two weeks or until the next order, stating that if allowed to be released in the state, the film might trigger communal tensions, reported news agency ANI. The Congress government in the state has taken this decision under sections of the Karnataka Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1964, after considering the request of several minority organisations and delegations after watching the trailer of the film starring Annu Kapoor, Manoj Joshi, Paritosh Tripathi and Parth Samthaan. Earlier, the Bombay high court lifted the injunction on the release…