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Goemkarponn desk POMBURPA: Villagers from Ecoxim, Pomburpa, and Olaulim met Aldona MLA Adv. Carlos Alvares Ferreira, urging action against illegal constructions in eco-sensitive zones. They submitted a memorandum demanding a reversal of the zone change in survey number 292-1-1, citing environmental damage and violations of the Regional Plan 2021. MLA Ferreira assured full support, pledging to raise the issue with authorities and advocate in the High Court if needed. He commended the villagers for their dedication to protecting their ancestral land and the village’s ecosystem. Following a protracted campaign by the locals against Tehlani’s project in November of last year,…

New Delhi: US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed a watershed arrangement to set up a semiconductor fabrication plant focused on advanced sensing, communication, and power electronics for national security, next generation telecommunications, and green energy applications. The plant (or fab), which will be built with the objective of manufacturing infrared, gallium nitride and silicon carbide semiconductors, will be enabled by support from the India Semiconductor Mission as well as a strategic technology partnership between Bharat Semi, 3rdiTech, and the US Space Force. In a historic moment, the first ever National security Fab in India is announced…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi told members of the Indian diaspora at the packed Nassau Coliseum on Sunday that when India speaks on global platforms the world listens closely to what it has to say. “Now when India speaks on a global platform, (the) world listens. When I said it is ‘not an era of war’, the world understood its seriousness,” PM Modi said, referring to his remarks that were made during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Uzbekistan two years ago in the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. He said that India does not seek…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Sporting Club Davorlim beat Fr. Agnel Youth Club Paroda 6-5 via the tiebreaker to emerge champions in the 49th Chandor Seamen organized by Chandor Sports Club and played at Chandor church ground on Sunday. The finals was witnessed by over 4000 football fans despite the rain and Both the teams tied 1-1 at full time. Fr. Agnel YSC missed scoring chances through Melson Fernandes, Rohan Gaonkar and Savio Vales in the 10th, 26th and 30th minutes while SC Davorlim took the lead on a spot kick which was converted by William Niasso in the 20th minute of…

New Delhi: India is investigating the business practices of US streaming giant Netflix’s local operations, including allegations of visa violations and racial discrimination, according to a government email sent to a former executive. The details of investigation were included in a July 20 email, reviewed by Reuters, which was written by a home ministry official to Netflix’s former director of business and legal affairs for India, Nandini Mehta, who left the company in 2020. “This is regarding visa and tax violations concerns regarding the business practices of Netflix in India,” wrote Indian official Deepak Yadav from the Foreigners Regional Registration…

Goemkarponn desk CANCA: Two young people riding motorcycles stole a woman’s gold chain from a roadside business in Verla-Canca. The incident happened when two guys on bikes stopped close to the woman, according to the police. First, the pillion rider dismounted and inquired if she wanted cigarettes. He asked for a bottle of water when she told him she didn’t sell smokes. In the midst of the confusion, the man grabbed the woman’s gold chain by the neck, hopped back on the bike, and they rode off. As is typical in incidents of chain-snatching, both suspects had partially veiled faces…

New Delhi: Downloading and watching child pornography is an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Supreme Court ruled today in a landmark judgment on the stringent law to prevent child abuse. The bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala set aside the Madras High Court order that had ruled that merely downloading and watching child pornography was not an offence under the POCSO Act. The Supreme Court noted that the high court had committed an “egregious error” in passing the judgment. The Madras High Court’s order had come in…