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New Delhi: The Congress has released its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, with jobs creation, development of infrastructure, and a national caste census among the major highlights. The manifesto was released in Delhi by party boss Mallikarjun Kharge, who was flanked by senior leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram – who led the committee that drafted the document – was also present. “This manifesto will be ‘nyay ka dastavez’ (a document for justice) in the political history of the country. From the five pillars of the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra’ – yuva…

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs has slammed and rejected allegations of assassinating individuals in Pakistan as part of a strategy to eliminate terrorists living on foreign soil. This came after a report by the Guardian, where Indian and Pakistani intelligence operatives said India’s foreign intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), had ordered killings of terrorists in Pakistan. The MEA denounced the allegations by reiterating an earlier statement that they were “false and malicious anti-India propaganda” and emphasised a previous denial by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar who said that targeted killings in other countries were “not…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Amidst rising concern over depleting dam water, the State government today set aside all apprehensions over water shortage stating that there is enough water in all the seven dams to meet the daily requirements for the coming two months. The water stock in three out of a total of seven dams in Goa had dipped below the 50 per cent-mark, indicating that the situation may become difficult during the ongoing summer season. Addressing a press conference, WRD Minister Subhash Shirodkar said that there is nothing to worry about as far as water storage is concerned as the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In an advisory updated on April 4, IMD said that the weather is expected to remain dry till April 7 in the coastal state, which draws tourists from across the country and abroad. “Light rain likely at isolated places on April 8, 9 and 10,” it said. The weather bureau has also predicted “haze/shallow fog” at isolated places in the morning over the North Goa and South Goa districts. The state on Thursday recorded the highest maximum temperature of 33 degrees Celsius, while the lowest minimum temperature remained at 24 degrees. The department has said there will…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: In a disturbing turn of events, a security guard was found dead under mysterious circumstances, allegedly having fallen from an 8th-floor terrace on Friday morning. The incident, which occurred in the MVR Constructions site in Sancoale, has left locals shocked and the victim’s family devastated. The family, reeling from the loss, has raised suspicions surrounding the circumstances of the guard’s death and is demanding justice and support. The police have initiated an investigation to determine the exact sequence of events leading to the tragic incident. Sources in Verna police said the deceased was identified as Raju Manjhi,…

NEW DELHI: Congress party chief Mallikarjun Kharge has launched a scathing against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Sino-Indian border issue. Kharge accused the prime minister of “sleeping” after taking “opium” while China entered Indian territory. “Modi says ‘I have a 56-inch chest, I will not be scared’. If you are not afraid then why have you left a large part of our land for China? They are coming inside and you are sleeping. Have you taken sleeping pills? Have they taken opium from the fields of Rajasthan,” the Congress MP said. ‘PM Modi looted public’s money through banks’, alleges…

COLOMBO: Statements being made by Indian politicians about ‘reclaiming’ the Katchatheevu island “do not have any ground,” according to Douglas Devananda, Sri Lanka’s Minister of Fisheries. His remarks come in the backdrop of an ongoing political row in India ahead of the upcoming general elections. The ruling BJP, which is seeking a third consecutive term, has accused its arch-rival, the Congress, of ‘ceding’ Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka. Reacting to the controversy, Devananda, the Sri Lankan minister, pointed to India’s Lok Sabha polls, which will begin on April 19. “It is election time there. So, it is not unusual to hear…