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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Travel and trade industry professionals, mark your calendars for the most anticipated event of the year! Goa Tourism is proud to announce its upcoming B2B Travel Networking Exhibition, The Goa International Travel Mart (GITM), scheduled to take place on the 3rd and 4th of April 2024 at Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, Bambolim, Goa. GITM is tailor-made for professionals seeking unparalleled opportunities to connect, collaborate, and showcase their products and services within the dynamic travel industry landscape. Hosted in the picturesque setting of Goa, India, this event promises to be an exceptional platform for industry players…

NEW YORK: Riding on an investment boom, India’s current economic growth, according to Morgan Stanley economists, echoes the world-beating growth phase from 2003 to 2007, when it averaged over 8 per cent. A report by the firm, titled ‘The Viewpoint: India – Why this feels like 2003-07’, points out resurgence in capex as a key driver in India’s growth after a decade-long slide in the investment to GDP ratio. The current expansion is characterized by investment outperformance instead of consumption, accelerated initial public capex, rapidly increasing private capex, leading urban consumer consumption, subsequent rural demand levels, growing global export market…

NEW DELHI: India’s External Affairs Minister responded to Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel, who expressed appreciation for the successful rescue operation conducted by the Indian Navy on the hijacked cargo ship MV Ruen in the Arabian Sea. Among the 17 rescued crew members, seven were Bulgarian nationals. Gabriel acknowledged the Indian Navy’s efforts on social media platform X, saying, “I express my gratitude to the Indian Navy for the successful operation to rescue the hijacked vessel Ruen and its crew members, including seven Bulgarian nationals. Thank you for your support and great effort. We continue to…

NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Delhi Capitals in the final of the 2024 Women’s Premier League to break their 16-year-long trophy drought. RCB defeated DC by eight wickets to lift the WPL trophy at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday, March 17. RCB made easy work of their 114-run chase against DC to lift their maiden WPL title. A wonderful first innings performance from RCB’s spin-attack helped them clinch their first-ever trophy as a franchise. Sophie Molinuex and Shreyanka Patil broke DC’s back with some spell-binding display of spin bowling in New Delhi. With DC cruising…

BENGALURU: The King is back. Virat Kohli has finally returned to India, following the birth of his and his wife Anushka Sharma’s son, Akaay. The talisman batter landed in Mumbai today, and it is expected that Kohli will be set to join the training camps of Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2024 IPL season. Kohli had taken an initially unexpected hiatus prior to the India-England series, opting out of the national team citing ‘personal reasons’. Later on, it was announced that the break was taken so that the batter could tend to his partner during the birth of their…

Goemakrponn desk PANAJI: Government College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Khandola and Dnyanprassarak Mandal’s College and Research Centre, Assagao stormed into the finals of Goa University Inter Collegiate Cricket Men Championship 2023-24, at Goa University Cricket Ground, Taleigao. Government College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Khandola scored a thumping 9-wicket win over Rosary College of Commerce & Arts, Navelim. Put into bat, Rosary College of Commerce & Arts, Navelim scored 99/9 in 20 overs. Suresh Sharma: 24(24), Ajay Raj 21(34) were topscoreres for Rosary. Abdul Mashal: 5/18 (4 overs), Tanish Khedekar: 1/9 (4 overs) bowled well for Khandola. In reply,…

Goemkarponn desk Margao: Antruz Strikers and Mapusa Dream Crushers registered their second consecutive wins in the Alcon GSB Unity Cup T20 cricket tournament, organised by Goa GSB Sports and Charitable Trust in association with Goa Saraswat Samaj at MCC ground, in Margao, on Saturday. Strikers scored 148 for 8 in 20 overs to restrict CQS to 118 for 9. In the afternoon session, the Mapusa Dream Crushers defeated Desserts and More Avengers by 13 runs. In reply to Dream Crushers’ 120 for 9, the Avengers were bowled out for 107 in 19.3 overs. Both teams had won their first match…