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New Delhi: New Zealand haven’t won a Test match in India since 1988, but Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir said the hosts’ won’t take the Tom Latham-led side lightly, citing the quality player they have and their capabilities of making the visitors’ be in the drivers’ seat at any point in the game. “See, New Zealand is a completely different challenge. We know that they’re a very, very professional unit, have got some really high quality players who can hurt us, and can do the job for them as well,” Gautam Gambir said “So, we respect them, but we…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The State government-appointed committee has recommended that only 21 villages be dropped from the list of ecologically sensitive areas (ESA) of the Western Ghats region. According to sources, the committee has suggested removing 21 villages, including one from Canacona taluka, three from Sanguem, five from Dharbandora, and 12 from Sattari. 51 of the 87 villages total that are suggested under the ESA categories are located in the Sattari taluka, 23 in Sanguem, 8 in Dharbandora, 4 in Canacona, and 1 in Ponda. According to sources, 1,247 square kilometres of Goa are suggested for ESA classification. The Union…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Thousands of Catholics in Canacona walked with devotional faith taking out its annual procession of Our Lady of Fatima in various parishes of Canacona deanery on Sunday. Including Agonda Parish, masses were celebrated in the Churches before parishes took part in the longest procession taking along the statue of Our Lady of Fatima mounted on decorated carriages. The village streets were decorated and each of the ‘Somudai’ held Stations where special petitions pertaining to various sections of the society residing in the areas were invoked for the Blessing of Our Lady of Fatima. Many non-believers lighted candles…

The ongoing battle between the organizers of Sunburn electronic dance music (EDM) festival and various politicians, media outlets, and activists in Goa has escalated to a new level with defamation notices being sent to several parties. The controversy has stirred up a storm of opposition and has further divided public opinion regarding the future of the event. The recent interim application filed by the organizers of Sunburn before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay seeks to restrain reportage and comments by various media outlets, including national ones, as well as Google, X, and Facebook. This move has drawn strong…

New Delhi: Raj Kanojia, the man who suffered a bullet injury in the leg on the day Baba Siddique was shot dead in Mumbai, rues the fact that he will be out of action for two months. This, he says, makes it difficult for him to contribute to his sister’s wedding in February. Six rounds were fired on Baba Siddique, two of which hit the former Maharashtra minister on the chest, outside his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique’s office in Bandra between 9:15pm and 9:30pm on Saturday. A stray bullet hit the 22-year-old as he was returning from a fruit juice…

New Delhi: Canada’s Royal Canadian Mounted Police claimed Monday that “agents of the Government of India” use criminals – referring specifically to the Bishnoi gang – to “target (the) South Asian community… specifically pro-Khalistani elements” in that country. The charge – by RCMP Commissioner Mike Duhene and his deputy, Brigitte Gauvin – follows a sharp escalation in a row festering since Ottawa last year accused “agents” of Delhi of involvement in the killing of Canadian citizen and Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Nijjar. “It (the Indian government) is targeting the South Asian community… but they are specifically targeting pro-Khalistani elements in Canada.…

New Delhi: A 28-year-old man was beaten to death by a group of men after a dispute over an autorickshaw hitting his vehicle in Mumbai’s Malad on Saturday. The victim was identified as Akash Maeen, a Maharashtra Navnirman Sena worker. He was with his parents at the time of the dispute. On Saturday evening, near Pushpa Park, the auto driver hit Akash’s car while overtaking. This led to an argument between them, after which the auto driver left, Dindoshi Police said. Akash was assaulted by a crowd that had gathered in support of the auto driver. The man is seen…