Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Goa suffered a six wicket defeat against a strong Punjab side in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite tournament on Tuesday, as Punjab chased down a modest target with authority at the K L Saini Stadium in Jaipur. Despite a few fighting performances, Goa were unable to match Punjab’s depth and consistency in both departments. Punjab won the toss and opted to field, a decision that paid off early. Goa’s innings got off to a shaky start with openers Arjun Tendulkar and Kashyap Bakhle dismissed cheaply, reducing the side to 20 for 2. Snehal Kauthankar and Suyash Prabhudessai…
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Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Goa girls put up a spirited performance despite suffering a four wicket defeat against Jharkhand in the Women’s Under 15 One Day Trophy Elite tournament on Tuesday. Although the result marked Goa’s third consecutive loss in the competition, the team displayed clear improvement, particularly with the bat, at the Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy ACA VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. After winning the toss, Goa opted to bat first and delivered their most competitive showing of the tournament so far. For the first time in the event, the side crossed the 100 run mark, finishing with…
New Delhi: India imported crude oil worth nearly 144 billion euros from Russia after the Ukraine war began in February 2022, making it the second largest buyer of Russian oil globally, behind China. The scale of these purchases highlights how global energy flows have shifted following Western sanctions on Moscow, even as Russia continues to earn massive revenues from fossil fuel exports. Since the start of the conflict, Russia’s total earnings from global fossil fuel sales have crossed one trillion euros. China has been the biggest contributor, purchasing oil, coal and gas worth close to 294 billion euros over the…
New Delhi: In a significant step toward restoring India’s fast declining vulture population, 15 critically endangered Indian vultures have been released into the wild at the Melghat Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra. The reintroduction forms part of an ongoing conservation effort aimed at reviving vulture populations in their former strongholds. The birds were released in the Somthana Range of Melghat, located in Amravati district, after undergoing a carefully planned acclimatisation process. They were originally brought from the Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre in Pinjore and translocated to Melghat on April 23 last year. Following their arrival, the vultures were housed in a…
Goa: Canara Robeco Asset Management Company Limited (Investment Manager to Canara Robeco Mutual Fund), India’s second-oldest Mutual Fund, is set to launch the ‘Nivesh Bus Yatra’ in Maharashtra and Goa to create awareness about mutual fund investment and educate investors across the state, starting today. The initiative aims to simplify mutual fund investing and strengthen financial education across the states. One bus will begin its journey in Maharashtra starting from Pune, followed by Nashik, Aurangabad, Jalna, Akola and Nagpur, reaching key locations, engaging residents across the cities. The other bus will start its journey from Kolhapur and visit Ratnagiri, Kankavli,…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the growing safety risks posed by stray dogs, particularly on roads and in public spaces, as it began hearing multiple applications related to the issue. A three judge bench observed that it is impossible to predict an animal’s behaviour and stressed that preventive measures must take priority over post incident responses. The bench noted that stray dogs on highways and busy roads pose dangers beyond the risk of bites. Even if an animal does not attack, it can still trigger accidents by running into traffic. The judges questioned why…
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unhappy with him over the steep tariffs imposed on Indian goods, attributing the tension to India’s continued purchase of Russian oil. Speaking during an interaction with Republican lawmakers in Washington, Trump stressed that his personal relationship with the Indian leader remains strong despite differences over trade and energy policy. Trump said he shares a good rapport with PM Modi but acknowledged that the tariff issue has caused discomfort. He pointed out that India has been paying significantly higher duties, which he linked directly to its oil…