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Goemkapronn desk MARGAO: FC Goa have announced the departure of its longest-serving players Brandon Fernandes, with the midfielders contract set to expire this summer. Having joined Goa in the summer of 2017, the Indian international made 130 appearances for the Gaurs across all competitions, which is the second-highest for any player to-date. The 29-year-old gave FC Goa with several treasured memories across his seven-year stint with the club, one such moment being his 64th minute winner in the unforgettable Super Cup final against Chennaiyin FC in 2019 which secured for us our first ever major silverware. Brandon went on to…

MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is still undecided on the retention rule for the Indian Premier League (IPL), which will have a mega auction before the 2025 edition, but it is understood that the Indian cricket board has not shut the door on the existing 3+1 rule. There are plenty of backers of the existing three retentions and one Right to Match (RTM) card arrangement and not every franchise is in favour of sudden increase in retentions and RTMs. A senior official in a IPL franchise said only handful of franchises can retain 6-8 players…

NEW DELHI: Amid the severe heatwave in Delhi, an Air India flight to San Francisco from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport was delayed for over 20 hours due to multiple reasons. Flight AI 183, originally scheduled to take off at 3:20 on Thursday,  will depart at 11 am today. During the inordinate delay, the passengers were allegedly made to wait without proper air-conditioning, causing several flyers to faint. Reporting about the delay, a passenger Shweta Punj took to X and said that it was only after some passengers fainted that the airline allowed others to exit the aircraft. “If…

NEW YORK: The Indian cricket team on Wednesday started its preparations for the 2024 T20 World Cup in the USA. After the heartbreak of the ODI World Cup 2023, where India lost to Australia in the final in Ahmedabad, the 2024 T20 World Cup will provide Rohit Sharma and Co. a shot at redemption. India won the inaugural 2008 T20 World Cup but since then, it has always returned empty-handed. In fact, when it comes to ICC events, India have not been able to win a single trophy since clinching the 2013 Champions Trophy, when MS Dhoni was till the captain. The 2024 T20…

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar stated on Thursday that political opponents are performing black magic through ‘Aghoris’ and ‘tantriks’ at a temple in Kerala against him and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. He added that it is an attempt against their government. Speaking to reporters, Mr Shivakumar said he has credible information that a yagya (special worship) is being conducted by ‘Aghoris’ in an isolated place near the Rajarajeshwari temple in Kerala. “The ritual is underway and is being conducted against me, the CM, and to destabilize the Congress government,” he reiterated. The main objective of the yagya is to…

MUMBAI: The six-week long national election is in its final phase, with voting concluding on Saturday, and financial markets are keenly awaiting the verdict after counting scheduled for June 4. Pollsters and political analysts differ on the possible outcome of the election, with lower voter turnout and apathy seen as risks for the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJP and its allies won 352 of the 543 seats in Lok Sabha at the last election in 2019 with the BJP alone winning 303 seats. No exit polls are permitted before this year’s…

MHADEI PRAWAH… — The Jal Shakti Ministry was notified in May of last year and only appointed members and a part-time director in July after receiving a request from the Goa government. — Center has sent new recruitment guidelines to Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Goa in order to select new, full-fledged members. — Subhash Chandra, an IAS cadre and the secretary of water resources, currently represents Goa on the Authority. — The other members are Maharashtra’s Milind Naik, chief engineer of the WRD for the Konkan division, and Karnataka’s IAS cadre officer Rakesh Singh, additional chief secretary of the WRD. Goemkarponn…