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MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday that Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the U.S. sent troops to Ukraine it would be considered a significant escalation of the war. Putin, speaking just days before a March 15-17 election which is certain to give him another six years in power, said the nuclear war scenario was not “rushing” up and he saw no need for the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine. “From a military-technical point of view, we are, of course, ready,” Putin, 71, told Rossiya-1 television and news agency RIA in response…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: South Goa MP Francisco Sardinha today said that he was confidence of winning the South Goa Lok Sabha seat if he was nominated by Congress again. “I am confident of a win in South Goa Lok Sabha polls if Congress nominated me as South Goa,” said Sardinha. Sardinha also indicated that Sardesai didn’t work for him in the last Lok Sabha polls as well, and therefore his statement didn’t hold any relevance. “Ask him (Sardesai) if he supported me during the previous Lok Sabha polls,” Sardinha said. “I have no doubt, people from Fatorda will support me…

MUMBAI: The stage is set for Rishabh Pant to come back to professional cricket, and come back as a wicketkeeper batter as the BCCI declared him a 100 percent fir for the Indian Premier League 2024. The India cricketer, who met with a horrific car crash in December of 2022, leading to him missing a packed cricketing calendar ahead, will make his much-awaited return for the Delhi Capitals when they open their IPL campaign against Punjab Kings on March 23 in Mohali. “After undergoing an extensive 14-month rehab and recovery process, following a life-threatening road mishap on December 30th, 2022,…

New Delhi: Two days after a rap by the Supreme Court in the electoral bonds case, the State Bank of India (SBI) filed an affidavit today, informing that it had submitted data on the bonds to the Election Commission of India (EC). The SBI has said in its compliance affidavit that it has submitted the data to the poll body in a pen drive. The data, it has said, is on two PDF files that are password-protected. The bank has also said in its affidavit that a total of 22,217 electoral bonds were issued between April 2019 and February 15,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said that there is a dearth of translators in the coastal state and hence the government could not fill the post of ‘translator’ in Lok Sabha despite it being a highly paid job. “Many learn Konkani (the official language) and yes one should learn it. But we don’t have a single translator who can translate from English, Hindi to Konkani or vice versa. We want translators who can do this job,” Sawant said was speaking after inaugurating a girls’ hostel of a government college in Sanquelim, North Goa. “I have…

Goemkapronn desk Colva: A case has been filed against a man in North Goa for allegedly recording a video of a girl while she was taking a bath, police said on Tuesday. The case was registered at Colvale police station in North Goa. The accused is identified as Nagarmal Verma, 35, a resident of Lobowada, Thivim and a native of Rajasthan. Colvale police said that the parents of the 18-year-old girl lodged a complaint that Verma, who is their neighbour, recorded a video on his mobile phone while she was taking a bath. An offence has been registered under Section…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: Goa Police officials on Tuesday held an inter-state border coordination meeting with their counterparts from neighbouring Karnataka and Maharashtra for smooth conduct of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Officials said that the meeting would help to facilitate the exchange of information about wanted criminals, proclaimed offenders and other aspects related to the elections, and for enforcement of seizure of illegal items i.e. cash, liquor, drugs etc. being transported across the border. The meeting, held at the police headquarters here, was chaired by Goa state police nodal officer, IGP Omvir Singh and attended by senior officials of Karnataka…