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Goemkarponn desk Margao: In a high scoring game, Sporting Clube de Goa and Cortalim Villagers played out a 4-4 draw in the Goa Professional League at Benaulim ground, on Wednesday. Sporting scored through Vidipt Dua (22′), Mark Carvalho (49′), Alister Anthony (59′) and Rohan Rodrigues (88′). Richie Vaz (18′), Michael Dias (23′), Denil Rebello (67′), Velroy Carvalho (77′) were on target for Cortalim. After 18 games, Sporting have 34 points and move on top of the standings while Cortalim are on the same number of points in the second spot. Sporting are on top as they had edged past Cortalim…

New Delhi: The Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved a fresh plea in the Delhi High Court seeking no coercive action against him in connection with the Excise policy case. The Division bench led by Justice Suresh Kumar Kait will hear the matter this morning. The Enforcement Directorate has issued 9 summons to him in the Excise case till now. On Wednesday, during the hearing in the related matter before the Delhi High Court, his lawyers stated that they have apprehension that ED will arrest him and he is ready to appear if he is given protection. According to…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hours after speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Prime Minister’s conversation with the two leaders comes in the backdrop of Putin’s reelection as President and no sign of a de-escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war. Sources told NDTV that the two leaders said they see India as a peacemaker. Sources said both Zelenskyy and Putin have invited Prime Minister Modi to visit their countries after the Lok Sabha elections. Prime Minister Modi last visited Russia in 2018. Prime Minister Modi discussed ways to strengthen India-Ukraine partnership and reiterated…

Washington: The United States recognises Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory and strongly opposes any attempts made to advance territorial claims across the Line of Actual Control, an official spokesperson has said, days after the Chinese military reiterated its claim over the state following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit there. Earlier this week, Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang said that the southern part of Xizang (the Chinese name for Tibet) is an inherent part of China’s territory, and Beijing “never acknowledges and firmly opposes” the “so-called Arunachal Pradesh illegally established by India”. China routinely objects to Indian leaders’…

New Delhi: Acharya Balkrishna, managing director of Patanjali Ayurved and an aide of Yoga guru Ramdev, has apologised to the Supreme Court for the company’s misleading claims about its products and their medicinal efficacy. The affidavit was filed yesterday, a day after the court came down heavily on Patanjali Ayurved for not responding to a contempt notice over misleading advertisements. The bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah had asked Balkrishna and Ramdev to appear in court on April 2. In an affidavit filed in the court, Mr Balkrishna has said he has the highest regards for the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has directed the state tourism department to crack down on illegal constructions and businesses operating from such premises on beaches across Goa. The HC also has asked the Department to take strict action against such constructions and also to ensure that they are not given water and electricity connections. The Court has also issued directions to Director of Tourism to keep a strict vigil to ensure that such illegal constructions do not crop up on beaches across Goa. Court has also ordered that criminal action be initiated against existing or…