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S&P forecasted that India will achieve 7 per cent GDP growth in 2026-27 fiscal and the growth rate will propel the county to become the third-largest economy. India currently is the fifth largest economy in the world behind the US, China, Germany and Japan. Goemkarponn desk NEW YORK: American credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday said India would become the world’s third-largest economy by 2030. The rating agency forecasted the nation’s GDP growth would reach 7 per cent in 2026-27 fiscal year. S&P in its Global Credit Outlook 2024 highlighted a 6.4 per cent GDP growth in the…

Goemkarponn desk MUMBAI: Limited-overs specialist Glenn Maxwell has not given up hope of making a return to Test cricket and is eyeing off an away series on the sub-continent at the end of the current ICC World Test Championship cycle as his best opportunity to do so. Maxwell has played just seven Tests for his country, with every one of those red-ball contests coming outside Australia and his most recent appearance more than six years ago. In that time Maxwell played a major role in helping Australia claim their inaugural ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title in Dubai in 2021…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Former India batter Ajay Jadeja has fired shots at the team management for resting young wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan for the last two T20Is of the five-match series against Australia. Kishan showcased impressive form during India’s 4-1 series win against Australia, scoring 110 runs from three outings, including two fifties. However, he did not play the last two matches in Raipur and Bengaluru, respectively, with Punjab Kings stumper Jitesh Sharma taking his place. The 25-year-old also played just two matches during the recently-concluded World Cup, having replaced Shubman Gill (out with dengue) for the first two matches of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: FC Goa secured a 1-0 win over Kerala Blasters in a closely contested battle at the Fatorda Stadium, courtesy of Rowllin Borges’ strike just before half time. Following the intense clash, Ivan Vukomanović, the head coach of Kerala Blasters, shared his insights into the team’s performance against a seasoned FC Goa side. Despite falling short with a 1-0 loss, the coach remained pragmatic in his assessment. Kerala Blasters’ performance and challenges faced “Facing a seasoned team like Goa, we expected a gritty game. Our inexperience showed, especially in the second half. Despite creating chances, an equalizer eluded…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said that if people don’t want ‘Sunburn Music Festival’ to be held on December 31, then it will not take place. He said that BJP MLA from Siolim constituency, Delilah Lobo, have urged him not to allow ‘Sunburn Festival’ on December 31. “If people don’t want it, then how it can happen,” Sawant told reporters here. Lobo, had urged Pramod Sawant not to allow ‘Sunburn Music Festival’ on December 31, stating that it will affect business of local restaurants and traffic jams will deter people from attending the midnight mass.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa has earned a dubious distinction of having highest rate of minor rape cases reported in the country in 2022. According to the statistics released by National Crime Records Bureau yesterday, Goa’s rate of minor rapes is 7.1, which is highest in the country. Goa recorded 75 rape cases in 2022 of which 57 were minor girls below 18 years of age. What is alarming is rapes on minor girls constitutes 76 percent of total rapes reported in Goa in 2022. Goa reported total 73 rape cases in which total victims were 75. Of the 57 minor…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Congress leader and former state unit president Girish Chodankar has hit back at chief minister Pramod Sawant for alleging that Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan were ATMs of the Congress to loot money. Chodankar asked Sawant whether BJP leaders in Delhi were using Goa as their ATM. “Chief minister Pramod Sawant while addressing the media said that Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan were ATMs for Congress. He is levelling such allegations because his cabinet colleagues in Goa along with him are involved in such wrong practices,” said Chodankar in a press release. “I would like to ask him whether Goa…