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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Luthra brothers — owners of the Goa nightclub Birch by Romeo Lane — have filed an anticipatory bail plea, which the Sessions Court is expected to take up today, their legal team confirmed. This comes even as Goa Police arrested the driver of Saurabh Luthra, widening the investigation into the Arpora inferno that claimed 25 lives last week. Meanwhile, district authorities have begun demolishing structures linked to the brothers, including portions of the Romeo Lane restaurant in Vagator. Officials say the establishment stood on government land and had earlier been sealed for violations. The probe remains…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) President Manoj Parab on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Congress and Goa Forward leaders, alleging that a coordinated attempt was made to sabotage the Zilla Panchayat (ZP) poll alliance and weaken the RGP. Parab said that AICC observer Manikrao Thakre arrived in Goa “completely unaware” that sitting Congress members from Santa Cruz intended to contest again. “Our alliance wasn’t broken by us; Vijai Sardesai broke it,” he asserted, adding that the “Bhatkars Vijai Sardesai and Amit Patkar cannot run our Bahujan Samaj RGP.” Parab accused Congress president Amit Patkar and Goa Forward…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) has expelled two of its leaders — Pradip Raghunath Dessai, a PCC Executive Member, and Devendra Prabhu Dessai — after concluding that both were involved in serious and repeated anti-party activities. The action follows a directive issued by the AICC In-Charge Secretary. According to the order signed by GPCC president Amit S. Patkar, an examination of their conduct revealed that the two leaders had acted in total violation of the discipline, principles and interests of the Indian National Congress. The GPCC stated that their behaviour amounted to deliberate and repeated anti-party…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on Indians to actively check and claim unclaimed financial assets, noting that more than Rs 1 lakh crore remains dormant across banks, insurance companies, mutual funds, and dividend accounts. In a detailed LinkedIn post, he highlighted the scale of unclaimed funds, describing it as “startling” given that these amounts represent the hard-earned savings of Indian families. According to the Prime Minister, Indian banks currently hold around Rs 78,000 crore in unclaimed deposits, insurance companies have Rs 14,000 crore lying untouched, mutual fund houses account for nearly Rs 3,000 crore in unclaimed investments,…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi are holding a closed-door meeting to finalise the appointment of the next Chief Information Commissioner (CIC). The panel is also expected to decide on filling eight vacant positions for Information Commissioners at the Central Information Commission (CIC). The CIC serves as the highest appellate authority for Right to Information (RTI) matters, reviewing complaints and appeals from citizens dissatisfied with government responses. Currently, the commission has only two serving Information Commissioners, Anandi Ramalingam and Vinod Kumar Tiwari, leaving eight positions vacant.…

New Delhi: Belgium’s highest court, the Court of Cassation, has dismissed Mehul Choksi’s appeal challenging India’s extradition request in connection with the Rs 13,000-crore Punjab National Bank fraud case. The ruling reinforces the earlier decision of the Antwerp Court of Appeal, which had deemed India’s extradition request enforceable. Choksi, the fugitive diamond trader, fled India in January 2018, shortly before the massive scam came to light, and was later spotted in Belgium seeking treatment. India had formally requested his extradition on August 27, 2024, citing arrest warrants issued by a special court in Mumbai in 2018 and 2021. The Antwerp…

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin reflected on his recent visit to India, praising the nation’s “unity in diversity” and its rich cultural heritage. Speaking on Wednesday, he noted that while around 500–600 million Indians speak Hindi, the rest of the population communicates in numerous other languages, often making mutual understanding a challenge. Putin emphasized that preserving unity amidst such diversity is a shared principle both nations must uphold. The remarks followed a high-profile two-day visit to New Delhi, where Putin held extensive talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The visit underscored the depth of India-Russia friendship, reaffirming decades of…