New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the deadly stampede that occurred during a rally held by TVK chief and actor-turned-politician Vijay in Karur, Tamil Nadu, last month. The stampede, which took place on September 27, claimed 41 lives and left at least 60 injured, sparking national outrage and raising serious questions over crowd management and public safety. A bench comprising Justices JK Maheshwari and NV Anjaria termed the incident one that “shook the nation” and expressed concern over how the tragedy was handled. The court has also appointed a…
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Kolkata: The family of a 23-year-old MBBS student, gang-raped in West Bengal’s Durgapur, has contradicted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s remarks suggesting the survivor had left her college campus late at night. The official complaint filed by the woman’s father clearly states the assault occurred around 8 PM, not 12:30 AM as claimed by the Chief Minister. The second-year student from Jaleswar, Odisha, was out with a friend when a group of men allegedly abducted her and raped her in a secluded area near the medical college. In her initial reaction, Mamata Banerjee had questioned how the student managed…
Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Fatorda police have registered a case against Shaikh Mohammed Shoheb for allegedly operating an unauthorised foreign recruitment agency in violation of the Emigration Act, 1983. The accused, a resident of Gogol-Fatorda, was reportedly running an office named Portugal Direct at Borda-Margao without obtaining the mandatory licence required for overseas employment recruitment. The FIR was filed following a complaint from Avaneesh Shukla, Protector of Emigrants, Bengaluru, who oversees the Karnataka-Goa jurisdiction. According to the complaint, between September 30 and October 9, 2025, Shoheb allegedly advertised foreign job opportunities through social media platforms and engaged in recruitment activities…
New Delhi: A Taliban spokesperson, Zabeehullah Mujahid, said on Sunday that Taliban forces killed at least 58 Pakistani soldiers and wounded more than 30 in retaliatory strikes near the Durand Line in Behrampur district. Mujahid accused Pakistan of tolerating ISIS operatives on its territory and warned that Kabul would not leave “any attack unanswered.” “Pakistan has turned a blind eye to the presence of ISIS on its soil,” Mujahid said, adding that Afghanistan reserves the right to defend its land and air borders. He urged Islamabad either to expel key ISIS figures reportedly hiding in Pakistan or hand…
New Delhi: Former U.S. President Donald Trump has once again taken credit for brokering peace between India and Pakistan, attributing the de-escalation earlier this year to his aggressive tariff threats. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to the Middle East, Trump claimed that his economic pressure tactics were instrumental in preventing a nuclear conflict in South Asia. “I settled a few of the wars just based on tariffs,” Trump said. “For example, between India and Pakistan. I told them, if you guys want to fight a war and you have nuclear weapons, I’m going to…
Team Goemkarponn CALANGUTE: In a disturbing incident highlighting challenges to law and order, two intoxicated tourists from Jaipur allegedly attacked police officers while being detained at Calangute on Sunday night. The tourists reportedly created a disturbance at a hotel before police intervened. Eyewitnesses claimed the duo tried to assert immunity by stating they were associated with the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The Calangute Police have clarified that the tourists had no links to the Bishnoi gang. Both individuals were under the influence of alcohol at the time and have no prior criminal history. Officers reported being grabbed and assaulted…
Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: On the occasion of Right to Information (RTI) Day, Goa Congress president Amit Patkar launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led government, accusing it of systematically diluting the RTI framework that once served as a vital tool for democratic accountability. Patkar credited the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government for enacting the RTI Act, describing it as a “lifeline for citizens” that empowered people to demand transparency from the administration. However, he alleged that since 2014, the BJP government has steadily undermined the Act through amendments and administrative changes, making it harder for citizens to obtain crucial information.…







