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Team Goemkarponn BIICHOLIM: A suspected dead body of Laxmi Gaonkar, a resident of Matne, Dodamarg, Maharashtra, was found inside a tempo parked on a back street near Dicholi main bus stand. Preliminary reports suggest the death may be a case of foul play. The Bicholim police and forensic team reached the scene, and an investigation is currently underway. The police have detained one suspect in connection with the case. Further inquiries are being conducted under the supervision of Bicholim Police Inspector Vijay Rane.

Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: The Mapusa JMFC Court has extended the police custody of Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra in connection with the Birch nightclub fire case until December 29. The Anjuna Police submitted an application to the court stating that certain original documents related to the investigation are yet to be recovered. The Luthra brothers, through their lawyer Advocate Parag Rao, reiterated that they are willing to cooperate with the ongoing investigation. The Anjuna police have registered a case against them for culpable homicide not amounting to murder and other offences. The court has also remanded in judicial custody Ajay Gupta,…

Chennai: The Madras High Court has urged the central government to consider enacting legislation similar to Australia’s social media laws that would prohibit children below the age of 16 from accessing social media platforms, saying stronger legal safeguards are necessary to protect young users from the harms of unregulated digital exposure. A division bench, hearing a petition focused on the adverse impact of social media on children’s mental health and wellbeing, stressed that the rapid spread of harmful content and the addictive nature of social media calls for enlightened regulation. The court said policymakers should examine the Australian model, which…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Acting on a December 25 media report titled “Eviction notice to accused’s family raises human rights concerns”, the Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the matter and flagged serious human rights issues. The Commission has directed the Secretary of the Socorro Village Panchayat to submit a detailed reply by January 6, 2026, when the matter will be heard at 10:30 a.m. The Secretary has been instructed to appear in person before the Commission or through an authorised representative. In its observations, the GHRC noted that targeting family members who are not connected…

Lucknow: Residents of Lucknow were seen removing and taking away flower pots from the roadsides shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the city, sparking criticism and amusement after a video of the incident went viral on social media. The footage shows individuals picking up ornamental pots that had been placed as part of beautification efforts along the route travelled by the prime minister’s convoy. The pots, set up by municipal workers ahead of the high-profile visit, appeared to be unattended once the convoy moved on, and several locals were seen lifting them and carrying them off. The video…

Washington: Newly released transcripts of private discussions between Russian President Vladimir Putin and then-U.S. President George W. Bush have exposed candid anxieties shared by the two leaders more than two decades ago about the security and proliferation risks posed by Pakistan’s nuclear weapons. The declassified records, covering meetings and telephone calls from 2001 to 2008, were made public this week by the National Security Archive following a Freedom of Information request. They reveal that both leaders viewed Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal under then-military ruler Pervez Musharraf as a serious concern for international stability and non-proliferation. In an early encounter during a…

Thiruvananthapuram: Senior BJP leader V.V. Rajesh was sworn in as the Mayor of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, marking a historic first for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Kerala’s civic politics and giving the party its first mayor in the state. Rajesh secured the mayoral post after winning the election in the 101-member corporation council, where the BJP emerged as the single largest party in the recent local body polls. The party crossed the majority mark with the support of an independent councillor, enabling it to form the civic administration in the state capital. A councillor from the Kodunganoor ward, Rajesh is…