As Deputy Speaker, who is the officiating Speaker of the state assembly, Lobo oversaw the merger. Pramod Sawant, who served as Speaker from 2017 till last week, quit the post to be sworn in as Chief Minister on March 19 read more

Manohar Ajgaonkar and Deepak Prabhu Pauskar submitted the letter to Speaker Michael Lobo along with chief minister Pramod Sawant and state party president Vinay Tendulkar. read more

Admiral Lanba was on a two-day visit to INS Shivaji, on the occasion of the platinum jubilee of the establishment, wherein he commissioned Abhedya read more

Actors Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan were recently spotted at the Mumbai airport with daughter Aaradhya. read more

The seven days state mourning for the former CM ended on Sunday while the 12-day period of mourning will complete on March 28. read more

Aishwarya Rai’s recent picture from her holiday in Goa has gone viral and fans are wondering if she looks pregnant in it. read more

The Congress has alleged that Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant violated the model code of conduct by announcing the appointment of the deputy chief ministers in the state. read more

The rituals, reportedly held at the behest of some staff of the institute, included four priests chanting mantras. It came to light after visuals and images began circulating on social media, sparking outrage over the ‘insult to memory of Parrikar.’ read more

Some of the best European food in India is being cooked by our own chefs, not by expats read more

“Here”, he said, as he held out his hand. “This is good coffee. Not the dreadful Nescafe they drink in North India!” It was an act of kindness that was typical of the man read more

The Congress has challenged appointment of two deputy chief ministers in the BJP government in Goa alleging that it violates model code of conduct. read more

Goa has two Lok Sabha seats and goes to polls in a single phase. read more

Sawant was sworn in late on Monday after frenzied political developments, and his oath-taking followed long negotiations between the BJP and its allies over leadership. read more

BJP-led government in Goa won the floor test in the state assembly. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant got the support of 20 MLAs in the 36-member assembly. The floor test was overseen by acting Speaker and Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Michael Lobo. This comes a day after Pramod Sawant resigned from the post of Goa Assembly Speaker to swear in as the chief minister in a past-midnight oath taking ceremony. Two deputy chief ministers were made under the new power-sharing arrangement between the Bharatiya Janata Party and its alliance partners. (Hindustan Times)read more

Fugitive Indian diamantaire Nirav Modi was arrested in London on India’s extradition request. He will be produced in a London court later today. Yesterday, a court in the UK issued a warrant to arrest Modi, days after British home secretary Sajid Javid certified India’s request to extradite him to face charges of financial irregularities in the Rs 13,500-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case.

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