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Margao: A large group of protesters, for the second day in a row, set up roadblocks in Margao and surrounding areas, effectively disrupting daily activities. They are calling for the immediate arrest of former RSS chief Subhash Velingkar due to his derogatory remarks on St Francis Xavier. The protesters dispersed around 9.45 pm, announcing plans to continue their action

Panjim: Days after the former Goa unit chief of RSS Subhash Velingkar called for a “DNA test” of the relics of Saint Francis Xavier, who is revered as the patron saint of Goa, triggering protests across the state, Goa police Saturday said Velingkar is “absconding” with the help of Pramod Sawant and raids are being conducted to trace him

Panjim: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday directed Goa police to transfer all deputy superintendents of police (DySPs), police inspectors (PIs), and police sub-inspectors (PSIs) who have been posted at the same police stations for more than three years. Sawant directed DySPs and PIs to move to accommodation in the jurisdictional

Many people believe that witchcraft does not exist, that it only happens in the movies. But witchcraft is as old as the fall of the angels. It is present in all cultures and in all countries throughout history. It is here that the devil manifests its destructive evil power. So many of the cases of diabolic

July 13 marks the feast day of a dynamic, enthusiastic Catholic layman from the Caribbean who was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2001. Known as “Charlie” — abbreviated to just “Chali” in his most intimate circle — from childhood Carlos Manuel “Charlie” Rodríguez exuded a gift and zeal for communicating the tremendous

New Delhi: India's Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of India's capital and a key political opponent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Kejriwal has been behind bars for months on allegations that his party took kickbacks in exchange for liquor licences. "Prolonged incarceration amounts to unjust deprivation of liberty," Supreme Court justice Surya Kant said in the verdict. Kejriwal was first taken into custody in March by India's Enforcement Directorate (ED), a central agency established to fight financial crimes. His arrest led to widespread speculation since it came weeks before the country's national elections.

The Supreme Court let him out temporarily in May for some 20 days, to campaign for the polls. In July, he was granted bail in the ED case but remained in the custody of the federal

Dehradun: A year after extremists forced Muslim neighbours from their homes in India, victims live in despair as their tormentors seek to drive Islam from what they consider a Hindu "holy land". Mohammad Salim shudders when he remembers the campaign that erupted in May 2023 against his Muslim minority community in Purola, a seemingly sleepy town surrounded

Berlin: The Spanish national team has won the European Championship in football for the fourth time in history. In Berlin, La Furia Roja defeated England 2-1 (0-0) after a lacklustre first half and an action-packed second half. The hero was Nico Williams, who was the first to score. Spain won all their matches in the Euro 2024 finals

These were the days before video assistant referees, before the International Football Association Board had come up with the concept of “unnatural position”, before defenders contorted their bodies so that they ended up looking as if a police officer had manacled their arms behind their backs. At the time, in the eyes

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