Goa's BJP-led coalition government faces floor test

Panaji (IANS) Newly-appointed Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who heads a BJP-led coalition government, will face a floor test to prove his dispensation's majority in the 36-member state legislative assembly on Wednesday.

While…

Goa CM Pramod Sawant wins trust vote

Panaji (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday won the trust vote in the state Assembly.

Twenty of the 36 members in the House voted for the BJP-led coalition government. 
 

Voters happiest with Kerala, Rajasthan, Gujarat MPs

New Delhi (IANS) Voters in Kerala, Rajasthan and Gujarat are most satisfied with their outgoing Members of Parliament (MPs) while those in Uttarakhand, Goa, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are least happy with the performance of their elected…

Diamantaire Nirav Modi arrested in London

London/New Delhi (IANS) Fourteen months after he fled India, fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi was on Wednesday arrested in London on charges of defrauding on a huge loan taken from the Punjab National Bank (PNB), official sources said.

Pramod Sawant sworn in as 11th Goa CM

Panaji (IANS) Former Speaker of Goa legislative assembly and BJP MLA Pramod Sawant was sworn in as the 11th Chief Minister of Goa on Tuesday.

Vijai Sardesai from the Goa Forward Party and Sudin Dhavalikar from Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party,…

All planes, choppers booked for poll campaign

Mumbai (IANS) With canvassing for the 2019 general elections in full swing, it's a "houseful" notice outside most companies hiring out small fixed wing aircraft and helicopters for campaign purposes, aviation industry players…

Dozens trapped in building collapse in Dharwad

Bengaluru (IANS) Dozens of people were believed to be trapped when a multi-story building under construction collapsed in Dharwad in Karnataka on Tuesday, officials said.

At least five persons had been extricated from the debris,…

Modi continues to rule popularity charts despite slight dip

New Delhi (IANS) Even a fortnight after the air strike by Indian Air Force fighter jets on terror camps in Pakistan's Balakot, Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to dominate the popularity charts despite a dip in his rating from the peak…

New Goa government by Monday morning: BJP MLA

Panaji (IANS) A new BJP-led coalition government in Goa will be in place by Monday morning, party legislator Michael Lobo said.

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari arrived in Goa in the early hours of…

Nitin Gadkari pays last respects to Parrikar

Panaji (IANS) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday offered his last respects to the mortal remains of late Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar at the state's BJP headquarters here.

Gadkari…