Tag: Goa
Goa Court Defers Former Tehelka Editor Tarun Tejpal Rape Case Verdict To May 21
A fast track court in Mapusa town on Wednesday deferred its judgement in the rape case filed against former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal to May 21, even as the North Goa town has been without electricity for the third day running, following heavy rain and stormy winds in the wake of the Cyclone Tauktae. ....
Video Of Waterspout Emerging Off The Popular Baga Beach In Goa Goes Viral
A day after a rare and spectacular waterspout emerged off the popular Baga beach in Goa, the state government lifeguard agency on Tuesday issued a public warning against rushing towards the phenomenon in curiosity. ....
India's Sunil Chhetri Now 3 Short Of Pele's 77 International Goals
Ace forward Sunil Chhetri has become the world's second most prolific goal scorer amongst the active players -- his tally of 74 is second only to Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo's 103 -- but the India captain is not counting them as yet. In the all-time goal scorers' list, Chhetri is three goals short of Pele's 77 goals. ....
Month-old Baby Kidnapped From Goa Hospital
Police in Goa on Saturday have launched a manhunt for a woman, who is alleged to have kidnapped a one-month-old child from the premises of the state's top health facility, the Goa Medical College (GMC) near Panaji. ....
Ronaldo's Brace Powers Portugal To Win, France Pip Germany
When Cristiano Ronaldo stepped onto the pitch in Portugal's Euro 2020 opener against Hungary on Tuesday, history had already been made -- the 36-year-old became the first player to appear at five editions of the European Championship. But it was not the only record he set that day -- the double he hit in Portugal's 3-0 win made him the all-time top-scorer in competition history, breaking away from French legend Michel Platini to stand alone at the top with 11 Euro goals. ....
BJP To Form 5-member Committee For Each Page Of Voters List
Ensuring more penetration at booth level, the BJP has decided to form a five-member committee on each page of electoral roll ahead of next year's assembly polls in five states. ....
Euro 2020: Calls For Ban On Fan Who Tried To Distract Denmark Goalkeeper With Laser Beam
Fans were left seething after a laser beam was pointed at the face and eyes of Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel while he was trying to save a penalty from England striker Harry Kane in extra-time of their semi-final of Euro 2020 at the Wembley Stadium late Wednesday night. ....
The Wembley Stadium hosted the Euro 2020 final between England and Italy on July 11. As Italy won its second European championship, coming a long way following their disqualification in the 2018 World Cup, England fans were silenced and stunned after their side had the momentum for the entire first half and also acquired a lead during the penalties. Unable to digest the loss, some English fans attacked Italian fans, fighting with cops and behaved like hooligans on the streets of London. The chaos began before the match as fans were seen forcing....
Tony Kakkar Reveals In What Way Sister Neha Kakkar Inspires Him
Tony Kakkar has gained popularity by belting out foot-tapping numbers such as "Dheeme dheeme", "Coca Cola", "Kurta pajama" and "Shona Shona" among others. He says the endeavour is to make every track better and bigger than the last one, and also reveals how his sister, star singer Neha Kakkar, inspires him. ....
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal And Goa CM Pramod Sawant Cross Swords On Twitter
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal crossed swords on Twitter, a day after Power Ministers of the two states engaged in a public spat in pollbound Goa, over the benefits of power tariff models implemented by their respective governments. ....
