”Goa” News

Supreme Court allows 16 Goa iron ore mines to restart

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Friday allowed 16 out of 18 iron ore mines in Goa to restart after stopping about a month ago because of doubts over work permits.
01 5 2008 6:19AM (...more)

Portuguese league signs agreement to help game in India

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The organisers of the Portuguese professional league (LPFP) signed an agreement with the Indian soccer federation on Friday, to provide support for a more professional structure.
12 1 2007 12:40AM (...more)

Freedom icon Gandhi rules India's beachside film festival

PANAJI, India (AFP) - An international film festival in the seaside resort of Goa will showcase movies on India's independence and the struggle by freedom icon Mahatma Gandhi, an official said Thursday.
11 30 2007 12:38AM (...more)

Goa's bell boys inspire U.S. director's Hindi film

PANAJI, India (Reuters Life!) - Don't expect Americanfilmmaker Chris Smith to repeat dialogues from hisaward-winning "The Pool" because he doesn't speak Hindi.
11 28 2007 7:35PM (...more)

India kicks off movie festival with abortion film

PANAJI, India (AFP) - The 38th international film festival of India opened Friday in the tourist hotspot of Goa , with an award-winning Romanian film on illegal abortions, officials said.
11 24 2007 12:45AM (...more)

India awaits lift-off from professional soccer league

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India 's new professional soccer league will improve the country's modest clubs and pave the way for the national team to return to former glories, according to a senior federation official.
11 22 2007 4:54PM (...more)

Spice trade first in globalization

"The Taste of Conquest — The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice" (Ballantine Books. 305 pages, $25.95), by Michael Krondl: India 's Defense Research Laboratory has published a list of its completed humanitarian projects, such as "Removal of Arsenic From water." It concludes with the proud item: "Identified World's Hottest Chili."
11 6 2007 7:48AM (...more)

California man's sudoku number: 1

PHILADELPHIA - When it comes to sudoku, 7 and 9 are the numbers to beat.
10 22 2007 7:52AM (...more)

Indians splurge on glittering weddings

NEW DELHI (AFP) - Indian bride-to-be Natasha wants an intricately hand-embroidered traditional wedding ensemble for her big day.
10 19 2007 2:15AM (...more)

India police to question eyewitness in Goa teen death

PANAJI, India (AFP) - A British tourist who says he saw Scarlett Keeling hours before she was allegedly raped and murdered in the Indian beach resort Goa was to testify before police Monday, his lawyer said.
03 17 2008 10:34PM (...more)