Panaji (Goa) [India], August 15 (ANI): In view of the 77th Independence Day, state-level celebrations will be held in front of Old Secretariat, Panaji, Goa on August 15, wherein the Chief Minister of ...

August 15, 1947. India gained independence from the British rule but Goa Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu were still Estado da Índia (Portuguese states of India). It had been 437 years since ...

The emergence of India as a great nation is a complex web of history and diverse stories that must be told as the nation celebrates another year of independence. Although it feels like a culmination ...

Every year on May 30th, Goa bursts into vibrant celebrations to mark its Statehood Day. This year marks the 37th anniversary of Goa's official recognition as a full-fledged state within the Indian ...

At 93, Prabhakar Sinari’s memory is fading, but if there’s one thing that he remembers overwhelmingly about August 15, 1947, it is not being able to celebrate. That was the case not just for him, or ...

Hotel rates in Goa, a popular holiday destination for domestic travellers, have soared by 30 per cent ahead of the upcoming long Independence Day-Raksha Bandhan weekend. While Bangalore and Mumbai are ...

As Indians get ready to make the most of the Independence Day long weekend, there are many who are looking to spend time at home with their friends and family as they unwind. Those who are more ...

New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): Amid the debate over the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that UCC is already in place in the state of Goa and everyone is living happily ...

Holiday goers are rushing to Goa on Independence Day weekend leading to doubling of airfares on a week on a week basis. Data from travel portal ixigo shows that average one way fare from Delhi and ...

At the time of India’s freedom, there were two types of people in Goa which was then under Portuguese rule - one with a nationalist spirit and outlook, and the other whom T B Cunha referred to as ...

For most Indians, freedom came on 15 August 1947, the day the British colonial flag was lowered and the tricolour rose over a new nation. But for some corners of this vast country, independence did ...