Police in India's tourist hub of Goa arrested four persons in connection with an attack on a family that took place at the famous Anjuna Beach. The police said that the assailants were armed with knife and other weapons when they attacked the family.

Goa: Assailants attack Delhi family with knives on the famous Anjuna Beach

In India, with the onset of the summer season heat waves have also hit the country. This has led to forest fires that have been raging in northern and western parts of the country. @RohitWellington tells you how forest authorities and security personnel sprayed water on burning patches of land to douse the flames.

Wildfire continues to rage in India's Goa

In Pics | City revels in celebrations of vibrant, colourful Goa Carnival 2023

Akshata Murty, the wife of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, their two daughters and her mother Sudha Murty were spotted holidaying at Benaulim beach in south Goa, about 40 km from state capital Panaji.

UK First Lady Akshata Murty and daughters spotted holidaying in Goa

Director Abhishek Pathak and actress Shivaleeka Oberoi are married now! The 'Drishyam 2' director Abhishek and the 'Khuda Haafiz' actress tied the knot on February 9 in Goa.

'Drishyam 2' director Abhishek Pathak ties the knot with Shivaleeka Oberoi in Goa

A strange case has surfaced wherein a Kerala-native man, who reportedly went missing seven months ago and was presumed dead and even cremated, was found alive and well in Goa.

36-year-old Deepak who reportedly died in Kerala, found in Goa

The man identified as Deepak, 36, a resident of Meppayur, Kozhikode was reported missing on July 7, 2022, from his home and was untraceable for months. A man from Kozhikode (Calicut) in Kerala, who was missing for eight months and presumed dead, was found alive and well in Goa on Wednesday, police said. Watch this video to know more.

Declared dead and cremated, Kerala man shows up in Goa

India has formally sent invites to all the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for a foreign ministers' meeting that will take place in Goa from 4-5 May.

India invites SCO countries, including Pak, China for Goa foreign ministers' meet

A Moscow to Goa chartered flight was reportedly diverted to Uzbekistan on an early warning following a bomb threat that was sent via an e-mail. The flight, AZV 2463 was carrying a total of 238 passengers including two infants and seven crew members. Watch the video to know more.

BREAKING: Bomb scare on Moscow-Goa chartered flight; diverted to Uzbekistan

India's top destinations to welcome New Year 2023

Goa brings up images of long expanses of beaches filled with frolicking tourists. To fulfil the demands of the flood of visitors, India has taken a step forward.

Visting North Goa? New International Airport in Mopa to ease travel, Here's everything you need to know

As the 53rd International Film Festival of India is underway in Goa, wionews.com got a chance to speak to some masters from the film industry to know their views about OTT being screened at the prestigious film festival. From Prasoon Joshi to Adil Hussain, this is what they had to say.

IFFI 2022: Here's what the film industry thinks about OTT at the festival | WION Originals

Does the capital of Goa have anything in common with the capital city of Albania? Master Architect Dikshu Kukreja meets Edi Rama, the Prime Minister of Albania, to draw parallels between Tirana and Panaji. Watch their conversation only on #TaleofTwoCities on WION.

Tale of Two Cities: Tirana and Panaji

Even as Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi is busy touring across India for his ‘Bharat Jodo’ (unite India) rally, eight of its lawmakers from Goa, including former chief minister Digambar Kamat, joined the rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Eight Congress lawmakers from Goa jump ship to BJP

Legendary Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun is all set to leave Mumbai and in all likelihood will ply his trade for south-western neighbours Goa in the next domestic season.

Arjun Tendulkar to leave Mumbai, likely to play for Goa in domestic cricket next season

Four bodies were retrieved from the Zuari river in Goa into which an SUV carrying four passengers fell following which a rescue operation was launched to trace the vehicle and its occupants, the police said on Thursday.

India: SUV falls into river in Goa, four killed

Voting has started in Indian states of Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Goa on Monday. The polling is being carried out for 55 Assembly seats in UP and 40 seats in Goa. Also Read: Marvellous accomplishment: In 2022's maiden mission, ISRO puts three satellites into orbit successfully It is the second phase of the Assembly elections in UP and is being held in nine districts.

UP, Goa Assembly Polls 2022: Polling underway in two Indian states; 55 seats in UP, 40 in Goa up for grabs

'Doolally Sahib and the Black Zamindar', the new book by Indian parliamentarian, author and eminent journalist MJ Akbar, is a chronicle of racial relations between Indians and their last foreign invaders, sometimes infuriating but always compelling.

Why did Portuguese colonialists marry Indian women? Book sheds light into the real reason

Amit Palekar, a lawyer-turned-politician, has been named as the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) chief ministerial candidate for the Goa Assembly Elections 2022. Palekar joined the AAP in October of last year, after the party made its debut in Goa during the 2017 elections.

India state elections 2022: Who is Amit Palekar, Aam Aadmi Party's CM candidate for Goa?

Next month, elections will be held in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state and a vital battleground for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The election in the northern state, which is currently dominated by Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, is viewed as a harbinger of national elections in 2024.

India's mammoth state elections: Five states to vote from Feb 10, counting on March 10

A new statue of footballing superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has sparked controversy in the Indian state of Goa, with residents objecting to a Portuguese footballer being honoured instead of a player from India. The statue, which was inaugurated on Tuesday, with the aim of inspiring youngsters to emulate the maestro, triggered black flag protests at the site, with protesters accusing the state authorities of neglecting local football legends like Arjuna award winner and former India football team captain Bruno Coutinho, who also hails from Calangute.

New statue of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo sparks controversy in India's Goa

A large brass statue of Cristiano Ronaldo which was unveiled at a park in Goa`s beach village of Calangute, has created a stir in the coastal state over the footballer`s Portuguese linkage.

Cristiano Ronaldo's statue in Goa lands in trouble over colonial Portuguese linkages

The Indian Election Commission convened a news conference at 12 p.m. on Thursday in response to calls to postpone the vote due to the Omicron danger. "Representatives of all political parties met us and told us that elections should be conducted on time, following all COVID-19 rules," said Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra.

No shifting of India Assembly election 2022? Poll body says parties want vote held on time

In India's five states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa, and Punjab, the stage is set for local elections (Legislative Assembly elections). The Bharatiya Janata Party governs the first four, while the Congress governs the fifth.

Five crucial states of India including Punjab, Uttar Pradesh gear up for bellwether local polls

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