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2026 Brezza Hyperjet steps up the game

The Maruti Suzuki Brezza gets its biggest update yet with a new turbo-petrol engine, refreshed styling, added features and improved safety

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India is still clutching hard: 72% of used car buyers pick manual

Manual gearboxes still dominate India's used car market, but changing buyer preferences are slowly shifting the balance. Younger, urban motorists are increasingly choosing automatics for convenience over tradition

FINANCE

Invisible threat every family must prepare for

Mohiet HastwalaFor The Goan

FINANCE

RBI decision, FII buying and earnings to set market direction

Several domestic and global developments are expected to influence the Indian stock market this week. The Goan highlights the key factors investors should watch, from RBI policy to corporate earnings

The mouth of the River Sal at Betul, where shifting sandbars and strong currents continue to pose navigational risks for fishing vessels.
SPOTLIGHT

Nine years on, an unfinished project, an unresolved risk at the Sal mouth

MARGAONearly a year after 27 crew members survived a seven-hour ordeal when their fishing vessel ran aground on a sandbar at the mouth of the River Sal, the long-pending training wall project remains mired in delays, leaving fishermen exposed to navigational hazards as the new fishing season commenced on Saturday.

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The mouth of the River Sal at Betul, where shifting sandbars and strong currents continue to pose navigational risks for fishing vessels. SPOTLIGHT

Nine years on, an unfinished project, an unresolved risk at the Sal mouth

MARGAONearly a year after 27 crew members survived a seven-hour ordeal when their fishing vessel ran aground on a sandbar at the mouth of the River Sal, the long-pending training wall project remains mired in delays, leaving fishermen exposed to navigational hazards as the new fishing season commenced on Saturday.The...

FINANCE

Invisible threat every family must prepare for

Mohiet HastwalaFor The GoanCyber fraud is no longer an isolated crime reported occasionally in newspapers. It has become one of the fastest-growing financial threats affecting ordinary citizens across India, and Goa is no exception. In recent years, cyber criminals have stolen crores of rupees from residents through carefully planned scams,...

AUTO

2026 Brezza Hyperjet steps up the game

The Maruti Suzuki Brezza gets its biggest update yet with a new turbo-petrol engine, refreshed styling, added features and improved safety

CYBERTECH

European regulators direct Meta to open WhatsApp access to rival AI chatbots

European Union regulators have ordered Meta Platforms to provide competing artificial intelligence chatbot developers with free access to WhatsApp, marking a major intervention in the growing battle over control of digital platforms and AI services.The decision comes under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), a landmark legislation designed to...

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11TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL

Far from its tranquil image, Goa has witnessed a spate of suicides in the last one year. Most of them are youth at the threshold of life. These tragedies reveal...

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