Car features AI should control for better civic sense
Artificial intelligence could do more than make cars smarter. In India, it could also enforce basic road discipline, controlling features where human drivers too often ignore safety, rules and civic sense
Volvo EX90: Electric luxury, Scandinavian style
Ritesh MadhokTHE GOAN | PANAJI The EX90 is Volvo’s new flagship SUV and a major statement of intent for the Swedish brand’s electric future. In India, it arrives as a large, three-row luxury EV aimed at buyers who want space, technology and refinement without the visual excess associated with so
This Ganesh Chaturthi, celebrate, don’t splurge
Ganesh Chaturthi is a time of joy and togetherness, but celebrations can quickly become expensive. A little planning and restraint can help families celebrate without straining their finances
Markets face key tests from GDP, US jobs and oil prices this week
Indian equities enter a crucial week with GDP data, US jobs figures, crude prices and institutional flows in focus, as The Goan tracks the key factors shaping investor sentiment
Pastor Dominic with his wife Joan D’Souza.
Religious conversion cases in Goa: What the record shows
PANAJIGovernment data placed before the Goa Legislative Assembly in March 2026 shows that four cases relating to alleged illegal religious conversion or attempts were registered between 2021 and 2025. Two cases were recorded in 2022 and two in 2023, while no such cases were registered in 2021, 2024 or 2025.The...
Pastor Dominic with his wife Joan D’Souza.
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Religious conversion cases in Goa: What the record shows
PANAJIGovernment data placed before the Goa Legislative Assembly in March 2026 shows that four cases relating to alleged illegal religious conversion or attempts were registered between 2021 and 2025. Two cases were recorded in 2022 and two in 2023, while no such cases were registered in 2021, 2024 or 2025.The...
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This Ganesh Chaturthi, celebrate, don’t splurge
Ganesh Chaturthi is a time of joy and togetherness, but celebrations can quickly become expensive. A little planning and restraint can help families celebrate without straining their finances
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Car features AI should control for better civic sense
Artificial intelligence could do more than make cars smarter. In India, it could also enforce basic road discipline, controlling features where human drivers too often ignore safety, rules and civic sense
11TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
Mental health and wellbeing Investing in a better future in Goa
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 a startling statistic, a rise not just in numbers but also in mental health crises.When one refers to mental health,...
