Entertainment

WandaVision finale explained: How end credit, mid credit scenes set up Doctor Strange 2, Captain Marvel

Wanda is now Scarlet Witch, and she can turn into her true form whenever she wishes. Here's what it all means.

Uttam Kumar’s biopic in works, Saswata Chatterjee to play the lead role

Uttam Kumar's biopic titled Achena Uttam will unravel various known and not so well known incidents in the life of the superstar.

Steven Spielberg, Duffer Brothers team up for The Talisman adaptation

The Talisman book, which was penned by Stephen King and Peter Straub in 1984, will be turned into a series for streamer Netflix.

Technology

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Snap announces Lens online studio workshop on International Women’s Day

The winners of Lensathon will also stand a chance to win prizes from a prize pool of Rs 3 lakh, goodies and get featured in the app's Lens explorer.

Women’s Day 2021: Safety tips for your Facebook and Instagram accounts

On social media platforms, harassment and safety is a major concern for women. Ahead of women's day, here are safety tips from Facebook and Instagram to stay safe on both platforms

Antivirus software pioneer McAfee charged by U.S. with cryptocurrency fraud

The Justice Department said McAfee and his accomplices reaped more than $13 million from the schemes. The charges were brought in Manhattan federal court.

Goa News

Goa BJP removes state spokesperson Dattaprasad Naik

While Naik was unavailable for a comment, sources in the party claimed that the removal is a part of an exercise to bring in discipline in the set up ahead of the civic polls.

Goa CM welcomes SC stay on order cancelling polls in 5 civic bodies

The apex court on Thursday ordered to stay the verdict of the High Court’s Goa bench, which had set aside a notification of the state Urban Development ministry on reservation of wards in five municipal councils.

Goa CM Pramod Sawant rules out possibility of mid-term polls in state

The tenure of Goa Legislative Assembly ends in February, 2022.

Following protests, CM Pramod Sawant scraps IIT-Goa project at Shel-Melauli

Speaking following a meeting with the panch members of the village as well as the MLA of Sattari Vishwajit Rane, CM Pramod Sawant said the decision was taken keeping “public sentiment” in mind.

Union minister Shripad Naik is conscious, recovering: Goa CM

A team from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, has advised to take Naik off the ventilator on Wednesday, an official from the team said and added that they are satisfied with Naik’s breathing, blood pressure and other health parameters.

Villagers, police clash over proposed IIT campus in Goa

The IIT-Goa campus is proposed on a 10 lakh square metre area in Shel-Malauli and Guleli villages, some 50 kilometres from Panaji. The villagers are opposing the project claiming that it would rob away their lands.

Liberation Day: Parents protest against Goa police for detaining their children

While the parents have maintained there was no ‘protests’ but ‘celebration of liberation’, the police disagree.

On Liberation Day, President Kovind hails Goa’s progress

The President’s visit was marred by police vans clearing protesters across the state — children and youth dressed in Save Mollem T Shirts have been opposing infrastructure projects crossing the Western Ghats.

PM Modi greets people of Goa on state’s Liberation Day

“On the special occasion of Goa Liberation Day, greetings and best wishes to my sisters and brothers of Goa. We recall with pride the bravery of those who worked hard to free Goa. Praying for the continuous progress of the state in the years to come,” the prime minister said in a tweet.

Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar quits over poor show in local polls

The Congress had won only four Zilla Panchayat seats, out of the 49 where polling was held last week. The ruling BJP had bagged 32 seats.

Goa liberation anniversary celebrations may be used to ‘tarnish Nehru’s image’, outfit tells Prez Kovind

Damodar Mauzo, president of the Goa unit of Dakshinayan Abhiyaan, also accused CM Sawant, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of initiating a misinformation campaign.

56% polling in 48 Zilla Parishad seats of Goa

Sadanand Shet Tanavade, the BJP state president, said he was “confident” of a good show.

Polling begins for Goa’s 48 Zilla Panchayat seats

Voters could be seen queuing up at the polling booths across the state as soon as the process began.

ASI to begin restoration of St Francis Xavier’s casket in Goa

The space will see scaffolding only as the team from ASI’s Chemical Branch from Aurangabad begins work on the casket, with the remains to be placed in another silver case and placed in the high altar at the mausoleum as work on the casket continues.

In Goa, youngsters hold press meet, ask govt to scrap 3 linear projects crossing Western Ghats

With their points neatly listed, they read taking turns, with the youngest speaker –– a ten year old –– as they explained the projects and the damage they believe they pose to the environment and the state of Goa, and stood representing themselves, “the future of Goa”.