Panaji: Discussions are underway with the Portuguese govt to establish trade routes using Portugal as a gateway to European ...

But Goa remained a Portuguese colony until 1961, straining relations between India and Portugal as the former's support for the anti-colonial movement in Goa grew. In 1955, India even imposed an ...

Forged sale deeds with Portuguese-era calligraphy, dead men and women shown as sellers, and a village that woke up to discover that half the homes there had changed hands. This is how a land-grabbing ...

Goa’s senate or municipal chamber maintained direct contact with the king of Portugal. Although Goa flourished in the early years of the Portuguese conquest, the 1600s saw a gradual decline.

The treaty signed by France had transferred the sovereignty to India over Pondicherry, Karaikal, Yanam and Mahe, while in the case of Goa, Diu and Daman, there is need for only a formal recognition by ...

The Portuguese authorities did not leave their control, taking much longer to find a diplomatic solution between the Indian government and Portugal. Goa Liberation Day was the day when Goa ...

St. Francis Xavier is revered as the 'Gôencho Sāib' or 'Sāib of Goa' due to his perceived miraculous intervention in critical moments of Goan history. In 1683, his intercession was credited with ...

Nations use sacred icons, as empires once did, to win friends and alliances 116950824By the time the 18th Exposition of the ...

But Goa is also a former Portuguese colony, and it is 60 years since the state was freed from Portugal. Critics say local football players should have been honoured, especially since several past ...