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  How did India liberate Goa from the Portuguese rule, and who led the Indian forces?

  India | December 19, 2025 14:17 IST

  Though India was freed from British rule in 1947, Portugal did not grant Goa independence or allow it to join India. Portugal contended that Goa was culturally and religiously different from the rest of India and that it was an integral part of Portugal rather than merely a colony.

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  This quiet place near Dudhsagar Falls feels frozen in time, and most tourists miss it

  Travel | December 19, 2025 13:08 IST

  Discover Castle Rock, a serene and lesser-known hamlet near Dudhsagar Falls that feels frozen in time. An offbeat escape to explore around Goa Liberation Day 2025.

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  Goa Liberation Day 2025 on December 19: Wishes, images and WhatsApp status

  December 19, 2025 12:16 IST

  Observed on December 19, Goa Liberation Day marks the end of Portuguese rule in 1961. Here’s the history, significance, wishes, images and WhatsApp status ideas for 2025.

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  Goa Liberation Day: Who all were behind Goa's independence from Portuguese rule?

  India | December 19, 2025 8:13 IST

  Portugal did not grant Goa independence or allow it to join India at the same time that the majority of the subcontinent was freed from British rule in 1947. Portugal contended that Goa was culturally and religiously different from the rest of India.

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  Goa Liberation Day: 5 unexplored beaches in South Goa you must visit when in the city

  Travel | December 19, 2024 12:09 IST

  Goa is such a place that people can visit any time of the year; however, winter is considered to be the best time to visit. Now, let us know about some unexplored beaches in South Goa that people need to visit once in a lifetime.

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  Bank holidays in December 2024: Banks are closed on THESE 17 days | State-wise list

  Business | November 26, 2024 19:21 IST

  Banks will remain closed for 17 days, varying as per states, in the month of December 2024. Get the complete list of holidays including Christmas and Christmas eve among others.

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  Stealth destroyer Mormugao sails for trial on Goa Liberation Day

  India | December 19, 2021 18:10 IST

  Mormugao is being built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDSL) as part of Project 15B destroyers. The ship incorporates several niche indigenous technologies and is a shining example of Atmanirbhar Bharat. 

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  Goa would have been liberated earlier had Sardar Patel lived longer: PM Modi

  Elections | December 19, 2021 19:07 IST

  PM Modi inaugurated multiple development projects, including the renovated Fort Aguada jail museum, super specialty block at the Goa Medical College and new South Goa district hospital.

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  President Kovind calls Uniform Civil Code in Goa matter of pride

  India | December 20, 2020 11:02 IST

  President Ram Nath Kovind, participating in the Goa Liberation Day celebrations held here on Saturday to commemorate 60 years of liberation of Goa from the clutches of Portuguese colonial rule, lauded the Uniform Civil Code in force in the state and termed it as a matter of pride.

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  What's Wrong In Celebrating Goa Liberation, Congress Asks BJP

  India | October 24, 2011 17:40 IST

  Panaji, Oct 24:  Congress leader Eduardo Faleiro  today said the party was right in extracting political mileage out of the Golden Jubilee celebration of Goa's Liberation, in the run-up to next year's assembly elections.“If Congress

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  Goa Govt Does Not Have Original Treaty Of Surrender

  India | July 04, 2011 19:09 IST

  Panaji, Jul 4 : In a startling revelation, historians in Goa have claimed that it is the Indian Army, and not the Goa government that possesses the original historic ‘treaty of surrender' that was signed

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