Goa
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Goa Christmas parties 2025: Events, brunches and celebrations you can’t miss
Events | Dec 19, 2025, 02:11 PM ISTGoa transforms into a festive wonderland during Christmas, offering beach parties, heritage walks, luxury brunches and vibrant nightlife across North and South Goa.
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Christmas 2025 in Goa: What to see, eat and experience
Travel | Dec 19, 2025, 01:16 PM ISTChristmas in Goa blends faith, food and beaches into a slow, soulful celebration marked by Midnight Mass, festive meals, village lights and sunlit December days.
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This quiet place near Dudhsagar Falls feels frozen in time, and most tourists miss it
Travel | Dec 19, 2025, 01:08 PM ISTDiscover 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
Events | Dec 19, 2025, 12:16 PM ISTObserved 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 Referendum 1967: India's lone public vote on statehood vs merger with Maharashtra
India | Dec 19, 2025, 06:50 AM ISTGoa Referendum: The central government first bundled Goa, Daman, and Diu into one Union Territory. Pro-merger activists fired back by forming the 'Goa Opinion Poll Committee,' staging mock polls that flashed 75-80 per cent support for merging with Maharashtra.
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Luthra brothers brought to Goa after deportation from Thailand, to be produced before court today
India | Dec 17, 2025, 09:57 AM ISTGoa nightclub fire: The brothers were deported to India from Thailand, bringing an end to a 10-day international search following the deadly fire at their nightclub that claimed 25 lives on December 6.
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SIR 2.0: EC completes enumeration phase in 3 states, 2 UTs; publishes draft electoral rolls
India | Dec 16, 2025, 11:55 PM ISTSIR 2.0: The Election Commission published the draft electoral rolls for five states and two Union Territories on its website. The states and UTs include West Bengal, Rajasthan, Goa, Puducherry, and Lakshadweep.
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Luthra brothers land at Delhi airport, arrested in Goa nightclub fire case, first visuals emerge
India | Dec 16, 2025, 02:52 PM ISTGoa nightclub fire: Luthra brothers who had fled to Thailand shortly after the tragic fire at their nightclub in North Goa reached Delhi airport on Tuesday after being deported from Thailand.
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Goa fire tragedy: Luthra brothers to be arrested at Delhi airport tomorrow
India | Dec 15, 2025, 01:31 PM ISTThe Luthra brothers left India for Thailand shortly after the fire, boarding an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Phuket early in the morning while rescue operations were still underway.
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Goa nightclub fire: India in touch with Thai authorities as Luthra brothers' deportation underway
India | Dec 12, 2025, 11:59 PM ISTSaurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of the Goa nightclub where 25 people died in a major fire, have been detained in Phuket following intervention by the Indian Embassy. A Delhi court has rejected their transit anticipatory bail, citing the gravity of the case and concerns over their conduct.
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Goa nightclub fire: Eyewitnesses allege negligence, unsafe conditions at Arpora club | Exclusive
India | Dec 12, 2025, 02:28 PM ISTThe owners of the nightclub, Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, were on Thursday detained in Thailand after Interpol issued a Blue Corner notice against them. Formalities regarding their extradition to India are currently underway and they may soon be brought back to face justice.
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From Phuket to Goa: How Luthra brothers will be extradited to face trial in Goa nightclub fire case
India | Dec 12, 2025, 10:43 AM ISTThe tragedy occurred at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora, North Goa, where a massive fire claimed the lives of 25 people, including 20 staff members and five tourists. Preliminary reports suggest that fireworks may have sparked the blaze.
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Aaj Ki Baat: How Goa's 'criminals' the Luthra brothers caught in Thailand?
Aaj Ki Baat | Dec 12, 2025, 02:21 AM ISTThe owners of the Goa nightclub where 25 people were burned alive were arrested in Thailand. Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra are currently in the custody of the Thai immigration agency. Both are being held in a detention center in Phuket.
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Goa nightclub fire: Luthra brothers' network of 42 shell companies linked to single address in Delhi
India | Dec 11, 2025, 04:36 PM ISTGoa nightclub fire updates: Corporate records reveal that the Luthra brothers serve as directors in 42 different companies, prompting serious doubts about the legitimacy of these businesses. Most of these companies share the same registered address at 2590, Ground Floor, Hudson Line, Delhi.
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'They had no business interest in Thailand': Goa government on Luthra brothers' claim in court
India | Dec 11, 2025, 02:57 PM ISTThis came after the accused brothers claimed in the court that they had gone to Thailand for some business related work. However, the court was informed that this information was incorrect.
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From fleeing burning Goa nightclub to Thailand detention: A timeline of Luthra brothers' days on run
India | Dec 11, 2025, 01:48 PM ISTGoa Police suspended their passports and requested the Ministry of External Affairs to revoke them. Lookout Circulars (LOCs) were issued, and Interpol Blue Corner notices were activated to trace the brothers abroad.
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Goa nightclub fire: First images of Gaurav Luthra, Saurabh Luthra emerge after detention in Thailand
India | Dec 11, 2025, 01:57 PM ISTThe brothers were apprehended after Interpol issued a Blue Corner Notice, which came on the heels of a Look Out Circular (LOC) issued by the Goa Police.
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From hospitality titans to fugitives: All about Luthra brothers detained in Goa blaze case
India | Dec 11, 2025, 11:48 AM ISTBirch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora in North Goa was engulfed in flames, killing 20 staff members and five tourists. Preliminary reports suggest fireworks as the likely cause of the blaze.
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Goa nightclub fire: Absconding Luthra brothers' passports suspended days after blaze killed 25
India | Dec 11, 2025, 08:33 AM ISTSaurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra, owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Goa, have been absconding since the deadly fire killed 25 people.
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Nightclub fire: MEA examining Goa govt's request to revoke passports of Luthra brothers, say sources
India | Dec 10, 2025, 11:48 PM ISTSaurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra, the main accused and owners of the Goa nightclub where a massive blaze claimed 25 lives, booked tickets to Thailand within an hour of learning about the fire at their establishment.