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Even the early standouts are somber. By Manohla Dargis Reporting from Cannes, France For days leading up to the opening of the Cannes Film Festival, it seemed that rain would dampen the 78th edition.
If Carnival is Goa's nod to its colonial past, Shigmo is all about the state's Hindu cultural roots. This spring festival-celebrated with much pomp in both rural and urban areas-is a riot of ...
In light of the Goa temple stampede, the Goa’s Department of Tourism on Saturday announced the cancellation of the remainder of the ‘Spirit of Goa’ festival on not only May 3 but also 4.
A tragic stampede at the Shree Lairai Zatra festival in Goa's Shirgao village resulted in the deaths of six people and injuries to at least 30 others. Health officials confirmed the fatalities and ...
At least six persons, including two women, were killed, and more than 70 sustained injuries after a stampede broke out during a temple festival at a village in North Goa in the wee hours of ...
the department of tourism for Goa has announced the 'Spirit of Goa Festival 2025', which is set to take place from May 2 to 4 at the SAG Football Ground in Colva. The three-day festival will ...
South Gloucestershire locals have officially soured on the Goa Cream Festival, calling its heavy psytrance music "a form of torture" in feedback to government officials, leading to its cancellation.
Turn your summer frown upside down and take yourself to The Astor on Shakespeare Sarani for a food festival. For the first time ever, the chapters of The Astor in Kolkata and Goa have come together to ...
As the Shigmo Festival 2025 unfolds across Goa, the state comes alive with vibrant parades, mesmerizing folk dances, and breathtaking mythological floats. If you think Goa is just about beaches an ...
Organisers of the Indian Racing Festival are working on plans to host a round on the streets of Goa. Akhilesh Reddy, chairman and MD of Racing Promotions Private Limited (RPPL), confirmed that the ...
The Goa Food & Cultural Festival 2025 is set to be an unforgettable experience, blending Goa’s culinary heritage with vibrant cultural performances and artistic displays. Organised by the ...
it belonged to two brothers before being repurposed in 1842 by the government to establish the Escola Médico-Cirúrgica de Goa, Asia’s second-oldest medical school. Unfortunately, the festival ...