Assam passes Uniform Civil Code bill amid Opposition protestsAssam has passed the Uniform Civil Code Bill. This new law establishes a common legal framework for marriage, divorce, succession, and live...
27 May, 2026, 11.56 PM IST
Portugal tightens citizenship rules, raises residency requirement to 10 yearsPortugal has significantly tightened its citizenship rules, extending the minimum residency requirement from five to up to 10 years for mos...
06 May, 2026, 10.12 AM IST
Google sued by rival app store Aptoide over alleged monopolyBased in Lisbon, Aptoide brands itself "the alternative Android app store," with about 436,000 apps in its catalogue and more than 200 mill...
15 Apr, 2026, 07.11 AM IST
Major strike in Portugal severely disrupts travel servicesPortugal witnessed its biggest strike in over a decade on Thursday. Two major trade unions called for a walkout, severely impacting travel,...
12 Dec, 2025, 02.48 PM IST
Portugal government agrees with far right to toughen nationality rulesPortugal's minority government on Tuesday secured an accord with a far-right party to propose a new law toughening the rules for foreigners...
29 Oct, 2025, 09.39 AM IST
MEA directive eases OCI application process for Goans with Portuguese citizenshipMEA enables Goans and Daman & Diu residents to obtain revocation orders for OCI, replacing surrender certificates. This eases the process a...
22 Apr, 2024, 11.28 AM IST
Portugal is Europe's last open door for immigrantsPortugal's open immigration policy has led to a significant increase in the foreign-born population. South Asian workers play a crucial rol...
04 Mar, 2024, 01.02 PM IST
Activist claims Goa bar owner and Smriti Irani's family-linked firm had lease agreement; owners say it didn't culminate into lease deedIrani had filed a civil defamation suit against three Congress leaders for linking her daughter's name to the restaurant. The Delhi High Co...
12 Sep, 2022, 03.29 PM IST
No attempt to enact uniform civil code despite repeated court appeals: Supreme CourtGoa’s uniform civil code is largely a Portuguese legacy and continues to operate as Indian law with some parts repealed or modified.
14 Sep, 2019, 07.49 AM IST
Centre moves SC for early hearing in Goa mining caseThe SC has agreed to hear the matter shortly where Goa Mining People's Front (GMPF) had also filed an IA in February 2019.
14 Mar, 2019, 10.37 PM IST
Portuguese team to visit Mumbai to check on Abu SalemThe development came even as a Delhi court on Thursday jailed Salem for seven years over a 2002 extortion bid on a Delhi businessman.
08 Jun, 2018, 11.39 AM IST
When Bombay went to East India Company for £10 rentThe Anglo-Portuguese marriage treaty was dated 23rd June, 1661, ratified on 28th August, 1661 and the marriage took place on 31st May, 1662.
27 Mar, 2018, 10.36 AM IST
Portuguese PM Antonio Costa on two-day Goa visit from tomorrowCosta would be visiting India's premier ocean research institute - National Institute of Oceanography - at Dona Paula on his way back from ...
10 Jan, 2017, 10.53 AM IST
Law commission’s task cut out: Panel studies Portuguese civil codeGoa is the only Indian state which has a set of civil laws that governs residents regardless of religion, ethnicity or linguistic affiliati...
09 Sep, 2016, 05.04 AM IST
Goan with the wind: Rising unemployment prompts Goans to claim Portuguese passportRising unemployment and an uncertain economy have prompted many Goans to dig up their roots to claim the golden ticket - a Portuguese passp...
25 Oct, 2015, 10.39 AM IST
People born in Goa pre-1961 are not Portuguese, says envoy"You become the Portuguese citizen when you have an identity card. Passport is just a document that allows you to travel to Portugal."
29 Oct, 2014, 07.58 PM IST
BJP promises to resolve dual citizenship woes of GoansBJP has assured lakhs of Goans to help them get reprieve on the dual citizenship front, if the party is voted to power at the Centre.
01 Jan, 2014, 04.33 PM IST