On the banks of the Mandovi river estuary — and still known to many by its English name, Panjim — Goa’s regional capital dates to around the 11th century. Yet its defining period was four centuries of ...

Goa has been indelibly shaped by its 450 years of Portuguese rule, followed by an influx of hippies in the 1960s. Today, it’s the smallest state in India. A tropical paradise just an hour’s flight ...

CALANGUTE, India, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Thousands of Indian tourists have thronged the beaches, pubs and nightclubs of Goa to see in the New Year, even as the government imposed tougher restrictions to ...

Goa is known as India’s beach escape and as a partying hot spot, fueled in part by its minuscule alcohol excise taxes in comparison to the rest of the country, in addition to legal gambling at casino ...

World Tourism Day is celebrated every year on September 27. The day highlights how tourism is more than just an economic sector; it is a catalyst for social progress, delivering education, employment, ...

Goa is not all about beaches and wild parties. There's more to Goa than that. Goa has much more to provide. There exists a side of Goa that remains largely untapped, and you can be the one to take the ...

MUMBAI, India – Pilgrims have flocked to see the relics of St. Francis Xavier in India. Every decade, the relics of the Jesuit saint are exposed in the Indian state of Goa – this year’s exposition ...