More than 400 years after Goa was colonized by the Portuguese, India finally took over Goa from Portugal after an Indian boat was shot by the Portuguese and an Indian fisher was killed.

Mormugao Fort is an ancient but well-preserved fortification and a symbol of the Portuguese rule over Goa. Covering a circumference of around 10 km, the fort lies around 33 km from the Panjim ...

Why the Battle ... Portuguese explorer Vasco Da Gama discovered the sea route to India and arrived in Calicut. The Portuguese obtained trading rights and went on to colonise Indian territories ...

The Goa Liberation Day is celebrated on December 19 every year to mark the success of 'Operation Vijay' undertaken by the armed forces to liberate the state from the Portuguese in 1961.