The Shillong Times

Ramesh Sippys Buniyaad, Doordarshans landmark Partition saga, streams on YouTube starting October 15. Kiran Joneja says it is for Gen Z. For the rest of us, it is a homecoming, says Sujoy Dhar. Some television you watch. Some you inhabit. For a generation of Indians, Buniyaad was the second kind. When it first aired on []

In a little house at the end of a quiet street lived a man named Oliver and his beloved cat, Moon. Oliver was not rich. His roof leaked when it rained, his shoes were worn, and his meals were simple. But his home was filled with colourful origami flowers, birds, butterflies, and tiny animals, all []

Sooryavanshi fails, Bhuvneshwar struggles to impress as Tilak rescues India Christchurch, Oct 24: Tilak Varma produced a stunning unbeaten 51 off just 26 balls to script Indias remarkable four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the second T20 International here on Saturday, guiding the visitors home with one ball to spare after they slumped to 70 []

Mumbai, Oct 24: Former West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard was on Saturday elevated to the role of Mumbai Indians head coach following the exit of Mahela Jayawardene. Pollard, who served as MIs batting coach for the past few seasons, will take charge of the team for the IPL 2027 season as the franchise looks to []

New Delhi, Oct 24: Veteran cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle has criticised the nature of pitches prepared in India, describing them as bland, heartless and arguing that the conditions often fail to provide batters with the challenges required to develop their skills across different surfaces. Bhogles remarks came amid concerns over Indias preparation for overseas Test []

New Delhi, Oct 24: India pacer Prince Yadav has earned praise from former New Zealand wicketkeeper and commentator Ian Smith after producing a superb delivery to dismiss opener Finn Allen, with the youngsters accuracy drawing comparisons with Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood. Princes perfectly pitched delivery targeted the base of the stumps, leaving Allen with []

CHRISTCHURCH, Oct 24: India pacer Arshdeep Singh etched his name into the record books on Saturday, becoming the countrys leading wicket-taker in T20 internationals in a calendar year after surpassing the previous mark held by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The left-arm fast bowler achieved the milestone during the second T20I against New Zealand at Hagley Oval, finishing []

Lincoln, Oct 24: Auqib Nabi struck twice late in the day after a star-studded India A team including several Test players rolled over for a mere 113 on the opening day of their first unofficial Test against New Zealand A here on Saturday. Nabi dismissed Kiwi batters Jayden Lennox (0) and Tim Robinson (0) on []

NEW DELHI, Oct 24: India A have been drawn alongside arch-rivals Pakistan A in Group B of the ACC Mens Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament, scheduled to be held in Doha, Qatar, from November 19 to 29. Nepal and the United Arab Emirates complete the four-team group, with India A set to begin their campaign []

New Delhi, Oct 24: Suspended Boxing Federation of India (BFI) secretary general Pramod Kumar on Saturday said he has informed World Boxing, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the Sports Ministry about the Special General Meeting (SGM) scheduled for October 28 and invited their observers to attend. Earlier this month, Kumar proposed a no-confidence motion []

Madrid, Oct 24: Borussia Monchengladbach won for the first time this season while a resurgent Torino made it nine straight points out of nine in Serie A by beating Monza 3-2. In Ligue 1, Nice recorded a first away victory by 2-1 over Brest on Friday. Newly promoted Malaga was still looking for its first []

New Delhi, Oct 24: Parliaments Standing Committee on Finance has selected 46 subjects, including artificial intelligence in finance, currency management, and a study on virtual digital assets, for detailed examination and report preparation during the current fiscal year. Earlier this month, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla had reconstituted several Parliamentary Committees related to different Ministries. []

Mumbai, Oct 24: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is working on a graded compliance framework for stockbrokers, a regulatory sandbox for artificial intelligence (AI) applications and a market-making mechanism for corporate bonds, Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Saturday. Addressing the 16th ANMI International Capital Market Convention here, Pandey said the Securities []

SHILLONG, Oct 24: The Congress has accused the government of suppressing dissent following the CJP protest, citing reports of detentions and the suspension of Instagram accounts, including those belonging to media outlets. Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) secretary Manuel Badwar criticised the governments response, alleging that the measures were aimed at silencing voices questioning the []

SHILLONG, Oct 24: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to visit Shillong in December to interact with students and hear their grievances, Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Vincent Pala said on Saturday. Pala said he had invited Gandhi to Shillong for an interaction with students over issues including examination irregularities, CUET-related problems, school closures []

SHILLONG, Oct 24: The National Peoples Party (NPP) has distinguished the BJPs growing numerical strength in the Meghalaya Assembly and its electoral support, saying political realignments that increase a partys representation in the legislature do not necessarily translate into greater grassroots popularity. NPP leader and Rajya Sabha member James PK Sangma, reacting to the BJPs []

SHILLONG, Oct 24: Meghalaya Congress president Vincent H Pala has expressed confidence that the party will perform well in the upcoming Shillong Lok Sabha by-election, citing what he described as growing public frustration with the government. Wherever we go, we see people frustrated with the government, and we can say that we will do well []

SHILLONG, Oct 24: An unfinished access ramp and piles of construction debris along the Wah Umkhrah have hampered the Central Puja Committees (CPC) annual post-immersion clean-up, making it difficult to deploy heavy machinery for restoring the river stretch. The ongoing riverfront development work has restricted access to the riverbed, preventing JCB excavators from reaching the []

SHILLONG, Oct 24: Meghalaya is awaiting further updates on a developing weather system over the Bay of Bengal that is forecast to intensify into a cyclonic storm by October 26, although the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has not issued a specific heavy-rainfall warning for the state in its latest bulletin. In its Special Message No. []

Family seeks probe into womans mysterious death in Ri-Bhoi after husband leaves before last rites NONGPOH, Oct 7: The family of a 27-year-old woman from Umkaduh village in Ri-Bhoi district has sought a thorough police investigation into her mysterious death in Maroit village after her husband allegedly left with his relatives without waiting for her []