The Shillong Times

Wellington, Oct 27: India rewrote the record books by smashing 118 without loss in the first six overs of their third T20I against New Zealand at the Sky Stadium on Tuesday, registering the highest powerplay total in mens T20 internationals. The opening onslaught, led by Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, eclipsed the previous record of []

Vadodara, Oct 27: A dominant India will look to sign off their first-ever bilateral womens ODI series against Zimbabwe with another emphatic win when the two teams square off in the third and final 50-overs game here on Wednesday. India have already clinched the series with an unassailable 2-0 lead after comprehensive victories in the []

New Delhi, Oct 27: The World Anti-Doping Agency has upgraded the International Cricket Council (ICC) to tier 1 under its prioritisation policy owing to crickets Olympic inclusion, while India remained in the top tier of signatories that face the strictest scrutiny in the bodys Compliance Monitoring Program. The ICC was in tier 2 until now []

Jalandhar, Oct 27: Mandeep Singh returned to form with a fine hat-trick as five-time champions India hammered minnows Bangladesh 13-0 to start their title defence at the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament on a rousing note here on Tuesday. Mandeep struck in the third, 10th and 54th minutes, while skipper Harmanpreet Singh (2nd, 44th), Dilpreet []

TURA: Sonibar salo, Achikrangni Wangala manianiko West Garo Hills ajani Gondenggre songo ongatangaha aro ia manianio Gondenggre songonisan ongaigija, samba jolrangoni aro dingtang dingtang biaprangoniba manderangan bangen rebae bak raangtokaha. Kobor ontimgiparangni uiatani gitade, ia chang Gondenggre songo Wangala manianio, batanggimin bilsirangona bate manderang bangbate bak raangtokaha. Gondenggre songko, Achikrangni daka rikanirangko ripinge rakkikuengani gimin []

SHILLONG: Meghalaya adoko songdongenggipa manderang, National Peoples Party (NPP)-chi dilenggipa Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) sorkarini kamrango kusi ongtokjaengani gimin dao ongatna sienggipa Shillong Lok Sabha by-election-o adokni Congress dol, name dakna kadongenga ine Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC)-ni president Vincent H Pala parakataha. Anching jechiba reangbo, pilak biaprangon manderangni sorkariko matnange agananikosa knana manaigen. Uni []

New Delhi, Oct 25: Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has questioned the team managements decision to deploy teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi at No. 3 in the second T20I against New Zealand, arguing that the unfamiliar position restricted the youngsters ability to play his natural game and suggesting that Sanju Samson should instead take up []

Wellington, Oct 25: New Zealand head coach Rob Walter on Sunday rued missed opportunities in the first two T20Is against India but backed his team to bounce back, saying the visitors had capitalised on crucial moments in two closely fought matches. New Zealand lost the second T20I by four wickets after posting 180, having also []

Lincoln, Oct 25: Devdutt Padikkal and Sai Sudharsan batted resolutely to guide India A to 106 for 2 in their second innings after yet another disappointing show by the openers on the second day of the four-day unofficial Test against New Zealand A here on Sunday. For the second time in the match, openers Yashasvi []

Dubai, Oct 25: India A will face arch rivals Pakistan on November 22 in the Asia Cup Rising Stars 50-over tournament, to be held in Doha from November 19. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan will field their A teams in the tournament while Nepal, United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong are likely to []

New Delhi, Oct 25: Mumbai Ranji Team will be without the services of their experienced all-rounder Shardul Thakur, as he continues to recover from a finger injury and is set to miss the Elite round three clash against Haryana, which will be played at the BKC Complex from Monday. Thakur, who has been sidelined since []

RANCHI, Oct 25: Teenaged left-arm spinner Aman Chaudhary will be making his first-class debut when Delhi take on a depleted Jharkhand in a third round Group C fixture of the Ranji Trophy starting here on Monday. Bowling has been an issue with Delhi for the past few seasons. Head coach Vijay Dahiya and selectors are []

Manchester, Oct 25: James Anderson will not play for Lancashire again after the county decided against extending his contract, ending a 25-year association. Anderson, 44, said on Sunday that the decision was not his, but made no mention of retirement. Ive supported Lancashire since I was [a] kid, and so to get to play for []

Milan, Oct 25: Thousands of young people marched on Saturday through the streets of several Italian cities, including Milan, Rome and Turin, as authorities deployed large numbers of police and soldiers in a bid to stave off a repeat of the violent clashes and looting that marred similar protests last week. The demonstration in Milan []

Tel Aviv, Oct 25: The Israeli military continued a massive military operation in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, displacing hundreds of Palestinians and placing major restrictions on movement in response to a gun attack that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others in Hebron on Friday. The operation comes as Israel enters the []

Kathmandu, Oct 25: Nepal exported electricity worth over USD 39 million to India between mid-September and mid-October, an official said on Sunday. According to Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Executive Director Dirghayu Kumar Shrestha, electricity exports recovered during the period after being briefly disrupted by the flash floods in August. Flash floods were triggered by an []

Kathmandu, Oct 25: An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 struck Nepals Baitadi district on Sunday, according to the Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre. The epicentre of the earthquake, which occurred on Sunday afternoon, was in the Dilasaini area of Baitadi district in Sudur Paschim Province near the Nepal-India border, the research centre said. The tremor was []

TURA, Oct 25: BJP leader and Tura MDC Bernard Marak has questioned the Meghalaya governments expenditure on helicopter tours by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma ahead of the upcoming GHADC elections, citing long-pending salaries, pensions and other dues. In a statement, Marak expressed concern over the use of public funds for air travel while teachers and []

SHILLONG, Oct 25: Health and Sports Minister Wailadmiki Shylla has highlighted healthcare improvements and preparations for the National Games 2027 as central themes of his performance review for September. In a monthly update, Shylla noted the recognition of Panaliar MCH Hospital under the Kayakalp initiative, a successful complex surgery at Williamnagar Civil Hospital and the []

SHILLONG, Oct 25: The District and Sessions Court has sentenced one Deepak Debnath to six years of simple imprisonment for a 2022 knife attack on a minor boy. According to a statement from East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police Vivek Syiem, District and Sessions Judge DR Kharbteng convicted Debnath on October 7 and imposed a []

MAWKYRWAT, Oct 25: The Nongnah unit of the Synjuk Nongkhwai Dohkha Ranikor Civil Sub-Division caught two individuals red-handed for the mass killing of fish in the Rilang River recently. The duo was apprehended while using nets in the river and was subsequently summoned by the Synjuk on Saturday at Nongnah village. Michael Donal Lyngdoh, president []

RAWALPINDI, Oct 22: England captain Harry Brook created history on Thursday by becoming the first batter from his country to score a double century in mens one-day international cricket, smashing 202 against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi. Brook reached the landmark in just 114 deliveries, setting a new record for the fastest double century in mens []

Colombo, Oct 22: Sri Lankas national electricity grid operator on Thursday announced an end to scheduled power cuts following the restoration of a unit at the Norochcholai coal-fired power station to its full capacity. On October 19, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) said it had been asked by the National System Operator []

Dubai, Oct 22: An Indian national was killed and three others injured in two separate attacks targeting a major airport and an oil field in Saudi Arabia, officials said on Thursday, amid a spate of missile and drone strikes by Yemens Houthis on key infrastructure in the Gulf country. The Indian Embassy in Riyadh said []

London, Oct 22: A British Indian landlord based in London has been stripped of his royal honour by King Charles III after being fined for renting out damp and squalid rooms. Nirpal Singh Riats name was on an updated UK Cabinet Office list issued this month among those whose Order of the British Empire (OBE) []

Kathmandu, Oct 22: Nepal has strongly condemned an attack targeting Saudi Aramcos Shaybah oil field in Saudi Arabia that killed a Nepali national and a Filipino national after debris from an intercepted drone fell near the facility. In a social media post on Thursday, Nepals Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, Nepal reiterates its unequivocal condemnation []

RESUBELPARA: Mijal salni bako Kharkutta Constituency-ni MLA aro Meghalaya New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (MNREGA)-ni Chairman Rupert M. Momin, jolni dingtang dingtang biaprango rika choenggipa kamrangko reroroe nirokanganiko dakanga. MLA R. M. Momin, skanggipao North Garo Hills ajani, Rajasimla oni Dokongsi ona dakanggipa rama Rongdal Atimbo gittim-o RCC dollongko rikenggipa biapona reange nirokeaniko dakangaha []

SHILLONG: Meghalaya adokni mongsonggipa dabianirangko chusokate onna kurachakahani giminsa United Democratic Party (UDP)-ni sakchet MLA-rang, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-o napangaha ine akangatani jaman, ia MLA-rangni dabianirangko chusokate onna BJP-ni dilgiparang kurachaka dongja ine adokni Congress dol matnangatskaaha. Iani bidingo kobor ratimgipa manderang baksa agangrikengon, adokni mongsonggipa dabianirangko chusokate onna kurachakahani gimin UDP-ni MLA-rang, BJP-o napangaha []

SHILLONG: Shillong Literary Festival-ko Shillong songjinmani Wards Lake-o ongatrongengani gimin Hynniewtrep National Youth Front (HNYF), adok sorkariko singdoatenba, ia Festival-ko ia biapo ongataniara, ia Wards Lake-ko namdapatna gong kror 25 tangkarangko koros kaanichi maming namgni dongjaenga ine matnangataha. Iani bidingo Sombar salo, adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma-na sedoatengon, Literary Festival gita dakgipa program-rangko ongatanichi, []

AMPATI: Sombar salo, SOUTH West Garo Hills ajani Mahendraganj Community Health Centre (CHC)-ni ningo onggipa Barmanpara songo , Human Development Leadership Programme (HDLP)-ko ongatangaha. Ia ongatanggipa program-o healthcare dolrang, Block HDLP dolrang aro skulni skigiparang apsan bakko raangenba, bisarangni dalroroanio nangchongmotgipa chaa ringanirang, songsalni anseng baljokani aro silroro namroroani kamrangni bidingo chanchirimangaha. Ia ongatanggipa program-o []

India vs Zimbabwe Third Womens T20 Match starts: 7pm IST Raipur, Oct 19: With its batting unit back in rhythm, the Indian womens cricket team will aim to extend its winning streak and complete a 3-0 sweep against Zimbabwe in the final T20I here on Tuesday. Smriti Mandhanas era as full-time captain began with some []

Las Vegas, Oct 19: Wrestlers Rohit, Jaskaran Singh and Chandermohan won bronze medals in their respective weight divisions at the U23 World Championship, helping India finish the tournament with six medals. Competing in 57kg repechage round, Rohit outplayed Moldovas Ion Bulgaru, beating him by technical superiority (12-2) and then prevailed 8-3 in the bronze medal []

Paris, Oct 19: Indian shuttlers, led by the seasoned P V Sindhu, would be desperate to overcome their recent struggles and make a mark at the USD 950,000 French Open Super 750 badminton tournament that begins here on Tuesday. Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, will face South Koreas top seed An Se Young in the []

Madrid, Oct 19: Kylian Mbappe scored a beautiful goal and converted a penalty kick to help Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-1 despite the absence of the suspended Vinicius Junior in the Spanish league on Sunday. Madrid moved to third place behind Atletico Madrid and leader Barcelona. Freiburg wasted a chance to regain first place in []

PARIS, Oct 19: The showpiece Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona will go ahead as planned on Tuesday in the French capital city, the French Interior minister confirmed, despite a weekend of protests marred by violence and looting across the country. Many French citizens have been left shocked by the images of violence []

NEW DELHI, Oct 19: The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) has dismissed reports suggesting that India have withdrawn from the upcoming SAFF Championship in Bangladesh, confirming that the defending champions remain part of the tournament despite uncertainty over their international commitments. The clarification came after a report by Bangladeshi publication Kalbela claimed that the All []

GROUP A KANPUR, Oct 19: Captain Aryan Juyals unbeaten half-century helped Uttar Pradesh recover from an early collapse and reach 102 for four in their second innings against Goa on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match here on Monday. Juyal was batting on 60 off 113 balls at stumps, with Uttar []

Dubai, Oct 18: The Indian Embassy in Riyadh on Sunday asked its nationals to take note of and follow updated directives issued by Saudi authorities for people receiving emergency warnings through the National Early Warning Platform for Emergencies amid heightened security concerns following strikes by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The instructions ? which were shared through []

Moscow, Oct 18: Ukrainian strikes set an oil export terminal and a depot ablaze in St Petersburg on Sunday as Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia in one of its largest aerial attacks of the war. The strikes came amid deepening tensions between Ukraine and Washington, with US President Donald Trump criticising Kyivs []

Islamabad, Oct 18: Pakistan has extended its airspace ban on Indian-registered aircraft and planes owned, operated or leased by Indian airlines for another month, until November 24, according to the countrys airports authority. The restriction, initially imposed on April 23, 2025, has been extended periodically since then amid strained relations between the two neighbouring countries. []

Kathmandu, Oct 18: Devotees thronged temples dedicated to Goddess Durga across Kathmandu Valley on Sunday to offer prayers on Maha Ashtami, the eighth day of Nepals 10-day Bada Dashain festival. Maha Ashtami holds special religious significance for Nepals Hindu community, who worship the goddess in her forms of Mahakali, Mahalaxmi and Mahasaraswati, associated with power, []

Actor Imran Khan has approached the Bombay High Court challenging a notice issued by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), Mumbai, directing him to leave India by October 28, terming the action arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional. The actors legal team, led by advocate Zulfikar Memon, is likely to mention the matter before the High Court []

Frankfurt end winless drought at home Rome, Oct 17: Antonio Raimondo scored a hat trick for Frosinone in a 4-2 win over Sassuolo in Serie A on Friday, and Toulouse netted three times in the second half to overcome a plucky Le Mans 3-0 in the French league. Younes Ebnoutalibs late goal gave Eintracht Frankfurt []

Nagoya, Oct 17: India will look to build on its record-breaking performance at the last Asian Para Games, but a much smaller contingent and selection disputes in two disciplines could make matching its 111-medal haul a challenge when the competition begins here on Sunday. India finished fifth in Hangzhou in 2023 with 29 gold, 31 []

Nagoya, Oct 17: Manasi Joshi and Thulasimathi Murugesan assured India of a medal for the second successive edition, securing a semifinal berth in womens doubles SL3-SU5 at the Asian Para Games here on Saturday. The Indian duo, who had bagged a silver at the Hangzhou edition in 2023, defeated Chinas Yuemei Liu and Tongtong Li []

New Delhi, Oct 17: Indias former world number one doubles player Rohan Bopanna has been left out of the AITAs Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOM) roster for not meeting the mandatory one-year retirement criterion prescribed under the National Sports Governance (National Sports Bodies) Rules, 2026. The 46-year-old announced his retirement from professional tennis on November []

LONDON, Oct 17: Chelsea moved into fourth place in the Premier League after Pedro Neto scored twice in a 2-0 victory over Everton, while Liverpool fought back to beat nine-man Brentford, Fulham secured their first league win of the season and Manchester City maintained their perfect start with a victory over Ipswich Town. The weekends []

Mullanpur, Oct 17: Indias Test and ODI captain Shubman Gills return to Ranji Trophy action for Punjab will be the main attraction when the second round of the domestic first-class tournament gets underway across the country on Sunday. Gill missed Punjabs opening-round fixture, with former India Under-19 captain Uday Saharan leading the side in his []

The Earths climate system is moving deeper into uncharted territory, with seven of its 16 climate-related vital signs now at record extremes, a new study has warned, highlighting the accelerating impact of human activities on the planet. Published in the journal BioScience, the study tracked indicators ranging from greenhouse gas concentrations and global temperatures to []