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Global pop icon Shakira is set to perform in India after 19 years, with concerts in Mumbai on April 10 and Delhi on April 15. This marks the first time her shows in India will span two cities, with tickets exclusively managed by District by Zomato. Shakira last performed in Mumbai in 2007 during her []

Washington, Feb 20: In a major setback to President Donald Trumps economic agenda, the US Supreme Court on Friday struck down most of his sweeping tariffs, ruling that he lacked authority under a 1977 emergency law to impose broad import levies on Americas trading partners across the world, including India. The ruling marks a rare []

Dhaka, Feb 20: As many as 43 Members of Parliament (MPs) elected in the 13th National Parliamentary Election held in Bangladesh last week face murder charges under Section 302, the local media reported citing data released by a leading civic organisation of the country. According to Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik, also known as Shujan, 42 MPs []

Caracas, Feb 20: Venezuelas acting president Delcy Rodrguez on Thursday signed into law an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of politicians, activists, lawyers and many others, effectively acknowledging that the government has held hundreds of people in prison for political motivations. The approval marks a reversal for authorities in the South American []

New Delhi, Feb 20: When parliamentary election is held in Nepal on March 5, all eyes and ears would be turned to the Jhapa-5 constituency where former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is pitted against an engineer-rapper-politician, Balendra Shah, also known as Balen. In earlier elections, Oli would travel extensively, addressing mass rallies around the []

London, Feb 20: The UK police investigating allegations of misconduct in public office against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, King Charles IIIs younger brother, continue to carry out searches at his former home of Royal Lodge on the Windsor Castle estate on Friday. Andrew, who was arrested in a dramatic swoop on his 66th birthday on Thursday morning, []

United Nations, Feb 20: Iran will respond decisively and proportionately to any military aggression, exercising its right to self-defence under the UN Charter, its UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said in a letter to the secretary-general and the president of the Security Council. Citing US President Donald Trumps recent remarks on Diego Garcia, Iravani wrote: []

Dubai, Feb 20: Saudi Arabia could have some form of uranium enrichment within the kingdom under a proposed nuclear deal with the United States, congressional documents and an arms control group suggest, raising proliferation concerns as an atomic standoff between Iran and America continues. US Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden both tried to reach []

BHOPAL, Feb 20: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Centre to clarify the status of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) after its counsel informed that the federations license has been cancelled. Hearing a series of petitions filed by shooters, including Ibrahim Javed Khan, seeking the release of cartridges for practice for []

Germanys Leonie Bachl-Staudinger (20) competes during the womens ski cross qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno Italy on Friday. (PTI)

Last year, Norwegian-US tech company 1X announced a strange new product: the worlds first consumer-ready humanoid robot designed to transform life at home. Standing 168 centimetres tall and weighing in at 30 kilograms, the USD 20,000 Neo bot promises to automate common household chores such as folding laundry and loading the dishwasher. Neo has a []

SHILLONG: Shillong-ni Lok Sabha MP aro Voice of the Peoples Party (VPP)-ni general secretary Dr Ricky AJ Syngkon, Bristibar attamo tanggitik saaniko mane agilsakko watangani jaman Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC)-ba uni nokdangna aro pilak kasagiminrangna kalimpaaniko parakataha. Sianggipa Dr Syngkon-ni nokdangna mande rapilskaaniko aro bakrimaniko mesokna gita Sukrobar salo, MPCC-ni president Vincent H Pala, []

Uni janggi tanganina mittel mitchutoka SHILLONG: Reanggipa Bristibar attamo, Shillong-ni Lok Sabha MP Dr Ricky AJ Syngkon, tanggitik gaakgrope siangani jaman, dingtang dingtang biaprangoni banga dilgiparangan kalimpaanirangko parakatenba, uni namgipa gun aro bewalrangna mittelpilangtokaha. Dr Syngkon-ni sianina United Democratic Party (UDP)-ni dilgipa aro West Shillong-ni MLA Paul Lyngdoh-ba kalimpaaniko parakatengon, Adokni saksa depante daalo anchingko []

NEW DELHI: Meghalaya adokko manchape asongni dam 22 adokrango, April jaonin Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-ko abachengna manna gita iano nangchakegipa pilak kamrangkon matchotatchina Election Commission, geetaniko onangaha. Iani bidingo Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Ladakh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, []

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Manchester, Feb 19: Arsenals Premier League title charge suffered another damaging blow as Mikel Artetas side squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with bottom-placed Wolves, a result that has swung momentum firmly towards Manchester City in the championship race. Cruising at 2-0 midway through the second half at Molineux, Arsenal appeared []

By Our Reporter Shillong, Feb 19: Laitkynsew Mission Club and Mawphlang CC registered convincing wins on Day 2 of the 5th East Khasi Hills District League T20 Cricket Tournament 2026, producing two competitive contests. In Match 3, Laitkynsew Mission Club defeated Seng Samla Mawlong Mawriang (SSM Mawriang) by 28 runs after a commanding all-round display []

Mumbai, Feb 19: Mumbai City FC began their Indian Super League season on a winning note, edging past Chennaiyin FC 1-0 at the Mumbai Football Arena here on Thursday. A tightly-contested encounter was decided by an own goal in the 48th minute by Pritam Kotal as the Islanders secured all three points. Neither team could []

Kolkata, Feb 19: With both teams aiming to register their first win of the campaign, Mohammedan Sporting Club will host FC Goa in the first fixture of Match Week 2 of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2025-26 at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Friday. Mohammedan Sporting went down 0-1 to Jamshedpur FC in []

Copenhagen, Feb 19: Sepp Piontek, the German coach who led the exciting Denmark team in the 1980s, has died, the Danish soccer federation said on Thursday. He was 85. Piontek took a team popularly known as Danish Dynamite with star talents Michael Laudrup, Preben Elkjaer and Jesper Olsen to its first World Cup in 1986, []

London, Feb 19: Pakistan cricketers could miss out on contracts with franchises owned by teams from the Indian Premier League in the upcoming season of The Hundred, with reports suggesting that these teams have chosen not to consider them for next months player auction. The upcoming season of The Hundred, scheduled from July 21 to []

Champions League Milan, Feb 19: Norwegian minnows Bod/Glimt continued their fairytale run in the UEFA Champions League with a stunning 3-1 victory over last seasons runners-up Inter Milan in the playoff first leg on Wednesday. The result gives the Scandinavian side a crucial two-goal cushion heading into next weeks return leg in Italy and further []

Marseille, Feb 19: Marseille is looking to reignite its season with a new coach on board. The nine-time French champion appointed Habib Beye to replace Roberto De Zerbi following a bad patch of form that saw the club exit the Champions League and drop 12 points behind Ligue 1 leader Lens. Beye, a former Senegal []

New Delhi, Feb 19: The Ranji Trophy 2025/26 final between Karnataka and Jammu & Kashmir will be staged at the KSCA Cricket Stadium in Hubballi from February 24, said the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) on Thursday. Previously, a JKCA official told IANS that the final was likely to be held in Hubballi. Taking into []

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor held on suspicion of misconduct in public office LONDON, Feb 19: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former British prince who was stripped of his royal titles because of his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office. While Andrew has consistently denied any wrongdoing in connection []

In Australia, around 16 per cent of major road accidents (such as multi-vehicle crashes and pedestrian collisions) involve distracted driving. Distracted driving happens when people shift their attention from the primary task of driving to a secondary task such as using a mobile phone or eating. We recently examined the specific effects of different distraction []

Age could be a dominant factor in influencing antibody production in response to a virus for a given virus, certain antibodies increase with age while others decrease, depending on which part of the virus is targeted, researchers have found. The team, including researchers from Institut Pasteur at Frances National Centre for Scientific Research, have []

JALANDHAR, Feb 19: Lovely Professional University (LPU) participated in the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. LPU presented 15 AI driven projects developed by its students and research teams, focusing on practical applications across sectors such as education, agriculture, robotics, enterprise technology, accessibility, and health. The university students []

New Delhi, Feb 19: Precious metal prices jumped over 7 per cent in the national capital on Thursday, with silver rising to Rs 2.6 lakh per kilogram, while gold advancing to Rs 1.58 lakh per 10 grams. According to the local marketmen, the white metal surged by Rs 18,000, or 7.32 per cent, to Rs []

SHILLONG: Mandeni janggina sal somoi dongja ine agana gitan Bristibar attamo, Shillong-ni Lok Sabha MP aro Voice of the Peoples Party (VPP)-ni dilgipa Ricky AJ Syngkon, robol kale roengmitingo tanggitik saaniko mane gaakaha aro jamano ua, Shillong-ni Dr H Gordon Roberts Hospital-o agilsakko watangaha. Ua bilsi 54 ongahachim. Koborko onani gitade, Bristibar attamo Shillong-ni MP []

SHILLONG: Phulbari-oni Agia-ona four lane ramako tarina gita tarakale tangka-paisarangko chamatchina gita Deputy Chief Minister in charge PWD (Roads) Prestone Tynsong, Mamongni Ministry of Road Transport aro Highways-ko didiaha. Assembly Budget Session-o mejalo singgiparangna aganchakengon, bakrobee kaenggipa Dhubri Phulbari dolongko rika matchotna amangengjok indiba mingsa nengnikaniara nangdimeatgipa four lane ramako nangenga, Tynsong aganaha. Dolongoni dakbaenggipa []

SHILLONG: Garo Hills-o National Highway (NH) ramarangna aarangko raanio dao dipet gong kror 268 tangkarangko, aa nokgiparangna sualataha ine Bristibar salo, adokni Deputy Chief Minister aro PWD (Roads) Minister Prestone Tynsong, Assembly-o parakataha. Tynsong-ni parakatani gitade, North Garo Hills ajao sak 187 aro East Garo Hills ajao sak 2,227 aa nokgiparangna gimik gong kror 268 []

Editor, It was appalling for all of us to witness the high decibel shouting match which started from the Opposition bench and was aimed at putting the Government on the mat. What should have been a serious discussion of an important issue turned into a shouting match. If legislative discourse on Government failures and delivery []

Artificial Intelligence would power the world across multiple sectors in the years ahead. The five day India-AI Impact Summit in the national capital made waves with the presence of a battery of top technocrats, IT honchos, business leaders and was graced also by Frances president Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Hosted by the []

By Dr. Treemmi Lamare The recent coal mine tragedy in East Jaintia Hills has once again brought the coal issue of Meghalaya into sharp public focus, not only within the state but also at the national level. In any democratic society, such incidents naturally invite criticism, questioning and political debate. Opposition parties have raised concerns, []

By Dr Omarlin Kyndiah Under the framework of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Value Added Courses on Health and Wellness aim to equip students with essential life skills that promote holistic development. Among the foundational pillars of health: nutrition, physical activity, and mental well-being, sleep remains one of the most underestimated. This chapter explores []

Vincius Jnior says he was racially insulted Madrid, Feb 18: The Champions League playoffs were overshadowed by claims of racism towards Real Madrid player Vincius Jnior in angry scenes after the Brazilian scored a brilliant winning goal against Benfica on Tuesday. Play was halted when Vincius claimed he had been racially insulted by an opponent []

Kalyani (West Bengal), Feb 18: Sixty seven years after their maiden appearance, Jammu and Kashmir stormed into the Ranji Trophy finals for the first time on Wednesday, upstaging two-time former champions Bengal by six wickets in the semifinals here to add another historic chapter to a fairytale season so far. Auqib Nabis stunning nine-wicket match []

Lucknow, Feb 18: Ravichandran Smaran scored his second successive hundred as Karnataka continued to grind down Uttarakhand to reach 299 for six in their second innings for a whopping overall lead of 802 runs on the fourth day of the Ranji Trophy semifinal here on Wednesday. Karnataka assured a berth in the title clash against []

Bengaluru, Feb 18: The upcoming Ranji Trophy final between Karnataka and Jammu and Kashmir is set to be played at the KSCA Stadium in Rajnagar, Hubballi, from February 24. The M Chinnaswamy Stadium has received conditional nod from the Karnataka state cabinet to host domestic, IPL and international matches after being on the sidelines since []

Salmans father suffering from minimal brain hemorrhage Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan suffered a brain haemorrhage which has been tackled, is on ventilator support as a safeguard and stable, doctors treating him said on Wednesday, a day after he was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here. The 90-year-old, one half of the celebrated Salim-Javed duo which []

CANBERRA, Feb 18: Aiming to establish an unassailable lead over Australia, Harmanpreet Kaurs India would draw confidence from a strong bowling performance in the rain-hit opening win when the two sides square off in the second and penultimate T20 International here on Thursday. It was a commanding display from seamer Arundhati Reddy, whose four-wicket haul []

Slovakian players celebrate their third goal against Germany during the Ice Hockey quarter-finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan on Tuesday. (PTI)

KARACHI, Feb 18: Pakistan hockey captain Shakeel Ammad Butt has lashed out the national federation after returning from a tumultuous tour of Australia during which his side didnt just have to roam the streets for lack of accommodation but also wash dishes before going to play a match. Butt told the media at the Lahore []

CORTINA D AMPEZZO, Feb 18: Ami Nakai and Japanese teammate Kaori Sakamoto upstaged Alysa Liu and the rest of the Blade Angels from the U.S. to take the lead after the short program in the womens figure skating competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Tuesday. Nakai rode her opening triple axel to a career-best []

New Delhi, Feb 17: A heated dispute emerged in Bangladesh on Tuesday over the proposed Constitutional Reform Council, highlighting legal and political challenges facing the newly elected cabinet even before assuming office. Members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), sworn in as parliamentarians, refused to take an oath for the Council, citing the lack of []

Dhaka, Feb 18: Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, on Tuesday, met with Shafiqur Rahman, chief of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Leader of the Opposition, on the sidelines of Bangladeshs new government swearing-in ceremony. Misri conveyed Indias greetings to Rahman on his new role and reaffirmed New Delhis enduring support for Bangladesh, emphasizing the people-centric nature []

GENEVA, Feb 18: The latest US-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine in Geneva ended Wednesday without a breakthrough, as the war approaches its fourth anniversary. This was the third round of direct negotiations organized by the US, following earlier meetings in Abu Dhabi that also made little progress. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the talks []

MUMBAI, Feb 18: Gold and silver prices rose Wednesday after two days of decline, supported by global macro-economic factors, easing US-Iran tensions, resilient physical demand, and renewed buying, despite a stronger US dollar. (IANS)

MUMBAI, Feb 18: Indian equity markets extended gains for the third consecutive session on Wednesday, driven by last-hour buying in bank, metal, and FMCG shares. The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 283.29 points, or 0.34%, to close at 83,734.25, touching an intraday high of 83,770.05. The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 93.95 points, or 0.37%, ending at []

Editor, The news item, Shillong at Standstill etc. (ST, Feb 12, 2026), once again underscores the hardships citizens endure due to frequent traffic congestion in Shillong, with no clear solutions in sight. However, the relative ease of driving on most Shillong roads during the schools winter break, when congestion was markedly reduced, offered a revealing []