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Manchester, Dec 16: Manchester United drew with Bournemouth 4-4 in one of the best games in the Premier League on Monday. United coach Ruben Amorim said before the match that playing against Bournemouth is never fun and they were prophetic words on a night his side had most of the opportunities but still came away []

Rome, Dec 16: Brazilian full back Wesley Frana got the only goal as Roma beat Como 1-0 and moved within three points of Serie A leader Inter Milan on Monday. A summer signing from Flamengo, Franca gave Roma the breakthrough it deserved on the hour mark by taking Matas Souls pass and firing a low []

Madrid, Dec 16: Rayo Vallecano battled to a 0-0 draw at home against Real Betis on Monday, extending their winless streak in La Liga to six matches. The result leaves Rayo struggling to regain momentum, while Betis secured a point to maintain their position in the upper half of the table. Rayo, who had managed []

U-16 National Tennis championship By Our Reporter Shillong, Dec 16: The inaugural National-Level MTA-AITA Championship Series (CS7) for Under-16 Boys and Girls continued on Day 2 at The Shillong Club Tennis Courts, organised by the Meghalaya Tennis Association (MTA) in association with the Directorate of Sports & Youth Affairs (DSYA). The tournament, running from December []

By Our Reporter Shillong, Dec 16: The Meghalaya Yogasana Sports Association successfully concluded the 5th State Level Yogasana Sports Judges Training Programme for the 202526 season, held in a hybrid format from December 13 to 16. Hosted by the West Garo Hills District Yogasana Sports Association, the programme began with an inaugural function at Tikrikilla []

By Our Reporter Shillong, Dec 16: The Meghalaya team for the preliminary group games of the Senior Mens National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy 2025-26 will likely be announced on Wednesday. Khlain Pyrkhat Syiemlieh will coach the team this year. It was he who was in charge of the side that reached the final []

Cooch Behar Trophy By Our Reporter Shillong, Dec 16: Meghalaya were in a spot of bother on the first day of their U-19 mens Cooch Behar Trophy 2025-26 plate group match against Mizoram but recovered to post 219 all out in their first innings in Anand, Gujarat, on Tuesday. At stumps, Mizoram were 129/5, trailing []

NATIONAL SHOOTING NEW DELHI/BHOPAL, Dec 16: World Championship silver medallist Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar delivered a landmark performance at the 68th Shooting Nationals on Tuesday, firing a world record 470.5 to clinch gold in the mens 50m rifle 3 positions final at the Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Range. Aishwarys score is 1.6 points more than []

BWF WORLD TOUR HANGZHOU, Dec 16: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will face a stern examination of form and resilience when the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals begin here on Wednesday, with the Indian mens doubles duo drawn in what is widely regarded as the group of death. The showpiece features the top-eight players or []

MUMBAI, Dec 16: Indian cricketer Prithvi Shaw on Tuesday claimed that social media influencer Sapna Gills plea against him in an alleged molestation case was frivolous, and filed with the intention of maligning his image and gaining publicity. In a written reply filed before a court here, Shaw claimed that Gill was playing the womanhood []

DUBAI, Dec 16: Abhigyan Kundu delivered a record-breaking innings to lead India to a dominant win over Malaysia in their Under-19 Asia Cup Group A match in Dubai. He scored an impressive 209 not out off 125 balls as India set a total of 408 for 7, bowling Malaysia out for just 93. Kundu came []

Specially-abled sportspersons play cricket during the inauguration of the Khelo Tripura Para Games 2025 in Agartala on Tuesday. (PTI)

KARACHI, Dec 16: Pakistan Test skipper Shan Masood has declined the PCBs offer to take up the post of Consultant International and Players Affairs, saying he will not be able to do justice to it while playing for the country. Last month, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had offered Masood the post with the assurance []

PARIS, Dec 16: Aryna Sabalenka won her second consecutive WTA Tour Player of the Year award on Monday, getting nearly 80% of the vote from a media panel after winning the U.S. Open, reaching the finals of two other Grand Slam tournaments and closing the season at No. 1 in the rankings. Sabalenka joined Serena []

NEW DELHI, Dec 16: Gold prices fell Rs 1,700 to Rs 1,35,900 per 10g in Delhi, ending a four-day record rally, as investors booked profits amid weak global cues. Silver dropped Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,98,500 per kg. Globally, spot gold declined $27.80 to $4,277.42/oz, and silver fell $1.07 to $63.02/oz. The decline reflects cautious []

MUMBAI, Dec 16: The benchmark Sensex tumbled 533.50 points to settle at 84,679.86 on Tuesday, while the Nifty fell 167.20 points to a weeks low of 25,860.10, as foreign fund outflows, a weak rupee, and sluggish global markets dampened investor sentiment. Axis Bank led the losses among Sensex constituents, dropping 5.03%, followed by Eternal, HCL []

Lucknow, Dec 16: Shubman Gills lean patch has been the talking point but an equally out of runs skipper Suryakumar Yadav is also under intense scrutiny as India look to find the right balance and seal the five-match series against South Africa in the fourth T20I here on Wednesday. The third game was an ideal []

Lucknow, Dec 16: Sticking to the basics and drawing from a larger talent pool, fighting for limited spots in the team has led to South Africas resurgence across formats in the past couple years, according to pacer Anrich Nortje. Buoyed by historic achievements, including their World Test Championship title and a maiden appearance in the []

LUCKNOW, Dec 16: The Ekana Cricket Stadium is expected to offer a typically slow surface, one that tends to bring spinners and variation-heavy bowlers into the contest. Batting in the early stages is rarely straightforward, with stroke-making requiring patience, precise shot selection and smart strike rotation rather than outright power.As the innings wears on, conditions []

Match starts at 5:00 Am Adelaide, Dec 16: Veteran Usman Khawaja has missed selection to Australias team for the third Ashes test against England with Travis Head kept at the top of the batting lineup with Jake Weatherald. Just two days away from his 39th birthday, Khawaja was a notable omission Tuesday from Australias XI []

London, Dec 16: England have reached a defining moment in their Ashes campaign, with hindsight now casting a harsh spotlight on decisions made long before the first ball was bowled. Trailing 2-0 in the series, defeat in the third Test in Adelaide would deepen scrutiny on selections, preparation and the overall direction of the team []

Pathirana; uncapped Prashant, Kartik go to CSK for Rs 14.20 cr each IPL AUCTION 2025 Abu Dhabi, Dec 16: Kolkata Knight Riders splurged a record-breaking Rs 25.20 to land top Australian all-rounder Cameron Green and Rs 18 crore to acquire the services of Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana in the Indian Premier League players auction []

David Miller: Sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs 2 crore Cameron Green: Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 25.20 crore Wanindu Hasaranga: Sold to Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 2 crore Venkatesh Iyer: Sold to Royal Challengers Bengaluru for Rs 7 crore Quinton de Kock: Sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 1 crore Ben []

IPL 2026 to be held from March 26 to May 31 Mumbai, Dec 16: The 2026 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held from March 26 to May 31, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) informed the franchises, a report claimed on Monday. The 19th edition of Indias domestic []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 16: It was a relief that came after a week but lasted all of two hours. Reeling under acute water shortage since December 10, residents were relieved on Tuesday evening when water supply was restored by the PHE Department only to face another outage after another major pipeline leakage was []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 16: The High Court of Meghalaya has registered a PIL based on the report of The Shillong Times published on Tuesday with the heading City grapples with water crisis as PHE shutdown continues. S. Sen, counsel drew the courts attention to the ST report in relation to the water crisis []

Guwahati, Dec 16: Ahead of the next years Assembly elections in the state, the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has taken up an initiative to reach out to every village across the state. The programme titled Raijor Podulit Raijor Congress will begin in full swing across the state from December 20, with the objective of []

Adelaide, Dec 15: England recalled Josh Tongue in place of Gus Atkinson for the third Ashes test in Adelaide but there was no place for specialist spinner Shoaib Bashir despite the match being played on a pitch expected to suit slow bowlers. Tongues return is the only change from the England team beaten by eight []

Barack Obama, Jerry OConnell, James Woods, others mourn death of Rob Reiner Director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were the two people found dead Sunday at a Los Angeles home owned by Reiner, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation. The official could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and []

Oscar and Grammy-winning music composer A R Rahman, who is set to join forces with the superstar director Michael Bay, has said that the fusion of different worlds of cinema opens up a beautiful space for music. Michael Bay is entering the Indian film industry with his new creative collaboration with Bhanushali Studios Limited. The []

Actor Lara Dutt during the unveiling event of Arias x Shisen Fox collection in Mumbai, on Monday. (PTI)

English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, who is known for Shape of You, Sapphire, Perfect and others, has taken a savage dig at the dancing reality show Strictly Come Dancing. The singer-songwriter has vowed never to sign up for the show. The superstar singer, 34, who put his ballroom dancing skills to the test in his 2014 []

The chilling tale from the first season of It: Welcome to Derry has finally come to an end, with the town enduring one last massacre at the hands of Pennywise the Clown. Titled Winter Fire, the episode was set in an icy, cold surrounding after the military successfully took down one of the supernatural monsters []

The manosphere is big business today. Once a niche network lurking on the margins of the internet, this diverse community of male supremacist cultures has grown into a transnational profit-making enterprise. Our new review of the growing body of research on the manosphere reveals how its evolved. It used to be largely special interest mens []

SHILLONG: Rebaenggipa 2026 bilsio ongatna sienggipa Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) election-ni jaman Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), gital Executive Committee (EC)-ko rikna mangenchimode, council-o onggija dakgipa pilak kamrangkon sandirokna abachengatgen ine Sombar salo, BJP-ni dilgipa AL Hek parakataha. GHADC-o tangka paisa jakkalsretaniko matnanganina Tura-ni biap dambongaoniko Enforcement Directorate (ED)-ni gita sandirokangani jaman iako, BJP-ni []

TURA: Tura-oni Dalu-ona tariangenggipa National Highway (NH-217) ramako matchotaha ine lekkarango National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL)-ni parakataniko Niksamso Garo Community Organisation (NGCO) jegalatenba, ia ramako bilsi bonga batpiloba matchotchipkujaenga ine parakataha. NGCO-ni parakatani gitade, Tura-oni Dalu-ona dakanggipa ramako reange mikrontangchi nie raegenchimode, ia ramani bangbata bakrangon matchotgija donaniko, maming retaining wall donggijak

TURA: East Garo Hills ajani Samanda Block ningo donggipa Chimagre Songgital jolrango mobile network namjae, jolo songdongenggipa manderang, mongsongbate chatro chatrirang aro maa paarang nengnikanirangko chagrongna nangtokenga ine Garo Students Union (GSU) Nengkra regional unit parakatenba, ia songo mobile tower-ko songe onchina adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma-ko didiataha. GSU Nengkra regional unit-ni parakatani gitade, []

TURA: West Garo Hills ajani Teksragre-Manggakgre jolrango pilakni gitan namroro silroroani dongjaengani asel songni nokni manderang nengnikanirangko chagrongna nangtokenga ine ia jolrango songdongenggipa manderang, adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma-na badi kadoatenba, ia jolrango namroro silroroaniko onchina didiataha. Manggakgre Area Development Committee-ni Chief Minister-na sedoatanio parakatani gitade, West Garo Hills ajani Jengjal aro Dadenggre Civil []

Inquiry report-na sengkuenga ine DC akanga RESUBELPARA: North Garo Hills ajani Wageasi songo niam gri Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC)-ni weighbridge-ko chalaienga ine antisamangna skangan badi kaahaoba, ia weighbridge-ko chipatna gita maming jakurangko dejaengani gimin social activist Nilbath Ch Marak, District Administration aro Police department-o singdoataha. National Highway (NH-62) rama gita reruraenggipa garirangoniko, GHADC []

SHILLONG: Asongni skotong New Delhi songjinmaona reangenggipa adokni manderangko nambate sokachakna manna gita Sombar salo, New Delhi-ni 9, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road-o gital Meghalaya House Annexe-ko rikna, adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma-ni jakchi, pangchakaniko songe onangaha aro ia pangchakaniko songanio, adokni Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong, General Administration Department (GAD) Minister Sosthenes Sohtun []

SHILLONG: Meghalaya adokni deficit skulrango skigiparangna Dearness Allowance (DA)-ko, sorkario kam kagiparang gitan 51 percent-ona bariatchina aro uamangni manna nangkuenggipa arrear-rangko watatchina gita Khasi Jaintia Deficit School Teachers Association (KJDSTA), adok sorkario dabiangaha. Sombar salo, KJDSTA-ni membor-rang, Shillong songjinmani Malki kalchakramo tomaniko ongatangenba, skigiparangni DA-ko bariatchina adok sorkario dabiangaha. Iani bidingo, adokni Chief Minister Conrad []

Editor, The densely populated village of Mawprem and its adjoining areas have been pushed into a state of distress due to an acute and unacceptable shortage of water for the past six consecutive days. Shockingly, this crisis has struck barely a week after a similar abrupt disruption, yet again without any prior warning to the []

The Meghalaya High Court keeps giving directions to the State Government on various issues related to the environment. One of them is to ban plastic bags that are below 120 micron thickness. The High Court needs to send its own officials to do a reality check of its repeated exhortations which remain mere paper tigers. []

By Mankular Lamin Gashnga Consanguinity within the Khasi context is a highly developed and internally coherent social system. The term used for this formulation is rtap, a word widely employed in the War-Amlarem dialect. In standard Khasi usage, comparable terminology is rare. One notable instance appears in the writings of Radhon Sing Berry, who used []

Pearlvine International is believed to have collected Rs 1,575 crore from unsuspecting investors between 2018 and March 2023 By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 15: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Monday revealed that all the key accused, including mastermind Neeraj Kumar Gupta and his associates, in the nationwide money circulation scam operated under the banner []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 15: Residents of Shillong are grappling with severe frustration as the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department extended a four-day emergency water supply shutdown by another three days, plunging most of the city into an acute shortage. The disruption began on December 10 following a pipeline burst in the Greater Shillong []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 15: Former cabinet minister and Adviser to the Social Welfare Department, Paul Lyngdoh, on Monday cautioned against rushing through with the railway projects in Meghalaya without enough safety mechanisms to address the genuine concerns and fears related to increasing immigration. Reacting to the opposition by the Khasi Students Union (KSU) []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 15: The Khasi Jaintia Deficit School Teachers Association (KJDSTA) has warned of democratic protests if the Meghalaya government fails to address its demands by January 15, 2026, particularly the enhancement of Dearness Allowance (DA) for deficit school teachers to 51%on par with regular government employeesalong with the release of pending []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 15: Four major stakeholders of North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU)the NEHU Students Union (NEHUSU), NEHU Teachers Association (NEHUTA), NEHU Non-Teaching Staff Association (NEHUNSA) and the Khasi Students Union (KSU), NEHU Uniton Monday jointly appealed to Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Shillong Campus, Prof. Sumarbin Umdor to resign from his post in the []

From CK Nayak NEW DELHI, Dec 15: The perennial problem of temporary accommodation for people from Meghalaya in the national capital is likely to be eased with Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday laying the foundation stone of the Meghalaya House Annexe within the sprawling old Meghalaya House complex. Laying the foundation stone, the []