The Shillong Times

New Delhi, Jan 7: Deposed Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in an exclusive interaction with IANS, did not completely rule out the possibility of a foreign hand being involved in the fall of her government in August 2024, apprehending role of mercenaries in stirring violence during the student-led agitation. I dont know whether foreign powers []

THE HAGUE, Jan 6: UN Undersecretary-General Rosemary A. DiCarlo emphasized to the Security Council that global peace depends on all member states adhering to the UN Charter. The Trump administration maintains that the capture of Venezuelas President Nicols Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, was legal, classifying Venezuelan drug cartels as unlawful combatants and framing []

EU leaders push back on Trumps Greenland takeover remarks, affirming the island belongs to Denmark and its people BERLIN, Jan 6: Several European leaders pushed back Tuesday on US President Donald Trumps comments seeking an American takeover of Greenland. The leaders issued a statement reaffirming the strategic, mineral-rich Arctic island belongs to its people. The []

DHAKA, Jan 6: In recent weeks, Bangladesh has seen a wave of violence targeting members of its minority Hindu community, resulting in multiple deaths. The unrest followed the killing of radical youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi in early December and coincides with ongoing tensions affecting minorities after the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina []

DHAKA, Jan 6: Bangladesh police have said that student leader Sharif Osman Hadi was killed due to political vengeance orchestrated by the Awami League and its student wing, the Chhatra League. Hadi, 32, had gained national attention during the 2024 mass protests that led to the fall of the Hasina government and had publicly criticized []

DUBAI, Jan 6: In Tehran, Iran, widespread protests over the countrys economic collapse escalated on Tuesday as demonstrators staged a sit-in at the Grand Bazaar, the historic hub of Irans trade and politics. Security forces responded with tear gas to disperse the protesters, while many shops closed in solidarity or fear. The unrest comes amid []

SIDON, Jan 6: Israel carried out airstrikes across southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday and early Tuesday, including in the coastal city of Sidon, leveling a three-story commercial building. The strikes came days before Lebanons army commander is scheduled to brief the government on disarming Hezbollah along the Israeli border. Israeli officials said the targets []

PARIS, Jan 6: Ukraines allies met in Paris to discuss security guarantees and post-ceasefire plans with Russia, but progress remained uncertain as the US shifted focus to Venezuela and tensions rose over Trumps Greenland comments. French President Macron aimed for concrete commitments on ceasefire monitoring, military support, multinational deployments, and long-term defence cooperation, with 35 []

Indonesias panda cub Rio thriving 40 days after birth Cisarua, Jan 6: Indonesias Taman Safari park in Cisarua, West Java province, has released a heartwarming video showing the progress of a giant panda cub, 40 days after his birth. Named Satrio Wiratama and affectionately nicknamed Rio, the cub was examined for the first time outside []

The Delhi High Court has restrained several websites from illegally broadcasting popular films and shows like Friends, Stranger Things, Squid Game and Wonder Woman, and ordered that they be blocked. Justice Tejas Karia passed the direction against over 160 websites on a plea filed by Warner Bros Entertainment Inc, which said it was the author, []

As Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwas film Homebound is racing closer to Oscar, legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese has said he was deeply moved by the story, which has earned a spot among 15 films for the International Feature Film category. The Academy Award announced on X that fifteen films advanced to the next round of []

Actors Janhvi Kapoor, Varun Dhawan during the United in Triumph event, hosted by Reliance Foundation, in Mumbai, on Monday night. (PTI)

Filmmaker James Wan has said he would be open to directing Avatar 4 if franchise creator James Cameron decides to step aside or scale back his involvement in the billion-dollar series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In an interview, the Aquaman director said he would be keen to take on the project should the opportunity []

Hollywood actress Kristen Stewart has shared that she would love to direct a reboot of Twilight, the 2008 vampire film that launched her career. She said that ideally, she would receive a huge budget and a bunch of love and support from fans for the hypothetical project, reports Variety. She told Entertainment Tonight, I would []

Mumbai, Jan 6: The rupee snapped its four-day losing streak and appreciated by 12 paise to settle at 90.18 against the American currency on Tuesday, driven by foreign banks dollar supply and a tentative return of inflows from foreign funds. Forex traders said weak domestic equity markets and geopolitical tensions between the US and Venezuela []

New Delhi, Jan 6: Rising for the fourth straight day, the gold price on Tuesday jumped by Rs 1,100 to Rs 1,41,500 per 10 grams, tracking firm global trends, according to the All India Sarafa Association. On Monday, the precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity closed at Rs 1,40,400 per 10 grams. Gold prices []

Mumbai, Jan 6: Indias market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), on Tuesday proposed a uniform 30-day delay for sharing and using price data of listed companies for educational and investor awareness activities.The move is aimed at preventing misuse of market data while ensuring that educational content remains useful and relevant for []

SHILLONG: Class-I-ona kingking pre-primary-o Khasi aro Garo subject-rangko nangtelgipa ongatna skiing, adokni pilak ajarangon skigiparangna dingtangmancha training-ko ongatna Education Department tik kaangaha. Adokni Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui-ni parakatani gitade, pre-primary class-rango Khasi aro Garo subject-ko nangtelgipa subject ongatna tik kaaniara, adokni dingtang dingtang biaprango songdongenggipa dingtang dingtang jatrangna, gipin jatni kusikko skie rana cholko onani []

WILLIAMNAGAR: East Garo Hills ajani Williamnagar constituency ningo donggipa dingtang dingtang song aro gittimrangna Mongolbar salo, Dawa Gittinggre Damsing Youth Club, Songkritan chroksusaaniko skanggipa changna Dawa Gittinggre kalchakramo ongatangaha. Ia songkritan chroksusaanio, Chekwegre dol chegipa onge, gong 25,000 tangkako boksis dake manangaha, Rongongre dol gnigipa onge, gong 15,000-ko manaha aro Cherangre dol, gittamgipa onge, gong []

SHILLONG: Meghalaya Residents Safety & Security (Amendment) Bill 2020 (MRSSA)-ko National Peoples Party (NPP)-chi dilenggipa Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) sorkari, miksongmanchaen galchipaha ine Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) matnangataha. New Delhi-o Union Home Minister Amit Shah-ko grongeani somoio, adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma aro adokni gipin dilgiparang, Inner Line Permit (ILP) aro gital Immigration & []

AMPATI: South West Garo Hills ajani Salmanpara jolo gulirangko dongnue donenga ine koborrangko mansoani jaman Mongolbar salo, Salmanpara aro Ampati Police Station-ni police-rang, Salmanpara Police Station-ni ningo donggipa Santogre songona reange, ia songni samba jolo donggipa wagriponiko adita gulirangko manaha. South West Garo Hills ajani Superintendent of Police (SP) Vikash Varma-ni uiatani gitade, Santogre song []

TURA: 1917-1918 bilsirango First World War ba agilsak gimikni dakgrikanio kamrangko dakchake onna gita France asongona reanggipa Achik pagitchamrang ba Garo Labour Corps-ni bidingo segatna gita Preservation of Garo Cultural Heritage Research Committee (PCRHRC), amsandianirangko dakengani gimin ua somoirango antangtangko onkange reanggipa Achik pagitchamrangni bidingo maiba see rakkianirang, noksarang, chittirang, kamni lekkarang, official lekkarang ba []

Editor, Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper, I wish to draw attention to an often-overlooked strength of Meghalayas healthcare system, the consistently strong performance of our government-run Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and Community Health Centres (CHCs). Across many parts of India, public primary healthcare facilities continue to struggle with inadequate services, poor maintenance, and []

All talks of scientific mining are a huge cover-up for the illegal coal mining that continues to happen across Jaintia Hills and Garo Hills. There is a strong mafia controlling this trade and obviously they have the Government eating out of their hands for everyone from police officials to state government functionaries continue to deny []

By Bhogtoram Mawroh Theres never a dull moment with politics in Meghalaya. The year ended with the highly irregular move of the KHADC appointing Mynjurlang Majaw, a Myntri, as the acting Syiem of Hima Sohra instead of a Marremdor Syiem, as mandated by customary norms. This raises an important question: is the KHADC meant to []

THE ASHES Sydney, Jan 6: Travis Heads third century of the series and Steve Smiths first guided Australia to a 134-run first-innings lead over England by stumps on the third day of the fifth and final Ashes test. Head resumed Tuesday at 91 and was out for 163 from 166 balls, a masterful innings to []

New Delhi, Jan 6: The International Cricket Council is set to engage with the Bangladesh Cricket Board in an effort to resolve the standoff over Bangladeshs refusal to play their 2026 ICC Mens T20 World Cup matches in India, amid strained diplomatic relations between the two countries. According to reports, a formal call between the []

NEW ZEALAND ODIS Mumbai, Jan 6: New Zealand captain Michael Bracewell on Tuesday said it would be silly to underestimate Indian batting superstars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, and backed the stalwarts to play next years ODI World Cup. Kohli and Rohit, now only single-format players for India, will be back in action in the []

New Delhi, Jan 6: Indias three-match ODI series against New Zealand is set to double up as a milestone watch for Virat Kohli, with the former captain closing in on a clutch of significant records across formats. The series will be played in Vadodara on January 11, Rajkot on January 14 and Indore on January []

New Delhi, Jan 6: Are the Left parties in India secular and liberal as they are usually considered? No, claims Bangladeshs exiled author Taslima Nasreen in a recent Facebook post. She points out the dichotomy among communists being very active against jihadists in Bangladesh today having once called her book on radical fundamentalism as lies, []

SHILLONG, Jan 5: The recent threat issued by the banned Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) against Voice of the People Party (VPP) president Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit has triggered serious questions, with sources suggesting that the warning may be linked to vested interests surrounding the export of limestone to Bangladesh through the Majai Land Customs Station []

MUMBAI, Jan 5: The Indian rupee continued its downward trend for the fourth straight session on Monday, closing 10 paise lower at 90.30 against the US dollar, reflecting heightened geopolitical uncertainty and weak domestic market sentiment. Since December 30, 2025, the rupee has lost 55 paise, highlighting persistent pressure on the currency amid rising dollar []

Mumbai, Jan 5: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Monday, dragged by blue-chip HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and IT stocks amid fresh warning from the US to further raise tariffs against India. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 322.39 points or 0.38 per cent to settle at 85,439.62. During the day, it tanked []

Manchester, Jan 5: Ruben Amorim is out as coach of Manchester United after just 14 months in the job. The Premier League club announced on Monday that Amorims reign was over with the decision coming a day after he made provocative comments about his position following a 1-1 draw with Leeds. With Manchester United []

London, Jan 5: Manchester United have begun the process of appointing a new permanent manager following the dismissal of Ruben Amorim, just 14 months into his tenure. Amorim was relieved of his duties on Monday after his latest public criticism of the clubs hierarchy, bringing another short-lived managerial era at Old Trafford to an abrupt []

Serie A Milan, Jan 5: Napoli recorded a comfortable 2-0 win at Lazio amid a chaotic finish to their Serie A match as the defending champion continued its good form from the end of 2025. Leonardo Spinazzola and Amir Rrahmani scored in the first half of Napolis first match of 2026 as Antonio Contes side []

LALIGA Barcelona, Jan 5: Gonzalo Garca scored his first, second and third goals in La Liga for Real Madrid with his hat trick dominating a 5-1 rout of Real Betis. The 21-year-old forward was making a rare start in place of the injured Kylian Mbapp, the leagues top scorer, who is sidelined with a left []

PREMIER LEAGUE London, Jan 5: Stoppage-time goals dominated a dramatic Premier League evening, with Chelsea denying Manchester City victory at the Etihad Stadium before Fulham struck even later to snatch a thrilling draw against Liverpool at Craven Cottage. Fernandez rescues Chelsea as City falter again Enzo Fernandez struck deep into stoppage time as Chelsea capped []

Ligue 1 Paris, Jan 5: Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain stayed one point behind surprise Ligue 1 leader Lens after beating Paris FC 2-1 in the first capital city derby in French mens league soccer since 1990. Star forwards Dsir Dou and Ousmane Demble struck for PSG. Inconsistent Marseille is now eight points behind Lens in []

Kolkata, Jan 5: East Bengals Moroccan forward Hamid Ahadad has parted ways with the club, joining several foreign recruits leaving their respective Indian Super League (ISL) sides in recent days in the wake of the delay of the 2025-26 season. The 31-year-old Ahadad, who has played 20 times for Morocco in the past, did not, []

Rabat, Jan 5: Brahim Daz kept Moroccos Africa Cup of Nations title hopes on track while five-time winner Cameroon beat South Africa 2-1 for a showdown with the host nation in the quarterfinals. Daz sent Morocco through with a 1-0 win over Tanzania on Sunday before Cameroon held on to beat South Africa for the []

Editor, On December 18, hardly two weeks ago, Nitish Kumar, the sitting Chief Minister of Bihar pulled down the Hijab of a Muslim doctor. Kumar was distributing appointment letters to newly appointed AYUSH (alternative medicine) doctors, and while handing the appointment letter to a female Muslim doctor, Kumar insisted that she remove her veil (Hijab), []

Amidst the worsening security scenario in the geopolitical region, India has embarked on a major tranche of defence procurements worth nearly $9 billion (Rs 790 billion). The deal cleared by the defence acquisition council chaired by defence minister Rajnath Singh in December 2025 involves purchase of missiles, rockets, radar systems, drones and support platforms, []

By Napoleon S Mawphniang Look I need to be honest here. When I first heard about the Taj coming to Umiam Lake, part of me felt proud. You know that feeling? When your stateyour homegets recognized by a big brand. When the Chief Minister stands there, hands over 66 acres, and everyones talking about Rs []

U.S. Invasion of Venezuela may set the process of Trumps downturn in November Mid Term By Nitya Chakraborty The invasion of Venezuela by the United States on the early hours of January 3 along with the kidnapping of President Nicholas Maduro and his wife marks a new phase in Donald Trumps foreign policy which has []

Sydney, Jan 5: Joe Root made his second hundred of the series, while Travis Head closed in on his third, as Day 2 of the final Ashes test between Australia and England closed evenly poised on Monday. England was bowled out just before tea for 384 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, with Joe Root leading []

Benoni, Jan 5: Skipper Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hammered a 24-ball 68, a blazing knock that included 10 sixes, as India U-19 recorded an eight-wicket win via DLS method to take an unassailable 2-0 lead against South Africa in the Youth ODI series here on Monday. India had earlier won the first ODI by 25 runs via []

Dubai, Jan 5: Suryakumar Yadavs poor run of form over the last 18 months has surprised Australian great Ricky Ponting, who believes the Indian skipper should think about scoring runs and not getting out in the lead up to the T20 World Cup. Ranked world no 1 not so long ago, Suryakumar spent a torrid []

Cape Town, Jan 5: Seasoned South African batter David Miller and all-rounder Corbin Bosch believe that competing in the ongoing SA20 is ideal preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup as it will help them tackle the pressure of playing in front of huge Indian crowds. South Africa, who lost to India in the 2024 []

Cape Town, Jan 5: Skipper Sikandar Raza believes that the upcoming T20 World Cup is a perfect chance for struggling Zimbabwe to regain its presence in the cricketing map with a clutch of strong performances. The African side has been clubbed in Group B alongside former champions Australia and Sri Lanka, and hopefuls Ireland and []