Every investor eventually faces a familiar question: should you ride the wave of innovation or rely on the comfort of consistency? In 2025, this debate is playing out more sharply as EV stocks continue to gather momentum while FMCG stocks quietly prove their reliability. Electric vehicles promise disruption, policy support, and sustainability led growth. FMCG, []

By Our Reporter Shillong, Oct 15: The 5-day POWERGRID Inter-Regional Football Tournament 2025 culminated in a thrilling finale at the SAI Ground, NEHU, Shillong on Wednesday, with the North Eastern Region (NER) team successfully defending their title. Hosted by POWERGRID North Eastern Region (NER) from October 11 to 15, the tournament saw 154 players from []

By Our Reporter Shillong, Oct 16: Rangdajied United struck four goals in the space of just four minutes early in the second half to completely knock the wind out of Mylliems sails in their Shillong Premier League match at the SSA Stadium at First Ground, Polo, on Thursday. The game finished 4-1 in what was []

By Our Reporter Shillong, Oct 16: Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 plate group match between Meghalaya and Mizoram proved to be equally frustrating as the first for the players concerned as no play was possible for a second consecutive day. Heavy rain over the preceding days left one section of ground close to []

GROUP D Hyderabad, Oct 16: Young opener Sanat Sangwan (211 no) and debutant Ayush Doseja (209) hit contrasting double hundreds as Delhi made full use of a batting paradise, piling on 529 for four before declaring against Tilak Varma-led Hyderabad on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group D contest here. Hyderabad also started []

Bollywood star Deepika Padukone has joined hands with Meta, becoming the new voice for Meta AI across multiple countries. She announced the collaboration through a video on social media site Instagram. The actor expressing her excitement about the new venture on Instagram. Okay, so this is pretty cool I think! Im now part of Meta []

Actors Huma Qureshi, Jacqueline Fernandez, Sanya Malhotra and Pooja Hegde at Ramesh Tauranis Diwali party in Mumbai on Wednesday. (PTI)

American rapper Nikki Minaj has shared that she has cancelled her new album, and she has pinned it on senior rapper Jay-Z. The 42-year-old rapper had unveiled plans to drop her sixth LP in March 2026, but after last months announcement, the Starships hitmaker insisted she has scrapped the upcoming release while tagging Jay-Z in []

Comedian Kapil Sharmas cafe in Canada was reportedly targeted in another shooting incident. The Surrey Police Service (SPS) is investigating after reports of shots fired at the outlet, Kaps cafe, on 85 Avenue and 120 Street, Thursday, around 3:45 a.m., as per City News Vancouver. Kulvir Sidhu, reportedly linked to gangster Lawrence Bishnois operations, claimed []

Actress Shilpa Shetty has decided to cancel her planned foreign trip after the Bombay High Court recently refused to grant her permission, amidst an ongoing investigation into an alleged Rs 60-crore fraud case. On Thursday, Shettys lawyer informed the Bombay High Court that the actress would not proceed with her travel plans following the courts []

While the keto diet- high in fat and low in carbohydrates is hugely popular for weight loss, a new animal study has warned that it may raise the risk of an aggressive type of breast cancer. Research from the University of Utah, US, showed that high lipid levels caused by fatty acids- a key []

US researchers have identified a gene on the X chromosome that drives inflammation in the female brain and explains the reason why women are disproportionately affected by conditions such as Alzheimers disease and multiple sclerosis. The team from the University of California-Los Angeles noted that, as females have two X chromosomes, as opposed to only []

SHILLONG: Adok Sorkari, skul skigiparangni dormahana aro skulrangna grant-in-aid-ko onna gita bilsio kror 967 tangkarangko koros kaenga aro skulrangna grant-in-aid-ko ongipade Salgro-Salaram adokrangni gisepo Meghalaya-osan dongaia ine Chief Minister Conrad Sangma Bristibaro aganaha. Meghalaya-o, grant-in-aid-rangko one ge 4000-na batpilgipa private skulrangna sorkari dakchakenga. Salgro-Salaram adoko darangoba indake dakchakgipa dongja ine Chief Minister aganaha. Manderangna nangchongmotgipa []

SHILLONG: Meghalaya adokni manderangna naljokaniko onna manna gita adok sorkari, dingtang dingtang gittimrango CCTV camera-rangko donna tik kaangaha. Iako Bristibar salo, adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, dingtang dingtang gittimni dilgiparang, toromni dilgiparang aro sorkari official-rang baksa tomenba, adokni manderangna, mongsongbate mechik aro bisarangna chelchakaniko nambate onna gita chanchirimangani jaman, kobor ratimgiparangna parakataha. Dam 48 []

TURA: South Garo Hills ajani Rongara C&RD Block ningo donggipa Indo-Bangla simako fencing kaanio, zero line-oni 150 yard ba feet 450 bataosa kaahani asel ia block-ni ningo donggipa banga nokdangrangan, antangtangni bagan barirangko aro nok-jamrangko gimaatna nange nengnikanirangko chagrongna nangtokenga ine songni dilgiparang parakatenba, iani bidingo gital dake survey kataichina, songni manderangna nanga gita compensation-ko []

SHILLONG: Assam aro Meghalaya adokni simarango ongenggipa golmalrangko namatna gita dao bangki dongkuenggipa damdok biaprangni bidingo adok damgnini sorkarirang, rebaenggipa 2026 bilsio ongatna sienggipa Assam Assembly election matchotani jamansa abachengpiltaina manaignok ine Meghalaya adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma parakataha. Iani bidingo kobor ratimgipa manderang baksa agangrikengon, simani bidingo agangrikaniko abachengpiltaina gita dolgnian, Assam election-ni []

TURA: Mendipathar railway station-oniko dingtang dingtang district depot-rangona Public Distribution System (PDS)-ni merong aro uandakgipa mamanti bosturangko salruraanio labour-rangna aro truck gari nokgiparangna tangka paisarangko gamchipjaenga ine matnanganiko FCI-ni general manager jegalataha. Mendipathar railway station-oniko PDS-ni bosturangko East, West, South Garo Hills aro West Khasi Hills ajani FCI godown-rangona salna tik kagimin contractor-rang, kam kagipa []

SHILLONG: Nongkrem Government Upper Primary School-ni Platinum Jubilee manianiko Bristibar salo matchotataha aro ia manianio Meghalaya adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma-ba, mongsonggipa sokgipa onge bak raangaha. Ia tombimonganiko ongatanio, adokni Chief Minister, jinmana aganprakangengon, ia skulni bilsi 75 gapaniko nikna aro manina cholko onahani gimin Nokgipa Isolko mittelpilangenba, skulo poraienggipa chatro chatrirangko aro skigiparangko []

Editor, Through your esteemed daily I wish to draw attention to the growing difficulties faced by teachers in our elementary schools. Some years ago, I attended a training programme on the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) system. The idea behind it was good to look at every childs overall growth, not just marks. But []

A southern state has won praise from many quarters for the big deal it struck by way of an investment. Andhra Pradesh signed the multi-billion dollar agreement with Google, which plans to set up a 1 gigawatt global data centre and an Artificial Intelligence hub in the port city of Visakhapatnam. Several factors helped the []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 16: Manipurs Planning and Development Authority (PDA) and the General Administration Department (GAD) have defended their decision to demolish the historic Manipur Rajbari, also known as Red Lands, at Boyce Road in Shillong on October 8. Both departments issued separate clarifications following widespread criticism and outrage from citizens, organisations, and []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 16: In a development that is expected to significantly enhance tourism and cultural exchange, Meghalaya is likely to welcome direct chartered flights from Thailand by December 2025. The announcement was made during a tourism promotion event here, organised jointly by the Emerging North-East Eco Forum (ENEEF), the Government of Meghalaya, []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 16: East Khasi Hills District Magistrate, Rosetta M. Kurbah, has allowed shops at Mahadev Khola Dham to reopen with immediate effect until further orders. In an order issued on Wednesday, Kurbah said the decision follows an earlier office order dated September 5 and a petition submitted on October 13 by []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 16: Brining laurels to the region, PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya Umroi Cantt has won the State Winner title at the Wild Wisdom Global Challenge 2025 North East Finale, with an impressive score of 50 points. The event, held at Miles Bronson Residential School, located near Guwahati Airport, Guwahati, witnessed []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 16: Years of uncertainty over ad hoc appointments has now ended with the Meghalaya government deciding to fill more than 1,500 sanctioned posts through fresh recruitment, while denying regularisation to those appointed after 2007, and instead offering them a one-time age relaxation to help them compete again for the same []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 16: With the Centre making its intentions clear to close the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) scheme by March next year, the state government has assured SSA teachers in Meghalaya that their services will be protected. The SSA and Fourth Teachers held a meeting on Thursday with Chief Minister Conrad K []

Participants of a one-day programme on Empowering Research with Artificial Intelligence: Tools, ethics and techniques organised by Shillong College, Research Innovation and Publication Cell and IQAC in collaboration with the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, NIELIT, on Thursday. The resource persons were Vidya Vabha, Scientist D, and Sibalin War, Senior Technical Officer from []

A shopkeeper sells decorative lights ahead of Diwali in the city on Thursday. (ST)

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 16: Curtain came down on the two-day national symposium on Energy and Natural Resources of North-East India with Special Reference to Atomic and Critical Minerals at North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, on Thursday. Organised by the Department of Geology, NEHU, the symposium brought together eminent scientists, policymakers, academicians and industry []

From Our Correspondent TURA, Oct 16: Following reports highlighting various issues faced by labourers and truckers engaged in the loading and unloading of rice under the Public Distribution System (PDS) at Mendipathar Railway Station, the General Manager of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has issued a rebuttal denying all allegations made. Earlier, a local []

New Delhi, Oct 16: A huge confrontation is in the making between the Muhammad Yunus regime and the Bangladesh Army. Although an uneasy calm persisted for long between the two sides, matters have become worse following the arrest warrants issued by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against 24 army officers. The ICT issued the warrants []

Bollywood actor Salman Khan with fashion designer Vikram Phadnis and Queenie Singh during Phadniss 35th anniversary fashion show in Mumbai on Tuesday. (PTI)

Filmmaker Kiran Rao, whose directorial Laapataa Ladies bagged 13 Filmfare Awards, has deconstructed the production design and the art direction of the film. One thing that really stands out in the film, apart from the performances and the story, is the way the visual texture of the story has been designed. Probe her further about []

Ranji Trophy 2025-26 By Our Reporter Shillong, Oct 15: No play was possible on the first day of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 plate group match between Meghalaya and Mizoram due to a wet outfield. The game had been scheduled to begin at 8:30am at the MCA Ground in Polo here but heavy rain over the []

Colombo, Oct 15: Pakistan had a golden chance to script their maiden win over England, but incessant rain forced them to share a point with the four-time champions in their ICC Womens World Cup match here on Wednesday. Skipper Fatima Sana produced a fiery spell, returning with four wickets, as a disciplined Pakistan attack exploited []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 15: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma has rejected the claims of BJP leader Bernard N. Marak that illegal mining of uranium was taking place in the Garo Hills. Reacting to the claims, he said that he has not received any evidence or information related to uranium mining. Asking a responsible []

People bid farewell to Ukrainian soldier Oleh Pyvovar in Irpin, Ukraine on Wednesday. Oleh was killed during a combat mission in Donetsk. (PTI)

Our Bureau SHILLONG/TURA, Oct 15: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Wednesday announced that the state government has released a total of 79.5 crore to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC), enabling it to clear pending salaries of its employees. Speaking to reporters after a Cabinet meeting, he explained that 11 crore of the []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 15: The State Cabinet has approved the Meghalaya State Education Commission Report 2025. Members of the Cabinet held detailed discussions on the various recommendations outlined in the report and have directed the Education Department to thoroughly examine the proposals and prepare a set of actionable steps, along with a clear []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 15: The Voice of the People Party (VPP) on Wednesday launched a scathing criticism of the state governments inept handling of law and order, alleging complete failure of intelligence mechanisms and warning that Meghalayas internal security was slipping into unsafe hands. Speaking to The Shillong Times, VPP spokesperson Batskhem Myrboh []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 15: A serious allegation of sexual harassment of several young women in Laitumkhrah area by a man driving a back Bolero vehicle has been made in a social media post, raining concerns over the safety of women in an already-volatile city. The viral Instagram post, shared by a local user, []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 15: Talks between Assam and Meghalaya to resolve their border dispute in the remaining six areas will take place after the Assembly elections in Assam, due early next year. Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma told reporters on Wednesday that both states will have to wait till the Assam elections are []

Biplab Kr Dey Tura, Oct 15: Social activist, Nilbath Marak, who recently filed a complaint with the DHTE against an assistant lecturer of Mendipathar College over her qualification to teach, stated that he would stand by his compliant as the complaint was based on facts. The statement comes after a clarification by assistant lecturer, Twinsilda []

Biplab Kr Dey Tura, Oct 15: Facing a complaint from social activist, Nilbath Ch Marak, of being under qualified for her role as a lecturer of Economics in the Mendipathar College, Twislinda Marak, through a press communiqu, clarified her position on the matter. Marak, the spouse of the NPP MLA from Kharkutta Rupert Momin, has []

SHILLONG, Oct 14: The North-Eastern Hill University Teachers Association (NEHUTA) on Tuesday announced that it will send a delegation to New Delhi to expose acts of corruption, allegedly committed by Vice Chancellor Prof Prabha Shankar Shukla in collaboration with the Manipur Tribal Development Corporation (MTDC), Imphal over project works at the universitys Tura campus. The []

SHILLONG, Oct 14: Tura MP Saleng Sangma has urged the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) to extend the railway line from Mendipathar till Jengjal on the outskirts of Tura once the Inner Line Permit is implemented in Meghalaya. Sangma placed his demand during a meeting with NFR officials on Tuesday. During the meeting, Sangma stressed on []

HYC claims that out of the 21 posts, four were allotted to Khasi-Jaintia candidates, 11 to Garo candidates, two to people in the unreserved category, and four to Other Scheduled Tribes/Scheduled Castes SHILLONG, Oct 14: The recruitment process for 21 posts of Medical and Health Officers (M&HO) has courted controversy for allegedly violating the Meghalaya []

SHILLONG, Oct 14: A Joint Action Committee (JAC), which met Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Tuesday, warned that the state government would be held accountable for any consequences arising from its failure to defend and safeguard the rights and livelihood of people residing along the Meghalaya-Assam border, particularly the residents of Lapangap village. In []

SHILLONG, Oct 14: Meghalaya has earned national recognition as the best performing state in the verification of adult Aadhaar enrolments, marking a significant administrative milestone for the state. The distinction was conferred during the Aadhaar Samvaad event, held at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), Kothaguda, on September 29, to commemorate the inaugural Aadhaar Day. []

Shillong, Oct 14: The Meghalaya Commercial Truck Owners and Drivers Association has announced an indefinite strike from October 27 to protest against the indifferent attitude of cement plants operating in Jaintia Hills towards local truck owners and drivers. The decision was taken during a general meeting of the association held at Laitkor on Tuesday. The []