The Shillong Times

Jakarta, June 2: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu battled her way into the second round of the Indonesia Open with a straight-game win, but it was curtains for former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen after they suffered an opening-round exit here on Tuesday. Sindhu was made to work hard by Thailands Busanan []

Oslo, June 2: Indians struck back in style in Round 7 as D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa delivered crucial victories while Divya Deshmukh bounced back from her previous-round setback to beat compatriot Koneru Humpy, reigniting the countrys challenge as the Norway Chess title race entered its decisive phase here. World champion Gukesh salvaged 1.5 points []

New Delhi, June 2: Legendary Dutch dragflicker Taeke Taekema has joined the senior Indian womens hockey team for a specialised training camp focused on dragflicking and penalty-corner execution during the ongoing tour of Australia and New Zealand. Taekema has been brought in to further sharpen the skills of dragflickers as the Indian team prepares for []

Thessaloniki (Greece), June 2: Eleven-year-old Atiqa Mir reinforced her status as Indias leading racer on the world stage with the most dominant performance of her career in Round 2 of the Champions of the Future Academy Program, making a clean sweep of qualifying, heat races and the finals here. Atiqa, the first Indian to be []

New Delhi, June 2: Young defenders Lalthantluangi and Shilpi Dabas will once again be a part of Salima Tete-led national team which will take part in the FIH Hockey Womens Nations Cup New Zealand scheduled to begin in Auckland from June 15 to 21. India have been placed in Pool A of the tournament alongside []

Rio de Janeiro, June 2: Flamengos Uruguayan stars Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Nicolas de la Cruz and Guillermo Varela are preparing to carry their strong club partnership onto the international stage as Uruguay gears up for the FIFA World Cup 2026. Having forged a close friendship during their time together at Brazilian giants Flamengo, the trio []

Florida, June 2: England football team has started its preparation for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026, which will commence on June 11. The Harry Kane-led side has arrived in the city for the pre-World Cup camp. Head coach Thomas Tuchel and a number of his squad flew from Birmingham Airport to Florida on Tuesday []

Edinburgh, June 2 : Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour has expressed his heartbreak after being ruled out of the FIFA World Cup 2026 with a knee injury, describing the setback as having a childhood dream taken away from him just days before the tournament. The 24-year-old sustained the injury during Scotlands 4-1 friendly victory over Curaao []

Zurich, June 2: Switzerland forward Breel Embolo was delayed flying to the United States for the World Cup on Tuesday because his travel documents were under review. Unfortunately, Breel Embolo is currently unable to travel to the United States with the team, the Swiss soccer federation said, saying his ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorisation) []

Mumbai, June 2: Indian benchmark indices ended higher on Tuesday, supported by gains in information technology, metal, and consumer durable stocks, even as investors remained cautious ahead of key trade negotiations between India and the United States. The Nifty settled 100.95 points, or 0.43 per cent, higher at 23,483.55, while the Sensex advanced 382.50 points, []

Mumbai, June 2: The rupee depreciated 17 paise to close at 95.36 against the US dollar on Tuesday, as global crude oil prices jumped and the American currency remained firm amid massive safe-haven inflows. Forex traders said significant foreign fund outflows also weighed on the investor sentiments. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee []

New Delhi, June 2: Gold prices rebounded to Rs 1.61 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday after a weak US dollar and easing crude oil revived demand for the precious metals. The price of 99.9 per cent purity climbed Rs 1,050 to Rs 1,61,450 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes), []

TURA: West Garo Hills ajani Selsella Pathangre-o chalaienggipa poultry farm ba doo jilaniko, niam gita chalaijaengani asel songni nokni manderang nengnikanirangko manna nangenga aro ian samtangtango donggipa chiring chibisikrangkoba nosto kaenga ine Selsella jolo donggipa dingtang dingtang dolrangni nangrime bikotgipa All Selsella NGOs Alliance (ASNA), West Garo Hills ajani Deputy Commissioner-na badi kadoangaha. Ia All []

Shillong songjinmani St Marys Higher Secondary School-o gital rikgipa 50 KW Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Plant-ko adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma oprake onenga.

SHILLONG: Chief Ministers Solar Mission-ni ningo, Shillong songjinmani St Marys Higher Secondary School-o gital rikgipa 50 KW Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Plant-ko Mongolbar salo, adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, oprake onangaha. Ia solar plant-ko Meghalaya New & Renewable Energy Development Agency (MNREDA) jako rae tariaha aro ian Meghalaya adokni skulrango dalbatsranggipa solar power plant-rangoni damsa []

South West Garo Hills ajani sorkari official-rangna training program-ko ongatanio, Meghalaya sorkarini Financial Adviser PW Dkhar skie onenga.

AMPATI: South West Garo Hills ajao Public Finance: Concepts & Rules-ni bidingo sorkari official-rangna skie onna gita June 2 tarikoni abachenge June 4 tarikona, dingtangmancha training program-ko Ampati-ni DRDA Hall-o ongatenga. Sorkarini kamrangko kaanio, tangka paisarangko jakkalani aro hisaprangko rakkiani niamrangni gimin sorkari official-rangna talate onna gita ia training program-ko Shillong-ni Meghalaya Administrative Training Institute []

By H. Srikanth The first batch of students pursuing the FYUP under NEHU are now writing their third-year UG exams. As the first batch of students, they indeed became guinea pigs in the experiments conducted by NEHU authorities in collaboration with the state government and college managements. Surmounting all the problems and difficulties that they []

New Chandigarh, June 2: The Indian cricket team arrived in New Chandigarh on Tuesday ahead of its one-off Test against Afghanistan, a match that may not carry any World Test Championship (WTC) points but nevertheless holds considerable significance for both teams as they prepare for crucial assignments later this year. Led by newly-appointed Test captain []

Mullanpur, June 2: Jammu and Kashmir seamer Auqib Nabi Dar, whose non-selection in the Indian Test squad invited widespread criticism, has been summoned by the team management along with six others to bowl in the nets ahead of the one-off Test against Afghanistan starting June 6. Besides Auqib, wiry UP leg-spinner Zeeshan Ansari, who plays []

Vancouver, June 2: After an immediate suspension by the International Cricket Council (ICC), Cricket Canada issued a response calling the ICCs decision unexpected but confirmed that it will comply fully with international directives, pivoting toward restructuring its internal governance and financial administration. The ICC suspended Cricket Canadas membership with immediate effect during its board meeting []

New Delhi, June 2: Kerala Blasters head coach Ashley Westwood has stirred controversy in Indian football after publicly criticising Indian senior mens national team coach Khalid Jameel, claiming that the latter lacks the expertise required to take the national side forward. Westwood expressed doubts over the All India Football Federations decision to appoint Jameel as []

Margao, June 2: Five-time champions India will start overwhelming favourites against Bhutan in their semifinal clash of the SAFF Womens Championship here on Wednesday, with the hosts eyeing a place in the title clash after an impressive group-stage campaign. The Blue Tigresses topped Group B with six points from two matches, opening their campaign with []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, June 2: Meghalaya has completed the construction of 1,58,903 houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas YojanaGramin (PMAY-G), with another 25,395 units currently under construction. A total of 1,84,298 beneficiaries have been identified across the state for the scheme, which is implemented by the State Rural Employment Society (SRES). Officials stated that []

From Our Correspondent NONGPOH, June 2: Mawlyndep village in Ri-Bhoi district, adopted by Rajya Sabha member, WR Kharlukhi, under Phase-II of the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY), has emerged as a model of rural transformation, with developmental investments worth over Rs 50 crore converged through multiple government schemes and departments. Marking a major milestone in []

Dhaka, June 2: Several retired Bangladesh Airforce veterans have raised serious questions on the countrys proposed purchase of China-Pakistan made JF-17 fighter jets, highlighting their ineffectiveness in case of war, as it was also witnessed during Indias decisive Operation Sindoor last year. Pakistan clearly failed to counter the Indian precision strikes conducted mostly beyond visual []

Agartala/Aizawl, June 2: The Army, Assam Rifles and other agencies have conducted joint flood relief and disaster response exercises across Tripura, Mizoram and other Northeastern states to strengthen inter-agency coordination, operational preparedness and emergency response capabilities ahead of the monsoon season, officials said on Tuesday. A defence spokesman in Agartala said that in a demonstration []

Bengaluru, June 2: Bengaluru Cyber Crime Police on Tuesday registered an FIR against 29 social media accounts in connection with the circulation of fake bikini videos and photographs of actress Rukmini Vasanth, who had gained national attention for her role in the film Kantara Chapter-2. The police have initiated stringent action against a total of []

Antigua, June 1: Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced its 15-member squad for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, which sees the return of Shimron Hetmyer, who has been reintegrated into the ODI setup as part of CWIs strategic build-up towards the 50-Over World Cup next year. CWI said Hetmyer will join the squad []

Paris, June 1: Anna Kalinskaya of Russia made it to the quarterfinals of the French Open for the first time by defeating Anastasia Potapova of Austria 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (10-7) on Monday. Their contest on Court Suzanne-Lenglen stretched to almost three hours after Potapova failed to serve out the match twice in the decider and []

PARIS, June 1: Adolfo Daniel Vallejo was fined $65,000 at the French Open after he said his second-round match should not have been umpired by a woman, organisers announced on Monday. Vallejo lost to French teenager Moise Kouame last week after a tense five-set battle that lasted nearly five hours. He later told the tennis []

Jakarta, June 1: Brimming with confidence after breaking their title drought in Singapore, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will look to make it a double celebration in a weeks time when they open their campaign in the Thailand Open Super 1000 badminton tournament starting here on Tuesday. The former world No.1 pair of Satwik and []

Paris, June 1: French Open director Amelie Mauresmo said on Monday that electronic line-calling is not 100% reliable on clay courts and has no immediate plans to introduce the technology at Roland Garros despite a controversial call during Casper Ruuds loss against Joao Fonseca. Ruud, a two-time runner-up in Paris, ultimately lost the fourth-round match []

Oslo, June 1: The Indian contingent endured a miserable outing as all four players suffered defeats in Round 6, with world champion D Gukesh slipping back to losing ways after showing encouraging signs in the previous round, while R Praggnanandhaa, Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy also ended on the wrong side of the results in []

Pristina (Kosovo), June 1: 15-year-old Divyanshi Bhowmick, ranked World No. 211, produced a dream performance to become the youngest Indian woman ever to win a WTT Feeder Womens Singles title here. The young Indian star defeated the World No. 38 Yeh Yi-Tian, from Chinese Taipei, 8-11, 11-8, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7. At just 15 years of []

Kakamigahara (Japan), June 1: Captain Ketan Kushwaha scored a brace as the Indian mens hockey team registered a dominant 4-1 victory against South Korea in their third Pool A match of U-18 Asia Cup here on Monday. Kushwaha scored in the third and 36th minutes, Varinder Singh struck in the fifth minute, and Shahrukh Ali []

New Delhi, June 1: Twenty-two rowers were on Monday inducted into the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) Development Group ahead of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, in September-October. The decision was taken by the Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) in its 174th meeting here. The list was announced following the completion of annual national selection []

Mexico City, June 1: Mexico coach Javier Aguirre opted for a new generation of players to use home ground advantage at the World Cup in a bid to seek redemption after one of the worst failures for El Tri in modern times at Qatar 2022. El Vasco Aguirre, guiding the Mexican team into a World []

Prague, June 1: Sparta Prague midfielder Hugo Sochurek was included in the Czech Republic squad for the World Cup after he became the youngest player for the national team in a warmup game against Kosovo. The Czechs won 2-1 and 17-year-old Sochurek came on as a substitute on Sunday. Immediately after the game, coach Miroslav []

By Our Reporter Acclaimed Khasi feature film Ha Lyngkha Bneng The Elysian Field, directed by noted filmmaker Pradip Kurbah, has added another feather to its cap by winning the Best Feature Film award in the International Competition category at the 23rd Kathmandu Mountain International Film Festival on Sunday. The film was screened during the []

Actress Kangana Ranaut has called for child-friendly workplaces, saying women should not have to choose between family and career. Speaking during promotions for Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata, she recalled how co-star Smita Tambes children often visited the set, prompting her to question why workplaces lack dedicated spaces for children. Kangana stressed that encouraging women to join []

The Delhi High Court has granted an interim injunction to Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan, restraining unauthorised use of his name, image, voice and other personality attributes. Justice Jyoti Singh barred entities from exploiting his identity through AI-generated content, deepfakes, chatbots, face morphing and unauthorised merchandise. The court also ordered the removal of infringing online content, []

Actress Anushka Sharma celebrated Virat Kohlis latest IPL triumph with an affectionate social media post after Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the final at Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. On Monday, Anushka shared a heartwarming photograph on Instagram showing her kissing Kohli on the forehead while he held the IPL []

DUBAI, June 1: The United States said it carried out airstrikes on Iranian radar and drone facilities after Iran shot down an American MQ-1 drone over the weekend. According to the US militarys Central Command, the strikes targeted sites near Geruk and on Qeshm Island, destroying air defence systems, a ground-control station and two attack []

TEHRAN, June 1: Iran has suspended talks with the United States in protest against Israels expanding military operations in Lebanon and its continued actions in Gaza, according to reports from the state-aligned Tasnim news agency. The agency said Tehrans negotiating team has halted discussions and indirect exchanges of messages through mediators, arguing that Israeli actions []

BEIRUT, June 1: Israel ordered airstrikes on Beiruts southern suburb of Dahiyeh on Monday, accusing Hezbollah of repeatedly violating the ceasefire signed in mid-April and launching attacks against Israeli territory. The decision came a day after Israeli ground forces advanced deeper into southern Lebanon than at any point in the past 26 years. Following Israels []

More people are relying on social media such as TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Reddit- to learn about mental health conditions and to interact with people who have shared experiences. These arent only long-familiar disorders such as depression, anxiety and schizophrenia. They also include conditions often placed under the neurodivergent umbrella such as autism, ADHD []

Herbal cigarettes, widely sold in India and abroad as natural, tobacco-free, and therapeutic alternatives to conventional cigarettes, are not safer than regular tobacco cigarettes- they produce emissions that can be comparably or even more damaging than tobacco smoke, according to a study. Findings published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials present a comprehensive comparison of []

Artistes perform during the celebration of the birth anniversary of Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul lslam at Bongiya Sahitya Parishad on Sunday.