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Sooryavanshi fails, Bhuvneshwar struggles to impress as Tilak rescues India Christchurch, Oct 24: Tilak Varma produced a stunning unbeaten 51 off just 26 balls to script Indias remarkable four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the second T20 International here on Saturday, guiding the visitors home with one ball to spare after they slumped to 70 []

Mumbai, Oct 24: Former West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard was on Saturday elevated to the role of Mumbai Indians head coach following the exit of Mahela Jayawardene. Pollard, who served as MIs batting coach for the past few seasons, will take charge of the team for the IPL 2027 season as the franchise looks to []

New Delhi, Oct 24: Veteran cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle has criticised the nature of pitches prepared in India, describing them as bland, heartless and arguing that the conditions often fail to provide batters with the challenges required to develop their skills across different surfaces. Bhogles remarks came amid concerns over Indias preparation for overseas Test []

New Delhi, Oct 24: India pacer Prince Yadav has earned praise from former New Zealand wicketkeeper and commentator Ian Smith after producing a superb delivery to dismiss opener Finn Allen, with the youngsters accuracy drawing comparisons with Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood. Princes perfectly pitched delivery targeted the base of the stumps, leaving Allen with []

CHRISTCHURCH, Oct 24: India pacer Arshdeep Singh etched his name into the record books on Saturday, becoming the countrys leading wicket-taker in T20 internationals in a calendar year after surpassing the previous mark held by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The left-arm fast bowler achieved the milestone during the second T20I against New Zealand at Hagley Oval, finishing []

Lincoln, Oct 24: Auqib Nabi struck twice late in the day after a star-studded India A team including several Test players rolled over for a mere 113 on the opening day of their first unofficial Test against New Zealand A here on Saturday. Nabi dismissed Kiwi batters Jayden Lennox (0) and Tim Robinson (0) on []

NEW DELHI, Oct 24: India A have been drawn alongside arch-rivals Pakistan A in Group B of the ACC Mens Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament, scheduled to be held in Doha, Qatar, from November 19 to 29. Nepal and the United Arab Emirates complete the four-team group, with India A set to begin their campaign []

New Delhi, Oct 24: Suspended Boxing Federation of India (BFI) secretary general Pramod Kumar on Saturday said he has informed World Boxing, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the Sports Ministry about the Special General Meeting (SGM) scheduled for October 28 and invited their observers to attend. Earlier this month, Kumar proposed a no-confidence motion []

Madrid, Oct 24: Borussia Monchengladbach won for the first time this season while a resurgent Torino made it nine straight points out of nine in Serie A by beating Monza 3-2. In Ligue 1, Nice recorded a first away victory by 2-1 over Brest on Friday. Newly promoted Malaga was still looking for its first []

New Delhi, Oct 24: Parliaments Standing Committee on Finance has selected 46 subjects, including artificial intelligence in finance, currency management, and a study on virtual digital assets, for detailed examination and report preparation during the current fiscal year. Earlier this month, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla had reconstituted several Parliamentary Committees related to different Ministries. []

Mumbai, Oct 24: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is working on a graded compliance framework for stockbrokers, a regulatory sandbox for artificial intelligence (AI) applications and a market-making mechanism for corporate bonds, Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Saturday. Addressing the 16th ANMI International Capital Market Convention here, Pandey said the Securities []

SHILLONG, Oct 24: The Congress has accused the government of suppressing dissent following the CJP protest, citing reports of detentions and the suspension of Instagram accounts, including those belonging to media outlets. Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) secretary Manuel Badwar criticised the governments response, alleging that the measures were aimed at silencing voices questioning the []

SHILLONG, Oct 24: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to visit Shillong in December to interact with students and hear their grievances, Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Vincent Pala said on Saturday. Pala said he had invited Gandhi to Shillong for an interaction with students over issues including examination irregularities, CUET-related problems, school closures []

SHILLONG, Oct 24: The National Peoples Party (NPP) has distinguished the BJPs growing numerical strength in the Meghalaya Assembly and its electoral support, saying political realignments that increase a partys representation in the legislature do not necessarily translate into greater grassroots popularity. NPP leader and Rajya Sabha member James PK Sangma, reacting to the BJPs []

SHILLONG, Oct 24: Meghalaya Congress president Vincent H Pala has expressed confidence that the party will perform well in the upcoming Shillong Lok Sabha by-election, citing what he described as growing public frustration with the government. Wherever we go, we see people frustrated with the government, and we can say that we will do well []

SHILLONG, Oct 24: An unfinished access ramp and piles of construction debris along the Wah Umkhrah have hampered the Central Puja Committees (CPC) annual post-immersion clean-up, making it difficult to deploy heavy machinery for restoring the river stretch. The ongoing riverfront development work has restricted access to the riverbed, preventing JCB excavators from reaching the []

SHILLONG, Oct 24: Meghalaya is awaiting further updates on a developing weather system over the Bay of Bengal that is forecast to intensify into a cyclonic storm by October 26, although the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has not issued a specific heavy-rainfall warning for the state in its latest bulletin. In its Special Message No. []

Our Bureau SHILLONG, Oct 23: A fresh wave of petrol bomb attacks has left Shillong on the edge, prompting East Khasi Hills Deputy Commissioner Abhilash Baranwal to stress confidence-building with local communities even as Congress leader Manuel Badwar dismissed plans for additional central forces as inadequate without a functioning intelligence network. Baranwal said the district []

Metbah Lyngdoh now lone party representative in Assembly By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 23: Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Thomas A. Sangma on Friday formally recognised the merger of three United Democratic Party (UDP) legislators with the National Peoples Party (NPP), reducing the UDPs strength in the 60-member Assembly to just one MLA (Metbah Lyngdoh) and further []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 23: Khasi Students Union president Raymond Kharjana and general secretary Reuben Najiar walked out of Shillong District Jail on bail on Thursday evening. Hundreds of union members gathered to welcome them and later marched to the organisations Jaiaw office. The two leaders had been in custody since their arrest on []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 23: The Centre has no fixed criteria for including Khasi in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution and has offered no timeline for taking the states long-standing demand forward. In a letter to Hynniewtrep Integrated Territorial Organization (HITO) president Donbok Dkhar, Director of the National Integration Wing of the Union []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 23: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Friday met the Secretary of the Union Ministry of Coal and the Additional Secretary, who chairs the ministrys committee on small-scale coal mining in the state, to review the panels progress. The discussions centred on the committees work and efforts to identify a []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 23: An RTI report has revealed serious shortcomings in Meghalayas implementation of disability rights. Of 115 government offices and educational institutions surveyed, 95 employ no persons with disabilities, while only one has formally implemented the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016. The findings have led disability organisations across []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 23: The State Congress on Friday questioned the environmental assessment and public consultation process for the proposed Shillong Peak ropeway project, demanding that it be kept in abeyance or scrapped unless comprehensive studies establish its environmental and social viability. State Congress secretary Manuel Badwar said the government had failed to []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 23: The Joint Action Committee (JAC) representing stone crusher owners, quarry operators, and transporters has put its proposed hunger strike on hold following an assurance from Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong that their grievances will be addressed in the next Cabinet meeting. Tynsong, who chairs the committee on stone and []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 23: The Meghalaya government has constituted a high-level committee to select the State Chief Information Commissioner under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. The committee, formed by the Governor under Section 15(3) of the RTI Act, will be chaired by Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma. Deputy Chief Minister Prestone []

TURA: Meghalaya adokni dingtang dingtang biaprango gitan Tura-oba Police Commemoration Day-ko, Budbar salo, Tura-ni Police Reserve-o maniangaha. Ia Police Commemoration Day-ko manianio, West Garo Hills DEF aro Police unit-ni ningo donggipa dingtang dingtang gadangni police officer-rang bak raangtokaha aro asongna aro asongni manderangna dangdike onanio, janggitangtangko gimaatna nanggipa gitcham police-rangna, mande rapilskaanirangko dakangaha. Ia bilsio, []

TURA: West Garo Hills ajani Bhaitbari sepangjolo niam gri chalaienggipa bol ratani karkana ba sawmill-ko Forest Department Butbar salo chipataha bol ratani kolrangkoba oke raangaha. Belbari aro Gasbari Sorokpara jolrango niamgri bol ratani karkanarangko chalaiengani koborko mansoe Divisional Forest Officer-ni geetaniko mane Hollaidanga Range-ni Range Officer-ni dolko dilanio West aro South West Garo Hills Territorial []

TURA: Gambegre C&RD Block-ni Integrated Block Development Complex (IBDC)-ko Bristibar salo, adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma nokdonggae onangaha aro ia Block office-ko nokdonggaanio, Gambegre-ni MLA Mehtab Chandee A Sangma-ba dongpae bak raangaha. Ia gital rikgipa Block office-ko nokdonggae onanganio, adokni Chief Minister, jinmana aganprakangengon, adokni pilak dam 56 C&RD Block-rangon gital office nokrangko rike []

Golden Jubilee-ko manina sorkari gong kror 25-na baten koros kaenga TURA: 100 Drums Wangalani bilsi 50 gapaniko maniani bak gita ia chang 1000 Drums Wangala Festival ba dama bol 1000-ko doke Wangala manianiko ongatna siengani gimin Budbar salo, adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, Wangala Adam Chibragre-ona reange, ia manianiko ongatna tarisamsoanirangko niangaha. Ia Wangala []

TURA: West Garo Hills ajao Rimrangpara Higher Secondary School-ni taridapgimin nokko Bristibar salo, adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma nokdonggae onangaha aro ia skul nokko nokdonggaanio, Gambegre MLA Mehtab Chandee A Sangma baksana Chokpot MLA Sengchim N Sangma-ba dongpae bak raangaha. Ia skul nokko nokdonggae onanganio adokni Chief Minister, tomanio dongpae bak ragiparangna aganprakangengon, ia []

RAWALPINDI, Oct 22: England captain Harry Brook created history on Thursday by becoming the first batter from his country to score a double century in mens one-day international cricket, smashing 202 against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi. Brook reached the landmark in just 114 deliveries, setting a new record for the fastest double century in mens []

Kyiv, Oct 22: Russia bombarded Kyiv with ballistic missiles in an hourslong nighttime barrage, and the Russian military said Thursday that its air defences intercepted 808 drones fired by Ukraine at Moscow and other cities, in attacks that dampened new hopes of progress in ending the war. At least two people were killed in Ukraine []

Colombo, Oct 22: Sri Lankas national electricity grid operator on Thursday announced an end to scheduled power cuts following the restoration of a unit at the Norochcholai coal-fired power station to its full capacity. On October 19, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) said it had been asked by the National System Operator []

Beijing, Oct 22: China on Thursday backed calls for reopening the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a key international shipping route disrupted by Houthi attacks amid their conflict with Saudi Arabia, as global oil supplies face mounting pressure due to restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz triggered by the Iran-US war. China backs constructive efforts []

New York, Oct 22: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged communities to stand against hate and care for one another as he joined members of the Hindu diaspora here to celebrate Navratri and Durga Puja, days after authorities foiled a plot to carry out a mass shooting at a temple in Illinois. This week, []

Dubai, Oct 22: An Indian national was killed and three others injured in two separate attacks targeting a major airport and an oil field in Saudi Arabia, officials said on Thursday, amid a spate of missile and drone strikes by Yemens Houthis on key infrastructure in the Gulf country. The Indian Embassy in Riyadh said []

London, Oct 22: A British Indian landlord based in London has been stripped of his royal honour by King Charles III after being fined for renting out damp and squalid rooms. Nirpal Singh Riats name was on an updated UK Cabinet Office list issued this month among those whose Order of the British Empire (OBE) []

Mumbai, Oct 22: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty extended their slide to a third straight session on Thursday, as surging crude oil prices amid escalating tensions in West Asia dampened investor sentiment. A broad-based selloff, especially across FMCG, power and IT stocks, and weak global cues also kept domestic equities under pressure. The 30-share []

New Delhi, Oct 22: State-owned NHAI on Thursday said it has strengthened air pollution control measures across Delhi-NCR through intensified dust-control measures and faster decongestion of national highways. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said in a statement that it has deployed water sprinklers, anti-smog guns, road-sweeping machines, and more than 900 workers to []

New Delhi, Oct 22: Gold prices on Thursday declined Rs 1,724 to Rs 1,44,355 per 10 grams in futures trade amid a fall in spot demand.On the Multi Commodity Exchange, the yellow metal contracts for December delivery traded lower by Rs 1,724, or 1.18 per cent, at Rs 1,44,355 per 10 grams in a business []

New Delhi, Oct 22: Leading stock exchange BSE Ltd on Thursday said it has entered into an agreement with MMTC-PAMP India to promote and expand the electronic gold receipts (EGR) market in India. The partnership will focus on increasing market participation, improving transparency and enabling seamless conversion between physical gold and EGRs, subject to regulatory []

Mumbai, Oct 22: The rupee slumped 43 paise to close at 94.81 against the US dollar on Thursday, weighed down by a negative trend in the domestic equity markets and surging crude oil prices. According to forex analysts, the rupee began trading on a flat-to-lower trajectory due to sluggish domestic equities and surging crude oil []

SHILLONG, Oct 22: The three United Democratic Party (UDP) legislators, who are set to join the National Peoples Party (NPP), have neither been assured of any Cabinet berths nor have they laid down any preconditions, Deputy Chief Minister and NPP state president Prestone Tynsong said on Thursday. Responding to questions about a possible Cabinet reshuffle []

SHILLONG, Oct 22: The UDP has ruled out taking back the 11 MLAs who deserted it to join the BJP and the ruling NPP, choosing instead to rebuild the party rather than expend its energy on a prolonged legal battle for their disqualification. Talking to reporters here on Thursday, UDP president and the partys lone []