The Shillong Times

Actress Karishma Tanna and her husband Varun Bangera have welcomed their first child, a baby boy, on the auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima, July 29. The couple announced the news through a joint Instagram post featuring a monochrome picture of their newborns feet, writing, Its a boy! The announcement was met with warm wishes from []

Global K-pop group BTS has announced that it will not submit its music for consideration at the 69th Grammy Awards, scheduled for February 7, 2027. The decision was announced through a joint statement by all seven members RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook on their Instagram accounts. The group said it []

Actor Alia Bhatt has urged people to support relief efforts for Assam, which is battling severe floods that have caused widespread destruction. Sharing a post on Instagram, Bhatt highlighted the scale of the crisis, noting that dozens of lives have been lost, lakhs of people displaced, and families left without homes, land or livestock. She []

MUMBAI, July 29: Indian benchmark equity indices ended sharply higher on Wednesday, led by strong buying in information technology, FMCG and metal stocks. The Sensex surged 889 points, or 1.16 per cent, to close at 77,654.60, while the Nifty advanced 265 points, or 1.10 per cent, to settle at 24,250.20. Commenting on Nifty technical outlook, []

NEW DELHI, July 29: Generative artificial intelligence (Gen-AI) is likely to transform the way Indians work rather than lead to widespread job losses, with nearly half of Indias non-agricultural workforce expected to use AI as a productivity tool, a report has said. According to an analysis of Goldman Sachs, Gen-AI could automate 9-17 per cent []

NEW DELHI, July 29: The first tranche of the bilateral trade agreement between India and the US will come into operation as soon as the United States is able to ensure that India gets a comparative advantage over its competitors, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. He also said that as long []

SHILLONG, July 29: The Meghalaya governments flagship Shillong Ropeway project is mired in a jurisdictional and ecological standoff, with questions arising on environmental logic of planting trees in South West Khasi Hills to replace a centuries-old forest axed in Shillongs most critical water catchment zone. Laban-Mawprem MDC Ricky Shullai on Wednesday stepped up his opposition []

The Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) has expressed concern over the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, stating that it would stand by religious institutions in Meghalaya if the legislation adversely affects their functioning and charitable activities. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, HYC president Roy Kupar Synrem said the organisation has not taken a formal []

SHILLONG, July 29: Even as Parliament prepares to take up the proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), the ruling National Peoples Party (NPP) on Wednesday admitted that it has no knowledge of whether the Centre has accepted the amendments it had jointly proposed with church leaders from the Northeast. The admission by []

Five demands of the HYC Establishment of permanent Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal office in state Strengthening of anti-drug measures Implementation of 44% ST reservation in central govt establishments in Meghalaya Eviction of alleged illegal settlers from Defence land at Lum Survey Adoption of an 80:20 female-to-male ratio nursing officers recruitment at NEIGRIHMS SHILLONG, July []

SHILLONG, July 29: The Meghalaya Rural Tourism Forum (MRTF) has urged the state government to introduce urgent measures to curb random roadside cooking by tourists, warning that the practice is damaging the states fragile environment and posing a serious threat to the future of tourism. In a memorandum submitted to Tourism Minister Timothy D Shira []

SHILLONG, July 29: The Office of the East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police has announced traffic regulations and parking arrangements for the inauguration of the Durand Cup 2026 and the football match between Shillong Lajong FC and Nongkseh S&SCC at the JN Stadium on Friday. According to a press release issued in the regard, the []

SHILLONG, July 29: Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Wednesday inaugurated the East Khasi Hills District Portal (dc-ekh.in), describing it as a significant step toward efficient service delivery and transparent grievance redressal. Addressing the gathering at the Office of the East Khasi Hills Deputy Commissioner, Tynsong praised DC Abhilash Baranwal for conceptualising the platform. He []

TURA, July 29: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Wednesday revealed that the Chief Ministers Special Development Fund (CMDSF) has been created to support small but impactful development schemes for people across different parts of the state. Speaking at a programme to distribute benefits under the CMDSF at his residence in Tura, the chief minister []

SHILLONG, July 29: The Meghalaya government has directed all Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs) to intensify enforcement against reckless driving following a spate of road accidents across the state in recent days. Announcing this, Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Prestone Tynsong on Wednesday said that district administrations have been instructed to []

VPP-ba FCRA Amentment Bill-ko jegalata SHILLONG: Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA)-ko taridapani bidingo, dao Parliament-o ongatenggipa Monsoon Session-o chanchirimani cholrang donga ine kadongsoengani gimin Kristianrangni adoko Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) sorkariko dilenggipa aro mamongo BJP-chi dilenggipa National Democratic Alliance (NDA)-oba bak ongenggipa National Peoples Party (NPP)-on kadongbattokengaha. Salgro salaram jolrangoni NDA-o bakrimenggipa Mizo National Front

SHILLONG: NEET porikkao paper leak onganiko jegale adita salrangna skang, chadamberangni New Delhi-o jingjengatanio chakpaaniko onanichi, politics kalna jotton kaa ine matnanganiko Mongolbar salo, Voice of the Peoples Party (VPP) State Youth Wing jegalatenba, VPP-ni kosako matnanganina East Shillong-ni MLA aro National Peoples Party (NPP)-ni dilgipa Ampareen Lyngdoh-ko jegalataha. Iani bidingo talataniko onatengon, Ampareen Lyngdoh-ni []

SHILLONG: Meghalaya adoko electoral roll-rangko nipilna gita Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-ko dakengon, July-ni 28 tarik Mongolbar salona kingkingde enumeration form-rangko sualani aro gapatani 99.62 percent gapaha ine Mongolbar salo, adokni Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) BDR Tiwari parakataha. Adokni pilak biaprangon Booth Level Officer (BLO)-rang, June 30 tarikonin nokantiona ree enumeration form-rangko sualenga aro enumeration form-rangko []

AMPATI: Ajao songdongenggipa manderang, Aadhar-na biming segatna, atchiani aro sianiko segatna, Aadhar seeding kana aro dingtang dingtang cholrangko manna gita Mongolbar salo, South West Garo Hills ajani District Administration, enrolment drive aro awareness program-rangko Nogorpara PHC-o ongatangaha aro ia program-ko ongatanio sak 1000-mangni gita manderang bak raenba namgniko manaha. Ia program-ko Chief Minister-ni Catalytic Fund-ni []

Agenda-rangko sokatkujanina opposition MDC-rang suk onggijaniko paraka TURA:Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC)-ni chang 16-gipa Special Budget Session-ko mijal Mongolbar saloni abachengataha aro ia session-ni skanggipa salo, sianggipa GHADC-ni MDC-rangko gisik rae mande rapilskaaniko dakangaha. Indake ongengon, session-ko abachengataona kingkingan opposition MDC-rangna, question-answer (singani aro aganchakani) aro agenda-rangko sokatjahani gimin opposition MDC-rang suk onggijaniko p

Glasgow, July 28: Sharmila Dhankar, a woman who was impaired by polio at the age of two and survived the trauma of an abusive marriage, became Indias first para-athlete to clinch a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games, winning the womens shot put F57 event here. The 40-year-old produced her seasons best throw of 9.81m []

Glasgow, July 28:Australias Georgia Munro-Cook scored the winning points to seal an epic Womens 33 Wheelchair Basketball win over Canada, serving up a stunning finish to a Commonwealth Games classic with an overtime victory over the defending champions at Glasgow 2026. In a tit-for-tat encounter, Canada hit back from 10-7 down to draw level with []

Glasgow, July 28: Canada dominated the individual apparatus finals in the Artistic Gymnastics competitions at the 2026 Commonwealth Games by winning three of the five gold medals decided at Glasgow on Monday. The gold medals for Canada were won by Felix Dolco (Mens Rings), Jordan Carroll (Pommel Horse) and Lia-Monica Fontaine (Womens Vault) won the []

NEW DELHI, July 28: India registered a record gross FDI inflow of $94.84 billion in FY 2025-26 as compared to $80.61 billion in FY 2024-25, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday. The decline in net FDI in recent years recovered to $6.95 billion in FY 202526 from $0.96 billion in FY 202425. The recent trend []

MUMBAI, July 28: Indian benchmark equity indices ended marginally lower on Tuesday after moving in a narrow range throughout the trading session, as losses in PSU Bank, FMCG and chemical stocks offset gains in the information technology space. The Sensex declined 69.86 points, or 0.09 per cent, to close at 76,765.92, while the Nifty slipped []

NEW DELHI, July 28: Indias gig internet workforce is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 2429 per cent, from about 60 lakh currently to 1.7 crore-2.1 crore monthly active workers by 2030, a report said on Tuesday. The gig workforce comprising delivery, ridehailing and home services will potentially meet nearly 70 []

NEW DELHI, July 28: The rupee stayed on an upward track for the third straight session and ended 17 paise higher at 95.82 against the US dollar on Tuesday, supported by lower crude oil prices amid signals of easing West Asia crisis. According to forex traders, the sustained outflow of foreign capital amid selling pressure []

By Rahul Saikia Paper Leaks. Students Protest. Minister Resigns. The chronology provides the broad contours of the story. But the images, reels and memes provide a larger picture of the churn in Indian democracy. After a decade of being spoken down to, the youth of this country have spoken back and how! With anger, humor, []

By Jairaj Chhetry History has never been merely a record of events; it has always been a process of discovery. It was reported by journalists, verified through field reporting, scrutinised by editors and then debated by citizens in homes, classrooms, marketplaces and public squares. Every morning, newspapers presented a carefully assembled account of the previous []

SHILLONG, July 28: Meghalayas electoral landscape is set for a massive purge as nearly 1.5 lakh votersover 6% of the states total electoratehave been flagged for potential removal in a final push to clean up the rolls before the August 5 draft publication. The ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has identified 1,49,656 voters under the []

Cairo, July 27: Mediators have achieved progress in efforts to get the United States and Iran back to negotiations and avert an all-out war in the Middle East, two regional officials said Monday, with a pause in attacks coming after a period of rapidly escalating tensions. The comments came after neither US nor Iran reported []

Tehran, July 27: Terming Ukraines attack on an Iranian vessel illegal, Irans Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday described Kyivs move as dangerous adventurism and warned that it will not go unanswered. Addressing a press conference on Monday, Irans Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskys behaviour is reminiscent []

New Delhi, July 27: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Monday summoned Ukraines Ambassador to India, Oleksandr Polishchuk, over the attack on the commercial vessel MV OMORFI, which killed an Indian national. Today, the Ambassador of Ukraine to India, H.E. Dr. Oleksandr Polishchuk, was summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs in connection with the []

Dhaka, July 27: Bangladeshs International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) prosecution on Monday filed formal charges against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 40 others in a crimes against humanity case related to a police crackdown on a rally in Dhaka in 2013. Several people were killed allegedly during police action on Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islams protest rally []

Kathmandu, July 27: Nepals first road tunnel officially came into operation on Monday. Minister for Infrastructure Development Sunil Lamsal formally inaugurated the Nagdhunga-Sisneri Tunnel, a 2.68-km section of the Prithvi Highway at the western gateway to the Kathmandu Valley, during a ceremony attended by government officials and diplomats. The tunnel, built with concessional loan assistance []

New Delhi, July 27: The electoral process in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has come under intense scrutiny, with widespread allegations that the Pakistan military is attempting to influence and manipulate the polls. The military has long been accused of shaping political outcomes in PoK, residents believe this election wont be different. An official said there was []

Ontario, July 27: Nineteen people, most of them believed to be of Indian-origin, were arrested in one of the largest-ever drug busts in Canadas Ontario province in which authorities seized nearly 1.7 tonnes of narcotics with an estimated value of over USD 97 million. An intelligence-led cross-border investigation, codenamed Project Bay, dismantled an alleged drug []

Colombo, July 27: A deadly threat stemming from the rivalry between two underworld gangs has forced the cancellation of a key ritual in Sri Lankas centuries-old annual religious pageant at a revered ancient Hindu temple in the island nation, police said on Monday. The week-long Esala perahera (pageant) at the Uthpalawanna Sri Vishnu temple in []

Harare, July 26: Vaibhav Sooryavanshis remarkably adaptive 81 and an equally solid effort from bowlers led by pacer Mayank Yadav ensured Indias smooth 35-run win over Zimbabwe in the third and final T20I here on Sunday. Along with the victory, India also completed a 3-0 sweep, a fine step-up after surrendering the previous two series []

New Delhi, July 26: Indias injury concerns continue to mount ahead of next months two-Test series against Sri Lanka, with spin-bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar ruled out of the opening Test and injured duo Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana unlikely to feature in the series. India are scheduled to face Sri Lanka in the first []

Mumbai, July 25:Former India captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth has thrown his weight behind fast bowler Mohammed Sirajs inclusion in Indias squad for the 2027 ICC ODI World Cup, saying the seamers bowling style will be ideally suited to the conditions in South Africa. The 2027 World Cup, to be jointly hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and []

Harare, July 26: India all-rounder Abhishek Sharma etched his name into the record books after producing the best bowling figures by an Indian opening batter in T20 International cricket during the second T20I against Zimbabwe on Saturday. The left-arm spinner claimed 3/17, the finest bowling return by an Indian opener in the shortest format, as []

New Delhi, July 26: Indias white-ball tour of Bangladesh, which was postponed last year due to political tensions, appears increasingly likely to go ahead in September as diplomatic relations between the two neighbouring countries show signs of improvement. India are scheduled to play three One-Day Internationals and three T20 Internationals during the tour, originally planned []

Manchester, July 26: Manchester City face a crucial decision over the future of midfield talisman Rodri as the club begins a new era under head coach Enzo Maresca following a summer of significant squad changes. City have already reshaped their squad with the departures of several senior players from the clubs Treble-winning side, including Manuel []