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New Delhi, Aug 31: Olympian C A Bhavani Devi will headline Indias 20-member fencing squad for the upcoming Asian Games in Japan after returning to competitive action following a two-month layoff. Bhavani will return to action in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games after competing at the Asian Senior Fencing Championships earlier this year. All selected athletes []

Shenzhen, Aug 31: Lakshya Sen will look to bounce back from the disappointment of his early exit at the World Championships but a tough opener awaits him when he spearheads the Indian challenge at the USD 1,250,000 China Masters Super 750, beginning here on Tuesday. Sen, who became the first Indian male shuttler to reach []

Womens Asia Cup T20 Dubai, Aug 31: Led by three strikes apiece from Nandni Sharma and Deepti Sharma, India cruised to a comfortable 94-run win over Thailand to kickstart their Asia Cup 2026 campaign in style in Dubai. Chasing 160 for victory, Thailand were bundled out for 65, with only Nannapat Koncharoenkai making a notable []

MADRID, Aug 31: Jude Bellingham continued his outstanding start to the season as Real Madrid made it three wins from three matches under Jose Mourinho in La Liga, cruising to a 4-0 victory over newly promoted Malaga. Bellingham scored once and played a key role in another as Madrid quickly established control against Malaga, who []

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 31: Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football after two decades representing Argentina, bringing the curtain down on one of the greatest careers in the history of the national team. The 39-year-old confirmed his decision on Instagram, saying the choice was painful but that he understood the time had come. []

Manchester United 5 2 Ipswich Town MANCHESTER, Aug 31: Bruno Fernandes produced a captains performance as Manchester United recovered from an early setback to beat Ipswich Town 5-2 at Old Trafford and register their first Premier League victory of the season. Ipswich made the brighter start and took the lead through Leif Davis, who []

LONDON, Aug 31: With the summer transfer window set to close on Tuesday night, Premier League clubs are racing against time to complete several high-profile deals that could reshape their squads before the deadline. From Julian Alvarezs uncertain future to Manchester Citys pursuit of Cody Gakpo, several major moves remain possible in the final hours. []

New Delhi, Aug 31: India has become one of the biggest beneficiaries of a global shift away from concentrated electronics manufacturing in China, with the countrys share of smartphone production rising sharply as companies pursue a China plus one strategy, a new report has said. The report from Times Kuwait said multinational companies are retaining []

Bangkok, Aug 31: Shares were mixed in Europe and Asia and US futures declined Monday on expectations that the US Federal Reserve may raise interest rates soon. In early European trading, Germanys DAX lost 0.9 per cent to 26,339.04, while the CAC 40 in Paris edged 0.1 per cent lower, to 8,390.43. Markets in Britain []

New Delhi, Aug 31: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 lakh on United Biscuits Private Limited, formerly known as Pladis India Private Limited, for allegedly making a misleading wholewheat claim while marketing McVities Wholewheat Marie Biscuits. The order relates to allegations of misleading advertising and unfair trade practices []

SHILLONG, Aug 31: Amid a swirl of reports that nine United Democratic Party MLAs are in talks to join the Bharatiya Janata Party, the UDP on Monday dismissed the claims as rumours aimed at sowing confusion, asserting that none of its legislators have expressed any intent to leave the party. The speculation has gathered pace []

WILLIAMNAGAR: Meghalaya aro Assam adoko namgija kamko kagipa dolrangni kosako ningtue amsandianirangko dakengani gisepon mijal Robibar pring walo Meghalaya Police baksa gogrikao denggu dakgipa sakbri manderang goa mane siaha. Ia asel East Garo Hills ajani Songsak Police Station-ni ningo gaakgipa Songsak-Mendipathar ramao mijal Robibar pring 4:00 AM bajimango ongaha. Ia gogrikaniara Songsak-ona maikoba dakna miksonge []

SHILLONG: New Delhi-o United Democratic Party (UDP) legislator-rang aro BJP-ni chugipa gadangni dilgipani gisepo gnigipa changna chanchirimana sienggipao Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA)-ko manchape gipin gipin mamlarangni bidingo uamangni skango agangrikanirango janapgiparangko janaptaina miksongnaba donga ine UDP general secretary TitosstarwellChyne aganaha. BJP baksa nangrimna ba bakrimna UDP legislator-rangni maming jaku deaniko ua masija, indakgipa party []

TURA: Cancer sabisiko senggnang masina mana gita aro manderangna uamangni been bimang ansengbaljoke donganina sana bananiko rachina didianiko onani bak gita Tura Civil Hospital batanggimin August 24 tariko Cancer Screening Camp-ko ongatanga. Ia Camp-o gimik sak 28 manderang Surgery, Gynaecolgy, Medicine, ENT, Dental aro Oncology department-rangni Doctor-rangchi antangtangko cancer sabisi dongama dongja porikka rae niangtokaha. []

London, Aug 30: Former England captain Nasser Hussain criticised the decision to abandon play early on the third day of the second Test against Pakistan at Lords, calling it a joke after the weather improved considerably. Play was called off at 6.30pm BST despite the rain having stopped and the sky brightening, with around an []

Bengaluru, Aug 30: Former India batter and BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) head VVS Laxman has stressed the need to make the facility accessible to domestic and pathway players, saying Indias cricketing future depends on strengthening the system beyond the international level. Laxman, who took charge of the CoE in 2021, said the centre has []

Bengaluru, Aug 30: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi created history on Sunday by becoming the youngest player to captain a first-class side after taking charge of East Zone during their Duleep Trophy semi-final against Central Zone. The 15-year-old stepped in after regular skipper Ishan Kishan suffered a finger injury while keeping and left the field. Sooryavanshi, who was []

With Sinner out, Alcaraz just back and Sabalenka struggling, US Open feels truly open New York, Aug 30: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner made last years US Open feel like two weeks of killing time until the inevitable. They had separated themselves from everyone else in mens tennis while meeting in the French Open and []

New York, Aug 30: Novak Djokovic never likes to get eliminated early in a tournament. In this case, he is looking on the bright side. The 39-year-old who holds the record with 24 Grand Slam titles goes into the US Open fresh off losing his first match at the Cincinnati Open earlier this month. That []

Johannesburg, Aug 30: Kagiso Rabada has been ruled out of South Africas three-match ODI series against Australia starting next month and is in a race against time to be fit for the three-Test series against the same opposition, which starts on October 9. Rabada suffered a hamstring injury ten days ago, and has just under []

New Delhi, Aug 30: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reportedly stripped Sri Lanka of hosting rights for the inaugural Womens Champions Trophy. The decision came after the ICC decided it cant go ahead with Sri Lanka hosting the tournament while a government-appointed interim administration is running Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). The womens Champions Trophy []

Karachi, Aug 30: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has advised its players involved in the Test series against England not to comment on the issue of Imran Khans imprisonment. This was after British media attempted to bait some of them into making comments on World Cup-winning skipper Imrans imprisonment back in the country. The issue []

Amid comparisons between Bollywood star Salman Khans Monster, directed by Vamsi Paidipally, and Shiva Rajkumars Original Monster helmed by R. Chandru, the Kannada heartthrob made it clear that there is no Shiva vs Salman equation to explore. Speaking during the title launch of Original Monster, Shiva Rajkumar revealed that both the projects have extremely different []

Jewellery brand GIVA has finally broken its silence after facing online backlash since taking down its recent Raksha Bandhan advertisement featuring Kriti Sanon. The brand withdrew its advertisement featuring the Mimi star after it drew concerns. I have been following the conversations around our Rakshabandhan campaign with Kriti and particularly the perception that we did []

Comedian Samay Raina has once again found himself in the middle of a controversy following banter with fellow comedian Sharon Verma on Season 2 of Indias Got Latent. In the recent episode, Sharon Verma, a former contestant from the shows first season, joined as a panellist with Samay alongside Orry, Archana Puran Singh, and Nishant []

By H.H. Mohrmen Recently, she came under the media spotlight, or rather, social media scrutiny, for no reason at all. She was rather unceremoniously and undeservedly attacked by both the legacy media and social media. This article is not an attempt to defend her because, deep in our hearts, we know that she does not []

By Kyrsoibor Pyrtuh The Autumn session of 2026 of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly will be remembered for its resolution to oppose Uranium Mining in Meghalaya. The immediate effect of this resolution would be a reduction of protests by student organizations, especially the Khasi Students Union and other Civil Society groups, whose demand for a permanent []

Reports that nine MLAs of the UDP will soon be joining the BJP has created quite a flutter in Meghalaya. For roughly about 8 years, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma of the NPP was able to execute development schemes without worrying about his chair an ailment that had afflicted Meghalaya since its inception and one []

New Delhi, Aug 30: A Parliamentary panel has suggested establishing dedicated benches or verticals for insolvency cases at the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to expedite disposal of such matters as well as ensure that the tribunal gives equal attention for cases under the companies law. Apart from the principal bench and the New Delhi []

New Delhi, Aug 30: Sugar prices remained above Rs 60 per kg in most retail markets across the country on Sunday, despite several steps taken by the government to check the price rise, according to official data. The Consumer Affairs Ministry data showed that the all-India average retail price of sugar was Rs 64.24 per []

SHILLONG/NEW DELHI/GUWAHATI, Aug 30: The simmering revolt in the UDP has moved from only a whisper in Shillong towards a more definite direction, with a round of talks in Guwahati on Sunday, followed by final parleys in the national capital within the next 48 hours. Multiple sources confirmed to The Shillong Times that five of []

SHILLONG, Aug 30: Amidst report of nine UDP MLAs planning to shift allegiance to the BJP, the states largest regional party continues to put up a brave face, asserting that a majority of its MLAs remain with the organisation and alleged that someone inside or outside the party was trying to create confusion []

SHILLONG, Aug 30: For the family of Pankaj Naug, the wait for news has become an agonising test of hope. The Shillong-born British citizen remains untraced after the devastating floods near the Nepal-Tibet border while he was on his long-awaited Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage. Pankaj, fondly known as Raja in the family, was born in Shillong []

SONGSAK, Aug 30: Four suspected members of an inter-State criminal gang were killed in an early-morning encounter with Meghalaya Police near Songsak police station on the SongsakMendipathar road on Sunday. East Garo Hills SP Swapnil Pawar said teams from the district police and the ATF laid a naka after credible inputs that a gang was []

SHILLONG, Aug 30: Voice of the People Party (VPP) chief Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit has questioned the effectiveness of the state Assemblys unanimous resolution against uranium mining, pointing to the fate of an earlier resolution on the Inner Line Permit (ILP) to stress that resolutions mean little without concrete follow-up action. A government with a brute []

SHILLONG, Aug 30: RTI findings have revealed that the state Power department floated only one tender for distribution transformers in nearly seven years, with no tenders issued for transformer repair work during the same period. Advocate Napoleon S Mawphniang, who obtained the information, stated that between January 2019 and February 2026, the department failed to []

A study of the shola sky islands in the southern Western Ghats finds that land-use changes are reshaping bird movements, with both forest and grassland species avoiding human-dominated areas. Forest specialists were less affected in woodlands invaded by woody plants, while the Nilgiri pipit, the studys only grassland specialist, faced the greatest movement constraints from []

Christina K Sangma In a small town beneath the roots of an old willow tree lived a young mouse named Rosy. Rosy had just passed out from the little school near the meadow. She had spent years learning, dreaming, and imagining the wonderful life that would begin after graduation. In her mind, her future []

Priyan R Naik As you grow older, people around you start quietly deciding what you should and should not do. Climbing ladders? Too risky. Travelling alone? Unnecessary. Riding a bicycle? Out of question. My son belonged to this school of thought and even campaigned relentlessly against my cycling, convinced it was too dangerous for todays []

Arik Banik, Class V, Kartikpur Deganga Adarsha Vidyapith Haosangchung Khaute, Class V, Risa Hr Sec.School (winner) Jasmine Nabika Lyngdoh, Class V, Loreto Convent Jeet Chettri, Class VI, Ruprekha Parishad Secondary School Rachit Paul, Class VI, Laban Bengali Boys Higher Secondary School

SHILLONG: Sukrobar salo Opposition dilgipa Mukul M. Sangma aganangaha, 2028 Assembly election ongna amenggipa uni dakgrikani rakgipa onganggen, sorkariko seat gri ongatna jotton kagijasa ine aganangaha. Political-ni mamlako ua nichengenga aro uni mikkangchina jaku deangna chanchiangna skang jadil japangoniko rachimongenga ine Sangma kobor ratimgiparangna aganangaha. Anga mingsako dakna nangtelaniko raangna sikenga, sorkariko gaakna ongja aro []

SHILLONG: Meghalaya-o caesarean section deliveries ba bisa anpakani somoio operation ba surgery kae bisa manani obostarang batrikrikengani gimin Opposition dilgipa Dr Mukul Sangma-ni jajrenganiko parakani jaman, sorkari ia mamlako ningtue amsandina rachakaha. Autumn Session-ni bonkamgipa salni Question Hour-o Mukul Sangma indine aganaha, institutional ba hospital-rango bisa anpakchakna didianiko onenga indiba apsan somoion ano donggipa magiparang []

It isnt an Amar Chitra Katha, but truly a fairy tale for grown-ups not just in the visual spectacle it promises, but in the layered and complex human emotions that drive its story. Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups doesnt fit neatly into one genre. At its heart, it is a Action drama, but []

In the latest update in Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khans stabbing incident, accused Mohammad Shariful Islam approached a Mumbai court on Friday to plead guilty in the matter. The Bangladeshi National, who was arrested two days after the unfortunate incident, is currently in judicial custody. The lawyer of the accused, Vipul Dushing, told IANS that []

Singer Vishal Mishra has announced plans to perform two special concerts in support of people affected by floods in Nepal and Assam. Sharing his concerns about the devastating flood conditions, Mishra said his heart is heavy. In a social media post, the singer said that he has decided to organise a concert in Nepal and []

Yog Guru Baba Ramdev and actor-politician Kangana Ranaut have put their recent public feud to rest on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan on Friday, following a disagreement over Kanganas remarks about the Gen Z generation. On the occassion of Raksha Bandhan, while talking to the media, Ramdev expressed his wish to end the feud with []

Supplement shelves can give the impression that almost everyone needs something. Yet for generally healthy adults, a review of 84 studies found that routine vitamin and mineral supplements offered little or no protection against cardiovascular disease, cancer or early death. Taking a supplement without a clear reason may also cause harm. High doses of some []

In India, 61 per cent of children, or 145 million, are exposed to at least one additional month of heat stress due to climate change every year, new global research has estimated. Findings published in the journal Science Advances show that climate change has doubled the number of children aged up to nine exposed to []