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Malaysia, Nov 30: In an entertaining final, Belgium beat India 1-0 in a closely-fought encounter to lift the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup here on Sunday. India were forced to settle for a silver, thanks to Thibeau Stockbroekxs lone goal of the match in the 34th minute. This is Belgiums maiden Sultan Azlan Shah title and []

Madurai, Nov 30: World No. 4 Spain placed themselves on course for a quarterfinal spot, beating Belgium 2-0 to register their second consecutive win in a Pool D match of the FIH Junior Mens Hockey World Cup here on Sunday. Spain scored through Juan Prados (20th minute) field strike and a penalty corner conversion by []

New Delhi, Nov 30: The soon-to-be-constituted Organising Committee of the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad will be aiming to conduct the event at an operational cost of Rs 3,000 to Rs 5,000 crore. According to a reliable source closely involved in the planning of the Games, estimates for ongoing infrastructure upgrade, including for both sports []

Santiago, Nov 30: The Indian Junior Womens Hockey Team is prepared to start its journey at the FIH Junior Womens World Cup Santiago 2025, beginning on December 1 at the Centro Deportivo de Hockey Csped, Estadio Nacional, in Chile. India, under Captain Jyoti Singh, will play Namibia in their first match. The teams havent recently []

London, Nov 30: A turbulent weekend of Premier League action produced unlikely comebacks, decisive moments of quality and a fair share of chaos, with narratives shifting across the table as the season gathers pace. At Selhurst Park, Manchester United finally exorcised their long-running hoodoo by overturning a half-time deficit to beat Crystal Palace their []

By Our Reporter Shillong, Nov 30: Twenty-seven karatekas from the All Meghalaya Karate-Do Association are set to represent the state in the 4th All India Inter-Zonal Karate Championship 2025, to be held at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi on December 1 and 2. The contingent, led by coaches Donboklang Lyngdoh and Mingson Rymbai, features athletes []

Fort Lauderdale, Nov 30: Inter Miami CF secured a resounding 5-1 win over New York City FC to be crowned Eastern Conference champion and win the third title in Club history, while also advancing to the MLS Cup for the first time. A hat-trick from Icon of the Match Tadeo Allende and goals from Mateo []

New Delhi, Nov 30: Gold prices are poised to remain firm and could edge closer to record highs next week, analysts said. (PTI)

Mumbai, Nov 30: The RBI may trim the benchmark lending rate by 25 bps in its forthcoming monetary policy meeting, as inflationary pressures are subdued, though some experts believe the central bank is likely to keep the rate unchanged in the backdrop of better-than-expected GDP growth of 8.2 per cent in the second quarter. The []

New Delhi, Nov 30: After a brief pause in October, foreign investors resumed selling, pulling out a net Rs 3,765 crore from Indian equities in November, driven by global risk-off sentiment, volatility in global tech stocks and selective preference for primary markets over secondary markets. This dip in November came right after a net inflow []

Mumbai, Nov 30: The Indian stock market is preparing for an important week ahead as it enters the final month of 2025, with investors closely watching the Reserve Bank of Indias monetary policy meeting, monthly auto sales data, and key US economic indicators. Strong domestic macroeconomic fundamentals and steady global cues are expected to support []

A farmer winnows paddy on the outskirts of Jagdalpur, in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh on Sunday. (PTI)

Mumbai, Nov 30: The combined market value of seven out of the ten most highly valued Indian companies rose by Rs 96,200.95 crore last week, helped by an overall positive mood in the equity markets. The broader indices also supported the gains, with the BSE Sensex climbing 474.75 points, or 0.55 per cent, during the []

New Delhi, Nov 30: In a relief to Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat, the Tamil Nadu-based tax authority has dropped the demand of tax and penalties totalling Rs 266.3 crore from the company. In a regulatory filing, Dalmia Bharat said, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd, had earlier received show cause notices []

New Delhi, Nov 30: The new Labour Codes notified by the government bring about a series of benefits for Indias export sector including textiles, garments, leather, electronics, gems and jewellery, pharmaceuticals, auto components and IT-enabled services especially simplifying compliance for employers and enabling improved workforce management, according to an official statement issued on Sunday. []

Dhaka, Nov 30: Bangladesh on Sunday said it expects the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India at the earliest, but stressed that the issue alone would not stand as a barrier in bilateral ties with New Delhi. The interim governments Foreign Affairs Adviser Mohammad Touhid Hossain made the remarks while talking to []

Fire rages after a Russian missile hit a multi-story residential building in Vyshgorod, outside of Kyiv on Sunday. (PTI)

SHILLONG: Meghalaya adoko niam gri napsruke songdong achaaniko champengna gita Inner Line Permit (ILP)-ko ragatani bidingo mamong sorkari, daalonan maming kurangko onchipkujaengani gimin Khasi Students Union (KSU), suk onggijaniko parakataha. KSU Laban circle-ni bilsi 30 gapaniko manianio KSU-ni president Lambokstar Marngar, KSU-ni membor-rangna aganprakangengon, Meghalaya Legislative Assembly-o ILP-na 2019 bilsini December 19 tarikon resolution-ko ramanahaoba []

TURA: Rebaenggipa December 5 aro 6 tarikrango salgnina West Garo Hills ajani Bolbokgre aro Watregre songo ongatna sienggipa Megong Festival-na tarisamsoanirangko adokni Tourism Minister Timothy D Shira niangaha. Megong Festival-na tarisamsoenggipa biaprangko nianganio adokni Tourism Minister baksana Tourism Department-ni official-rang, Rongram Block-ni Block Development Officer (BDO), Traffic-ni SP aro dingtang dingtang department-ni official-rangba dongpaaha. Ia []

SHILLONG: Meghalaya adoko songdongenggipa manderangni nanganirangko chusokate onna MLA-rangna onenggipa scheme-ni tangka paisarang chuongjaenga ine Mawsynram constituency-ni MLA aro State Planning Board-ni Co-Chairman Ollan Sing Suin parakatenba, ia scheme-ni tangka paisarangko bariatchina sorkariko didiataha aro apsan somoion ia MLA scheme-ko nambate chusokatchina MLA-skarangkoba molmolataha. MLA scheme-rangosan ongaigija MLA-rangni pilak kamrangon, manderangna parak ongani dongna nanga []

SHILLONG: Meghalaya adoko Cabinet-ko gital dake sualpiltaiaoni dao jagni batpilengahaoba United Democratic Party (UDP)-ni ningo gisik sagrikanirangko namatna mankujaenga aro uandaken party-ni mitam dilgiparang, dao 2028 bilsini Assembly election-na skang, dingtang miksonganirang dongenga ine koborko mansoaha. UDP-oni mitam kobor ontimgiparangni uiatani gitade, ia gisik sagrikaniara, UDP-ni saksa dilgipa Paul Lyngdoh-ko Cabinet-oniko ragalani jaman ongaha maina []

Editor, Through your esteemed publication, I wish to draw attention to the deplorable condition of GS Road, which continues to remain poorly maintained despite being a toll road. Commuters pay substantial toll charges with the expectation of safe, well-maintained infrastructure. Unfortunately, potholes, broken signage, and inadequate drainage have made travel hazardous and inconvenient. Under the []

The Winter Session of Parliament opens today, signifying introduction of several bills for passage, including one that would allow private sector participation in nuclear energy pursuits and another that aims to promote autonomy for universities and other higher education institutions. Given the comfortable majority for the ruling NDA in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, the []

By Dr. C. R. Kharlukhi While going through the secondary school science syllabus and the State Board Class X question paper of this year, a mismatch was detected between what the syllabus projected to achieve and what the Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBOSE) Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) question paper 2025 actually delivered. The []

By Nilova Roy Chaudhury India will mull over a wide variety of options after it acknowledged that it has noted the verdict and the sentence delivered against Sheikh Hasina, the deposed Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and that it has received a formal request for her extradition. After a judicial tribunal in Dhaka pronounced former Bangladesh []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 30: The Opposition in the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) has expressed optimism that the Centre will soon release the long-pending tied and untied grants under the 15th Finance Commission, following a recent meeting between the incumbent Executive Committee (EC) and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Speaking to The []

Shillong traffic breathes easy Have you noticed how traffic congestion in Shillong has eased over the last few days? For almost ten months of the year, Shillongs roads are a daily chaos with traffic jams eating up much of your time and patience. Horns overlap in perfect cacophony; two-wheelers squeezing into every inch of open []

Three years ago, if someone needed to fix a leaky faucet or understand inflation, they usually did one of three things: typed the question into Google, searched YouTube for a how-to video or shouted desperately at Alexa for help. Today, millions of people start with a different approach: They open ChatGPT and just ask. Im []

A new study led by researchers at University College London (UCL) shows that chronic exposure to toxic air can significantly diminish the health benefits of regular physical activity. The study analysed data from more than 1.5 million adults tracked for more than a decade in countries including the UK, Taiwan, China, Denmark and the United []

Ranchi, Nov 29: India will look to address several lingering selection puzzles when they take on South Africa on Sunday in the first ODI of the three-match series where Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli return to the set-up for a short audition that could well shape their 2027 World Cup fate. Both Rohit and Kohli []

SHILLONG: Batanggimin bilsi bonga skang abachengatgipa MOTHER project-ni gita Meghalaya sorkari adokoni ano donggipa magipa aro atchidal bisarangni been-bimang anseng baljokaniko namdapatanio namen chusokaniko manenga. Report-ni gita, ano donggipa magiparangni bisa anpaka somoio sianirang atagrikni gita komiangaha, daode banga magiparangan hospital-rango anpaktokenga, unbaksana atchidal bisarangna simsak nirokani namdapaha. International Journal of Scientific Research and Technology-o []

Mawkyrwat: National Highway Demand Committee (NHDC) South West Khasi Hills District, Deputy Chief Minister aro PWD-ni incharge Prestone Tynsong-ni jrip dongchipe mamingkon aganchakgija donganina jagokpilaha. Committee, Prestone-ko gronge district-ni manderangni batanggimin bilsi 20 somoirangonin district-ko Shillong songjinma baksa nangdimatgipa National Highway-ko dabiengani bidingo agangrikna grongna gita appointment-ko changgni rana sandiahachim. National Highway Demand Committee-ni chairman

Ranchi, Nov 29: Stand-in ODI skipper KL Rahul on Saturday conceded that his sides repeated struggles against spin, especially on home tracks, remain a concern but he didnt have a definitive answer to the decline of a traditional Indian strength. His comment comes amid a worrying pattern of Indian batting line-ups repeated buckling against spinners []

RANCHI, Nov 29: The surface at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi is expected to offer a fair contest between bat and ball, though conditions traditionally lean slightly towards the batters. Pacers should find reasonable bounce and carry early on, while spinners are likely to gain greater influence as the match wears on. Under lights, []

SHILLONG: New Shillong Township-o rikenggipa IT park-ni gnigipa phase ba gadango Artificial Intelligence-na IndiaAI Centre of Excellence (CoE) donggen. Meghalaya sorkari, IndiaAI Mission, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) baksa bakrime Technology Park-o Artificial Intelligence -na India AI Centre of Excellence (CoE)-ko rikenga. CoE, ian research, innovation, capacity building aro industry collaboration ba []

Chief Minister, kror 130 scholarship-ko ona Shillong: Chief Minister, Conrad K Sangma, Sonibar salo Tura District Auditoriium-o ongatgipa programo academic year 2024-2025-na Umbrella Post Matric Sholarship-ko parakataha. Tomanio Education Minister Lakhmen Rumbui, Education-ni Commissioner & Secretary Vijay Kumar Mantri, West Garo Hills-ni Deputy Commissioner, Vibhor Aggarwal aro Higher & Technical Education-ni Director Hazel D B []

Ranchi, Nov 29: Indias veteran opener Rohit Sharma is on the cusp of entering ODI history as he returns to action for the three-match series against South Africa beginning November 30 at the JSCA Stadium. The former captain is just three sixes short of surpassing Pakistan legend Shahid Afridis long-standing record for the most sixes []

SSA Champions Cup By Our Reporter Shillong, Nov 29: Meghalaya Police battled hard but came through against Mawkasiang 3-2 in Group A of the SSA Champions Cup 2025 at the SSA Stadium at First Ground, Polo, here on Saturday. Mawkasiang took the lead through Robertson Khongriah (34) but MLP came back at that with the []

By Our Reporter Shilong, Nov 29: Meghalaya recorded a landmark moment in its sporting journey as Albinash M. Marak became the first central referee from the state to officiate at the 69th SGFI National Taekwondo Championship in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. Marak, representing the Meghalaya Taekwondo Association, was appointed as a middle referee for the Under-17 []

By Our Reporter Shillong, Nov 29: Shillong Cricket Academy fell short in their defence of 110 as Sohtyngab stitched together a composed run chase to seal a four-wicket victory in their latest clash. Batting first, Shillong Cricket Academy were bundled out for 110 in their full quota of 20 overs. Prateek Kr Rajak top-scored with []

Tehran, Nov 29: Irans Football Federation will boycott the final draw ceremony for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after the United States refused to grant visas to several key members of its delegation, as the draw is scheduled for December 5 in Washington, D.C. Making the announcement on Friday, federation spokesman Amir Mehdi Alavi told []

Kolkata, Nov 29: Indian football head coach Khalid Jamil on Saturday took full responsibility for the countrys embarrassing loss to Bangladesh and said the Indian Super League must start at the earliest to arrest the national teams alarming slide. India, winless in five straight Asian Cup qualifying matches, have slumped to 142 in the FIFA []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 29: The upcoming second phase of the IT Park at New Shillong Township is set to host an IndiaAI Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Artificial Intelligence, positioning Meghalaya as an emerging state in the national AI ecosystem. The Meghalaya government, in collaboration with the IndiaAI Mission under the Ministry of []

JOWAI, Nov 29: Ohiwot Laloo, a senior school teacher and an active youth influencer based in West Jaintia Hills, has been conferred with the prestigious Silver Star Award of the Bharat Scouts and Guides (BSG) at a ceremony held in Lucknow recently, officials said on Saturday. Laloo is the first BSG member from the district []

Washington, Nov 29: Airlines around the world cancelled and delayed flights heading into the weekend to fix software on a widely used commercial aircraft after an analysis found the computer code may have contributed to a sudden drop in the altitude of a JetBlue plane last month. Airbus said on Friday that an examination of []

First NE India Organic Week begins in city By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 29: Meghalaya on Friday opened the first Northeast India Organic Week, launching a multi-agency push to expand the states certified organic farmland to 1 lakh hectaresabout 25 per cent of its cultivated area by 2028. The event, jointly organised with APEDA under []

Actress Fatima Sana Shaikh was recently at the IFP Season 15, held in Mumbai. The actress, while in a session, elaborated on her working experience with the legendary Naseeruddin Shah in her recently released movie Gustaakh Ishq. In an engaging conversation over Bringing Back Old-School Romance, Fatima, along with her Gutsaakh Ishq co-star Vijay Varma, []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 29: An alleged systemic discrimination within Meghalayas HIV response took centre stage on World AIDS Day 2025, as the Meghalaya State Network of Positive People (MSNP+) accused the states health authorities of excluding People Living with HIV (PLHIV) from the official programme and denying them the platform they were entitled []

From Our Correspondent Mawkyrwat, Nov 29: Irked by the silence of the deputy chief minister to meet, the National Highway Demand Committee (NHDC) South West Khasi Hills on Saturday threatened to take another step if he refuses to meet them. The NHDC South West Khasi Hills has expressed surprise over the lack of response from []

Artistes perform during the closing ceremony of the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), in Panaji, Goa, on Friday. (PTI)