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By Dr. Chayanika Sarma Suicide rarely begins with a single moment. More often, it emerges from a prolonged struggle with emotional pain, hopelessness, social pressures, personal crises or other vulnerabilities. Yet, too often, that suffering remains hidden behind silence, stigma and the fear of being judged. Suicide is a major public health concern that leaves []

Sujoy Dhar She never burned a bra. That much needs saying at the outset, because for half a century the myth clung to her name harder than most of her actual words ever did. The story goes back to a 1968 protest outside the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, where demonstrators tossed girdles, curlers []

Christina K Sangma Mallow was a small grey cat with bright green eyes, a crooked white whisker, and a rather unusual passion for singing. From the moment she woke each morning, she seemed to have a melody waiting inside her. As the first sunlight slipped through the windows, Mallow would climb onto her favourite []

NEW DELHI, Sep 12: When India take on Afghanistan in the opening T20I of their three-match series on Sunday, the venue may seem familiar, but the designation of the series is anything but straightforward. India are effectively playing an away series in New Delhi, with Afghanistan listed as the home side. The unusual arrangement is []

NEW DELHI, Sep 12: India captain Shreyas Iyer believes the abundance of top-order batting options is a luxury rather than a selection headache ahead of Sundays opening T20I against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. India have several contenders for the top order, including teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan. []

NEW DELHI, Sep 12: Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran said his team has worked out plans to counter Jasprit Bumrah ahead of Sundays opening T20I against India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, while stressing the need to keep things simple. Bumrah is set to return to international cricket after recovering from a left knee injury suffered []

NEW DELHI, Sep 12: Pakistan great Wasim Akram has questioned the Pakistan Super Leagues ability to produce quality batting talent, contrasting its decade-long history with the Indian Premier Leagues emergence of young stars such as Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Akram, who has worked in both the IPL and PSL, acknowledged that Pakistans franchise league has helped produce []

BIRMINGHAM, Sep 12: England survived a major scare before beating Pakistan by eight wickets in the third Test at Edgbaston on Saturday to complete a 3-0 series sweep. Chasing 130 for victory, England suffered a stunning start as Pakistan reduced them to 2-2 in the opening over. Ben Duckett edged Mohammad Abbas behind for a []

Match starts: 8 pm Dubai, Sep 12: Seven-time champions India will look to Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma to deliver once again when they take on a resilient Sri Lanka in the Womens T20 Asia Cup final here on Sunday. With 168 runs including two fifties, Shafali has not only been Indias best batter but []

New York, Sep 12: Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe had a packed crowd sprinkled with celebrities cheering equally for them, as the two fan favourites fought to reach their first major final. The crowd figures to be almost entirely on Sheltons side on Sunday, because now hes the American hope to end a lengthy Grand []

New York, Sep 12: Taylor Townsend was tight, not moving well and could sense she was off swinging her racket early in the US Open womens doubles final. I wanted this really badly, and I knew that I wanted it, she said. I felt it in my body and my spirit because I was so []

New Delhi, Sep 12: BRICS leaders on Saturday called for a sweeping reform of the global financial architecture to give emerging markets and developing economies a greater voice in the IMF and World Bank, while strongly criticising unilateral tariffs, trade restrictions and economic sanctions. In the New Delhi Declaration, the grouping delivered a pointed warning []

New Delhi, Sep 12: Indias gem and jewellery exports continued positive momentum in the month of August, with gross exports rising 12.52 per cent year-on-year to Rs 21,945.87 crore, a report said on Saturday. The report from the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) said the month saw a marked shift toward value added []

New Delhi, Sep 12: Eternal-backed food delivery platform Zomato has begun charging customers an additional fee of Rs 5 to Rs 20 for choosing cash on delivery (COD) as the company seeks to monetise payment methods amid intensifying competition. The pay on delivery fee shown separately on the apps bill summary appears to be levied []

New Delhi, Sep 12: The South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) is contributing approximately 23 per cent of Coal India Limiteds (CIL) output and registered around 17 per cent of Indias total coal production in FY 2025-26, the government said on Saturday. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indias coal sector has undergone a []

New Delhi, Sep 12: India supplied 895 crore litres of ethanol by the end of August under the Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025-26 with grain-based feedstocks accounting for nearly 70 per cent of these cumulative supplies, according to data released by the All India Distillers Association (AIDA) on Saturday. According to the data, it is []

Hek says NPP legislators, TMC leaders also in talks SHILLONG, Sep 12: The BJPs political outreach in Meghalaya is widening beyond the reported movement of UDP legislators, with senior party leader and MLA AL Hek confirming that the party is in discussions with sitting NPP legislators as well as leaders from the TMC and other []

SHILLONG, Sep 12: A Christian gospel song and prayer opened former UDP general secretary Jemino Mawthohs induction into the BJP on Saturday, setting the tone for a political crossover in which the former regional party leader sought to explain why he had chosen a party whose acceptability in Meghalaya has long been questioned. Asked why []

Rongara Block-ni gital office nokko nokdonggae onanga RONGARA:South Garo Hills ajani Rongara C&RD Block-o gital rikgipa Block Integrated Development Complex-ko Bristibar salo, Meghalaya adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma nokdonggae onangaha aro ia gital office nokko nokdonggae onanio, Siju-Rongara-ni MLA Rakkam A Sangma aro Chokpot-ni MLA Sengchim N Sangma-ba dongpae bak raangaha. Rongara C&RD Block-o []

TURA: Tura-ni State Bank of India (SBI) Regional Business Office, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program-ni ningo, Tura-ni Achik Heritage Pursuits dol baksa nangrime, Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam ine pangchakaniko donenba Bristibar salo, West Garo Hills ajani Rongdenggre songo, bol geani program-ko ongatangaha. Ia program-ko ongatanio, pang 400 Citrus Macroptera ba Chambil bol chararangko geangan []

CHENNAI, Sep 10: East Zone were crowned Duleep Trophy 2026 champions despite their final against South Zone ending in a draw, with the title being decided by the first-innings lead rule applicable in Indian first-class cricket. The five-day final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai ended without either side securing an outright victory. However, []

New Delhi, Sep 10: Yash Thakur on Thursday replaced injured fast bowler Harshit Rana, while pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was cleared to play in Indias upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan and the Asian Games. Rana, who last played for India on the England tour, had been recovering from a hamstring injury at the BCCI Centre []

Portsmouth, Sep 10: Pakistans Under-19 cricketers were caught in a bizarre case of mistaken identity in Portsmouth after around 40 masked protesters gathered outside their hotel, believing asylum seekers were staying there. The protesters had apparently been alerted by the arrival of a coach operated by the same company that had recently transported asylum seekers []

New Delhi, Sep 10: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has criticised the BCCIs packed cricket calendar, warning that players cannot be treated as an unlimited resource amid growing workload and injury concerns. In a column for Sportstar, Gavaskar said the constant demands of international and franchise cricket were putting excessive pressure on Indian cricketers.Indian cricketers []

Supreme Court cracks whip on BCCI New Delhi, Sep 10: The Supreme Court has put the BCCI and its affiliated state cricket associations on the spot, asking them to explain why they should not be brought under the ambit of the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 a move that could significantly alter the way []

Wellington, Sep 10: New Zealand white-ball captain Mitchell Santner has turned down a Big Bash League contract to prioritise the Black Caps Test assignments against India and Australia. Santner was approached by Adelaide Strikers but decided against taking up the offer, with New Zealands international commitments taking precedence.When you look ahead to the summer weve []

A savings goal can have a clear amount and deadline, but the way the money is invested can determine how well it fits that plan. A deposit meant for a home down payment may need to remain accessible within two years, while money set aside for a goal five years away can follow a different []

New Delhi, Sep 9: Senior all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been picked for the three-match one day series against Australia A in October subject to full fitness, the BCCI announced on Wednesday. The 32-year-old Pandya last played a competitive match during last editions disastrous IPL campaign for Mumbai Indians. Since then, he has been out of []

New Delhi, Sep 9: Indian cricketers competing at the upcoming Asian Games in Japan will stay at the designated accommodation arranged by the Organising Committee though they are not the five-star hotels they usually get on foreign tours, BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla said on Tuesday. Shukla said the issue on the accommodation of the hotels []

Chennai, Sep 9: The ongoing Duleep Trophy might not have panned out in his favour, but South Zone captain Tilak Varma has set a new goal for himself winning the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. East Zone has built an overall lead of 584 runs to all but clinch the domestic season opener []

New Delhi, Sep 9: Expecting underprepared tracks in Japan, India wrist-spinner Varun Chakaravarthy believes spinners could play a pivotal role in the teams upcoming Asian Games campaign, even as he cautioned that unpredictable weather conditions will ultimately dictate how the pitches behave during the tournament. Chakaravarthy has fully recovered from a Grade 2 left hamstring []

New Delhi, Sep 9: Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association secretary D R Dubey will not be eligible to represent his unit at the upcoming BCCI Annual General Meeting, with his name excluded from the electoral rolls, according to a report on the eligibility of representatives submitted by electoral officer A K Joti. The report, which []

NEW YORK, Sep 9: Ben Shelton ended Carlos Alcarazs title reign in the latest-finishing match in U.S. Open history, pulling out a 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) victory in a match that ended at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday. Alcaraz had his 18-match winning streak in Grand Slam tournaments ended in a match that lasted []

NEW YORK, Sep 9: Aryna Sabalenka thought it was all slipping away. Her U.S. Open title reign and her lengthy hold on the No. 1 ranking in womens tennis were just about gone. Then Sabalenka proved shes not giving any of it up without a fight. Sabalenka kept alive her hopes for a third straight []

SHILLONG: Meghalaya adoko National Peoples Party (NPP)-chi dilenggipa Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) 2.0-ni ningo dao dingtanganirangko nikna kadongsoengon, dao adita salrangni gisepo ongatna sienggipa Shillong Lok Sabha by-election-an ia party-rangna skanggipa porikka ba dake niani gita onggen. Ia Shillong Lok Sabha by-election-o Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ba candidate-ko susaatna tik kaangaha aro dao United Democratic Party []

AMPATI: Mongolbar salo, Young Meghalaya, Shaping Tomorrow ine pangchakaniko donenba, Block Level Chief Ministers Youth Engagement Program 2026-ko Zikzak C&RD Block-ni Multi Facility Centre-o ongatangaha. Ia CM Youth Engagement Program-ko South West Garo Hills ajani District Sports Office ongataha aro ia program-o, Zikzak C&RD Block ningo donggipa dingtang dingtang skulrangoni chatro chatrirang bak rae, antangtangni []

SHILLONG: Sombar salo, India asongni Vice President CP Radhakrishnan, chi, rama jallang, anseng baljokani aro bijolini kamrangna gong kror 1,010.95-ni project-rangko, Shillong songjinmani U Soso Tham Auditorium-o abachengate onangaha. Ia project-rangoni dalbatgipade, Shillong aro samba jolrango donggipa dam 32 songrangna namgipa ringani chirangko onna gong kror 850.58 onggipa Shillong Water Supply Scheme-ni Phase-II ba gnigipa []

TURA:Public Health Engineering (PHE) department-ni Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) ningo contractual staff ba contract-na kamko kaenggipa manderang, reanggipa April jaonin dormaharangko mantokkujaengani gimin ia jabongani dormahako taraken onchina sorkario dabiangaha. JJM-o contract-na kam kaenggipa manderangni parakatani gitade, uamangna reanggipa April jaonin dormaharangko onchipkujaengani gimin adita salrangna skangsan, PHE department-ni Chief Engineer-na sedoatahachim aro una skangba []

Dubai, Sep 8: Japans leading run-scorer Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming will lead his country in the historic one-off T20 International against India on September 22 in Sano with the hosts opting to field the same squad that will play in the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. Ibrahim Takahashi and Declan Suzuki-McComb are the other two players with the []

TURA: Meghalaya adokni deficit skulrango sanction post-rangko bonate, kamo gital rakkia mangipa skigiparangko, SEMAM-ni ningo Structured Pay Framework (SPF)-o napatskana sorkarini tik kae uiataniko Garo Hills Deficit School Teachers & Employees Association (GHDSTEA) raken jegalataha. Ia uiataniko Meghalaya sorkarini Education department, reanggipa August jani 12 tariko onangaha aro ian deficit skulrangna kamo gital rakkia mangipa []

TURA: East Garo Hills ajao Darugre-Songsak ramako apalbatate tarianio, aa nokgiparang aro jolo songdongenggipa manderang nengnikanirangko chagrongna nangenga ine Achik State Peoples Front (ASPF), jolni Nokmarang baksa, East Garo Hills ajani Deputy Commissioner-na badi kadoangenba, ia kamrangko nirokatchina didiataha. ASPF-ni Deputy Commissioner-na sedoatgipa chittio parakatani gitade, ia ramako tarina gita National Highways & Infrastructure Development []

Dubai, Sep 7: Pakistan captain Fatima Sana has been fined 10 per cent of her match fee for making disparaging gestures after dismissing India opener Shafali Verma during their Womens Asia Cup match, the ICC said on Monday. The incident occurred in the second over of Indias innings when Fatima, after dismissing Shafali, gestured in []

World Archery Para Series Ahmedabad, Sep 7: Reigning world champion Sheetal Devi confirmed a medal for India by storming into the womens compound individual final on the third day of the World Archery Para Series (Stage III), here on Monday. In an all-Indian semifinal, the armless archer from Jammu defeated Sarita 145-143 to book her []

Berlin, Sep 7: Italy gave the United States a huge scare in the womens FIBA World Cup, while China needed overtime to edge the Czech Republic 74-70 in another thriller. The US survived its toughest test at the tournament in two decades with a 55-52 win over Italy, with Jackie Young scoring 10 points on []

New Delhi, Sep 7: Commonwealth Games silver medallist weightlifter Gyaneshwari Yadav is hoping to carry her Glasgow experience into this months Asian Games, where she has set her sights on bettering her personal best. The 23-year-old from Chhattisgarh produced personal bests in both the snatch and clean and jerk for a total of 199kg (88kg+111kg) []

New Delhi, Sep 7: With ACC Womens Asia Cup 2026 reaching the business end and India emerging as one of the strongest favourites to win the title, a potential controversy surrounding the trophy presentation is already beginning to take shape as Asian Cricket Council President Mohsin Naqvi is reportedly set to attend the ceremony of []