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Miami, Dec 9: Carlos Alcaraz wanted to play in front of an energetic crowd at the inaugural Miami Invitational. The No. 1 mens tennis player got his wish, drawing a roar of applause when he stepped onto the court and electric cheers throughout an exhibition event Monday night at loanDepot Park, the home of Major []

Wolverhampton, Dec 9: Manchester United endured a nervous evening at Molineux but eventually found their rhythm to clinch a 4-1 win over bottom-placed Wolves, a result that lifted Erik ten Hags side to sixth in the Premier League table and deepened the crisis engulfing the home club. The night began against a backdrop of unrest. []

By Our Reporter Shillong, Dec 9: The SSA Champions Cup 2025 was taken to another level tonight after Nongkseh edged 10-man Langsning 4-3 in a tiebreaker after extra time in the first semi-final finished 2-2 in one of the most gripping matches held at the SSA Stadium in many years. Nongkseh thus became the first []

Madrid, Dec 9: Rubn Garca made one goal and scored another as Osasuna beat Levante 2-0 to ease the clubs relegation worries and condemn its rival to a fifth consecutive Spanish La Liga defeat. The game on Monday pitted fourth-bottom Osasuna against last-place Levante. The home side controlled the game from the kick off, with []

Turin, Dec 9: A second-half double from substitute Christian Pulisic gave AC Milan a come-from- behind 3-2 win over Torino on Monday and swept it back to the top of Italys Serie A. Weekend wins for title rivals Napoli and Internazionale left Milan in third and it knew three points were required to return to []

Cooch Behar Trophy By Our Reporter Shillong, Dec 9: Meghalaya are in control of their U-19 mens Cooch Behar Trophy 2025-26 plate group match as they lead Nagaland by 284 at stumps on the second day at the MCA Ground here on Tuesday. Sameer Choudhury was responsible for much of Meghalayas success as he claimed []

ZURICH, Dec 9: FIFA says it will include three-minute hydration breaks in each half of every game at next years World Cup, not just those played in hot weather. The referee will stop the game 22 minutes into each half for players to take drinks, regardless of the temperature, the host country the United []

From Our Correspondent Jowai, Dec 9: The womens football tournament organised by the East Jaintia Hills District Football Association, known as the Womens League 2025, began on Tuesday , at the Artificial Turf Ground, Diengshynrum, Khliehriat, East Jaintia Hills District. In the opening match between Umshong SC and Jalyiah United SC, the teams ended in []

Dhaka, Dec 9: Bangladesh Election Commission has completed all preparations to hold the 13th general elections in February and will announce the schedule in the next two days, a top official said on Tuesday. After a meeting with the President (Mohammad Shahabuddin), the schedule would be announced tomorrow evening or the day after, Election Commissioner []

In a landmark cultural moment, Post Malone, one of the worlds most influential and genre-blurring artists, took the stage in Guwahati for his first-ever solo headline performance in the country. Produced and promoted by BookMyShow Live, the live entertainment experiential division of BookMyShow and Live Nation, in collaboration with the Government of Assam, the concert []

Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who recently attended the Bridge Summit in the UAE, has spoken up about the stereotypes that the actors from eastern countries have to fight in the west. When asked about how actors navigate rejecting lucrative offers that do not align with their long term vision, in reference to actor Matthew McConaughey []

Veteran actress Shabana Azmi celebrated 41 years of marital bliss with acclaimed writer Javed Akhtar with a special social media post. She took to her official Instagram handle and posted a photo lovingly looking into her husbands eyes as she talked to him, while he listened to her with a smile on his face. Shabana []

MUMBAI, Dec 9: Indian stock markets fell for the second consecutive day on Tuesday as investors booked profits ahead of the US Federal Reserves policy decision. The BSE Sensex dropped 436.41 points, or 0.51%, to close at 84,666.28, a nearly two-week low, while it had touched an intraday low of 84,382.96, down 719.73 points. The []

MUMBAI, Dec 9: The Indian rupee rebounded on Tuesday, ending 18 paise higher at 89.87 against the US dollar, after opening at 90.15, supported by a retreat in the US dollar and falling crude oil prices. Forex analysts attributed the recovery to likely intervention by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), weak US dollar sentiment []

NEW DELHI, Dec 9: Five companiesLEAP India, Eldorado Agritech, Molbio Diagnostics, Foodlink F&B Holdings, and Technocraft Ventureshave received Sebi approval to launch IPOs. LEAP Indias Rs 2,400-crore and Eldorado Agritechs Rs 1,000-crore IPOs combine fresh equity and offers-for-sale, with proceeds aimed at debt repayment, working capital, and expansion. Molbio, Foodlink, and Technocraft also plan to []

NEW DELHI, Dec 9: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a draft circular requiring authorised dealers to disclose the full transaction costscovering remittance fees, foreign exchange rates, currency conversion charges, and any intermediary feesto retail users for foreign exchange cash, spot, and tomorrow contracts. This move aims to enhance transparency in the forex []

Cuttack, Dec 9: Hardik Pandya made a memorable comeback to competitive cricket, striking a mood-lifting unbeaten fifty and then took a key wicket as India etched a dominant 101-run win over South Africa in the opening match of the five-match series here on Tuesday. The victory helped India take a 1-0 lead in the rubber []

Sydney, Dec 9: Former Australian pace great Glenn McGrath has delivered a blunt assessment of Englands faltering Ashes campaign, cautioning that the tourists face the prospect of a humiliating series scoreline unless they strike back immediately in the third Test in Adelaide. Australias 2-0 lead, sealed in just six days of cricket, has surpassed even []

Adelaide, Dec 9: Englands Ashes campaign has taken another heavy blow with fast bowler Mark Wood ruled out of the remainder of the tour due to a recurrence of his longstanding knee problem. The 35-year-old will fly home this weekend, ending a comeback that lasted just one Test after eight months on the sidelines. Wood, []

Adelaide, Dec 9: England head coach Brendon McCullum has delivered a blunt message to his struggling side, insisting they must shed any hint of fragility if they are to keep the Ashes series alive. With the tourists trailing 2-0 and facing a must-win third Test in Adelaide, McCullum said England have no chance of turning []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 9: Key stakeholders conglomerated for the Meghalaya Cooperative Conclave at the State Convention Centre, Shillong, marking the grand finale of the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) 2025. According to a statement here, the event, organised by the NABARD Meghalaya Regional Office, was attended by Cooperation Minister, Methodius Dkhar, as the []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 9: The Meghalaya government on Tuesday reiterated that it has acted on every instance of illegal mining brought to its notice, with Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma stressing that enforcement has been ongoing even as the state transitions from traditional rat-hole mining to scientific methods. Speaking to reporters after a []

Enforcement Directorate conducted searches in five locations in Tura in connection with diversion of Rs 28.66-crore GHADC funds By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 9: The state government on Tuesday chose to steer clear of the escalating storm over the Enforcement Directorates search operations in Garo Hills, with Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma making it clear []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 9: The state government has set a clear timeline for restructuring the salary of ad hoc and SSA teachers, with Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma announcing on Tuesday that the a structured pay system will be in place before Christmas. The Chief Minister made the statement at the closing ceremony []

The Khyndai Lad area witnessed heavy traffic congestion on Tuesday ahead of the upcoming Christmas festival. (ST)

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 9: Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Tuesday said the survey for the high-speed corridor from Mawlyngkhung (near Shillong) in Meghalaya to Panchgram (near Silchar) in Assam has reached an advanced stage. To expedite the process, the government has directed different line departments to work in unison as there is []

Shillong, Dec 9: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday, while asserting that education has been the top priority of the present government, said the budget in the education sector has witnessed a massive jump in the last few years. Highlighting the governments education initiatives since 2018, Sangma said that education has been a priority []

Paris, Dec 8: A leading international human rights organisation wrote to the United Nations Special Rapporteur, raising alarm over the ban imposed on Bangladeshs Awami League party and the suspension of its registration by the countrys Election Commission. In its complaint to the Office of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of []

Dhaka, Dec 8: In yet another instance of escalating internal conflict within the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), at least ten people were injured after clashes broke out between two factions over the partys nomination for a constituency in Gazipur district, local media reported. The violence erupted on Sunday evening in Kaliakair Upazila between supporters of []

London, Dec 8: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Monday as European leaders sought to strengthen Kyivs position in difficult negotiations over a US-backed peace plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Zelenskyy said his meetings in London and later []

BANGKOK, Dec 8: Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday as both sides accused the other of breaking a ceasefire that halted fighting earlier this year. Longstanding border disputes erupted into five days of combat in July that killed dozens of soldiers and civilians. US President Donald Trump pushed the Southeast []

BANGKOK, Dec 8: A Myanmar military airstrike on a tea shop in Mayakan village, Tabayin township, Sagaing region, on December 5 killed at least 18 civilians and wounded 20, according to local residents and independent media. The victims, including a five-year-old child and two schoolteachers, were gathered to watch a televised MyanmarPhilippines football match. Two []

KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Nepals interim government on Monday directed all district administration offices to display the names of 45 individuals, declared as martyrs, who died during the Gen Z protests in September that led to the fall of the K P Sharma Oli-led government. The decision to this effect was taken at a cabinet meeting, []

Dharmendras children Sunny Deol and Esha Deol, wife Hema Malini and industry colleagues like Sharmila Tagore and Saira Banu on Monday remembered the Bollywood star on what would have been his 90th birthday. Dharmendra died on November 24 after brief illness and the family quietly marked the day by sharing their memories with the Hindi []

Bollywood actor Nitanshi Goel poses for pictures during the Lifestyle Asia Awards 2025, in Mumbai on Sunday. (PTI)

When people think of gym goers using steroids, the picture that comes to mind is often of a man pumping iron, like Arnold Schwarzenegger, or modern day shirtless masculinity influencers like the Liver King. But the image is changing. Women now represent a growing share of people who use steroids. And so harm minimisation efforts, []

SHILLONG: Kam kasoenggipa pilak skigiparangan Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)-ko pass katelna nanggen ine rai onaniko rapilchina gita adokni Law department, Supreme Court (SC)-ko molmolna pilak cholrangkon sandienga. Law department-oni kobor ontimgiparangni uiatani gitade, skigiparang TET pass katelna nanga ine rai onaniko adok sorkariba rapilchina nangnikenga aro iani bidingo kachari, rebaenggipa January jao hearing-ko daktaina sienga. []

SHILLONG: New Shillong Township (NST)-ni Mawdiangdiang-o rikenggipa gital Meghalaya Legislative Assembly nokko matchotna radodaptaiani dongjawaha aro ia gital Assembly nokko, rebaenggipa 2026 bilsini June jaon matchottelgnok ine Sombar salo, Assembly-ni Speaker Thomas A Sangma parakataha. Assembly nok rikaniko nipilna gita Sombar salo tomaniko ongatani jaman iako Sangma, kobor ratimgiparangna parakataha. Ia tomanio Speaker baksana adokni []

BAGHMARA: Reanggipa December 5 tarikoni 8 tarikona, South Garo Hills Bharat Scouts & Guides (BS&G)-ni Winter Camp-ko Baghmara-ni Simsang chisamo ongatangaha. Ia winter camp-ko ongatanio, South Garo Hills ajani dingtang dingtang skulrangoni gimik sak 138 Scout aro Guide-rang bak raangtokaha. Ia winter camp-o South Garo Hills ajani scout aro guide-rang, changa-sapanirangko skie raan baksa namgipa []

Headmaster-ko chugimik kam ragalchina songni manderang dabia BAGHMARA: South Garo Hills ajao, Mon Rongsna Government Lower Primary (LP) skulni headmaster Headring M Marak, 2015 bilsionin skul rechipgija dormaha oke chaaha ine songni manderang matnangatenba, ia headmaster-ko chugimik kam ragalsrangchina sorkariko didiataha. Iani bidingo songni manderangni pal, social activist Greneth M Sangma, South Garo Hills ajani []

SHILLONG: Rebaenggipa 2026 bilsini abachengachibara ongatna sienggipa Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) election-na Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ni tikitko skatang onjawa indiba Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidate-rangnasan onaigen ine BJP-ni state vice president aro Tura-ni MDC Bernard N Marak parakataha. Marak-ni parakatani gitade, GHADC election-ko rebaenggipa bilsini April jao ongatnaba gnang ine kadongsoenga aro ia election-na []

TURA: HQ 101 Area, Assam Regiment Centre aro Sainik Welfare Directorate, Tikrikilla, Garobadha, Tura aro Ampati-ni Ex-Servicemen Association-rangni dakchakanichi, Sombar saloni abachenge salgnina Ex-Servicemen Rally-ko Tura Dakkopgre-o donggipa SMELC-o ongatenga. Ia Ex-Servicemen Rally-ko abachengatanio, General Administration Department-ni Minister Sosthenes Sohtun, mongsonggipa sokgipa onge bak raangaha aro unbaksana GOC 101 Area-ni SM, Lt Gen Mohit Wadhwa-ba []

Editor, As I reconnect with Shillong and resume living here, I increasingly feel that goods are produced and services rendered not because businesses must compete for customers, but because the public has few alternatives and is forced to accept whatever is offered. It is in this context that I wish to recount a few personal []

The Meghalaya Government may be making tall claims in many areas of so-called development but when it comes to enforcing the rule of law the state fares miserably. For once the BJP has made the right noises and called out the continued violation of the National Green Tribunal ban on coal mining since 2014. That []

By H. Srikanth & Airpeace Rani When Prof. P.S. Shukla, the Vice-Chancellor of NEHU, notified the launching of the Four-Year Undergraduate Program (FYUP) in UG colleges in 2023, Meghalaya College Teachers Association (MCTA) spearheaded a movement against the enforcement of the FYUP in the state without the approval of the NEHU Academic Council. MCTA was []

By Our Reporter Shillong, Dec 8: Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Monday announced that Package 1 of the ShillongDawki road project the four-lane stretch from Rilbong to Baniun in Mylliem will be fully completed by the end of December 2025. He said the executing agency has reaffirmed its commitment to the month-end []

Doha, Dec 8: Zorawar Singh Sandhu finished seventh in the mens trap final with seven hits in first 10 targets, as India concluded an impressive campaign at the ISSF World Cup Final with six medals, including two gold, here Monday. World Championship bronze medallist Zorawar was the only Indian representative on the concluding shotgun day []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 8: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday declared that Guwahati is poised to emerge as a major global concert destination, rivaling Shillong, thanks to the surging popularity of international acts like Post Malones headline show. Speaking to reporters amid the buzz surrounding the Grammy-nominated artists first solo India []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 8: The Meghalaya Commercial Truck Owners and Drivers Association (MCTODA) has expressed optimism that cement companies operating in the state will comply with the state governments fresh notification revising transportation rates for cement and clinkerfrom the existing Rs 7 per metric ton per km to Rs 9 per metric ton []