The Shillong Times

Naypyidaw, March 30 : Myanmars junta chief, Min Aung Hlaing, has been nominated as President in a parliamentary process that seems planned to cement his grip on civil society, local media reported on Monday The Myanmar junta also appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Army Ye Win Oo as Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services. Ye Win []

Indian Premier League Mumbai, March 29: Mumbai Indians rode on blistering half-centuries from former skipper Rohit Sharma (78) and Ryan Rickelton (81) to comfortably beat Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets thus breaking the hoodoo of not winning any of their opening games in last 13 editions of the IPL, here on Sunday. While they []

Indian Premier League Match today CHENNAI Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals at 7:30 pm Guwahati, March 29: Sanju Samson is set for an emotional clash against Rajasthan Royals, the side he led and shaped for over a decade, as he turns out for Chennai Super Kings, while Ravindra Jadeja will also face his former []

Indian Premier League Bengaluru, March 29: Indias premier batter Virat Kohli added another remarkable milestone to his illustrious career by becoming the first player in Indian Premier League history to score over 4,000 runs in run chases. The landmark was achieved during the IPL 2026 season opener in Bengaluru. In the process, Kohli also climbed []

Indian Premier League New Delhi, March 29: In the ever-evolving world of franchise T20 cricket, where players often dominate headlines, the role of the head coach has quietly grown into one of the most decisive factors behind a teams success. Once a peripheral figure in the sport, the head coach has, since the late 1980s []

Indian Premier League Guwahati, March 29: If Mahendra Singh Dhonis calf muscle injury wasnt enough, Chennai Super Kings have been dealt a second telling blow in the form of Dewald Brevis side strain which will keep him out for the first few games, head coach Stephen Fleming confirmed here on Sunday. The Super Kings will []

Indian Premier League Bengaluru, March 29: Head coach Daniel Vettori motivated the players after Sunrisers Hyderabads (SRH) six wicket defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 opener played at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday calling the performance rusty but far from alarming. Reflecting on the outcome, Vettori admitted it []

Indian Premier League Bengaluru, March 29: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has informed IPL franchises that there will be no automatic double checks during DRS referrals this season. Reviews will now be restricted to the original point of appeal, with additional checks carried out only if the opposing side opts for []

New Delhi, March 29: The Executive Committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Sunday deliberated on multiple administrative and governance matters, including the evaluation of commercial rights bids for its flagship competitions. Three bids received for the commercial rights cycle from FanCode and Genius Sports (covering the Indian Super League and Federation Cup), []

Atlanta, March 29: Belgium gave a dressing down to a U.S. team with big World Cup dreams.The Americans allowed five straight goals in a deflating 5-2 loss to the Red Devils in a friendly on Saturday night. The U.S. had not lost by three in a home game in which it scored the opening goal []

Raipur, March 29: Jharkhand and Himachal Pradesh clinched two gold medals each on the opening day of wrestling competition in Ambikapur while Mizoram bagged a couple of gold medals to wrap up the weightlifting competition on the fifth day of the Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) 2026 here on Sunday. Jharkhand opened their gold medal []

Raipur, March 29: On the verge of quitting weightlifting after losing both his parents before he was 16, Mizorams Isak Malsawmtluanga overcame a back injury to clinch the mens 60kg gold medal at the Khelo India Tribal Games here. Isak came up with a strong showing in clean and jerk, after finishing the snatch section []

Miami Gardens, March 29: Aryna Sabalenka beat Coco Gauff in the Miami Open womens singles final 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 on Saturday. The world No. 1 overpowered fourth-ranked Gauff in the first and third sets with sizzling groundstroke winners and became the first player to accomplish the Sunshine Double winning Indian Wells followed by Miami []

Mumbai, March 29: The combined market valuation of seven of Indias top-10 most valued companies fell sharply by Rs 1.75 lakh crore last week amid global uncertainties and geopolitical tensions. The decline came in a holiday-shortened week when benchmark indices ended lower. The Sensex dropped 949.74 points, or 1.27 per cent, while the Nifty fell []

New Delhi, March 29: Industry body CII on Sunday commended the government for its swift, coordinated and well-calibrated response to the disruptions arising from the West Asia crisis, and laid out a 12-point agenda for India Inc to complement these efforts. CII Director General Chandrajit Banerjee said while the policy response has mitigated immediate risks, []

Easter chocolate is all over supermarket shelves. Some people reach straight for milk chocolate eggs while others pause at the darker varieties, assuming theyre healthier. Dark chocolate has gained a reputation as the better choice because it usually contains more cocoa and less sugar than milk chocolate. But is dark chocolate actually healthier? Lets see []

From Our Special Correspondent Experts from different fields today agreed that instead of a piecemeal approach to tackle the worst ever air pollution in urban centres like Delhi, the novel concept of Carbon Garden of the Delhi Universitys self-sustaining ecological defences should be an ideal solution. The Universitys Carbon Garden represents a quiet shift in []

Abdominal or central obesity poses a greater health risk than overall obesity, especially in the Indian context where even lean-looking individuals may carry harmful visceral fat, Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh said on Sunday. Speaking at the release of a cardiology textbook titled Advances in Obesity and Lipid Management in CVD, the minister highlighted []

Editor, Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper, I would like to draw attention to a deeply disturbing incident of road rage that recently occurred in Shillong. A viral video circulating on social media shows a private vehicle driver assaulting a tourist taxi driver for allegedly not giving way during a traffic jam. What is []

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hinted of a gathering gloom on the global front in relation to the Iran-Israel-US war that has been raging for the past one month. In his monthly Mann Ki Baat address to the nation, the Prime Minister highlighted the fuel crisis thats gripping the world on account of disruption of []

By H.H. Mohrmen Autumn is a beloved season of poets, yet what the poets and writers do not always tell us about this season of mellow fruitfulness, as John Keats describes it, is that it is also a season of trepidation. If it is the harvest season for humans to fill their granaries, it is []

By Leander Lyngwa A disturbing video circulated widely on social media last week: a driver being verbally abused, slapped, and threatened by a man who, through his language, demeanour, and threats, including references to a firearm, led many viewers to initially believe he was a police officer. The language was vulgar, the aggression unmistakable, and []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, March 29: A total of 88 students from different schools across Meghalaya were awarded scholarships by the Vidyadhan Foundation recently. Prior to receiving the financial support, the successful candidates participated in a four-day residential soft skills training programme at the Bosco Integrated Development Society (BIDS). Managed by Fr James Thyrniang, BIDS []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, March 29: The National Peoples Party (NPP) on Sunday condemned the assault of a commercial vehicle driver at Umshyrpi and called for immediate legal action against the perpetrator. NPP state working president Hamletson Dohling described the incident as shocking and stated that such lawlessness has no place in a civilised society. []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, March 29: For the past few years, Shillong has attracted a huge number of tourists, not only from neighbouring Assam and West Bengal but from across the country. While these visitors come for pleasant stays, some touts and taxi drivers in the state capital often create problems for them, leading to []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, March 29: The Meghalaya Pradesh Mahila Congress has condemned the recently introduced amendment to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) in the Lok Sabha, describing it as deeply dangerous for civil society and democratic functioning. In a statement, Meghalaya Pradesh Mahila Congress president Joplyn Scott Shylla said the amendment poses a []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, March 29: The state BJP has vowed to give its best shot in the upcoming elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) as and when they are held. Speaking to media persons here, BJP spokesperson M Kharkrang said the party has already named its candidates. As we are contesting []

Indian Premier League New Delhi, March 28: Gujarat Titans wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler said the Indian Premier League (IPL), whose 19th edition starts from Saturday, has had the biggest influence on his cricketing career, adding that conversations he has had during his time in the tournament have served him well while representing England in all three []

Indian Premier League Mumbai, March 28: A robust Mumbai Indians outfit will begin their bid to end a five-year title drought in the Indian Premier League when they take on a depleted Kolkata Knight Riders in their tournament opener here on Sunday. It has been a while since Mumbai Indians, the joint most successful team []

Indian Premier League Mumbai, March 29: Mumbai Indians received a timely boost ahead of their Indian Premier League opener, with pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah joining the squad and declared available for selection against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Head coach Mahela Jayawardene confirmed Bumrahs availability on the eve of the match. []

Indian Premier League Mumbai, March 28: Cameron Green wont be weighed down by his high price tag, says Kolkata Knight Riders coach Shane Watson, noting that the Australian all-rounder prefers to play with absolute freedom. Green, who has played for Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the past, was picked up by KKR for []

Paphos (Cyprus), March 28: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa, Indias sole representative in the Open section of the eight-player elite field, faces a challenging task as the Candidates Tournament gets underway here on Sunday. The event, which will determine over the course of a fortnight the challenger to reigning world champion D Gukesh in the next World []

Tangier (Morocco), March 28: None of the Indian shooters could qualify for the finals of the skeet events at the ISSF World Cup for Shotgun here on Saturday. Olympian Maheshwari Chauhan came close to a top-eight spot after finishing the first day of qualification with a score of 69 out of 75. She shot 23 []

Suzuka (Japan), March 28: Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli took the pole for Sundays Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, just two weeks after he led qualifying and won the first race of his career at the Chinese Grand Prix. The 19-year-old Antonellis qualifying time Saturday was 1 minute, 28.778 seconds on the 5.8-kilometre Suzuka circuit in []

Odisha women dominate last day of swimming Raipur, March 28: Weightlifter Nikita ended hosts Chhattisgarhs wait for a gold medal while Odishas women swimmers clinched all the three yellow metals on offer on the fourth day of the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 here on Saturday. Nikita dominated the womens 77kg weightlifting event to comfortably []

TURA: District Administration aro West Garo Hills aro Goalpara-ni police baksa kumong nangrimgrikanina tomaha. Goalpara-ni District Commissioner & District Election Officer, Shri Pradip Timung, baksana agipi Superintendent of Police, Shri Navneet Mahanta, Meghalaya adokni West Garo Hills-ona mejal wenbaaha aro district administration aro police official-rang baksa tomanio chanchirimaha. Tomanio dingtangmancha sima ari biaprango namgija kam []

New Delhi, March 28: Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran on Saturday said that given the considerable impact of the ongoing West Asia conflict on Indias economy, the country should leverage the fallout to redouble its recent reform efforts to enhance Indias competitiveness and preparedness. The entrepreneurial mindset in bureaucracy, accompanied by enhanced speed of []

New Delhi, March 28: Gold prices gained 5.77 per cent during the week, amid sustained geopolitical tensions and pull back in crude oil prices. On Friday, MCX gold April futures added 0.15 per cent while MCX silver May futures declined 0.09 per cent. Currently, gold futures stand at Rs 1,44,500, while silver futures at Rs []

New Delhi, March 28: India has cautioned WTO members against weaponising transparency to justify trade retaliation or challenge legitimate domestic policies, saying it should be backed by sustained capacity-building support to ensure that all countries meet obligations fairly and effectively. Transparency is a key component of the technical barriers to trade agreement of the World []

New Delhi, March 28: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has stressed the importance of consensus-based decision-making and addressing structural imbalances in global trade as WTO members deliberated on reform issues during the second day of the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Cameroon. Leading the Indian delegation, Goyal said that consensus remains the bedrock []

Mumbai, March 28: Former Raymond chairman Vijaypat Singhania died here on Saturday evening, his family said. He was 87. His son Gautam Singhania, the groups current chairman and managing director, announced the death on the microblogging platform X. Singhania passed away peacefully in Mumbai, and the last rites will be performed on Sunday, a Raymond []

History can sometimes take an unexpected turn. One of these curious, revolutionary twists came in the mid-19th century, when the tale of an unassuming everyday object the billiard ball ended in cinematic proportions. Billiard balls were originally made of ivory, and the need to replace this scarce material led to the invention of []

Odin was a kelpie. Attentive and protective, with a happy smile and an endless hope for food, he succumbed to a terminal disease late last year. At his death, a deep sense of grief ripped through the household of one of us (Andrew): while Odin was not human, he was an irreplaceable member of the []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, March 28: Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui has urged undergraduate students from across the Northeast to utilise platforms like the North East Graduate Congress to build confidence and leadership skills necessary for regional progress. Speaking at the 8th North East Graduate Congress 2026 held at the University of Science and Technology Meghalaya []

Tura, Mar 28: Approximately 150 husbands of Nokmas of the Chokpot region in South Garo Hills (SGH) held a general meeting in the village of Chokpot to deliberate on various matters of public importance concerning the region. The meeting firstly reaffirmed the traditional rights and responsibilities of the Nokmas under the Garo Hills Autonomous District []

DUBAI, March 27: Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Iran on Friday, further escalating a conflict that has rapidly expanded across the Middle East. The attacks came even as US President Donald Trump said negotiations to end the war were going very well, though there is little evidence of progress on the ground. []

KABUL, March 27: Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based advocacy group, has strongly condemned Pakistani airstrikes on Kabuls Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital, calling them an unlawful attack and warning they could constitute a war crime. The March 16 strike targeted the 2,000-bed facility, killing hundreds of civilians and injuring many others, including patients breaking their []

KATHMANDU, March 27: Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Balen Shah has made history as Nepals youngest democratically elected prime minister at 35. Sworn in on Friday by President Ram Chandra Paudel, Shah leads the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), which won a landslide victory in the March 5 parliamentary elections, securing 182 of 275 seats in the House of []

Jerusalem, March 27: Israels defence minister said on Friday that Israeli attacks on Iran will escalate and expand. Israel Katz made the comment in a statement noting that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the Iranian terrorist regime to stop firing missiles at the civilian population in Israel. Despite the warnings, the firing continues []

Actor Taylor Lautner, famous for playing Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga, announced that he and his wife, Taylor Dome Lautner, are expecting their first child. The couple, married in 2022, shared the news on Instagram with photos including a sonogram and affectionate outdoor shots, with Taylor kissing Tays baby bump. Their post humorously referenced []