Several whos who from B-town decided to wish Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 75th Birthday using social media. Happy bday captain Superstar Akshay Kumar wished Captain Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that the iconic leader continues to take India to new heights. Taking to X, formerly called Twitter, Akshay wrote a heartfelt note []

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea against Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsis courtroom drama Jolly LLB 3 alleging mockery of judges and lawyers, noting the court was used to such mockery. Dont worry about us, the HC said. The petition filed by the Association for Aiding Justice through advocate Chandrakant Gaikwad sought []

Assam is set to host global music icon Post Malone in December, in what Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday hailed as a major boost for the states emerging concert tourism sector. Announcing the development on X, CM Sarma wrote: A big win for Assams Concert Tourism Policy. Singing sensation Post Malone is coming []

Bollywood stars including Anil Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Kareena Kapoor Khan have paid heartfelt tributes to Hollywood legend Robert Redford, who died at the age of 89. The Oscar-winning actor, director and founder of the Sundance Film Festival passed away at his home in Utah, his publicist Cindy Berger confirmed to American media on []

How did humans become human? Understanding when, where and in what environmental conditions our early ancestors lived is central to solving the puzzle of human evolution. Unfortunately, pinning down a timeline of early human evolution has long been difficult but ancient volcanic eruptions in East Africa may hold the key. Our new study, published []

A team of researchers from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has developed a one-of-a-kind approach to fight the fungal pathogen called Candida albicans (CAL). Candida albicans is the primary cause of systemic candidiasis- a major global health threat with a high mortality rate up to 63.6 per cent in severe cases. The researchers, []

Adoko BJP sorkari rikosa ILP been pilgen ine akanga SHILLONG: Garo Hills aro Salgro-Salaramni gipin adokrango maidake ongenga, uarangko nisusaatenba, jedakeba bostu salruragipa rel gari mangmangkode Byrnihat-ona mangmangde rabana onchina gita chanchipile nichina Cabinet Minister, Sanbor Shullai, pressure group-rangko aro niroke kam kadilenggiparangko didiaha. Indake meja mangmango Mizoram-o railway line-ko oprake onaniko chanchiatenba, Garo Hills []

TURA: West Garo Hills Tura-ni District Maternity & Child Hospital, Butbar salo district level-ni gita abachengate ongipa Swasth Nari Shashakt Parivar Abhiyaan-ko sokachakaha. Ia campaign-ara mechikrangko anseng-baljoke bilakatenba nokdangko bilakbatroroatna aro ansengbaljokgipa ongatna abachengataha. Tomanio WGH-ni District Maternal & Child Health Officer (DMCHO), Dr. Ivonne M Sangma, iandakgipa campaign-ko asongni gimik bakrango parakatanina ba abachengatanina []

WILLIAMNAGAR: Meghalaya-ni Chief Secretary, DP Wahlang, East Garo Hills -ni Deputy Commissioner RP Marak-ni dongpaanio Additional Deputy Commissioner, Block Development officer, PHE-ni Executive Engineer, ICDS-ni District Program Officer, Supply-ni Deputy Director, Williamnagar Municipal Board, DM&HO-ni CEO, DSEO aro sorkarini agipi officer-rang baksa tome East Garo Hills district-o aadhar enrollment ba biming segatani kamrangko unbaksana sorkarini []

TURA: Skill Development & welfare activities campaign-ni bakni gita State Bank of India-Rural Self Employment Training Institute (SBI-RSETI), Tura, Enable India Bethany Society baksa melie September 16 tariko Bakdil Training Centre, Tura-o programko ongate Smt. Jepora Sangma-ko mande raangaha. Uan beenni gita nengnikarangko mangipa onggenchimoba saksa magipa onga. Jepora, jean West Garo Hills Rongram C&RD []

SHILLONG: Rebaenggipa bilsi 2028-ni Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election-o BJP, ge 8-10 seat-rangko chena kadonganiko Cabinet-o gital rimnapgipa Minister Sanbor Shullai, aganaha. Iarangni gisepon banga sitting MLA-rangba BJP-o napna sikaniko parakaha, party-ona bangbate dilgiparangko rimbana jotton kaenga ineba Shullai aganaha. Party, election-na campaign kaaniko abachengatjok aro dilgiparangkoba sandienga. State party, high command-ni geetani gitan kamrangko kaenga. []

SHILLONG: NPP-ni rikdilgipa Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) 2.0 Sorkarini dao bilsi gni ata ongani jamano Cabinet Minister-rangko jujaatani jaman, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma Butbaro uni Cabinet Minister-rangna kamrangko suale onangaha. Official notification ba uiatani gita, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma Cabinet Affairs, Finance Department-ko rapilaha aro jerangkon darang Cabinet Minister-rangnaba sualjachim ua pilak portfolio-rangan uni []

Editor I write to express my horror at the death of four year old Insaphira Lyngdoh Mawnai, of Nongrah, Shillong, her body discovered on Sep 15, 2025, one day after she went missing. My heartfelt condolences to the parents and family of this beautiful child. How they are coping is beyond me. The loss of []

The MDA-2 Government had only one lady minister and she was dropped thereby turning the present cabinet into a cohort of patriarchs. Meghalayas claims to matriliny as a natural empowering agent is shattered in this reshuffle of ministers. Ampareen Lyngdoh was perhaps the most active minister insofar as her role as the Health Minister is []

Dubai, Sep 17: Pakistan withdrew its pullout threat and showed up for a crucial Asia Cup game against the UAE here on Wednesday but not before causing a delay and claiming that it received an apology from match referee Andy Pycroft, who was retained by the ICC despite the countrys repeated demand for his removal. []

Dubai, Sep 17: Pakistan made short work of an inexperienced UAE batting unit by winning their last group league game by 41 runs on Wednesday, to set up a much-anticipated Super 4s grudge match against India in the Asia Cup. The match started an hour late as Pakistan threatened a pull-out after the handshake fiasco []

Lucknow, Sep 17: Narayan Jagadeesans half-century helped India A reach 116 for one in reply to Australia As 532 for six declared as rain forced early stumps on the second day of the first unofficial Test here on Tuesday. Jagadeesan was unbeaten on 50 off 95 balls, with five fours and a six, while B []

Mullanpur, Sep 17: Smriti Mandhana smashed the second-fastest ODI century by an Indian woman as the hosts handed Australia their heaviest defeat a 102-run thrashing in the second ODI to level the three-match series 1-1 here on Wednesday. Mandhanas onslaught of 117 off only 91 balls with 14 fours and four sixes in []

ASIA CUP 2025 | MATCH TODAY AFG v LANKA | AT 8:00PM Abu Dhabi, Sep 17: Afghanistan will need to play with more flair and freedom in their must-win Asia Cup group match against Sri Lanka here on Thursday. After their loss to Bangladesh, Afghanistan will need to get past a steady Sri Lanka to []

Betrayal of matrilineal roots, political convenience Our Bureau SHILLONG, Sep 17: The high-voltage cabinet reshuffle by Conrad K. Sangma midway into his second term as Chief Minister has drawn sharp criticism from Opposition parties. While the Meghalaya Pradesh Mahila Congress (MPMC) attacked the NPP-led MDA 2.0 Government for betraying the states matrilineal roots by denying []

New Delhi, Sep 16: In a major relief for the pharma sector, the government has dismissed the mandatory rule for drug manufacturers to recall, or re-label medicines already released in the market before September 22, the Department of Pharmaceuticals said. This follows the latest revision in Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates early this month []

Veteran actress Shabana Azmi praised actress-director Tannishtha Chatterjee as a Rock of Gibraltar for completing her directorial debut Full Plate while battling stage 4 oligo metastatic cancer. The film, starring Kirti Kulhari, is set to premiere at the Busan International Film Festival 2025 and also features Sharib Hashmi, Monica Dogra, and Indraneil Sengupta. Shabana shared []

Bollywood actors Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor during trailer launch of their upcoming movie Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari, in Mumbai, on Monday. (PTI)

Farah Khan, a choreographer, filmmaker, and YouTuber, has asked actor Akshay Kumar to make part two of their 2010 heist comedy film Tees Maar Khan. Khan shared a picture of herself and Akshay from the sets of Bigg Boss 19 on Instagram, promoting his upcoming film Jolly LLB 3. Tees Maar Khan is a remake []

Mumbai, Sep 15: Benchmark Sensex dropped nearly 119 points while Nifty snapped its eight-day winning run in a volatile trade on Monday due to profit-taking in IT and auto shares ahead of the US Fed policy meeting. Ending its five-day rally, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined by 118.96 points or 0.15 per cent to settle []

New Delhi, Sep 15: Trump administrations chief negotiator Brendan Lynch is arriving here on Monday night to hold a day-long talk on India-US bilateral trade deal, which were impacted after imposition of 50 per cent import tariffs by the US on Indian goods. The meeting comes days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi warmly reacted to []

Mumbai, Sep 15: The rupee witnessed range-bound trading and settled higher by 10 paise at 88.16 against the US dollar on Monday, as the domestic unit was caught between worries over US trade tariffs and hopes of a Fed rate cut. Forex traders said, likely intervention of the RBI has helped in controlling volatility and []

New Delhi, Sep 15: Silver prices rose by Rs 300 to hit an all-time high of Rs 1,32,300 per kg while gold prices retreated from record levels, dropping by Rs 500, in the national capital on Monday amid firm global trends. According to the All India Sarafa Association, standard gold of 99.9 per cent purity []

TURA: Tura-ko Winter Capital songchina gita Garo Hills-ni dingtang dingtang dolrang dabitokengon, iani bidingo Achik Holistic Awakening Movement (AHAM) dol, adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma-na sedoatenba, gisik raatpiltaianiko onangaha. AHAM-ni president George Prince Ch Momin-ni parakatani gitade, Meghalaya adokko manna gita krengchengmiting somoion adokni dilgiparang, Khasi Hills-osan ongaigija Garo Hills-koba manchape Meghalaya adok gimikon []

Abu Dhabi, Sep 15: Skipper Muhammad Waseem and Alishan Sharafu struck quick-fire fifties before Junaid Siddiques (4/23) fine bowling display, as UAE overwhelmed Oman by 42 runs to keep their hopes of making the Super Four alive in the Asia Cup here on Monday. Waseem anchored the UAE innings with a 69 off 54 balls, []

Mumbai, Sep 15: Indias refusal to shake hands with Pakistan after their Asia Cup 2025 clash was not a spontaneous move but a deliberate decision taken under the instructions of head coach Gautam Gambhir, according to a report in Telecom Asia Sport. The report revealed that Gambhir had advised his players ahead of the Dubai []

Dubai, Sep 15: Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar launched a scathing attack on the national teams performance in the Asia Cup, claiming their standard has fallen below club-level cricket. Speaking on Tapmads post-match analysis show after Pakistans heavy defeat, the Rawalpindi Express said the side lacked both quality and strategy. Whether batting first or []

Dubai, Sep 15: A frenzied start and Indian bowlers putting a squeeze on the batters in the middle overs were the main reasons behind Pakistans heavy loss to the arch-rivals in their Asia Cup match here, said head coach Mike Hesson. Opting to bat, Pakistan lost two wickets in eight balls and could never really []

ASIA CUP 2025 | MATCHES TODAY BAN v AFG | AT 8:00PM Abu Dhabi, Sep 15: A faltering Bangladesh will face a stern trial by spin in their do-or-die Group B clash against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup here on Tuesday. The Litton Das-led side opened their campaign on a bright note with a commanding []

Editor, Patricia Mukhim, in her article Rewriting the Rules of Journalism (ST, September 12, 2025), raises a question that is very important for our times. She asks: What will happen to journalism if it turns into entertainment only? She shows how todays news is often shaped by catchy headlines, very short videos, and the constant []

A cabinet reshuffle is never an easy task for the Chief Minister. No minister wants to give up his/her berth because it is a source of power. While cabinet reshuffles are necessary to ensure efficiency, in Meghalayas coalition politics its also about musical chairs. A case in point is the BJP with only two MLAs []

By Kyntiewborlang Kharakor Sugar is a highly addictive drug. I didnt realize this until I tried to go off sugar. It has been six months since I have abstained from this drug. But once in a red-moon, I often cheat. Daring as it might sound for someone with an unpredictable call of nature, I have []

Kathmandu, Sep 15: Nepals newly-appointed Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal on Monday said that the interim government aims to conduct the general election on time in a free and impartial atmosphere. Aryal, a prominent lawyer who played a key role in the recent Gen Z negotiations, was sworn in on Monday as Minister for Home []

Nepalese President Ram Chandra Poudel, center, and and new Prime Minister Sushila Karki, right, attend an oath swearing ceremony for ministers in front of the presidential building vandalized during recent protests, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday. (PTI)

Our Bureau SHILLONG, Sep 15: The highly anticipated reshuffle of the state cabinet will take place on Tuesday, with the swearing-in of new ministers scheduled at the Raj Bhavan at 5 pm. As many as eight ministers are set to make their way out. Sources said Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma met Governor Chandrashekhar H []

BEIJING, Sep 15: China has rejected the US call to G7 and NATO countries to impose tariffs on Beijing and others importing Russian oil, describing it as a typical act of unilateral bullying and economic coercion. The rejection comes as the Chinese and US delegations reconvened in Spain for the second day of their talks []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Sep 15: With the Cabinet reshuffle of the Conrad K. Sangma-led government scheduled for Tuesday, the influential Dhar family will now have three representatives in the council of ministers Deputy Chief Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar, his brother-in-law Wailadmiki Shylla, and close aide Sosthenes Sohtun. Shylla is the husband of Dhars elder []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Sep 15: The body of Insaphira Lyngdoh Mawnai, a four-year-old girl from Nongrah Nonglum, was recovered on Monday morning from an under-construction building near her residence, sending shock waves across the state. Police said the body was discovered at around 8 am by a construction labourer working at the site. A []

Dhaka, Sep 15: Bangladeshs Awami League party on Monday yet again accused the Muhammad Yunus-led government of unleashing a climate of lawlessness in the country, where even those sworn to protect the nation are not spared under the self-proclaimed banner of restoring democracy and stability. The party alleged that police officers, tasked with safeguarding citizens []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Sep 15: Several organisations, pressure groups and political parties, have expressed grave concern over the alleged murder of four-year-old Insaphira Lyngdoh Mawnai of Nongrah Nonglum and urged the police to immediately arrest those involved and ensure strict punishment. Expressing outrage over the crime, the Meghalaya BJP said, Death of any human []

DHAKA, Sep 15: A leading international rights group, Justice Makers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), has written to the EU delegation ahead of its September 1618 visit to Bangladesh, raising alarm over grave human rights violations under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government. The letter cites the deaths of over 637 people in mob violence, including 205 []

From Our Special Correspondent GUWAHATI, Sep 15: Assam Police on Monday foiled a bid to smuggle subsidised government rice to Meghalaya, seizing a truck loaded with the smuggled items and arresting two persons from Panbari area under Gauripur police station in Dhubri district. The arrested persons have been identified as Dhananjoy Hajong and Ranjit Hajong, []

Shillong, Sept 15: The body of a four-year-old girl, Insaphira Lyngdoh Mawna of Nongrah Nonglum, was recovered on Monday morning from an under-construction building near her residence. Police said the body was discovered around 8 am by a construction labourer working at the site. A team from Rynjah Police Station reached the spot shortly after [] The post Body of missing 4-yr-old girl recovered appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders from Gaza City, on Saturday. (PTI) The post Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings along the coastal road appeared first on The Shillong Times .