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Jerusalem, April 7: Israels Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Tuesday severely condemned the terrorist attack on the Israeli Consulate in Turkeys Istanbul while vowing that terror will not deter them. The statement came after a gunfight erupted between three attackers and police personnel deployed outside the building housing the closed Israeli Consulate in Turkeys []

Washington, April 7: The United States warned Iran it can exact much, much greater pain if it fails to change course, with Vice President J D Vance saying, the ball is in the Iranians court. Speaking at a joint press conference with the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbn in Budapest, Vance signalled that the confrontation []

Paris, April 6: Monaco picked up where it had left off before the international break, beating southern rival Marseille 2-1 in the French league as U.S. striker Folarin Balogun scored a superb goal to strengthen host Monacos push for a Champions League spot. The Principality side won a seventh straight Ligue 1 game on Sunday []

Chennai, April 6: Unbeaten in their last three games, Chennaiyin FC will be eyeing full points against debutants Inter Kashi in what will be the first ever meeting between the two teams in the Indian Super League here on Tuesday. Chennaiyin head into the clash on the back of a hard-fought draw against unbeaten FC []

Milan, April 6: Lautaro Martinez is back from injury, and Inter Milan is back looking like the Serie A leader again. Lautaro scored twice in his first action since February and Inter routed visiting Roma 5-2 on Sunday to end a four-match winless streak across all competitions. Lautaro scored in the second and 52nd minutes []

By Our Reporter Shillong, April 6: Shillong Lajong FC will look to continue their impressive run when they take on Dempo SC in a crucial Indian Football League fixture at the PJN Stadium in Fatorda, Goa on Tuesday. The match, scheduled for 6:30 PM, marks Lajongs fourth consecutive away outing, yet the side has shown []

Liverpool, April 6: Football at its very best. That was Arne Slots memory of Liverpools richly entertaining meeting with Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League last season. OK, Liverpool ultimately went out, beaten at Anfield in a round-of-16 penalty shootout by the team that would go on to win the competition for the first time, []

By Our Reporter Shillong, April 6: A breathtaking unbeaten century from Kishan Lyngdoh powered Rangkynsai SC to a commanding eight-wicket victory over Rhinoland Cricket Academy in the Late P.A. Sangma Memorial T20 Cricket Tournament 2026, organised by the Shillong Cricket Association. Opting to field first after winning the toss, Rangkynsai SC did well to restrict []

TEHRAN, April 6: On Monday, Iran rejected the latest ceasefire proposal, stating it wants a permanent resolution to the ongoing conflict. Mojtaba Ferdousi Pour, head of the Iranian diplomatic mission in Cairo, told The Associated Press, We wont merely accept a ceasefire We only accept an end of the war with guarantees that we wont []

Israeli police inspect the damage to cars and an apartment building struck by an Iranian missile in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Monday. (PTI)

DUBAI, April 6: Airstrikes carried out by Israel and the United States on Iran killed more than 25 people on Monday, marking a sharp escalation in the ongoing war. Explosions echoed across Tehran, where low-flying jets and multiple strikes were reported. One airstrike hit near the Sharif University of Technology, causing damage to nearby facilities. []

ISLAMABAD, April 6: Tensions between Pakistan and India have intensified as senior leaders exchange sharp warnings ahead of the anniversary of the Pahalgam attack. Pakistans Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has issued a strong statement suggesting that any future conflict could extend deep into Indian territory, including areas beyond traditional military zones. His remarks signal a []

ULAANBAATAR, April 6: Indias Bantamweight dynamo Preeti Pawar downed Paris Olympics bronze medallist Aeji Im of Korea to book her place in the 54kg Elite Womens final at the Asian Boxing Championships 2026 on Monday. Indian womens teams Priya and Arundhati Choudhary also joined Preeti in the title bouts, easing past their respective semifinal opponents []

GRANADA, April 6: Indian shooters will eye a strong start to the international rifle/pistol season as the mixed team events will kickstart the ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Cup Granada at the Las Gabias Shooting Range in Granada, Spain, on Tuesday. The medals of the mixed team events in 10m Air Rifle and 10m Air Pistol will []

ST.LOUIS, April 6: Fresh from a brilliant week in Japan, Karandeep Kochhar is excited about getting to Mauritius for the IGPL Invitational 2026, hosted by Leander Paes, which is the start of the 3-leg Africa segment of the event. The Africa leg will feature events in Mauritius, South Africa and Congo besides one event in []

NINGBO (China), April 6: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have withdrawn from the Badminton Asia Championships due to the formers shoulder injury, even as in-form Lakshya Sen and seasoned PV Sindhu gear up to spearhead Indias challenge with an aim to end a long wait for a singles title in the continental showpiece. Satwik and []

BISHEK (Kyrgystan), April 6: The U-23 Asian Championships bronze medallist Lalit dominated Chinas Huoying Shi to enter the mens 55kg Greco Roman gold-medal match at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Monday. The 23-year-old Lalit outclassed Huoying Shi 11-3 in the semifinals. But Aman (77kg, Greco Roman) and former champion Sunil Kumar (87kg, []

PAPHOS (Cyprus), April 6: Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa will be desperate for an elusive win in his bid to stay afloat in the Candidates Tournament when he takes on Dutchman Anish Giri in the eighth round here on Tuesday. The 20-year-old from Chennai, who currently occupies the third spot with Giri after logging 3.5 points []

RESUBELPARA: Salpara Mini Stadium-o Inter-Club Cricket ko ongatangengon Sombar salo Bouncer dol aro Rival Flax ni gisepo league match ko kalanga. Ia susaanio Bouncer dol toss ame skang dokchenganiko dakanga jeon 1 gipa biapo dokenggipa Mohibul Haque 31(53) aro lower order batter (11 gipa biapo dokenggipa) Henri Sangma 31(34) score ko dol na bangbate score []

Watch the entire film before you judge, says Hrithik Roshan amid mixed reactions to Ramayanas VFX Days after netizens reacted with mixed opinions to the first teaser of the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Ramayana, actor Hrithik Roshan addressed the debate surrounding the films VFX and visual style. The teaser received praise for its scale and music; however, []

Critically acclaimed filmmaker Imtiaz Alis upcoming film Main Vaapas Aaunga is set to feature a song which will mark the collaboration of Oscar-winning musician AR Rahman and singer Diljit Dosanjh for a song penned by Irshad Kamil. The new track is titled Kya Kamaal Hai. The makers call this a song of hope amidst the []

Actress Soha Ali Khan has opened up on being hit by perimenopause suddenly. The actress also talked about the hormonal imbalances and shifts that happen in a womans body at that stage. Soha revealed she realised she had entered a new and challenging phase, when she learnt she could no longer have her regular coffee []

Bollywood actor Bipasha Basu walks the ramp during the Bombay Times Fashion Week 2026, in Mumbai on Saturday. (PTI)

Hollywood actress Halle Bailey is in her mom era, and is loving every bit of it. The You, Me & Tuscany star, 26, recently opened up about her journey to and through motherhood. She described the loving community that supports her as she raises 2-year-old son Halo, reports People magazine. She told People, I think []

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE | VIRAT KOHLI BECOMES FIRST TO PLAY ALL 19 IPL SEASONS Hyderabad, April 5: Mohammed Shami asked probing questions not only to Sunrisers Hyderabad batters but also to the national selection committee with an opening spell for ages while skipper Rishabh Pant upped his game when it mattered to headline Lucknow Super []

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE | VIRAT KOHLI BECOMES FIRST TO PLAY ALL 19 IPL SEASONS Match today Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings at 7:30 pm Bengaluru, April 5: Tim David, skipper Rajat Patidar and Devdutt Padikkal went ballistic with marauding knocks while bowlers maintained fine lines as Royal Challengers Bengaluru crushed Chennai Super Kings []

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE | VIRAT KOHLI BECOMES FIRST TO PLAY ALL 19 IPL SEASONS Kolkata, April 5: A beleaguered and increasingly rudderless Kolkata Knight Riders will need a strong turnaround to halt their poor start when they face an in-form Punjab Kings in their IPL clash here on Monday. The three-time champions may point to []

London, April 5: In a day that swung between shock and supremacy, Southampton FC stunned Arsenal FC with a dramatic late winner to book a place in the FA Cup semi-finals, while Chelsea FC dismantled Port Vale FC in a ruthless seven-goal demolition to join them in the last four. At St Marys, it was []

Madrid, April 5: Barcelona came from behind away from home to beat 10-man Atletico Madrid 2-1 and take a big step toward winning La Liga after Real Madrid lost at Mallorca. It was the first of three matches between the teams in 10 days. Barcelona and Atletico will meet twice more in the quarterfinals of []

Munich, April 5: Lennart Karl scored in the ninth minute of added time to complete a dramatic comeback 3-2 win for Bayern Munich over Freiburg and keep his team on track for the Bundesliga title. Freiburg was heading for an upset win at 2-0 up in the 81st minute before Bayerns young midfielders changed the []

Paris, April 5: Lens was overwhelmed by northern rival Lille 3-0 and lost ground in the Ligue 1 title race after the Derby du Nord was briefly interrupted because of discriminatory chanting on Saturday. A day after Paris Saint-Germain increased its lead to four points by beating Toulouse 3-1, Lens endured an off night. PSG []

Pathum Thani, April 5: India suffered a crushing 0-5 defeat at the hands of Australia in the AFC U20 Womens Asian Cup 2026 at the Pathum Thani Stadium here on Sunday. Skye Halmaricks (38, 39, 48) hat-trick put Australia in a commanding position, before Danella Brutus (54) and Daisy Brown (90+4) added two more for []

By Our Reporter Shillong, April 5: The Meghalaya Cricket Association (MCA) has announced its Under-19 mens and Under-23 womens squads for the upcoming North East Cricket Development Council (NECDC) Interstate Friendship Tournaments, scheduled to be held from April 6 to 11. The NECDC, a coordinating body formed in 2016 comprising six northeastern statesMeghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, []

By Our Reporter Shillong, April 5: Rhino Cricket Academy and Sputnik CC registered convincing victories in their respective matches of the Late P.A. Sangma Memorial T20 Cricket Tournament 2026, organised by the Shillong Cricket Association. In the first match, Rhino Cricket Academy outclassed Capital Stars by 62 runs in a high-scoring encounter. Asked to bat []

By Our Reporter Shillong, April 5: The Meghalaya Boxing Association (MBA) has announced the states junior squad for the upcoming 7th Junior (U-17) Boys and Girls National Boxing Championships, scheduled to be held in Nagpur, Maharashtra, from April 5 to 11. A total of nine boys and two girls have been selected to represent the []

Granada (Spain), April 5: Indian pistol and rifle shooters will head into the season-opening ISSF World Cup, beginning here on Monday, with a firm resolve to extend the dominance they displayed last year when they set new benchmarks and excelled across virtually every competition they entered. After a disappointing start to the season at []

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), April 5: Buoyed by a mix of breakthrough performances and established consistency, India will head into the Asian Wrestling Championships, beginning here Monday, with quiet confidence, hoping its new crop of wrestlers can rise to the continental challenge. The spotlight will firmly be on 53kg wrestler Meenakshi Goyat, who scripted one of the []

Sanaa, April 5: Yemens Houthi group has said that it had carried out a joint military operation targeting Israels Ben Gurion Airport, along with other key military sites, using a ballistic missile and multiple drones. In a statement broadcast by the groups al-Masirah television on Saturday (Local time), Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said the []

Kathmandu, April 5: Nepals former prime minister K P Sharma Oli and former home minister Ramesh Lekhak will remain in judicial custody for five more days as a district court here approved to extend their detention after the police sought more time to probe their alleged involvement in the Gen Z movement crackdown in September []

Paris, April 5: France said China has executed a French citizen convicted of drug trafficking after keeping him on death row for more than 15 years. Chan Thao Phoumy, 62, was executed in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, despite French authorities clemency appeals, the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement late Saturday. It []

Washington, April 5: The White House has pushed back against widespread online speculation that President Donald Trump was hospitalised, calling the claims false after rumours spread rapidly across social media following a routine press lid. The speculation began after the White House announced a travel and photo lid at 11 a.m. ET Saturday, signalling no []

New Delhi, April 5: IT employees body NITES has exhorted tech firms to prioritise reskilling over layoffs, while calling for policy intervention to bring stronger safeguards and mandatory severance norms to protect white-collar workers, as aggressive AI build-outs by industry trigger job cuts and uncertainty for workforce. Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) has argued []

New Delhi, April 5: Moodys Ratings has slashed Indias economic growth estimates for the current fiscal to 6 per cent from 6.8 per cent earlier, saying the ongoing conflict in West Asia will moderate growth momentum and raise inflation risks. In its credit opinion report on India, Moodys said prolonged disruptions, particularly LPG shipments due []

New Delhi, April 5: The domestic stock market is expected to remain volatile this week as investors track the Reserve Banks monetary policy decision, key global macroeconomic data and the impact of the West Asia conflict, analysts said. Movements in crude oil prices and foreign fund flows will also influence domestic equities, they added. Vinod []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 5: Easter Sunday, also called Resurrection Sunday, was celebrated with great devotion across Meghalaya, especially in Shillong, where thousands of worshippers attended church services to mark the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In Shillong, churches were full of people attending early morning services and prayers throughout the day. Similar celebrations took []

Our Bureau SHILLONG/TURA, April 5: The BJP has asserted its commitment to addressing demographic concerns in the plains of Garo Hills, alleging that sections of the tribal population have been marginalised over the years due to migration and past political decisions. Tura MDC Bernard N. Marak said the situation traces back to the partition of []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 5: The Voice of the People Party (VPP) on Sunday accused the MDA government of attempting to scapegoat rural grant-in-aid schools to mask its own failures, warning that a decade-long funding freeze has pushed the states education system to the brink of collapse. VPP spokesperson Dr AW Rani said the []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 5: Meghalayas SSA and Ad hoc teachers will receive a revised pay structure starting May 1, 2026, Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui announced on Saturday. The Minister stated that the decision reflects the governments commitment to strengthening the education sector under the leadership of Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma. Rymbui made []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 5: Residents of Raid Shabong under Pynursla Civil Sub Division paid an emotional farewell on Friday to Patrick Anselm Rogers, a 39-year-old US documentarian and global advocate for Meghalayas living root bridges. Rogers, a frequent visitor to the state since 2011, passed away on March 21 at Shnongpdeng. His final []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 5: The North East Students Organisation (NESO) has raised concerns over the vulnerability of indigenous communities in the North East, cautioning that demographic pressures linked to migration remain a serious issue. Speaking to reporters, NESO chairman, Samuel Jyrwa, said communities in the region are microscopic in size and therefore particularly []