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New Delhi, Sep 16: Afghanistan head coach Richard Pybus admitted his side must improve its strike rate and reduce dot balls, while stressing the need for quality pitches at home to develop its white-ball game after the seven-wicket loss to India in the second T20I here. Afghanistan lost to India by seven wickets in the []

Tokyo, Sep 16: The Indian womens cricket team head coach Amol Muzumdar said his players are eagerly looking forward to the unique atmosphere of the Asian Games after the defending champions landed in Japan determined to extend their recent run of success. Fresh from their T20 Asia Cup triumph, Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. will now []

London, Sep 16: Formula 1 plans to open the 2027 season in Bahrain even as uncertainty remains over this years races in the Middle East. F1 released a 24-race schedule for 2027 on Wednesday starting with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 14 and then Saudi Arabia a week later, with events also scheduled for []

New Delhi, Sep 16: With India sending a strong and experienced 30-member shooting contingent to the Asian Games, Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar wants the shooters to set their sights firmly on individual glory, believing that is where they can make the biggest impact. The former pistol ace feels India has enough experience and recent []

SHILLONG, Sep 16: The Meghalaya governments decision to allow vacancies carrying the State Pay Scale to be filled through the Structured Pay Framework (SPF) has raised concerns over the pay and service conditions of teachers who may be appointed against such posts. An Education Department notification dated August 12, 2026, issued under the orders of []

SHILLONG, Sep 16: Senior BJP leader and Pynthorumkhrah MLA AL Hek has written to the Minority Commission seeking recognition and welfare benefits for indigenous faith communities, including Seng Khasi, Seng Jaintia, and Seng Raj. Hek argued that tribal followers of indigenous faiths should not be denied facilities extended to other notified minority communities. Pointing out []

SHILLONG, Sep 16: The High Court of Meghalaya on Wednesday allowed an appeal filed by Emanuel Marwein and set aside his conviction and sentence in a POCSO case after holding that the prosecution had failed to establish beyond reasonable doubt that he was the person who committed the offence. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice []

Competition The Zenith Jubelieth Club, Laban, will organise the 27th All Shillong Dr. M.M. Das Memorial Inter-College/Higher Secondary School Debate Competition on September 19 at 2:30 pm. The competition will be held at the auditorium of Laban Bengalee Boys Higher Secondary School, Streamlet Road, Laban. The motion for this years debate is: Social media does []

SHILLONG, Sep 14: While a large section of teachers has opposed the Voice of the People Partys call for the removal of Education Commissioner and Secretary Vijay Kumar Mantri, deficit school teachers struck a different note on Monday, refusing to join that defence and pressing their own charge that the official has caused hurt and []

SHILLONG, Sep 14: With Durga Puja just a month away, Shillong has already slipped into a festive mood as pandals take shape and committees work through the last stretch of preparations. The District Administration and the Central Puja Committee (CPC) have begun mapping arrangements to keep the celebrations peaceful. The five-day celebrations will be held []

By Abhijit Deb Shillong, Sep 14: Long before packaged snacks, roadside eateries and modern food-delivery systems reached the Garo Hills, farmers working in jhum fields had a simple way of dealing with hunger they ate what the land around them provided. A newly published study on indigenous food systems in the Garo Hills has []

SHILLONG, Sep 14: The Hills Farmers Union (HFU) on Monday demanded compensation for pig farmers hit by the recent outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) and a waiver of Piggery Mission loans, accusing the Meghalaya government of failing to ensure proper health screening of pigs entering the state. Talking to reporters after an HFU delegations []

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 []

By Thomas Jones Wahlang The Tracing the Roots project is a good idea in principle. Meghalaya has waited a long time for real, systematic research into where its indigenous peoples came from and how they migrated over time. Now the Government has announced a big plan. Seventy-five scholars will travel to Vietnam, Cambodia and Tibet []

New Delhi, Sep 6: Developments in the West Asia conflict, crude oil prices, and US inflation data would be the major drivers for the stock market next week, according to analysts. Besides, trading activities of foreign investors and global market trends will also influence domestic equities. This week is expected to remain highly sensitive to []

Christina K Sangma Jenny had never heard the sound of rain. She had seen it, of course. She had watched it tap against windows, turn dusty roads into dark ribbons, and make little silver lakes in potholes. But she had never heard its patter. Jenny was deaf. When she was young, people often looked []

Priyan R Naik September is the month when teachers in India suddenly become important. Students who have spent the rest of the year negotiating deadlines, ignoring homework and occasionally pretending not to hear their teacher will, on September 5, discover an extraordinary affection for the profession. Flowers appear, greeting cards change hands, messages of []

Chennai, Sep 4: Well known director, actor, writer and producer Nandita Das has paid a glowing tribute to feminist icon Gloria Steinem, saying her passing away felt like the end of an era. Taking to her Instagram page to pen a heartfelt tribute to the womens rights activist, Nandita Das wrote, Gloria Steinems passing feels []

NEW DELHI, Sep 3: Commonwealth Games bronze medallist javelin thrower Yashvir Singh has replaced injured Neeraj Chopra as the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) announced a 77-member track and field squad for the upcoming Asian Games, scheduled between September 19 and October 4 in Aichi-Nagoya. Two-time Olympic medallist Chopra was initially named to the 73-member []

Guwahati, Sept 3: The year-long Birth Centenary Celebrations of legendary cultural icon Dr. Bhupen Hazarika at The Assam Royal Global University (RGU) concluded with an evocative evening of reflection, reminiscence, poetry and music, with Padma Shri awardee Dr. Manas Chaudhuri, Managing Director and former Editor of The Shillong Times, as the Chief Guest. In his []

SHENZHEN, Sep 2: Lakshya Sens China Masters campaign came to an early end on Wednesday as the Indian shuttler went down to Canadas Victor Lai in straight games in the round of 32. Sen suffered a 14-21, 7-21 straight-games loss at the hands of the 2026 World Championships bronze medallist here at the Shenzhen Arena. []

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

Emraan Hashmi has reflected on the journey of Awarapan as the franchise returned with its much-awaited sequel, Awarapan 2. Hashmi opened up about the significance of the films return, noting that the original did not find its audience when it released nearly two decades ago. Describing Awarapan 2 as a rarest-of-rare phenomenon and an unprecedented []

Kathmandu, Sep 1: Indias specialised tunnel rescue team made progress at two hydropower sites in flood-hit Nepal, establishing a foothold inside a tunnel at Chilime and probing up to 185 metres at Langtang, the Indian envoy in Kathmandu has said. The team worked at the Chilime and Langtang sites in coordination with the Nepali Army []

Kyiv, Sep 1: Russia launched a large aerial assault in and around Ukraines capital overnight into Tuesday morning, killing at least 12 people and wounding more than a dozen others, including three children, local authorities said. The strikes marked the sixth straight day of heavy Russian attacks on Kyiv that began last week and are []

Kolkata, Sep 1: State-run Coal India Ltds production declined 5.7 per cent to 47.5 million tonnes in August as against 50.4 million tonnes in the year-ago month, according to provisional data released by the company on Tuesday. The miners offtake rose 5.5 per cent to 60.6 million tonnes in the last month as compared to []

Mumbai, Sep 1: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally lower on Tuesday as elevated crude oil prices and fresh US-Iran tensions weighed on investor sentiment. After a volatile trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended lower by 12.99 points, or 0.02 per cent, at 76,944.28. At 3:12 pm, the benchmark was at the 76,685.48 []

New Delhi, Sep 1: Gold prices fell for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday to trade at Rs 1.58 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital, down by Rs 2,700, amid a global sell-off. Gold of 99.9 per cent purity depreciated by Rs 2,700 to a nearly two-week low of Rs 1,58,200 per 10 []

Bangkok, Sep 1: Oil prices jumped 2 per cent and world shares skidded Tuesday as recurring violence in the Iran war after more than a month with no significant fighting heightened uncertainty over the future of the conflict. Shares in online fast-fashion retailer Shein fell as much as 10 per cent after they began trading []

New Delhi, Sep 1: Petrol and diesel sales by Indias three state-run fuel retailers surged in August as erratic monsoon rainfall boosted fuel demand from farmers and motorists, preliminary industry sales data showed on Tuesday. Petrol sales by Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) soared 9.1 []

Shenzhen, Aug 31: Lakshya Sen will look to bounce back from the disappointment of his early exit at the World Championships but a tough opener awaits him when he spearheads the Indian challenge at the USD 1,250,000 China Masters Super 750, beginning here on Tuesday. Sen, who became the first Indian male shuttler to reach []

Manchester United 5 2 Ipswich Town MANCHESTER, Aug 31: Bruno Fernandes produced a captains performance as Manchester United recovered from an early setback to beat Ipswich Town 5-2 at Old Trafford and register their first Premier League victory of the season. Ipswich made the brighter start and took the lead through Leif Davis, who []

Bangkok, Aug 31: Shares were mixed in Europe and Asia and US futures declined Monday on expectations that the US Federal Reserve may raise interest rates soon. In early European trading, Germanys DAX lost 0.9 per cent to 26,339.04, while the CAC 40 in Paris edged 0.1 per cent lower, to 8,390.43. Markets in Britain []