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Guwahati, Nov 26: Distinguished scientist and academic leader Prof. G.D. Sharma, Vice Chancellor of the University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM), has been conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Indian Mycological Society in collaboration with the Kalimpong Research Centre and the University of Calcutta at Kalimpong. The award was presented during the inaugural []

New Delhi, Nov 25: Upgrade of a bronze-level continental event and an increase in the number of domestic competitions, including an inaugural national indoor meet, were the big takeaways as the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) unveiled its calendar for 2026 here on Tuesday. The AFI said it intends to take the number of domestic []

Syed Modi International Lucknow, Nov 25: Indias womens doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand progressed to the second round of the USD 240,000 Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament here on Tuesday. The defending champions overcame Malaysias Cheng Su Hui and Tan Zhing Yi 19-21, 22-20, 21-9 in a hard-fought opener. It was []

Tokyo, Nov 25: India wrapped up their Deaflympics shooting campaign with a massive haul of 16 medals, even as Chetan Hanmant Sapkal finished sixth in the mens 25m rapid fire pistol event here on Tuesday. Chetan, who qualified for the finals in third place with a score of 564-5x, was the first shooter to be []

Madurai, Nov 25: Two-time bronze-medal winners Spain exuded confidence ahead of the Junior World Cup here with their coach saying the team was well prepared and highly motivated for the competition beginning on Friday. We are very excited and proud to be part of such a prestigious tournament. Our preparations have gone well, and I []

WPL Auction New Delhi, Nov 25: Leading international cricketers including Laura Wolvaardt and Indias World Cup hero Deepti Sharma will go under the hammer at the WPL auction here on Thursday with bidding wars also expected for homegrown Kranti Gaud and Shree Charani. A total of 277 players 194 Indian and 83 overseas []

Panaji, Nov 25: Grandmaster Andrey Esipenko of Russia registered crushing back-to-back wins over Uzbekistans Nodirbek Yakubboev in the third-place match, while Chinas Wei Yi will fight it out against the other Uzbek Javokhir Sindarov in the tiebreak on Wednesday to decide the FIDE World Cup champion. Esipenko, representing the FIDE flag here, continued his dominant []

PREMIER LEAGUE Manchester, Nov 25: Everton beat Manchester United 1-0 on Monday to slow the home teams recent revival in a Premier League game that will be remembered for an early red card shown to Evertons Idrissa Gueye for striking teammate Michael Keane. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scored with a superb strike in the 29th minute, after []

By Our Reporter Shillong, Nov 25: The Meghalaya Cricket Association has named its squad for the first two matches of the multi-day U-16 boys Vijay Merchant Trophy 2025-26. The plate group matches will all take place in Surat and Meghalayas first fixture will be against Sikkim from December 7 to 9. The second game will []

By Our Reporter Shillong, Nov 25: Riborlang L Lyngkhoi scored the first hat-trick of the SSA Champions Cup 2025 in Shillong Lajongs 6-0 rout of Mawkriah West at the SSA Stadium at First Ground, Polo, on Tuesday. Earlier, also in Group B, Nongkseh left it until the 90th minute before they overcame the steely resolve []

Baghdad, Nov 25: FC Goa return to continental duty with a high-stakes trip to Baghdad, where they face Al Zawraa SC in a crucial AFC Champions League Two Group D fixture. The match, kicking off at 9:30 PM IST at the Al-Zawraa Stadium, carries significant weight for both sides. With four matches played, Goa enter []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 25: Meghalaya delivered a standout performance at the National Kickboxing Championship 2025, clinching an impressive haul of 45 medals at the event held from November 20 to 23 at the Bhiku Pathare Indoor Stadium in Pune, Maharashtra. Representing the Meghalaya Association of Kickboxing Organisation (MAKO), the 12-member squad comprising []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 25: The Shillong Cricket Association (SCA) has announced that the 202526 season of the 3rd and 2nd Division Leagues will begin on December 1, marking the start of a busy domestic cricket schedule. This years 3rd Division will feature 45 teams, placed into 15 groups of three following a raffle []

A day after veteran star Dharmendras death, prominent faces from Bollywood including Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn visited the screen icons house in suburban Juhu to offer condolences to the family. Dharmendra died on Monday just weeks shy of his 90th birthday. The usually vibrant lanes of Juhu, which lead to the actors []

NEW DELHI, Nov 25 : India will begin formal trade agreement negotiations with the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) from Wednesday, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said. The five-nation blocRussia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstansigned terms of reference in August, outlining an 18-month plan to diversify markets for Indian businesses, including MSMEs, farmers, and fishermen. India []

Researchers in Australia have found that Parkinsons disease causes significant and progressive changes in the brains blood vessels, changing the understanding of the disease. While Parkinsons disease is characterised by alpha-synuclein protein deposits, the research demonstrated that region-specific changes to blood vessels in the brain underlie disease progression, Xinhua news agency reported. Traditionally, Parkinsons researchers []

Integrating palliative care into the public health system can help universalise access and improve healthcare, according to a study. Palliative care is a branch of medicine that aims to prevent and relieve the physical, social, and spiritual suffering of patients suffering from chronic life-limiting illnesses and their caregivers. The World Health Organisation defines palliative care []

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) announced on Tuesday that its digital safety initiative, Sanchar Saathi, has enabled the recovery of more than 50,000 lost and stolen mobile handsets across India in October this year. This record milestone reflects unwavering commitment to secure citizens digital assets and public trust in technology-driven governance. The overall recovery nationwide []

2026 T20 WC Mumbai, Nov 25: Critics of the global game were at it again on Tuesday, accusing the ICC of chasing commercial gain as India and Pakistan found themselves placed in the same group for the 2026 Mens T20 World Cup. The decision, coming close on the heels of the Asia Cup trophy fiasco, []

Guwahati, Nov 25: Yashasvi Jaiswal may have to temporarily shelve his trademark cut shot, much like Sachin Tendulkar once abandoned the drive in Australia, suggested South Africa pace great Dale Steyn after the India opener fell to the stroke yet again in the second Test here on Tuesday. Jaiswal was dismissed for 13 in Indias []

Guwahati, Nov 25: Battle-hardened all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja said the looming series defeat to South Africa will have no bearing on Indias next Test assignment in Sri Lanka in August next year, stressing that forcing a draw in the second Test would be akin to a win for the young side. India are all set to []

Mumbai, Nov 25: He was part of Rohit Sharmas incredible squad that won 10 successive matches in 2023 ODI World Cup before losing to Australia in the final in Ahmedabad, and skipper Suryakumar Yadav now wants to play them in the T20 showpieces title clash next year at the same venue. When asked which team []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 25: The India Meteorological Department (IMD), through the Meteorological Centre Shillong, organised the curtain raiser event for the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2025, celebrating the spirit of scientific innovation under the theme Vigyan Se Samruddhi For Aatmanirbhar Bharat. The event marked the beginning of nationwide engagements leading to []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 24: Principal Secretary of the Health and Family Welfare Department, Sampath Kumar, has lauded the Seng Kynthei Unitarian Union North Eastern India (SKUUNEI) for taking the lead in addressing issues crucial to the welfare of society, particularly violence against women and children. Speaking at an awareness programme on the Elimination []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 25: Meghalaya and Telangana have signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand cooperation on human development and governance innovation. The agreement was formalised on November 22, 2025, during the Telangana-NorthEast Connect Festival in Hyderabad. The MoU links Meghalayas State Capability Enhancement Project Government Innovation Lab (SCEPGIL) with []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 25: Law Minister Lahkmen Rymbui on Tuesday said that the governments push for an Inner Line Permit (ILP) stems from gaps in the existing mechanisms to check influx and illegal immigration into the state. If the present laws are enough, we wouldnt have asked for ILP. We have seen there []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 25: The East Khasi Hills district administration has imposed a night curfew along the Meghalaya-Bangladesh border in the district following heightened security concerns arising from the current situation in the neighbouring country and continued vulnerability of certain stretches of the frontier. In an order issued on Tuesday, District Magistrate Rosetta []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 25: The Meghalaya Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of the case in which two injured NEHU student were left unattended at Shillong Civil Hospital, despite one of them bleeding for nearly an hour. The injured students were later shifted to Nazareth Hospital. Taking suo motu cognizance []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 25: The Meghalaya government has appealed to the Centre to amend the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) regulations. The appeal was made amid widespread opposition to the Supreme Court ruling that makes the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) compulsory for all in-service teachers, irrespective of their years of service. We []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 25: The United Democratic Party (UDP) has called on the Election Commission of India (ECI) to adopt stringent measures in the enrolment of voters, citing concerns over the unregulated movement of individuals into Meghalaya. UDP general secretary Titosstarwell Chyne on Tuesday said the party has already submitted a formal representation []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 25: East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police (SP), Vivek Syiem on Tuesday informed that an investigation is under way into the death of 36-year-old Indarisha Jyrwa of Malki, who reportedly fell off a moving vehicle near the DCs office around midnight on November 7. When contacted, Syiem informed that the []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 25: KHADC Leader of Opposition, Titosstarwell Chyne has stressed that the Centre will not take the concerns of the Northeasts microscopic tribal communities seriously unless all stakeholders present a united and collective voice. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Chyne said minority tribes across the region continue to fear being outnumbered, []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 25: An RTI activist has submitted a formal complaint to the Chief Executive Member (CEM) of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC), alleging that the Office of Hima Mylliem has erected an excessive number of check gates across Ri-Bhoi without clear approval from the Council. In his letter addressed []

Our Bureau SHILLONG/NONGPOH, Nov 25: The Meghalaya Butcher Association (MBA) on Tuesday alleged repeated harassment of cattle-transporting vehicles in Ri-Bhoi district, prompting the organisation to take up the matter with the police. Association president Esron Marwein told reporters that butchers recently met the Ri-Bhoi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Vivekananda Singh Rathore after their vehicles []

Dhaka, Nov 25: As the world observes the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on Tuesday, fresh figures highlight a troubling reality in Bangladesh, where 663 women were raped in the first nine months of 2025, local media reported. The United Nations General Assembly designated November 25 as the International Day for []

Kabul, Nov 25: Kabul on Tuesday strongly condemned the Pakistani air strikes in the Afghan provinces of Paktika, Khost and Kunar, describing them as an infringement of the countrys sovereignty and a violation of all internationally recognised norms. According to the Afghan government, at least 10 civilians, including nine children, were killed after Pakistani forces []

Guwahati, Nov 25: Royal Global School (RGS), Guwahati, Northeast Indias top-ranked day-cum-boarding school, has announced the launch of the second edition of its Royal Super 50 scholarship programme, offering 100% merit-based scholarships to talented students from Assam and the rest of the Northeast studying in Classes I to VIII. The programme, aimed at identifying and []

Guwahati, Nov 24: The Assam government will, for the first time, place the findings of a non-government commission in the session of the state legislative Assembly. The state Cabinet had on Sunday evening approved placing the Justice (Retd) T.U Mehta (Unofficial) Judicial Commission of Enquiry Report on the incidents related to the 1983 election violence, []

Guwahati, November 24, 2025 Royal Global School (RGS), Guwahati, North East Indias top-ranked day-cum-boarding school, has announced the launch of the second edition of its Royal Super 50 scholarship programme, offering 100% merit-based scholarships to talented students from Assam and the rest of the Northeast studying in Classes I to VIII. The programme, aimed []

Haret Hreik, Nov 23: Israel on Sunday struck Lebanons capital, Beirut, for the first time since June, saying it targeted Hezbollahs chief of staff and warning the Iran-backed militant group not to rearm and rebuild. The strike, launched almost a year after a ceasefire ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, threatened a wider conflict just days []

Geneva, Nov 23: Talks between Ukraine and its Western allies on a US-proposed peace plan to end Russias invasion got underway in Geneva on Sunday, Ukrainian officials said. The head of the Ukrainian delegation, presidential chief of staff Andrii Yermak, wrote on social media that they held their first meeting with the national security advisers []

BALEM, Nov 23: The UN COP30 climate summit in Belem, Brazil, concluded after two weeks of negotiations, with UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell noting that denial, division and geopolitics have significantly hindered international cooperation this year. Despite challenges, the summit saw progress, including pledges for increased funding to help countries adapt to extreme []

ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: Voting is underway in Pakistan for by-elections in 13 National Assembly (NA) and Punjab Assembly seats, amid tight security measures. Six NA and seven provincial seats are being contested, most of which became vacant after Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers were disqualified for their alleged involvement in the May 9, 2023 attacks on []

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 23: South African Trade Minister Parks Tau expressed regret that the US did not participate in the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, calling it unfortunate given discussions on key global trade issues, including WTO reforms, industrialisation, development financing, and debt. He noted that while the absence of the US was significant, it has not []

LONDON, Nov 23:Noor Inayat Khan, a descendant of 18th-century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan, has become the only Indian-origin woman honoured with a commemorative postage stamp by France. Recognised for her role as an undercover British agent in the French Resistance during World War II, she is featured in La Postes Figures of the Resistance series, []

Johannesburg, Nov 23: G20 leaders have committed to engaging constructively to address concerns regarding global minimum tax and tax challenges arising from digitalisation of the economy, while preserving the tax sovereignty of all countries. In a declaration issued after the G20 Summit in South Africa, leaders of 20 developing and developed nations also called for []

NEW DELHI, Nov 23: The combined market valuation of seven of Indias top-10 most valued companies rose sharply by over Rs 1.28 lakh crore last week, supported by an overall positive trend in domestic equities. The broader market sentiment remained upbeat as the BSE benchmark (Sensex) gained 669.14 points, or 0.79 per cent, during the []

New Delhi, Nov 23: Gold prices are expected to stay range-bound in the near term as investors await a series of key US economic data releases, including GDP and inflation, and signals from the Federal Reserves December policy meeting for clarity on interest rate trajectory, analysts said. The focus will be on economic numbers such []

In 2017, a new global treaty was meant to bring mercury pollution under control. But three decades of data from UK harbour porpoises show mercury is still increasing, and is linked to a higher risk of dying from infectious disease. When the Minamata convention came into force eight years ago, it was hailed as a []

New measurements of radio galaxies reveal that the solar system is racing through the universe at over three times the speed predicted by standard cosmology. Using highly sensitive data from multiple radio telescope arrays, researchers uncovered a surprisingly strong dipole pattern-one that challenges longstanding assumptions about how matter is distributed across cosmic scales. The results []