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The Shillong Times, a leading media house in Meghalaya, dedicated to delivering news and information from across the state, the Northeast, and the nation. Founded on August 10, 1945, The Shillong Times is the second-oldest English daily in Northeast India and is celebrating 78 glorious years of journalistic excellence.

12/12/2023

Kolkata, Dec 12: A sharp decline in the number of water bodies in Kolkata during the last few years has become a cause of major concern for many. According to a recent survey conducted by the office of the land records & surveys and joint land reforms commissioner, the record of rights for as many [...

12/12/2023

Nagpur (Maharashtra), Dec 12: The state political circles are abuzz with speculation that the Maharashtra government is likely to form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the death of a celeb manager, Disha Salian, sparking worries in the Shiv Sena (UBT), here on Tuesday. Among other things,...

11/12/2023

London, Dec 11: Uncapped spinners Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir have been named in England’s 16-member squad for a five-match Test tour of India starting next month. The off-spin duo joined fast-bowler Gus Atkinson as the three uncapped players at the Test level, though he and Hartley have been ca...

11/12/2023

Chandigarh, Dec 11: A total of 755 kg narcotics, 15 rifles and 38 pistols have been seized by the BSF during operations, besides apprehending 36 Pakistani nationals and neutralising nine intruders along the India-Pakistan border under Western Command, Special Director General Yogesh Bahadur Khurania...

11/12/2023

Guwahati/Agartala, Dec 11: The North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) on Monday observed the ‘black day’ across the region against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act {CAA}. December 11 marked the fourth anniversary of the passage of the CAA in the Parliament. The student body, which is a conglo...

11/12/2023

TURA, Dec 11: In an effort to raise awareness and promote road safety among the youth, a seminar- ‘On the Road to Awareness’ was conducted on Monday, for the students of Don Bosco College in Tura. Organized by the Tura Motor Sports Club in collaboration with the Meghalaya Police, West Garo Hills...

11/12/2023

Shillong, Dec 11: Following the remarks made by Voice of the People Party (VPP) MLA Adelbert Nongrum concerning the relocation of the 342 families from Them Iew Mawlong/Sweepers Colony, Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Monday lashed out at VPP for playing politics over the issue a...

11/12/2023

Guwahati, Dec 11: The Gauhati High Court has granted bail to an accused arrested in connection with a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) considering that there was no plausible ground to believe that he was guilty of the offence under Section 29 of the NDP...

11/12/2023

Shillong, Dec 11: The District Election Office here initiated and flagged off an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) mobile demonstration van as a precursor to the next Lok Sabha general elections. The ceremonial flag-off was conducted by RM Kurbah, DC of East Khasi Hills, along with election officials....

11/12/2023

Bhopal, Dec 11: Mohan Yadav has been named the next Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. The decision was taken at the legislative party meeting held at the state BJP headquarters here. Former minister Rajendra Shukla and outgoing Finance Minister have been named Deputy Chief Ministers, while senior BJ...

11/12/2023

Kolkata, Dec 11: Trinamool Congress legislator and former president of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) Manik Bhattacharya, already in judicial custody because of his alleged involvement in the cash-for-job case, faced more embarrassment in the Calcutta High Court, on Monday. The U...

11/12/2023

Jaipur, Dec 11: The ongoing uproar in Rajasthan regarding the selection of a new Chief Minister will be over as the BJP has asked all its MLAs to convene in Jaipur on Tuesday. Observer and Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will also be in attendance at the meeting on Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, S...

11/12/2023

New Delhi, Dec 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday dubbed the Supreme Court’s verdict on the abrogation of Article 370 as “historic”, and said it constitutionally upholds the decision taken by Parliament and is a resounding declaration of hope, progress and unity of Jammu and Kashmir. T...

11/12/2023

Varanasi (UP), Dec 11: Varanasi District Judge Ajay Krishna Vishvesha has given one more week to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and asked the agency to file the report of its scientific study and survey of the Gyanvapi mosque on December 18. This is the seventh extension granted to the ASI...

11/12/2023

Srinagar, Dec 11 : The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP) has suspended all of its political activities for next one week. The decision has been taken in order to stand in solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the Supreme Court’s judgment on the issue of Ar...

11/12/2023

New Delhi, Dec 11: Tata Power and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to roll out over 500 electric vehicle (EV) charging points at the oil marketing company’s petrol pumps across the country. These EV charging points will be installed in major cit...

11/12/2023

Mumbai, Dec 11: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday issued a warning on misleading advertisements enticing borrowers by offering loan waivers. There are reports of such entities charging a service/legal fee for issuing ‘debt waiver certificates’ without any authority. These entities seem t...

11/12/2023

New Delhi, Dec 11; An Indian Armed Forces contingent comprising 45 personnel reached Hanoi, Vietnam to take part in a joint military exercise. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the aim of the exercise is to foster collaborative partnership, promote interoperability and share best practices between....

11/12/2023

New Delhi, Dec 11: Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging her expulsion from the Lok Sabha. In her plea filed before the apex court under Article 32 of the Constitution, Moitra called the decision of her expulsion as “unfair, unjust and arbitrary”. M...

11/12/2023

New Delhi, Dec 11: Veteran Congress leader and Maharaja Hari Singh’s son Karan Singh on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court’s verdict on Article 370 saying that it gives clarity and stability to the situation. Karan Singh also thanked the apex court for upholding the abrogation of Article 370 of t...

11/12/2023

New Delhi, Dec 11: The Supreme Court on Monday held that Article 370 is a temporary provision considering the historical context in which it was included. Pronouncing the verdict on a batch of pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrac...

11/12/2023

Guwahati, Dec 11: Womenfolk of Tanti Pather, Konwabam and Kamargaon villages in Dibrugarh district of Assam put up an exhibition of high-quality handloom products and other home-made edibles prepared by them at Tanti Pather that reflected an encouraging outcome of Aaranyak and British Asian Trust’...

11/12/2023

Mumbai, Dec 11: The Sensex smashed past the 70,000 mark for the fast time ever to scale a historic high, while the Nifty 50 zoomed to a record 21,019.80 points in morning trade on Monday. Both the indexes then lost part of their gains as pharma stocks fell due to the US Food and Drug […]

09/12/2023

Chandigarh, Dec 9: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Majithia on Saturday while revealing a clip posted by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s daughter Seerat and a post of the latter’s mother Preet Grewal on social media said in case Mann was unable to fulfill his duties towards his two...

09/12/2023

New Delhi, Dec 9: FPIs have made a major comeback to India in December. Even though FPIs made an investment of Rs 9,000 crore in India in November, they were sellers for Rs 368 crore in the cash market. This has changed in December with big time buying in the cash market, SAID V.K. Vijayakumar, […...

09/12/2023

Gaza, Dec 9: The United Nations on Saturday said that tens of thousands of Palestinians flocking into Rafah, a city in Gaza Strip, are facing overcrowding and need shelters. Most of them came from the neighboring Khan Younis city, following evacuation orders issued by Israeli forces and the continue...

09/12/2023

Kohima, Dec 9: The penultimate day of the 10-day annual Hornbill Festival in Nagaland witnessed the cultural diversity of the eight northeastern states during a session titled ‘Colours of Northeast India’ on Saturday. Organised by the Dimapur-based North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC) under t...

09/12/2023

    Phulbari, Dec 9: The state of Meghalaya, especially the Garo Hills has been naturally blessed by an abundance of flora and fauna across all five districts. The extent of forest cover in Garo Hills can be gauged from the fact that AstraZeneca, a pharmaceutical company has pledged a total of $71...

09/12/2023

Mumbai, Dec 9: The Indian Navy, along with other defence state and civil agencies completed a two-phased exercise ‘Prasthan’ in the Offshore Development Area, off the Mumbai coast, officials said here on Saturday. The exercise, which is conducted every six months, was held on the R12A (Ratna) Pl...

09/12/2023

Kohima, Dec 9: The Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) on Saturday said that the last round of formal talks on Naga political issue with the Central government on November 14 in Delhi “were not conclusive but also not deadlocked”. The NSCN-IM said that the ...

09/12/2023

London, Dec 9: The European Parliament on Saturday said its members have reached a landmark “provisional agreement” on the proposed Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). The EU’s AI Act is set to be the world’s first comprehensive set of rules to govern AI and user harm associated with it. ....

09/12/2023

Jaipur, Dec 8: Suspense over the new Rajasthan chief minister is expected to end after the proposed BJP Legislative Party meeting on Sunday. A vote of opinion on the CM’s name will be held during the meeting. In case the central leadership has already decided on a name, the observers will take con...

09/12/2023

Kolkata, Dec 9: The Calcutta High Court has ruled that even married women, being a member of her paternal family, are entitled to get a state government job on compassionate grounds. Although a division bench of Justices Debangsu Basak and Shabbar Rashidi delivered the order on Friday, the copy of t...

09/12/2023

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday chaired the meeting to review the party’s loss in Mizoram. The meeting for Mizoram was chaired by Kharge, which was also attended by former party chief Rahul Gandhi, party general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal, Mizor...

09/12/2023

New Delhi, Dec 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday greeted Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on her birthday. In a post on X, the Prime Minister said, “Best wishes to Sonia Gandhi Ji on her birthday. May she be blessed with a...

09/12/2023

Tel Aviv,. Dec 9: Israel Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Saturday hit out at United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, accusing him of standing with Palestinian terror group Hamas in his appeal before the UN Security Council for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Guterres, who for the first time...

09/12/2023

  United Nations, Dec 9: Brushing aside an impassioned plea by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, a diplomatically isolated United States has again vetoed a Security Council resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Hamas-Israel conflict. The resolution received 13 votes in...

09/12/2023

Gaza City, Dec 9: The decomposed bodies of infants were found on hospital beds in ICU ward of evacuated Al-Nasr hospital in Gaza, the media reported. Three of the infants were attached to the hospital machines and diapers and milk bottles were found next to the bodies, CNN reported. A video in which...

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