The Shillong Times

NONTHABURI (Thailand), Aug 7: A student opened fire at a high school outside Bangkok on Friday, killing at least five people and wounding more than 20, according to authorities, who said he also appeared to have killed his two grandparents at the family home earlier in the morning. The 14-year-old shooter took his own life []

People pay floral tributes to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on his 85th death anniversary at Brookside Complex in Rilbong, Shillong, on Friday. The event, organised by the Rilbong Sports and Cultural Club in association with Arts and Culture department,also included a short open-air programme.

Surabaya, Aug 3: Indonesian rescuers searched for possible missing passengers Monday after rescuing 231 people from a ferry that caught fire the previous day off the main island of Java, leaving five people dead. Passengers described leaping overboard and staying afloat for hours before rescue. The Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry was travelling from Indonesias second-largest []

France, July 26: A raging wildfire in southwest France forced the evacuation of 55,000 people overnight Sunday, bringing the total forced out of their homes to a staggering 220,000 in one region alone, as flames crept ever closer to the wine region city of Bordeaux. Neighbouring Spain oversaw its own fire evacuations on the countrys []

SHILLONG, July 17: Senior BJP MLA Alexander Laloo Hek on Friday asserted that neither the Centre nor any external agency can push ahead with uranium mining in Meghalaya without the consent of the people and the state government. Clarifying recent remarks by Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh on uranium exploration, Hek said the minister []

New Delhi, July 6: The appeal by the people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to the Indian government for assistance underscores the depth of the crisis unfolding in the region. Protests have continued across PoK for more than a month, with neither the demonstrators nor the Pakistani establishment showing any signs of backing down. An official []

By Pyndap Lyngdoh It is often said by leaders, elders, and public figures that youth are the future of the nation and society. This statement carries deep truth, because the strength, energy, and creativity of youth are essential for the progress of any community. Young people are not only the future leaders of the country, []

People walk under a banner showing portraits of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, and the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US and Israeli strikes on February in Tehran, on Saturday. (AP)

Osteoarthritis (OA), long considered a wear-and-tear disease of old age, is increasingly being diagnosed in patients as young as 30 years, according to a review by researchers published in the journal International Orthopaedics. The review, published on May 15, reframes osteoarthritis as a heterogeneous syndrome rather than a single disease, driven by diverse biological, biomechanical, []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, May 7: Chief Minister and NPP national president, Conrad K Sangma on Thursday said political parties are free to make claims about forming the next government, but maintained that the final decision would rest with the people and electoral numbers. His remarks came in response to recent assertions by the Meghalaya []