The Shillong Times

PARIS, Aug 3: Young cyclist Harshita Jakhar rode into history books by becoming the first Indian woman to be a part of the Tour de France Femmes here. The 19-year-old led a pack of eight talented cyclists from Afghanistan, Algeria, Chile, Ethiopia (two riders), Namibia and Uganda during the ceremonial start at Stage 2 of []

ASAN (South Korea), Aug 3: Newly-crowned Taipei Open champion Tanvi Sharma and a fit-again Kidambi Srikanth will look to continue Indias impressive run on the international circuit when they spearhead the countrys challenge at the Korea Masters Super 300 badminton tournament, beginning here on Tuesday. Tanvi, the 17-year-old from Punjab, produced a sensational performance to []

Kathmandu, Aug 3: Nepal has formally requested India to recognise its National Identity Card (NID) as a valid travel document for cross-border travel, aiming to strengthen identity verification and security while facilitating the movement of people between the two countries, a senior immigration official said. The NID is similar to Indias Aadhaar card and contains []

In a state ruled by football, a quiet generation of hyper-intuitive players is drawing against international Grandmastersand fighting an uphill battle to put the Northeast on the global chess map. By Monojit Mandal In the misty, windswept hills of Shillong and the sun-dappled stretches of the Garo Hills, the dominant sound of sports has always []

HANGZHOU (China), July 25: Indias Sonam Uttam Maskar and Olympian Elavenil Valarivan produced strong performances to reach the womens 10m air rifle final but fell short of the medals, finishing fifth and sixth respectively at the ISSF World Cup (rifle/pistol/shotgun) here on Saturday. With no medal from the event, India continue to have just one []

MONTREAL, July 25: World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic have withdrawn from the National Bank Open. Tennis Canada announced Friday that neither will compete in Montreal after both players were included on the entry list for the ATP Masters 1000 tournament beginning Aug. 1. Seven-time Grand Slam champion Carlos []

NIGARA-ON-THE-LAKE(Canada), July 25: Indias Anahat Singh moved within one victory of creating history after becoming the first Indian in 21 years to reach the final of the World Squash Junior Championships, defeating Egypts Barb Sameh in four games on Friday. The top seed, aiming for her first World Junior title, became the first Indian finalist []

MUSCAT (Oman), July 25: The Indian sub-junior mens team enjoyed a triumphant Friday at the FIH Youth Hockey5s Asian Championship 2026 in Muscat, defeating arch-rivals Pakistan 7-3 after thrashing host nation Oman 10-1 earlier in the day. Meanwhile, the Indian sub-junior womens team put up a hard fight before going down 3-6 against China in []

Harare, July 25: Power-packed fifties by Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma worked well with bowlers diligence as India trumped Zimbabwe by 90 runs in the second T20I to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series here on Saturday. Chasing 220 was never going to be easy for the Africans and the fate of []

Bengaluru, July 25: Pace leader Jasprit Bumrahs fitness will be keenly discussed as Indias squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka is set to be announced next week. India will open the tour with the first Test at Galle on August 15 before travelling to Colombo for the second Test on August []

MUMBAI, July 25: The Indian equity benchmarks posted strong weekly loss, over global inflation fears and higher crude prices. Nifty lost 2.33 per cent during the week and dipped 0.43 per cent on the last trading day to reach 23,767. At close, Sensex was down 331 points, or 0.43 per cent, at 76,059. It lost []

NEW DELHI, July 25: The government on Saturday said the US has placed India in the lower 10 per cent tariff bracket under its Section 301 measures on alleged forced labour concerns and reiterated its commitment to working with Washington for the early conclusion of the bilateral trade agreement. The United States Trade Representative (USTR) []

NEW DELHI, July 25: IDFC First Bank on Saturday reported its highest-ever quarterly profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 1,075 crore in April-June period of the current fiscal year, up 132.4 per cent from Rs 463 crore in the year-ago period. Total customer business increased to Rs 6,04,776 crore as of June 30, 2026 from []

Over half of worlds migratory bird species declining, warns study Every year, billions of migratory birds connect the worlds continents, oceans and ecosystems as they undertake epic journeys between their foraging habitats and their breeding grounds. A bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) leaves its breeding grasslands of North America for the Pampas of South America. A Newells []

A study that has estimated which and how many antibiotics a country could be expected to ideally use has found that almost all countries are overusing watch antibiotics, which contribute the most to antibiotic resistance when overused. The watch class is composed of stronger drugs that should be saved for conditions where simpler antibiotics wont []