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Colombo, Aug 7: India captain Shubman Gill sat out the opening day of the three-day practice match against Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) XI on Friday after sustaining an injury to his right ring finger during a training session, although early indications suggest he is likely to recover in time for the first Test against Sri []

PORT OF SPAIN, Aug 3: Justin Greaves made a gritty half century in an unbroken partnership of 66 with Roston Chase to guide West Indies to 239-5 at stumps on the opening day of the second and final cricket test against Pakistan. Greaves was 64 not out and Chase on 36 when bad light stopped []

New Delhi, Aug 2: Indian football icon Sunil Chhetri said that Jamshedpur FCs decision to shut down operations and withdraw from the Indian Super League (ISL) is a punch to the gut, and appealed to the owners to pick heart over head and reconsider the move. The Tata Group-owned club announced on Friday that it []

SHILLONG, Aug 2: Nine Child and Adolescent Digital Libraries established in the Khatar Shnong-Laitkroh C&RD Block are ready for use but remain unopened pending the release of final funds and the supply of books from the Education department. Speaking to The Shillong Times, Sohra MLA Gavin Miquel Mylliem stated that while the infrastructure for all []

Cairo, July 27: Mediators have achieved progress in efforts to get the United States and Iran back to negotiations and avert an all-out war in the Middle East, two regional officials said Monday, with a pause in attacks coming after a period of rapidly escalating tensions. The comments came after neither US nor Iran reported []

New Delhi, July 27: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Monday summoned Ukraines Ambassador to India, Oleksandr Polishchuk, over the attack on the commercial vessel MV OMORFI, which killed an Indian national. Today, the Ambassador of Ukraine to India, H.E. Dr. Oleksandr Polishchuk, was summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs in connection with the []

Kathmandu, July 27: Nepals first road tunnel officially came into operation on Monday. Minister for Infrastructure Development Sunil Lamsal formally inaugurated the Nagdhunga-Sisneri Tunnel, a 2.68-km section of the Prithvi Highway at the western gateway to the Kathmandu Valley, during a ceremony attended by government officials and diplomats. The tunnel, built with concessional loan assistance []

New Delhi, July 27: The electoral process in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has come under intense scrutiny, with widespread allegations that the Pakistan military is attempting to influence and manipulate the polls. The military has long been accused of shaping political outcomes in PoK, residents believe this election wont be different. An official said there was []

Ontario, July 27: Nineteen people, most of them believed to be of Indian-origin, were arrested in one of the largest-ever drug busts in Canadas Ontario province in which authorities seized nearly 1.7 tonnes of narcotics with an estimated value of over USD 97 million. An intelligence-led cross-border investigation, codenamed Project Bay, dismantled an alleged drug []

Colombo, July 27: A deadly threat stemming from the rivalry between two underworld gangs has forced the cancellation of a key ritual in Sri Lankas centuries-old annual religious pageant at a revered ancient Hindu temple in the island nation, police said on Monday. The week-long Esala perahera (pageant) at the Uthpalawanna Sri Vishnu temple in []

New Delhi, July 21: With the 2026 Commonwealth Games set to get underway in Glasgow on July 23, Indias hopes of securing a respectable medal tally will largely rest on a handful of proven performers as the country sends a 126-member contingent to the Scottish city. Although the Games have been significantly scaled down, with []

SHILLONG, July 19: Amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Meghalaya and demands for a free and fair list, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has assured that not a single Indian will be left out of the electoral roll. Responding to a query from The Shillong Times during an informal discussion []