Byrnihat ARI cases rise from 1,800 to 7,284 as Meghalaya High Court orders fresh action
SHILLONG : The Meghalaya High Court has taken serious note of the sharp rise in Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) cases...
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Why Gandhi spent India’s first Independence Day in violence-hit Calcutta instead of Delhi
On the day India celebrated freedom, Mahatma Gandhi was nowhere near the grand celebrations in Delhi. He was in Calcutta,...
Assam-Arunachal border tension: How a Firing incident reopened a decades-old dispute
GUWAHATI : A firing incident along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border in Dhemaji district has brought a decades-old boundary dispute back...
India’s forex reserves reach $707 billion: Why the rupee is still near ₹95 against the dollar
MUMBAI : India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $14.136 billion in the week ended August 7, taking the total to...
RBI brings forward FCNR deposit deadline after banks attract $52.3 billion
MUMBAI : The Reserve Bank of India has brought forward the closing date of its special Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank),...
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Miss Arunachal Organisation terminates Karbom Taipodia’s candidature after social media controversy
The Miss Arunachal Organization has terminated Karbom Taipodia's candidature from the Miss Arunachal Contest 2026-Dirang Edition following a controversy involving...
Sensex plunges 1,045 points as Indian stock market reels from oil surge and RBI rate hike
MUMBAI — Thursday left the benchmarks at multi-year lows. The Sensex fell 1,045.46 points, or 1.44%, to 71,593.24 its weakest...
Meghalaya coal shortage crosses 13 lakh tonnes as Katakey panel seeks inquiry into missing stock
SHILLONG — The Justice (retired) B.P. Katakey committee has flagged an undisputed shortage of 13,02,456.184 metric tonnes of inventoried coal...
RBI raises repo rate to 5.5% as inflation risks return despite stronger growth outlook
The Reserve Bank of India raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50 per cent on Wednesday, its...
Meghalaya teacher appointments under SPF raise questions over ‘availability of funds’
KSU calls off public bike rally in Shillong, CEC members to sit in at Khyndailad
VPP demands Vijay Kumar Mantri’s removal over education policies
Assam Earthquake alert: Viral 8.5-magnitude claim raises questions over late August warning
Meghalaya imposes statewide freeze on Sting energy drink pending lab tests
