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Shillong: The Meghalaya State Commission for Women (MSCW) on Friday sought strong action against the State police for failing to act on the complaint filed about domestic violence by the mother against the accused father, Joefresson Jana, three days...

Shillong: Thirteen more people, including seven minors and a Border Security Force (BSF) trooper were killed, while one more missing in connection with different incidences of landslides in Meghalaya, triggered by continuous heavy rains on Friday, taking the total...

New Delhi: The Indian Army will recruit 1.75 lakh Agniveers in the next four years, Army Vice Chief Lt Gen BS Raju said on Friday.Interacting with a select group of journalists, he said that there will be a number...

Kyiv: United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has offered to launch a major training operation for Ukrainian forces, with the potential to train up to 10,000 soldiers every 120 days, The Guardian reported citing Johnson’s office.The UK PM, who...

Pyongyang: North Korean officials said Friday that hundreds of families have fallen ill with an unidentified intestinal disease, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Arab News reported.North Korea announced its first coronavirus cases last month and activated a...

London: UK Home Secretary Priti Patel on Friday approved the extradition of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange to the US.The case was handed over to Patel last month after the Supreme Court ruled that there were no legal questions on...

Beijing: Indian nationals and their accompanying family members are preparing to return to China for work after the Chinese Embassy in India optimized visa policies for those wishing to travel to China to resume work, it was reported on...

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday said that the European Commission’s recommendation on giving the country"candidacy status" to the EU would bring his country closer to victory against Russian invasion.Taking to Twitter, he said, "I commend the positive...

Beijing: China on Friday launched the country's third aircraft carrier and also its second domestically developed one in Shanghai, a move said to be a milestone for the vessel's construction and future commissioning.Having a displacement of more than 80,000...

Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam has worsened further with most of the major rivers flowing well above the danger line mark amid incessant rain triggering landslides in many places across the state.At least 11 lakh people in 25...