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Shillong: The toll in the Meghalaya bus accident at Nongshram bridge on Wednesday night has risen to eight following the recovery of two more bodies from the site on Friday morning, police said.The bodies of the second driver identified...

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday that the government is gearing up to inaugurate 50 new projects in the State to mark Meghalaya’s 50th year of Statehood next year.Inaugurating the new building of St Andrew’s Secondary...

Bratislava: After a defeat in its Group F opener two weeks ago, SK Slovan Bratislava succeeded in landing the first point in the UEFA Europa Conference League after a 1-1 draw on the pitch of the Greek team PAOK...

Abuja: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday he had directed the government to lift the suspension of Twitter in the country if the social media network complies with national regulations.Soon after the government announced the ban in June,...

Dhaka: ONGC Videsh Limited has started its first exploratory drilling campaign in Bangladesh for finding oil and gas.The first well, Kanchan 1 was spudded in block SS04 of the Maheshkhali island of the country on Wednesday. This exploratory well...

Canberra/New Delhi: Australia on Friday gave the go-ahead to Serum Institute of India’s Covishield as a ‘recognized vaccine’ for incoming travellers.A media statement from Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's office said the country’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has advised...

Shillong: The political speculation over whether veteran Congress leader and former Meghalaya Chief Minister Dr. Mukul Sangma is going to leave the grand-old party and move to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is a million-dollar question that people are asking.Sangma,...

Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday that while the rise of China has had a very fundamental impact on the international order, the Quad should not be seen as “some kind of ganging up and negatively...

Tokyo: Japan fully lifted the COVID-19 state of emergency covering Tokyo and another 18 prefectures, as well as the quasi-state of emergency covering other regions on Friday as scheduled.It is the first time since April 4 that none of...

Washington: US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has held a meeting with French Ambassador to the United States Philippe Etienne to discuss confidence-building measures following the diplomatic row over the US submarine contract with Australia under the recently-established AUKUS...