15+ hour, 43+ min ago   (816+ words) New Delhi, Sep 13: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday announced that China will lead the creation of an open-source AI ecosystem for BRICS member nations as part of a five-point initiative to boost cooperation in technology, manufacturing and trade, even…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (473+ words) Govt intervention sought to stop illegal collection, extortion Shillong, Sept 10: Pig farmers lifting pigs in their arms staged a striking rally to highlight their plight following the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) and demanded for waiver of loans due…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (228+ words) Beijing, Sep 10: China and the US hope to reach an agreement on lowering import taxes soon, a Chinese government spokesperson said Thursday, fuelling expectations that an announcement could come when the leaders of the two countries meet in two weeks....

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (261+ words) Shillong, Sept 9: Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Methodius Dkhar on September 8 stressed the importance of effective and timely price monitoring to prevent consumers, particularly vulnerable households, from being affected by abnormal and unjustified price rise. Addressing a workshop on…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (454+ words) Jakarta, Sep 8: Flights to and from Indonesia’s capital and nearby regions resumed Tuesday after ash from a volcanic eruption forced two days of airport closures that halted nearly 3,000 flights. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and Halim Perdanakusuma Airport serving Jakarta and three…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (471+ words) Hong Kong, Sep 3: Oil prices slipped Thursday after recent gains, with Brent crude trading near USD 95 a barrel, while Asian shares advanced. US futures edged higher. Renewed fighting between the US and Iran pushed oil prices sharply higher earlier in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (254+ words) Shillong, Sept 2: Fifty participants from Jaintia Hills were trained in machinery utilisation using the Mobile Food Processing Unit during a two-day skill programme that began from September 1. Organised by NEHU-Deen Dayal Upadhyay Community College, Wahiajer in collaboration with the North…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (318+ words) Call to fulfill CM’s ‘promise’ of inviting trainers for talks Shillong, Sept 2: Vocational trainers under the Meghalaya Vocational Education Trainers’ Union on Wednesday staged a demonstration, demanding for enhanced salary and pay parity under the “equal work equal pay” principle....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (217+ words) Shillong, Aug 31: The DREAM Mission has enrolled 22 vulnerable youth in vocational training under its new initiative DREAM YOUNG, making a traditional shift from the “Say No to Drugs” campaign to “Prevention with Action”. According to a statement, 69 youth were identified…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago   (329+ words) Shillong, Aug 30: Meghalaya’s economy grew 12.03 per cent in 2024-25, outpacing India’s GDP growth of 9.78 per cent, even as the state’s revenue receipts declined by 4.58 per cent, mainly due to a sharp fall in central grants, the CAG said. Meghalaya’s Gross State…...