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Hima named in relay team
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Hima named in relay team

NEW DELHI, Sept 10: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) selection committee has picked Hima Das among the 25-member national team comprising 16 men and nine women for the IAAF World Championships to be held in Doha, Qatar, from September 27 to October 6With less than a year to go for the Olympic...
Pak blames India for SL players� tour boycott
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Pak blames India for SL players� tour boycott

NEW DELHI, Sept 10: A Pakistan Minister on Tuesday made an outrageous claim after 10 Sri Lankan players decided to opt out of an upcoming Pakistan tour.Science and Technology Minister Fawad Hussain Chaudhry said India has threatened the players from the island nation against participating in the...
�Difference of opinion cannot be seen as conflict�
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�Difference of opinion cannot be seen as conflict�

DUBAI, Sept 10: Difference of opinion cannot be construed as conflict, said India head coach Ravi Shastri as he sought to play down the speculation of a rift between captain Virat Kohli and his limited-overs deputy Rohit Sharma.Shastri, who had also rubbished the reports of the alleged rift between...
�Accidental� captain Paine on verge of Ashes landmark
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�Accidental� captain Paine on verge of Ashes landmark

LONDON, Sept 10: Greg Chappell could not do it, while Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke, who had both had two attempts each, were unable to manage it either. But if his side avoid defeat in the fifth Test against England at The Oval starting Thursday, Tim Paine will join the list of Australia...
England greats Boycott, Strauss given knighthoods
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England greats Boycott, Strauss given knighthoods

LONDON, Sept 10: England cricket greats Geoffrey Boycott and Andrew Strauss have been given knighthoods by Theresa May in her resignation honours list.Boycott and Strauss both received the honour for their services to sport after outstanding careers for England.�We couldn�t be more delighted that...
Smith maintains lead over Kohli in ICC Test rankings
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Smith maintains lead over Kohli in ICC Test rankings

DUBAI, Sept 10: Steve Smith and Pat Cummins on Tuesday consolidated their positions at the top of the ICC rankings after helping Australia score a 185-run victory over England in the fourth Test in Manchester to retain The Ashes.Smith�s player of the match effort of 211 and 82 runs in the two...
A Muharram procession being taken out in Sivasagar on Tuesday. � UB Photos
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A Muharram procession being taken out in Sivasagar on Tuesday. � UB Photos

World Physiotherapy Day observed
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World Physiotherapy Day observed

GUWAHATI, Sept 10 - The World Physiotherapy Day was observed by the University College of Physiotherapy and Research, University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM), from September 6 to 8, a press release received here stated. This year�s theme was �chronic pain�, which has become a major...
Four Myanmar nationals deported
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Four Myanmar nationals deported

IMPHAL, Sept 10 - Four Myanmar nationals who were arrested for illegally entering the state (Manipur) were handed over to the Myanmar authority on Tuesday.The four foreign nationals were taken to Moreh, Manipur�s town located at the border with Myanmar and handed over to Myanmar authority in the...
Sikkim MLA denies bribery charges
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Sikkim MLA denies bribery charges

GANGTOK, Sept 10 - Former SDF minister and sitting BJP MLA NK Subba has denied bribery allegations levelled against him over allotment of shops at Lal Bazaar here. One Suresh Prasad, a resident of Gangtok, had alleged at a press conference that Subba, during his tenure as the Urban Development and...
105 species documented at Ziro Butterfly Meet
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105 species documented at Ziro Butterfly Meet

ITANAGAR, Sept 10 - As many as 105 different species of butterfly were documented during the sixth edition of Ziro Butterfly Meet that concluded recently.The key species recorded included the Bhutan Glory, Brown Gorgon, White Dragontail and Manipur Jungle Queen. Three species � Scarce Blue Oakleaf,...
Mizoram Cong flays Zoramthanga
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Mizoram Cong flays Zoramthanga

AIZAWL, Sept 10 - Accusing Zoramthanga of maintaining double standards regarding his Mizo National Front party�s relationship with the BJP, the Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee on Monday demanded the Chief Minister to make it clear if his party was with the saffron party or not.The MPCC...
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