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World Cup Fuels Football Frenzy in Shillong

By Daniella Dawn Lyngwa In the hill city of Shillong, the FIFA World Cup is not just a global...
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A Wild Success? Tracking a Decade of Rhino Reintroduction in Manas

Ten years of tracking reintroduced rhinos in Manas National Park of Assam has revealed a promising story of resilience and adaptation....
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The watermelon

Thirteen-year-old George packed his favourite books, a fishing hat, and far too many socks before boarding the train...
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Study reveals Vitamin D, Calcium may not protect against bone fractures

For years, many people have taken calcium and vitamin D supplements to help keep their bones strong as...
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Wanrapmiki S Nihkla, Class III, Meghalaya Police Public School   Patiara Dondimesa Syiem, Class I, Loreto Convent       Ezra Mawlong, Class II, Shillong Public...
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Guardians of Indigenous Medicine: Tribal Ethnomedicinal Practices of North-East India

Saikat Kumar Basu & Suparna Sanyal Mukherjee The North-East Indian region, comprising Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland,...
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Kolkata’s Streets Become a World Cup Canvas

From hand-painted murals to flag-draped lanes, the city that loves football more than most has made the FIFA...
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Basils Popcorn

Deep beneath a giant oak tree lived a curious little ant named Basil and his family. Their underground...
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HERITAGE– PIPRAHWA RELICS – COMING BACK HOME

Relics story The Piprahwa relics, associated with Lord Buddha, has  evinced a lot of public interest in India and...
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Sanish Kainth Class IV Mount Carmel School Aesaka Paswett Nongrum, Class V, Loreto Convent  Ishmayra Singh, Class V, Spring Field...
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Phototheme - #SilentStories Vordinal Lyngdoh Mona Lyngdoh Ranjan Borah Chiontim Karam B. Sangma Next week’s theme is #AWalkInMyNeighbourhood  Send your contributions at [email protected] to get featured. 
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An Italian in the Abode of Clouds

Drawn by curiosity and a spirit of adventure, Esha Chaudhuri writes on how a travel vlogger from Italy...
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From Closets to Cabinets :The Rainbow Rises in the Worlds Parliaments

The rainbow has finally entered the corridors of real power. From The Hague to Munich to New Delhi,...
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Suzy’s Magical Threads

At just sixteen years old, Suzy had a gift that seemed almost magical. While many teenagers spent their afternoons...
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Undefeated: Anik Dutta’s Aparajito Finally Comes Home to Nandan

Filmmaker Anik Dutta spent years being punished for speaking truth to power in Bengal. He did not live...
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Jasmine Nabika Lyngdoh, Class V, Loreto Convent (Winner) Jason PR Dinga, Class VI, St. Mary's Mazzarello School, Jowai Ridhima Biswa,...
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Phototheme - #BeautyUnseen  Mona Lyngdoh Disha Chakraborty Makhanlal Kainth Deepayan Sarkar Next week’s theme is #SilentStories   Send your contributions at [email protected] to get featured.
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One Man, Many Forests, Countless Futures: The Conservation Legacy of Hally War

For decades, while the world marvelled at Meghalaya's living root bridges, one man quietly worked behind the scenes...
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Garba on the Tarmac — Indian Tourists Have Arrived. The Etiquette Has Not.

By Sujoy Dhar  Twenty-six years ago, I returned from my first trip to the United States and the United...
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Daleena’s summer of Friendship

By Christina K Sangma  Daleena loved summer more than any season in the world. To her, summer meant sunshine,...
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Crafted in India, Framed in the West

India has one of the richest traditions of handicrafts in the world, yet we often look to the...
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Teresa Lianchhingpuii, Class IV, St. Mary's Mazzarello School, Jowai Jason PR Dinga, Class VI, St. Mary's Mazzarello School, Jowai Rennaya...
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One City, Many Faiths: The Shared Spirit of Shillong

By Daniella Dawn Lyngwa Shillong, the sound of church choirs, the rhythm of dhakdrums during Durga Puja, and the...
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India at Cannes 2026: Glitter on the Croisette, But Where Is the Cinema?

By Sundeep Bhutoria Every year, around May, India rediscovers Cannes. I was there for a week this year. The French...
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Henry and the Little Golden Tank

By Christina K Sangma  Henry loved his goldfish more than anything in the world. Every morning before school, he rushed...
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Health tracker making you feel anxious?

Millions of people use a wearable health and fitness tracker. These devices can be useful for monitoring activity...
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Angeline D Warjri, Class I, BDW School (Winner) Alden Laksan, Class II, BK Bajoria School Aaron Toijam, Class I, The...
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Jojo  Makhanlal Kainth  Sada Lyngdoh  Deepayan Sarkar
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Shillong, the “Rock Capital” That Never Quite Left Open Mic Night

By Patrick P. Sawian Shillong proudly calls itself the “Rock Capital of India,” a title repeated with such unwavering...
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Back to the wild: How rewilding is reshaping India’s rhino future

At the end of March, four greater one-horned rhinos were moved to a fenced rehabilitation area into Dudhwa...
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Fredrick

By Christina K Sangma In the heart of the Animal Kingdom, nestled between golden tulip fields and cobblestone streets,...
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Swipe. Hide. Desire: Inside India’s quiet boom in extramarital apps

Behind every statistic is a lit screen, a coded name, and a marriage that stopped being enough. As...
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Starryna Teronpi, Class VII, Rilbong P.N. Chaudhuri H.S School Aanksh Dewan, Class VII, St Anthony’s School Amrita Sinha, Class VI,...
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Deepayan Sarkar Sudhakar Dewan Mona Lyngdoh  Aaron Warjri  Makhanlal Kainth
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A Nurse’s Journey of Care, Courage and Change

Through a journey of purpose, award-winning Rikadeisuk Suting redefines care in Meghalaya, reports Esha Chaudhuri On most days at...
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Cycling for Clean Air? India’s Riders Still Battle Dust, Danger and Neglect

Bicycling has been promoted in India to reduce emissions and improve public health, but a new study reveals...
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Wires unplugged

By Christina K Sangma  For the first time in years, the house was quiet, not the soft, comforting quiet...
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Five reasons to add peas into your diet

Peas aren’t often seen as a particularly exciting vegetable. They tend to be treated as a basic side...
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Avni Choudhary, Class III, Loreto Convent (Winner) Esther M Lyngskor, Class III, Loreto Convent Jasmine Nabika Lyngdoh, Class V, Loreto...
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Tagore: Beyond the wordsmith

On the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, Shreya Chaudhuri revisits the bard’s artistic legacy through an immersive portrait...
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How to model good eating and body image habits for your kids

Raising children to have a good relationship with food and their bodies is one of the best ways...
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The Dog’s Absence

Christina K Sangma Every morning, just as the market began to stir awake, a small brown dog trotted down...
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Butter Chicken Calling!

Priyan R  Naik When I set out for Laos via Bangkok, I was determined to eat local, think global,...
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Avni Choudhary, Class III, Loreto Convent (Winner) William B Shongwan, Class II, Alpha English H.S. School, Nongpoh Akshar Aditya Das,...
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Sunsun Marak Jinendra Surana  Suhaani Dutta  Jyotsna  Datta Roy Makhanlal Kainth
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World Press Freedom Day: free press, shackled journalists

David Laitphlang Every year on World Press Freedom Day, the ritual plays out predictably. Statements are issued, seminars are...
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Why Press Freedom Still Matters

Senior Reporter of The Shillong Times, Lamphrangbor Nongspung accounts for his journey of two decades on World Press...
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The Man Behind the Lens: Remembering Raghu Rai

By Sujoy Dhar It was an ordinary day in the late 1990s when I set out into the villages...
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Leather Shoes and memories

By Christina K Sangma The workshop had always smelled of warm leather and rain. It stood at the edge of...
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Why we still love The Devil Wears Prada, 20 years on

The Devil Wears Prada’s Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) has become a mythic cinematic character. The magazine editor is...
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Sharanya Bajaj, Class VI, Loreto Convent Jasmine Nabika Lyngdoh, Class V, Loreto Convent Adrian P Jana, Class IX, St. Anthony's...
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Shillong Bus Picnic with St. Peter’s School

By Mai White The first thing that meets you at the gate is a soft chorus of intention. Words...
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Pahari Maggi: How a Swiss Noodle Conquered Every Indian Hill

You don't go looking for it. It finds you — at a bend in the road, in the...
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Camilla’s fairy

By Christina K Sangma Camilla loved evenings more than any other time of day. When the sun dipped low...
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Dacoit: Authenticity was the priority, says Adivi Sesh

Adivi Sesh and Mrunal Thakur starrer Dacoit: A Love Story has received a positive response from audiences in the...
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Akshar Aditya Das, Class I, The Learning Sanctuary, Tura Ashton Neil L. Kurbah, Class IV, St. Edmund's School Jasmine Nabika...
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Keeping Reading Alive

By Esha Chaudhuri In a world of scrolling screens and fleeting attention, reading is increasingly becoming a lost habit...
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Keeping Reading Alive

By Esha Chaudhuri  In a world of scrolling screens and fleeting attention, reading is increasingly becoming a lost habit...
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‘India needs 10,000 trained conservators — we have fewer than 300’: Vinod Daniel

Vinod Daniel, one of the foremost museum and heritage conservation specialists, speaks to IBNS-TWF correspondent Supriyo Hazra about the Indian Conservation...
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Facing Fear

By Christina K Sangma Ryan had always been afraid of water. It wasn’t just a small fear; it lived...
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Ode to the ‘Afternoon Nap’

By Priyan R Naik When I stepped away into retirement a few years ago, my wife strongly suggested I...
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Jason P Tangpua, Class VI, St. Mary's Mazzarello School (Winner) Aidan Babitlang Jyrwa, Class VII, All Saint’s Diocesan HS...
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Weaving textile stories across continents

By Esha Chaudhuri The journey into design rarely follows a straight line. For emerging textile artist, Ilamon Thangkhiew,it began...
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How Artemis II’s Earthset photo compares with the iconic Earthrise image from 1968

As Nasa’s Artemis II mission completed its lunar flyby, the astronauts sent back a stunning image of the...
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The Watch That Remembered Time

By Christina K Sangma In a quiet wooden box, tucked away in the corner of an old house, lay...
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Beloved Timekeepers: From Kolkata’s New Market Clock to Icons Around the World

Recently, the famous clock of New Market of Kolkata chimed again after an eleven-year hiatus and launched a...
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Avni Choudhary, Class: III, Loreto Convent Aurienne Lourdes G Momin, Class II, Pine Mount School (Winner) Myra Laksan, Class IV,...
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From Pines to Pavement: The Changing Face of Shillong

Daniella Dawn Lyngwa on Shillong’s changing landscape and shrinking forest cover. Shillong,...
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From Pines to Pavement: The Changing Face of Shillong.

Daniella Dawn Lyngwa on Shillong’s changing landscape and shrinking forest cover. Shillong, often called the ‘Scotland of the East,’...
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Where Tradition Heals: Prof. Moodley’s Journey into Cultural Therapy

Dr. Roy Moodley, professor of Applied Psychology and Human Development at the University of Toronto, Canada, spent a...
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Spring oranges

By Christina K Sangma Winter is a magical time, but what truly warms the heart and makes one feel...
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Dying with dignity: India’s slow, uneasy acceptance of euthanasia

While euthanasia must remain tightly regulated, denying dignity in death to those trapped in irreversible suffering is becoming...
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Alden Laksan, Class II, BK Bajoria School Samarth Sharma, Class III, B K Bajoria School (Winner)  Yuvaan Agarwal, Class III,...
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Makhanlal Kainth  Akhim Ashlee R Sangma Deepayan Sarkar Apphia Dan Darshan Lunia Tatara Susime R Marak
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A festival of stories: Shillong International Film Festival 2026

By Joziah Ryan K Lyngdoh The festival: A milestone for Northeast cinema The Shillong International Film Festival (SIFF) 2026 organised...
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Preservation of U Tirot Sing’s Memorial Monument

Compiled by Aldrin M. Syiem and  Hillaryson Syiemlieh How did the Nongkhlaw Syiemship come to celebrate the death anniversary of King Tirot...
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The Paint Door

By Christina K Sangma On a rainy afternoon, little Nia sat by the window with a sketchbook on her...
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Sacred Waters, Shared Faith: Panchu Dola Melana Lights Up Odisha’s Chilika Lake

In Odisha’s Parikuda village, devotees wade through the waters of Chilika Lake carrying idols of gods and goddesses...
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Utkarshita Sinha, Class VI, Army Public School Shillong Teresa L Tangpua, Class IV, St. Mary's Mazzarello Higher Secondary School,...
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Artist by the Lake

By Esha Chaudhuri  A stroll along the pathway inside Wards Lake, and one will spot an artist sitting on...
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A spring without rain: Western Himalayas’ driest in four centuries

Researchers extracted tree cores from old deodar trees in Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh, to reconstruct 396 years of rainfall...
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The Home was his

By Christina K Sangma  Arin had learned early that the world could be quiet in the wrong ways. The...
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Sleep Divorce: Why Couples Are Choosing Separate Beds

Is sharing a bed at night the ultimate proof of love between a couple? What about getting ‘divorced’...
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Aurienne Lourdes G Momin, Class II, Pine Mount School (winner) Aenam  Nikhla, Class III, Seven Set School Jasmine Nabika Lyngdoh,...
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Deliverance: When the Book of Exodus Came Alive on Stage

By Dr. Amanda Christie Tongper (From the Book of Exodus, Deliverance: A Musical was performed on the 28th of...
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This year’s Oscars Best Picture nominees are strong

Film critics – love to bemoan the death of high-quality cinema in the age of streaming, pointing to...
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Thunderbolt and Sammy

By Christina K Sangma  Every evening, when the sun softened and the park turned golden, two dogs met under...
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When the North-East tells its own story

By- Temjin Imma Along I grew up in Nagaland where stories are not written first. They are sung, remembered,...
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Avianna Joyce Majaw, Class I, Loreto Convent Taashvi Chokhani, Class II, Loreto Convent Aenam Nikhla, Class III, Seven Set School Snigdha...
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Single mothers speak of strength, struggle, and hope

By Daniella Dawn Lyngwa Across the world, single mothers form a significant yet often misunderstood part of society. Their...
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