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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicNeil Nongkynrih

Topic: Neil Nongkynrih

Shillong Chamber Choir hasn’t crumbled without Uncle Neil—Tours to G20 event, it’s doing it all

Shillong Chamber Choir won India’s Got Talent in 2010, under founder-mentor Neil Nongkynrih who died in January last year.

Neil Nongkynrih trained the Shillong Chamber Choir to be selfless. Not just in their music

Neil Nongkynrih performed for presidents, prime ministers and royalty. He also gave jobs to many who earlier worked in Meghalaya’s coal mines.

Neil Nongkynrih, renowned pianist & founder of Shillong Chamber Choir, dies at 51

Neil Nongkynrih founded the Shillong Chamber Choir in 2001. He was conferred with the Padma Shri in 2015.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.