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Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes he could have taken 400 Test wickets if he had played under Imran Khan’s leadership earlier in his career.Shoaib took 178 wickets in 46 Tests during his international career, which ended during the 2011 World Cup in India amid reported differences with then Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi. He also took 247 wickets in 163 ODIs and 21 wickets in 15 T20Is.Speaking on a Geo TV show, Shoaib pointed to his first-class record, where he took more than 400 wickets, and said playing under Imran could have helped him develop…

“The purpose of life is to live it” (Wiki) Anna Eleanor Roosevelt needs no introduction. She was an American diplomat and activist who served as the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, from 1933 to 1945, during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms as president. The woman lives through her words of wisdom. And few words capture the spirit of travel as beautifully as this quote by Eleanor Roosevelt, when she said,“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste it, to experience it to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and…

Dorset Osprey. Credit: Birds of Poole Harbour In 2017, conservationists began moving young ospreys from Scotland to Dorset. Five years later, the birds bred in southern England for the first time since 1847. A long-term study led by Bournemouth University (BU) has now shown why the project worked and how similar methods could help birds of prey recover more quickly. Published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, the study found that fast population growth depends heavily on a small number of “pioneering pairs.” These birds choose to nest far from established breeding colonies, helping the species spread into new areas.Researchers…

Noida schools must limit smartboard and digital screen exposure for students. (AI image) The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration has directed all government, aided and private schools in Noida and Greater Noida to limit students’ daily exposure to smart and digital boards. The move follows complaints from parents that children were spending four to five hours a day in front of screens during regular classroom teaching.Under the new guidelines, screen use through smart and digital boards must not exceed 30 minutes a day for primary students and 60 minutes for upper-primary students. Designated magistrates and nodal officers will monitor compliance in…

​Sunil Lahri says Gen Z and Gen Alpha labels distance youth from Indian culture. Ramayan actor Sunil Lahri, who became a household name for playing Lakshman in Ramanand Sagar’s iconic television show Ramayan, has sparked a fresh debate with his comments on Gen Z and Gen Alpha. The actor recently took to his official X account and shared a video in which he questioned the terminology used to describe younger generations, saying that labels such as “Gen Z” and “Gen Alpha” are not rooted in Indian culture.Sunil argued that society should choose words that bring the younger generation closer to…

Leaked Ronaldo wedding certificate reveals four surprise witnesses in new twist to secret ceremony Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez kept their wedding deliberately small, but a newly surfaced marriage certificate has revealed that the ceremony was attended by more people than initially reported. The document shows that, alongside the couple’s five children, four witnesses were present when Ronaldo and Rodríguez formally married in a private civil ceremony in Cascais on August 11.The identities of those witnesses also provide a clearer picture of who was inside the intimate ceremony, and notably, Ronaldo’s mother Dolores Aveiro and his sisters Elma and Katia…

Optical illusion personality tests trick our minds and eyes into believing what we see based on the perception that we have. They also have that strange, addictive pull because everyone secretly loves a good “this is so me” moment about their own personality.The optical illusion here works the same way: depending on what your eyes land on first, the picture claims to tell you about how you handle emotions, people, and daily challenges.It’s not a scientific test, and it’s definitely not about getting a “right” answer, but more like a fun little mirror, the kind that makes you go “wait,…

Indian-origin teenager charged with double murder of mother, brother in Massachusetts. TOI Corrrespondent from Washington: Before police found his mother and younger brother dead inside their quiet suburban home in Acton, outside Boston, 17-year-old Arjun Aravind had allegedly been exploring a dark world online – using the internet and ChatGPT to search for ideas and create fictional scenarios about killing his own family.That revelation, disclosed by local District Attorney Marian Ryan, has transformed an already horrific double homicide into a case with an unsettling 21st-century dimension: the intersection of troubled youth and digital conversations on tap in the age of…

UP Board result 2026: The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) is expected to announce the UP Board Class 10 and 12 compartment results 2026 by the end of August. Students who appeared for the supplementary examinations will be able to check their results online through the board’s official websites once the result link is activated.The compartment examinations were conducted on July 28, 2026, in two shifts across Uttar Pradesh. The exams provided another opportunity to students who could not secure the minimum passing marks in one or more subjects in the annual board examinations.UPMSP has not announced a confirmed…

Picture Credit: YouTube Screengrab Actress Rukmini Vasanth will play an important role in the upcoming gangster action thriller ‘Toxic’ starring Yash. Recently, the ‘Kantara’ actress shared that ‘Toxic’ is very special to everyone who worked on it. She also spoke about the huge world created for the film.Rukmini Vasanth talks about ‘Toxic’As per a report by ANI, the actress talked about the film. She shared that the film’s large scale was something that left her amazed. “Toxic is an incredibly special film for, I think, everyone who’s been a part of it, certainly for me. There’s so many things I…