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India’s Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Opener Ben Duckett believes England will not hesitate to test India’s senior batters with the short ball if they feel it is the right tactic, even though the visitors know the challenge will be very different from the one they encountered during their 4-0 T20I sweep.England’s barrage of bouncers unsettled India’s youthful batting line-up in the T20Is, with the likes of Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ishan Kishan repeatedly targeted. Asked whether the same ploy could be used against the returning ODI stalwarts Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli,…

A prominent Chinese maritime analyst has warned that Japan’s expanding military role in the South China Sea could become more destabilising than that of the United States, as regional tensions continue to rise following the 10th anniversary of the landmark 2016 arbitration ruling that rejected Beijing’s sweeping maritime claims.Speaking at a security round table in Hong Kong on Monday, Wu Shicun, founding president of China’s National Institute for South China Sea Studies, said military deployments, joint exercises and maritime patrols by countries outside the region had increased sharply, making what he described as “unilateral infringements” increasingly normalised.Wu’s remarks came a…

Travel stories often become popular because of hidden destinations or unique food finds. This one has gone viral for a different reason. An Indian traveller’s reflections after returning from Sri Lanka have started a conversation about everyday life, with social media users discussing how small civic habits can leave a lasting impression. Her post has prompted many people to compare experiences and talk about the simple things that shape a visitor’s journey.Indian woman says Sri Lanka gave her a ‘culture shock’Ruth Dsouza Prabhu shared an Instagram post describing the “culture shock” she experienced during her week-long visit to Sri Lanka.…

The Directorate of Higher Education (DHE), Government of Assam, has made it mandatory for all student migrations under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 to be processed only through the Assam SAMARTH Portal. The new rule has come into effect immediately and will apply to all universities and colleges across the state.The move aims to ensure a transparent, uniform and smooth implementation of the Multiple Entry-Exit (MEE), horizontal mobility and lateral entry provisions introduced under NEP 2020.According to the notification, all admissions or migrations into the third, fifth and seventh semesters of undergraduate programmes under the Multiple Entry-Exit and horizontal…

Inside Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi’s decades-long love story, from teenage sweethearts to soulmates: ‘The moment I looked in his eyes…’ Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi’s love story remains one of Hollywood’s most enduring romances. Even years after the Road House star’s death in 2009 following a battle with pancreatic cancer, Lisa still becomes emotional when she remembers the first time they danced together.The couple first met at Patrick’s mother Patsy Swayze’s dance studio in Houston, Texas. What started as dance rehearsals during their teenage years soon blossomed into a romance that lasted more than three decades.Looking back in the…

France team at FIFA World Cup (AP Photo) Spain’s former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has come under fire after claiming that France’s national football team has “no French players” ahead of Tuesday’s World Cup semi-final between the two countries.The remark, made in an opinion piece for Spanish news website El Debate, sparked widespread criticism from political leaders in both Spain and France, who described it as xenophobic and racist. Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez condemned the statement, writing on X: “There are those who still measure belonging by surname, place of birth, or skin colour. Others measure it by our…

Muhammad Ali (Image: Wikipedia) Fame gave Muhammad Ali one of the largest platforms of the twentieth century, and he chose, deliberately, not to use most of it to talk about his own charity work. “I try not to speak about all the charities and people I help, because I believe we can only be truly generous when we expect nothing in return,” he wrote. Coming from arguably the most famous man alive at the time, that restraint says more than the words alone. Plenty of people talk about generosity in the abstract. Far fewer have the platform he had and…

Sometimes real life is stranger than fiction, and one such recent incident has caught people’s attention. A US citizen arrested in a terror case has approached a Delhi court with an unusual request: Permission to cook his own food inside Tihar Jail, saying he has been unable to eat the meals served there and has remained on a hunger strike for more than 50 days (since May 6, 2026).The man, Matthew Aaron VanDyke, who is lodged in Tihar Jail after being arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), has told the court that the prison food does not suit him.…

On Instagram, a user going by @dharambuilds shared a video that has recently been circulating with quiet intensity. In it, he describes eighteen years spent inside the corporate world, the kind of career built on consistency rather than recognition.He stayed back after shifts. He trained new employees. He absorbed escalations that were not officially his to solve. By his own account, this was not occasional effort but a pattern, repeated across multiple companies, for nearly two decades.The promotion that went elsewhereThe turning point in his story is deliberately unremarkable. A promotion he expected, one shaped by years of unpaid extra…

Rumors suggest that Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun are planning to marry sooner rather than later. Tired of a drawn-out engagement, Sweeney has expressed her desire to expedite the process. Their future discussions reveal they are aligned in their goals. Sweeney sees Braun as her ideal partner, having provided support during their respective public challenges and criticisms. Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun’s whirlwind romance has been making headlines since they were first spotted in public getting cozy. According to new reports, the two may possibly be on the path to tying the knot! Here is what we know so far…