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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Sunday sacked Brendon McCullum as head coach of England’s men’s Test team.The decision comes days after Ben Stokes retired from international cricket following England’s 4-1 Ashes defeat in Australia earlier this year and a 2-1 home Test series loss to New Zealand last month. McCullum’s exit brings an end to the Bazball era, despite England’s review of the Ashes series earlier this year backing both him and ECB managing director Rob Key.In a statement, the ECB said, “Brendon McCullum will stand down as England Men’s Test Head Coach but continue to lead…

Artistic rendering of Penrose super-radiance: electromagnetic waves with selected rotation patterns are amplified as they interact with a system that appears to rotate at superluminal speeds. (Credit: Dalila Pasotti and Hadiseh Nasari) Physicists have successfully recreated some of the extreme physics of black holes inside a laboratory by building a stationary device that can copy the effects of impossible rotational speeds.The achievement confirms a theoretical idea suggested more than half a century ago by Sir Roger Penrose, who proposed that energy could be taken from a rapidly spinning black hole. Instead of using moving parts, researchers at the Advanced Science…

MHT CET CAP 2026 registration for MBA, MMS extended The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (MHT CET) Cell has extended the registration deadline for the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) 2026 for Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Management Studies (MMS) admissions. Eligible candidates can now complete the registration process till July 16, 2026.Interested candidates can apply for the counselling process through the official websites, mba2026.mahacet.org.in and cetcell.mahacet.org.Earlier, the last date to register for MHT CET CAP 2026 counselling for management courses was July 12.According to the revised schedule, document verification and application confirmation will continue till July 17.…

‘I did not short sell integrity for work EVER so…. I quit and moved on’: Kalpana Iyer opens up on not trading ‘principles’ for disrespect and mediocre roles Veteran actress and former beauty queen Kalpana Iyer has opened up about one of the toughest phases of her career. She shared how changing times in the film industry forced her to make difficult decisions just to keep working. In a recent Instagram post, she opened up that she had to accept limited opportunities and roles to survive in the industry. Looking back on that period, she spoke about the struggles, pressure…

Erling Haaland said Norway’s FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign has changed him as a person after the team’s run ended with a quarter-final defeat to England.Norway’s World Cup journey came to an end after a 2-1 extra-time loss to England. Despite the result, Haaland said playing on football’s biggest stage and representing his country was an experience he will always remember.”These things are surreal; I think this has changed me as a person. I think my profile has grown a bit, let’s put it that way, and… It’s hard to even process it all right now when I look back…

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and Count Binface Nigel Farage’s personal approval rating has fallen to its lowest level since the 2024 general election, according to an Opinium poll, as the Reform UK leader faces scrutiny over his party’s finances and political donations.The survey of around 2,000 Britons found Farage’s net approval rating had dropped to minus 27 percentage points, with 52 per cent disapproving of his performance compared with 25 per cent approving.The poll also found Reform UK’s support easing slightly, although the party continues to lead Labour and the Conservatives in several national voting intention surveys.The decline comes…

IDBI Bank SO recruitment 2026 The Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) Bank has released the official notification for the recruitment of Specialist Officers (SO) for the financial year 2026-27. Eligible candidates will be able to submit their applications online from July 14, 2026, through the bank’s official careers portal.The online application window will remain open till July 26, 2026. Candidates are advised to check the eligibility criteria carefully before applying, as applications for more than one post will not be accepted.The recruitment drive aims to fill 31 Specialist Officer vacancies in different departments. These include positions in Audit -…

Filmmaker Shashi Ranjan called ‘Satluj’ one of the finest films he’s seen, praising its emotional storytelling. He criticized its OTT removal, arguing bans only spark curiosity and that history on screen doesn’t mislead educated youth. Diljit Dosanjh’s film, earlier titled Punjab ’95, was pulled from ZEE5 within 48 hours over alleged police-excess portrayal. Filmmaker and actor Shashi Ranjan has opened up about the film ‘Satluj’ and its removal from the OTT platform. Lauding the film’s storytelling and emotional depth, he called it one of the finest films he has come across in recent times. Recently, he pointed out its powerful…

India batter Yastika Bhatia (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) India Women moved to the brink of a historic maiden Test victory at Lord’s after a dominant third day, powered by Yastika Bhatia’s record-breaking maiden century before the bowlers reduced England to 130/6 in pursuit of an improbable 457-run target.With just four wickets separating them from scripting history at the Home of Cricket, Harmanpreet Kaur’s side ended the day firmly in control despite a spirited lower-order resistance from Amy Jones and Mady Villiers.Yastika scripts history at the Home of CricketResuming Day 3 with a healthy first-innings lead, India continued to pile…

Two Asian praying mantises are spreading across Europe, and scientists warn they may now threaten native wildlife Two giant Asian praying mantis species are rapidly spreading across Europe, leading scientists to officially classify them as invasive threats to native wildlife.These fast-breeding predators are steadily moving north, helped by rising global temperatures and the warm conditions created by cities. Researchers warn that the insects are aggressively hunting important native pollinators like honeybees, protected small animals such as lizards and tree frogs, and even Europe’s own native mantis species through deadly mating encounters.The official classification of the two species, Hierodula tenuidentata and…