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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India handed 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi his much-awaited international debut in the second T20I against England at Old Trafford in Manchester on Saturday.India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose to bat first. The only change in the playing XI saw Sooryavanshi replace Sanju Samson at the top of the order.Who did Vaibhav Sooryavanshi replace? Samson made way after a lean run with the bat. He scored 5 and 0 in the two-match T20I series against Ireland and managed just 1 in the opening T20I against England at Chester-le-Street.With his debut, Sooryavanshi…

Justin Sato (Credits: LinkedIn) A LinkedIn post by Stanford University student Justin Sato has drawn attention for an unusual comparison. Sato revealed that he scored just 53 out of 360, or around 15%, in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), despite securing admission to three of the world’s most selective universities: Stanford University, Princeton University and California Institute of Technology (Caltech).Sato, who is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Physics at Stanford University and recently co-founded startup Skarmy, shared the score to make a broader point about India’s technical talent pool rather than his own academic journey.A different measure of academic…

Sonam Kapoor shared glimpses from cousin Anshula Kapoor’s mehendi ceremony, featuring Janhvi Kapoor, Sanjay Kapoor, and vibrant floral décor. Anshula’s pre-wedding festivities with fiancé Rohan Thakkar began with a Mata Ki Chowki; the couple made their relationship official via a ‘Goddhana’ ceremony in October. Sonam recently became a mother again. Ahead of her highly anticipated July 6 wedding to screenwriter-director Rohan Thakkar, entrepreneur Anshula Kapoor’s pre-wedding festivities are in full swing. On Saturday afternoon, Bollywood star Sonam Kapoor took to social media to share exclusive, vibrant glimpses from what closely appears to be Anshula’s traditional mehendi ceremony. The star-studded family…

A Muslim nurse in Texas got fired after she made a video showing how she backs out of a patient’s room if Fox News is running. A Muslim nurse working at the University of Texas Medical Branch made a video showing how she backs out of a patient’s room if she finds Fox News running in the room. Fox News is a Conservative news channel and the video was intended to be a sharp criticism of the current dispensation, but it immediately drew flak for ‘Nurse Ahlam’ as medical practitioners take an oath to treat all patients the same without…

“The child not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth.”- African proverbThere’s a raw, unsettling beauty to this African proverb. It’s not a soft, feel good platitude. It’s a stark psychological gut-check.It forces us to see the collateral damage that happens when we withhold love, validation and belonging from the people who need it most, especially our youth.At its core, this isn’t just a warning about rebellion, it’s an urgent lesson in basic human empathy.It reminds us that compassion isn’t a luxury or a soft, optional extra we hand out when we feel like it.It…

Cape Verde’s Sidny Lopes Cabral (13) reacts to a loss during the World Cup round of 32 football match between Argentina and Cape Verde in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo/Agencies) Argentina survived one of the biggest scares of the FIFA World Cup to beat Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time on Friday and book a place in the round of 16, with Lionel Messi praising the underdogs after they pushed the defending champions all the way.Tottenham defender Cristian Romero scored the winner in the 111th minute when his header from Messi’s corner took a deflection off Cape Verde defender Diney Borges…

J&K education minister Sakina Itoo The viral video of a 12-year-old boy questioning the delay in announcing summer vacations for schools in Kashmir has now reached the Child Welfare Committee, drawn comments from Kashmir’s chief cleric, and reignited questions over children’s presence on social media.The video, which has been widely shared online over the past few days, shows the child criticising Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Sakina Itoo for not announcing summer vacations despite temperatures in the Valley crossing 35 degrees Celsius. Speaking directly to the camera, the boy says he feels the minister “may not have children who attend…

Aamir Khan will marry Gauri Spratt on July 5 in a private ceremony at his Pali Hill home, now decorated with fairy lights. The couple will register their marriage under the Special Marriage Act, followed by lunch for close family and friends. Reconnected after 25 years, this marks Aamir’s third marriage. Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan is all set to tie the knot with his partner Gauri Spratt tomorrow, July 5, in a strictly private, home-bound ceremony. Ahead of the big day, the actor’s plush Pali Hill residence in Mumbai has received a gorgeous festive makeover; viral paparazzi videos show the…

Workplace harassment in Pakistan surges as hundreds of men report abuse Men are increasingly reporting workplace harassment in Pakistan, with official records revealing that 521 men lodged complaints with the Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment (FOSPAH) over the past year, accounting for roughly 40 per cent of all cases.According to official documents obtained by The Express Tribune, a total of 1,290 workplace harassment complaints were filed with FOSPAH during the year. Of these, 521 were submitted by men, while 769 were lodged by women.The data challenges the perception that workplace harassment is predominantly a women’s issue and highlights the…

A massive banyan tree in Bihar’s Munger district has been scientifically dated to approximately 700 years old, making it the world’s oldest accurately dated specimen. Researchers employed radiocarbon dating on wood samples, a technique usually for archaeology, to establish its age. 700 year old Banyan Tree in Munger, Bihar (Photo: PIB)Some trees don’t just grow old, they grow into living pieces of history. For generations, communities have gathered under certain massive, sprawling trees for various purposes, be it religious ceremonies or village meetings, often believing these trees to be centuries old simply because of local stories passed down through time.…