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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Reuters) Former India head coach Rahul Dravid believes Vaibhav Sooryavanshi needs a carefully managed pathway as the 15-year-old begins to make his mark across formats, stressing the importance of giving him enough opportunities in red-ball cricket alongside his white-ball commitments.Sooryavanshi, who enjoyed a breakthrough IPL season before making his T20I debut in England in June, is now set to return to the longer format with East Zone in the Duleep Trophy.While the teenager has already attracted significant attention in white-ball cricket, his first-class record remains modest. He averages 17.25 from 12 innings across three stints in the Ranji…

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is planning a nationwide service campaign, or ‘Seva Pakhwada’, from September 17 to October 2 to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi completing 25 years in constitutional public office.The campaign, proposed to be held under the banner of ‘Seva Sankalp Mahotsav’, a nationwide 15-day campaign, will include public service and welfare activities such as sanitation drives, blood donation camps, tree plantation programmes and health camps across the country.The campaign will coincide with Prime Minister Modi completing 25 years in public office on October 7, 2026, marking the day he took the oath as the…

Looking younger may not always be about skincare, makeup or expensive treatments. According to nutrition and health coach Sascha, improving your posture and opening up the shoulders can make a noticeable difference to how you carry yourself. Sharing a simple movement routine in her July 5 Instagram post, Sascha demonstrated a series of exercises designed to mobilise the shoulders, open the chest and encourage a more upright posture. (Also read: Do mobile towers cause brain tumours? Oncologist Dr Sunny Jain explains the truth about cellphone radiation )Let’s take a look at her routine:Arm swings – 50 reps: Swing your arms…

‘Ramayana’, directed by Nitesh Tiwari and headlined by Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash, remains one of the most highly anticipated films this year. Produced by Namit Malhotra, the movie is set for release in Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and English, with plans reportedly underway to expand into Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish as well. Meanwhile, a Bhojpuri-dubbed trailer of the film has gone viral on social media.‘Ramayana’ fan-made trailer leaves netizens in splitsTurns out, it isn’t an official trailer but rather a fan-made Bhojpuri version of the film, which has quickly caught the internet’s attention, with netizens reacting to…

At least three people have been injured and buildings have been damaged after an earthquake struck Peru, local officials have said. The earthquake, which occurred near the small settlement of Aniso in the southern Ayacucho region on Thursday, had a magnitude of 6.7, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.Peru’s defence minister Rafael Belaunde said 22 homes and six schools were damaged, local media report.Earthquakes are common in Peru, which sits along the meeting point of the Nazca and South American tectonic plates, and Thursday’s was the latest strong seismic event to hit South America in recent months, following deadly quakes…

The army has raised a drone battalion in the Punjab sector. (Image credit: Indian army ) The Army has raised its first dedicated drone battalion along the western front with Pakistan, marking a significant step in the force’s ongoing post-Operation Sindoor transformation. The newly formed unit, christened the Baaz Battalion, will function under the Jalandhar-based 11 Corps, also known as the Vajra Corps, which oversees some of the most sensitive stretches of the India-Pakistan border in northern Punjab.The name Baaz, meaning hawk in Hindi, was chosen deliberately, reflecting the bird of prey’s sharp vision, long-range tracking ability and precision in…

The Bombay high court took a firm stance against an Udipi eatery for purportedly serving banned analog paneer. MUMBAI: After being critical of the FDA actions on several occasions in various matters, the Bombay high court acting chief justice RV Ghuge led bench on Friday turned its ire on a Udipi eatery for allegedly using banned analog paneer.The HC, declining urgent relief to a Thane restaurant, orally remarked that it needs to “suffer” for a while for serving banned paneer to the public.The eatery, Udipi Swaad restaurant, had petitioned the HC against a recent suspension action ordered by the Maharashtra…

A knife attack in Delhi’s Mangolpuri injured six people on Friday evening. NEW DELHI: A knife attack on passersby in Delhi’s Mangolpuri left at least six people injured on Friday evening, with the incident reported from three lanes in the area’s L Block, police said.The injured were rushed to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital. Two of them were later referred to Safdarjung Hospital, police said.Police are examining CCTV footage to identify and apprehend the accused. A preliminary investigation suggests that old enmity may have triggered the attack, while some of the suspects are believed to be juveniles, police said.Locals alleged that…

The refusal sparked a major controversy with senior Congress leader and govt whip Adi Srinivas accusing the BJP of politicising even an “education-related tour”. HYDERABAD: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy was on Friday forced to cut short his two-nation tour to the US and UK after the ministry of external affairs refused him permission to visit the US for an unspecified ‘political angle’.He had left for the UK immediately after attending the Congress Working Committee meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday. He will continue his visit there and return to India seven days earlier on Aug 23.The refusal sparked…

Deceased Praveen Kumar (L); arrested (clockwise): Nandheesh, Manikandan, Ezhumalai, Gowtham CHENNAI: A 23-year-old man died after he was hacked by a group near Kelambakkam following a dispute over his relationship with a woman.Three people were arrested initially, while another suspect was arrested after the victim’s relatives staged a road blockade demanding action against those involved.Police identified the deceased as Praveen Kumar, son of Karunakaran of Chinnama Nagar in Thaiyur.Praveen worked at a private company.Around 10pm on August 16, he was speaking on his mobile phone near his house when a group of men arrived in a car and approached him…