Sarfaraz Ahmed (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Pakistan have picked a 16-member squad for their upcoming Test series against Bangladesh, with Shan Masood leading the side. Former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed will take charge as head coach, with Asad Shafiq as batting coach and Umar Gul as bowling coach.The team is looking to improve its position in…
How delays in IDR and PSLF approvals are impacting young professionals’ financial stability More than 643,000 federal student loan borrowers in the United States are currently caught in a growing administrative backlog, awaiting either approval for more affordable repayment plans or long-promised loan forgiveness. The figures, disclosed in a recent court filing and first reported…
Protests erupt after Epsom church assault claim, police find no proof Police investigating an alleged assault near a church in Epsom have said no evidence has been found so far to support the claim, even as the incident triggered protests and widespread speculation online.Surrey Police said inquiries remain ongoing and urged the public not to…
How meaning slips from lyric imagination to power and code in the post-Enlightenment age Christopher Caudwell foresaw the eclipse of poetry by reason. In the post-Enlightenment age of politics and artificial intelligence, his wager looks less like cultural pessimism than historical diagnosis. When “Illusion and Reality” appeared in 1937, it read like an obituary written…
Fruits release ethylene gas, a natural ripening agent, causing them to mature rapidly when stored together. This invisible gas acts like a biological alarm, accelerating spoilage. It all starts with the bowl full of fresh fruit in many kitchens on Mondays; however, by the time Thursday comes around, the fruit has turned into an overripe…
The week begins on a fairly balanced note. Income and expenses sit on the same scale, so you can breathe. Work and business feel average, not thrilling, not terrible. It’s the kind of start that asks you to be sensible, not dramatic. A long journey may get cancelled, and you might secretly feel relieved. Sometimes…
Chennai Super Kings’ Sanju Samson (PTI Photo) Veteran India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has backed Sanju Samson as a potential future captain of Chennai Super Kings, while making it clear that the wicketkeeper-batter must build his own legacy rather than inherit someone else’s. Reflecting on CSK’s leadership evolution, Ashwin pointed out that the transition has been…
Chennai Super Kings finally have something tangible to hold on to this season. After a shaky start, two consecutive wins have given head coach Stephen Fleming the reassurance he was seeking. The results may not yet signal dominance, but they have halted the slide and restored belief within the group.The bigger takeaway is not just…
BITSAT 2026 absentee slot hall ticke BITSAT 2026: The Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani has released the BITSAT 2026 absentee slot hall ticket for Session 1. Candidates who registered for the absentee slot can now download their admit card from the official website which is admissions.bits-pilani.ac.in.To download the hall ticket, candidates need to…
People uprooted by the war in Lebanon began returning to devastated towns and neighbourhoods Friday, with many finding their homes destroyed or uninhabitable and hesitant to stay for fear a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel could unravel.US President Trump said on Friday that the US had banned Israel from further bombing in Lebanon, a day…