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Former India batter and coach Ravi Shastri has an aura that almost nobody can match. Shastri, who was once popular for his fiery batting performances during his playing days in 80s, went on to coach Team India from 2017 to 2021. Under his coaching, India won the famous Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series against Australia 2-1 in 2021, including the most popular Gabba Test. However, another thing which standsout about Shastri is his way of conducting a toss during a match. With a bold voice and brilliant introduction of the two captains, toss with Shastri becomes a spectacle for the fans.Recently, India ODI skipper Rohit Sharma revealed a hilarious moment from the T20 World Cup 2024 match against Pakistan in New York. 

Rohit stated that during the toss, he got so lost in Shastri’s words he forgot that he was holding the coin and everyone was waiting for him to flip it. He also revealed that this moment even made his counterpart Babar Azam laugh. 

“Look at Ravi Shastri, I’m enjoying that. In the middle of everything, Ravi Shastri’s energy, I forgot that the coin was with me. Even Babar Azam was laughing. In the blue, it’s Rohit Sharma, who’s ready to punch. In the green Babar’s ready to counter punch, it was all fun,” said Rohit during an interview with Jio Hotstar. 

Talking about the match, India scored only 119 runs after being put to bat by Pakistan. However, what happened later was totally unexpected as pacer Jasprit Bumrah completely broke the backbone of Pakistan’s batting lineup with his spell of 3/14 as India restricted Pakistan to 113 and won the match by six runs

As the Shubman Gill-led Indian team suffered a 5-wicket defeat against England in the first Test of the series at Leeds on Tuesday, a young Indian side emerged victorious in style. India’s U19 team, on the tour of England, put a whopping 442 runs on the board in just 50 overs, beating the England Young Lions by 231 runs in a tour match at Loughborough. The Indian side was led by Ayush Mhatre, a young batter from Mumbai who recently came into the spotlight after scoring a few exemplary knocks for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

India U19 side put a mammoth total on the board, but not with the help of the IPL prodigies that it had in the team. The man who shone the brightest for the Indian side with the bat was 18-year-old Harvansh Pangalia.

While Mhatre was dismissed for a score of just 1 run, the 14-year-old IPL sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi could only score 17 runs in the match before being dismissed.

The top-scoring batter for India was Harvansh Pangalia, who scored an unbeaten 103 runs in just 52 balls. In his innings, Harvansh Pangalia hit a total of 8 fours and 9 sixes. He was supported aptly by Rahul Kumar, who registered a knock of 73 runs in 60 ball,s while Kanishk Chauhan scored 79 runs in 67 balls. Apart from this, R.S. Ambrish also did well by contributing 72 runs in 47 balls for the U19 side.

With the ball, Deepesh Devendran was the pick of the lot for India, bagging three wickets. Naman Pushpak and Vihaan Malhotra took two wickets each asthe  India U19 side won the opening match of the series.

India had a horrific start to their new era in Test cricket under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. In the first Test of the five-match series against England, Gill and co were completely outplayed in Leeds as the hosts chased down the target of 371 and won the match by five wickets. Despite registering five centuries in the match, India ended up on the losing side. The biggest reason of their defeat was the sloppiness in the field and Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s dismal show in the slip turned out to be the root cause.
For the record, Jaiswal dropped four catches in the second innings, which are the most by a player in a single Test innings. India grassed six catches in total during the first innings. As the young batter was facing the criticism for his poor fielding, a video from the match went viral on social media, which made things worse for Jaiswal.

In a video going viral, Jaiswal was seen placed in the long-on and was merrily dancing and smiling while looking at the English crowd in the stands. The timing of the scene actually angered the fans as it took place just minutes after he dropped Ben Duckett’s catch.

Seeing Jaiswal in a jolly mood despite a poor show on the field, fans showed no mercy and slammed him on social media.

Former India player Mohammed Kaif has criticised the bowling of Mohammed Siraj after the team suffered a disappointing five-wicket defeat at the hands of England in the first Test in Leeds. The match at Headingly saw the bowlers struggle for wickets as it was a flat surface that was on offer. Despite no help from the pitch, Jasprit Bumrah picked a five-wicket haul during the first innings of India’s bowling. Meanwhile, Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj picked three and two wickets, respectively but leaked runs. While the economy of Krishna was 6.40 that of Siraj was 4.50.The performance from the Indian bowlers was even poorer when they came in to bowl for the second time in the game. England openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett stitched 188-run partnership in chase of 371 runs. England hunted the total down with five wickets in hand. Krishna and Shardul Thakur accounted for two wickets while Ravindra Jadeja picked one.

Both Bumrah and Siraj went wicketless despite bowling 19 and 14 overs, respectively. Siraj thus picked only two wickets in the game while bowling 41 overs.

“People say Mohammed Siraj tried very hard, bowls with his heart. Sir, don’t bowl with your heart, bowl with your mind and with line and length where we can get wickets,” said Kaif on his YouTube channel.

He also pointed out that Bumrah went wicketless in the final innings of the match as the England batters played defensively against him.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former American television presenter Lauren Sanchez are getting married this weekend in Venice, Italy, where the who’s who of the worlds of business and showbiz have flown in. Bezos and Sanchez’s wedding will take place in the Italian city on Friday, June 27.

The couple are all set to exchange vows on the island of San Giorgio, opposite St Mark’s Square. The ceremony, a senior City Hall official told Reuters, “will have no legal status under Italian law”. There are murmurs that Bezos and Sanchez have already gotten married in the US, to dodge the complicated wedding process in Italy.

Where Jeff Bezos And Lauren Sanchez Are Staying

On Wednesday, June 25, Bezos and Sanchez flew in to Venice via helicopter. They checked in to the luxury Aman hotel, where canal-view rooms rake up a tariff of at least Rs 3.58 lakh.

Aman Venice, housed within Palazzo Papadopoli, one of just eight grand palazzos lining Venice’s famed Grand Canal, captures the city’s opulence and sensual charm at its finest. Lavish Rococo artworks are balanced by the understated elegance of Jean-Michel Gathy’s contemporary interiors here.Private gardens, a real luxury in a floating city, are also part of the Aman Venice. The gardens add a serene backdrop to the hotel’s refined dining venues and generously sized suites.

Where Is Aman Venice

The Aman Venice is known for the signature quiet luxury that the Aman group excels in.

The hotel is situated a mere stroll from Piazza San Marco and makes for an ideal base from which to explore the romantic city of Venice

The ground on which they stood shook suddenly – so did their homes. Windows and doors swung open as the Air India flight crashed just 20 metres away from their houses in Meghaninagar, Ahmedabad.

London-bound Air India flight AI-171, carrying 242 passengers and crew, crashed in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad on June 12. Tragically, all but one passenger lost their lives, along with nearly 29 people on the ground, when the plane went down on the BJ Medical College hostel complex immediately after take-off.The residents now live in perpetual fear, suffering full-blown panic attacks since the day of the crash. Hundreds of planes fly over their housing society every day to and from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad. Their houses lie directly in the flight path – every five minutes, a plane flies overhead. The sound and sight of aircraft were once part and parcel of daily life. That fateful day, however, the Air India flight had an unusual sound – and it was flying low.

First, it hit a tall tree inside the BJ Medical College hostel complex before crashing into the hostel mess and the Atulyam hostel blocks.

“We are scared. We want to be relocated somewhere else, or the planes should be flown via another route,” say Kishanbhai and his wife Maniben. Kishanbhai is still nursing burn wounds, sustained while running in confusion and shock after the plane crashed.

Rashmika Mandanna took to Instagram to share a new poster of her upcoming film. She mentioned that the title would be released tomorrow, however, the text on the poster left the audience intrigued. 

The poster was titled ‘Hunted, wounded, unbroken’ with ‘Rashmika Unleashed’ written on it. Leaving the audience guessing what the plot might be about. The first look featured a faded glimpse of Rashmika Mandanna as a warrior princess inside a forest.The actress’s last film was Kuberaa with Dhanush is currently running in theatres. Before that, she had Sikandar with Salman Khan which unfortunately tanked at the box office. However, she began 2025 with a bang with Chhaava, with a total worldwide gross collection of Rs 797.34 crore. 

Other than her warrior film whose title will be announced tomorrow, she is currently busy shooting with Ayushmann Khurrana for Thama.

Can a poha dish truly be complete without curry leaves? We think not. And neither did this content creator couple, who quite literally crossed borders to secure the fragrant greens needed to elevate their kanda poha recipe. In a now-viral video shared on Instagram by Ved Campbell Maddison, we see just how far one might go in the name of good poha. The clip opens with his girlfriend expressing her craving, “Mujhe kaanda poha chahiye (I want onion poha),” before adding, “I need curry patta (leaves).” And like any committed partner on a culinary mission, Ved springs into action in no time.

Known for his quirky humour and expressive storytelling, Maddison is seen exiting his home, declaring his intent to return with the ‘prized’ ingredient. What follows is no quick trip to the grocer. Ved boards an overnight flight, navigates the chaos of a Mumbai local train while yawning dramatically, chats with co-passengers, and even helps carry their luggage, all before proudly securing a fresh packet of curry leaves from a local market. Mission accomplished, he boards yet another flight home, triumphantly bearing his fragrant cargo.Back in the kitchen, the cooking begins. As his girlfriend rinses the poha, Ved refers to it as “poha flakes” with a grin. He then chops onions and green chillies, heats oil in a pan, and adds peanuts. Once they are roasted, she sets them aside, making way for mustard seeds, jeera powder, chopped vegetables, and, of course, the curry leaves to sizzle in the same pan.

In classic Ved fashion, he dubs the turmeric addition a “Haldi party” and lets the mixture cook with the lid closed. The couple’s joy is infectious-and judging by their expressions, the end result is nothing short of delicious.

BJP’s Babina MLA Rajeev Singh on Thursday clarified his stand on the May 19 incident aboard the Vande Bharat Express, stating that a “misunderstanding” with fellow passengers escalated unnecessarily and that the altercation by his supporters in Jhansi was “unfortunate and unintended”.

Addressing a press conference, the MLA said he was travelling with his wife and children from Delhi to Jhansi when he “politely requested” a passenger to swap seats so the family could sit together.

According to the MLA, the passenger and his companion responded rudely and threatened him. He claimed video evidence now supports his version of events.

The Uttar Pradesh unit of the BJP, on June 22, issued a show-cause notice to the party MLA in connection with the episode. The BJP had sought a reply from the legislator within seven days.According to the Government Railway Police (GRP), the altercation occurred on June 19 on the Delhi-Bhopal Vande Bharat Express, allegedly over changing seats and objectionable sitting posture inside the train.

The situation escalated at Jhansi station, where a passenger was allegedly assaulted by some individuals linked to the ruling party MLA.

On Thursday, Mr Singh reiterated that he had filed a non-cognisable report (NCR) with the GRP that same evening after the encounter.

He added that during the train journey, he had also sought assistance via the Rail Madad helpline, citing safety concerns

A 72-year-old man, on the run for over two decades, has been arrested in Karnataka’s Koppal district for murdering his third wife in 2002. 

The accused, identified as Hanumantappa, had been on the run since he allegedly killed his wife Renukamma and disposed of her body by stuffing it into a gunny bag and leaving it on a bus. The brutal crime had shocked the region at the time, and a case was registered at the Gangavati Town Police Station.

Hanumantha, son of Husenappa, aged 49 at the time of the crime, is 72 years old now. He worked as a Junior Health Assistant at the Badarli Primary Health Centre and is a resident of Haladhal village in Manvi taluk of Raichur district.

Despite an extensive search and investigations, Hanumantappa had managed to evade arrest. For 23 years, he remained untraceable, leaving behind no clear trail.