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https://ift.tt/vXPuzkx Former Indian cricket team batter Aakash Chopra believes that the BCCI selectors should remain patient with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and not push him into the senior team despite a stellar IPL 2026 season. Sooryavanshi is currently the top run-scorer in this year's competition and he once again impressed everyone after scoring 97 off just 29 deliveries with 12 sixes. The knock reignited the chatter over a possible senior team debut for the 15-year-old in the near future with many predicting a debut against Ireland. However, Chopra believes that although he has been enjoying a sensational run of form, he should not be included at the expense of either Abhishek Sharma or Sanju Samson . "We are still 2 years away from the next World Cup. There will be time. Yes, it's exciting. It's something that is there which you cannot possibly ignore because IPL is India's best T20 tournament. So if somebody is just breaking records, shattering records, you...

https://ift.tt/Q4eEFMv Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he had ordered the country's military to take control of 70 per cent of the Gaza Strip, in defiance of the terms of a fragile ceasefire that took effect in October. "We are currently squeezing Hamas. We now control 60 per cent of the territory in the strip," he said at a conference in an occupied West Bank settlement, according to a video aired by Israel's Channel 12 network. He said the military had controlled 50 per cent of Gaza under the terms of the ceasefire, adding: "My directive is to move to... 70 percent". "We're squeezing them from all (sides). We'll deal with what's left afterwards." The first phase of the truce saw the last hostages seized in Hamas's October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, which triggered the war in Gaza, released in exchange for Palestinians detained by Israel. The transition to the second phase, which was supposed to in...

https://ift.tt/TO5PjYe The mob attack on a team of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials during searches linked to former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan was "not a spontaneous reaction" but a conspiracy, the central probe agency said in a statement today. "During the search operation, one of the ED teams was attacked by a group of people after the conclusion of the operation at the premises of Veena and P Vijayan at Thiruvananthapuram. The crowd attacked the ED team cars with bricks and iron rods without any provocation," the ED said. "This shows that some people conspired for the attack and it was not a spontaneous reaction. The three cars in which ED search teams and CRPF personnel were travelling were attacked and vandalised. One of the drivers of the car suffered an eye injury during the attack," the ED said, adding the officers did not resist the crowd. It said the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel who accompanied the ED did...

https://ift.tt/AbRhsTV A massive experimental balloon gently flew from the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. It was part of India's private space sector's leap into the space domain, as a startup demonstrated how special high altitude balloons can transform communications, surveillance and scientific research. Red Balloon Aerospace, a Hyderabad-based company founded in 2025, has successfully launched what it calls India's first indigenous private super-pressure balloon carrying commercial payloads. The mission, named SANA, marks a significant milestone not just for the company but for India's growing ambition in the emerging near-space economy. The company's VISTA platform rose to about 25 kilometres above Earth, a region far above commercial aircraft but well below satellites. This Stratospheric Zone, between roughly 20 and 50 kilometres, has long remained underutilised globally despite offering unique advantages of persistent observation and...

https://ift.tt/LQsCaOz The S.W.A.T. franchise is officially getting a new chapter, and Shemar Moore is set to reprise his role as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson in the upcoming spinoff series, according to reports from CinemaBlend . Sony Pictures Television announced that it had ordered a new part titled, S.W.A.T. Exiles. The new series comes after the original S.W.A.T. concluded its eight-season run on CBS in 2025. The 10-episode first season of S.W.A.T. Exiles wrapped filming in February and is currently being presented to potential buyers during the 2026 LA Screenings in Los Angeles. The show has not yet secured an official network or streaming home, the outlet further reported. In the spinoff, Hondo is pulled out of forced retirement after a high-profile mission goes wrong. He is then tasked to lead a “last-chance experimental SWAT unit made up of untested, unpredictable young recruits.”  Joining Moore in the new cast are Ronen Rubinstein, Freddy Miyares, Lucy Barrett, Zyra Gor...

https://ift.tt/mFWOcx5 Kristian Trend, a 40-year-old wellness coach from Leicester, England, died last month after taking part in a 'cleansing' ritual involving Kambo, a toxic secretion derived from the Amazonian giant leaf frog. According to a Telegraph report, he is believed to be the first British person to die following the use of the substance. The incident occurred at a flat in Clarendon Park, Leicester, where Trend reportedly participated in a traditional "purging" ceremony commonly associated with South American spiritual and healing practices. During such rituals, Kambo is typically applied to small burns made on the skin, allowing the toxin to enter the bloodstream. Emergency services were called to the property on April 11 after Trend became seriously unwell during the ceremony. He was treated at the scene before being rushed to hospital, where he later died. Leicestershire Police confirmed that a 41-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of administ...