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Before the BGT series, India squared off against New Zealand in a three-match Test series on home soil. In the series opener, Rahul got out while tickling the delivery that went towards the leg side. In the second, he got out on a peach of a delivery and then witnessed Rishabh Pant and Sarfaraz Khan boss the Kiwis with their flamboyant approach. Eventually, India collapsed and lost the opening Test. Rahul didn’t play in the next two Tests as India fell to a historic 3-0 series whitewash.

“I think that was sort of the inception [of our relationship]. Australia was going to be critical for him because it was almost like, what if you didn’t get runs there, then where is his career going? Because he was out of the T20 [squad]. Then this could also very well have been his last series,” Nayar said.

“I told him, listen, we’ve got 15 days to prepare before we go to Australia, and take those ten days there, we have got almost month to prepare – what do you want to do? How do you want to approach this? What is your mindset?” he continued.

“He spoke about what he’s been doing and what worked for him in the past. And then I had a certain thought process, which was very different from his. Over hours and hours of conversation and trying to make him understand where I came from, eventually, I got him to a place where he sort of trusted me to do certain things with him in regards to how he practises, in regards to trusting certain changes in his tactics, in regards to his stance, where he stands in the crease, what guard he takes,” Nayar added.

Nayar didn’t give out the secret sauce and the tweaks he made that allowed Rahul to thrive but gave a sneak peek into the approach that he adopted and said, “All I can tell you is, the way I’ve always tried to handle things is to first try and address the skill, and then use skill as a medium to address the mind. That’s as much as I can tell you in terms of details.”

“It’s about using practice to give his mind reassurance with the plan that we have, and what he needs to do to execute it. And then adding a lot of tactical nuances to that so that it gives him a slight edge when he’s batting. So his focus is totally on following and executing those tactical adjustments and nuances rather than focusing on the result of it,” Nayar added.

Former India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar revealed that ODI captain Rohit Sharma wanted him to work with KL Rahul and bring out a more “aggressive” outlook as well as the best out of him. Rahul has flummoxed everyone with his technical prowess and impressive artillery. The most recent reminder that Rahul delivered was in the second innings of the opening Test against England at Headingley. Rahul dazzled on the crease with a composed 137 from 247 deliveries, a knock that was a sight for sore eyes. Nayar, who was named in head coach Gautam Gambhir‘s initial regime, reminisced about the time when former Test captain Rohit asked him to work with Rahul, as the ‘Hitman’ had a strong belief in the 33-year-old’s capability to play a significant role in India.When I first picked up that role, I remember I had a conversation with Rohit, and he said that one of the things he was really keen on me doing was working with KL and bringing out a more aggressive outlook to how KL played the game, and bringing the best out of him. Because he believed strongly that KL would play a major role in the Champions Trophy, World Cup and everything going forward, including the BGT [Border-Gavaskar Trophy] and the Tests in England,” Nayar, who was removed from the position after a BCCI review following the 3-1 series loss in Australia, told ESPNcricinfo.

New Delhi:

Shefali Jariwala popularly known as the Kaanta Laga girl died on Friday, July 27, 2025, at the age of 42. Official confirmation on what led to her death is awaited, as per reports, it was a cardiac arrest. 

Now hours after her death, her last Instagram post on seizing the day has gone viral.

What’s Happening

Fans drew parallels on how unpredictable life is, and the contrast to Shefali Jariwala’s sudden death.

One internet user said, “Can’t believe this. Life is so unpredictable.” 

Someone else added, “Look at her here. Can’t believe she is no more.”

What We Know So Far

Shefali Jariwala was rushed to Bellevue Multispecialty Hospital by her husband, Parag Tyagi, where she was declared dead on arrival. 

Her body has been sent to Cooper Hospital for a post-mortem examination.

Visuals from outside the hospital showed Parag in tears. The family has not released an official statement yet.

Forensic teams have also visited her residence for further investigation.

In A Nutshell

An old Instagram post of Shefali Jariwala on starting to live life has gone viral online, hours after her sudden death at 42. More details on the same after her post-mortem examination are awaited.

New Delhi:

Kussh S Sinha is all set to mark his directorial debut with Nikita Roy, led by his sister, actor Sonakshi Sinha. During the promotions, Kussh S Sinha spoke about his bond with Sonakshi Sinha. He also made a statement regarding their alleged ‘sibling rivalry’ impacting the process of filmmaking.

What’s Happening

• Sonakshi Sinha is gearing up for the release of Nikita Roy, the film is helmed by debut director and her brother Kussh S Sinha.
• Kussh S Sinha told Hindustan Times, “On set, I was very clear that she is an actor – and that to someone who has done multiple films, toh unka anubhav bhi hai (so she has the experience). So I had to keep that in mind and give her the respect as an actor. And I do it with everybody – mere rishtedaar ho ya naa ho (whether they are my relatives or not). We all know actors don’t have a shortage of work. They are being offered scripts every week, so anybody who chooses to be a part of your film – you should treat them with respect.”
• Pressing on how it was essential to cast an actress who is right for the titular role in the film, Kussh S Sinha added, “The script came to me first, but you tell me – if you know Sonakshi Sinha and you know how good an actor she is, wouldn’t you cast her? I knew she was my sister and it was easy, but it was important to cast someone who was right for the role, and I think Sonakshi has done an amazing job portraying Nikita Roy. Even as a woman, you’ll be happy to see that there’s no mansplaining going on with the female character, and she is holding her own completely – not just subscribing to gender stereotypes. I think Sonakshi did justice to all these aspects

Senior IPS officer Parag Jain, credited with key intelligence operations during Operation Sindoor, has been appointed as the new head of the country’s external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), sources have told NDTV.

After a deadly attack on tourists in picturesque Pahalagam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, New Delhi launched strikes deep into Pakistan’s territory as part of what it named Operation Sindoor. India blamed Pakistan for backing the attackers who killed 26 civilians. Islamabad denied it and called for an independent probe. A ceasefire was reached on May 10 after four days of fighting.

Mr Jain is currently the second senior-most officer in the RAW, after outgoing chief Ravi Sinha.

He will serve a two-year tenure after taking over from Mr Sinha, who retires on June 30, the officials said.

Mr Jain currently heads RAW’s Aviation Research Centre (ARC), which deals with aerial surveillance, among others.

A 1989-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the Punjab cadre, brings over two decades of experience within RAW to his new role.

His career includes significant operational contributions during the height of terrorism in Punjab, where he served as SSP and Deputy Inspector General of Police in various districts.

Elon Musk is making a “huge mistake” by targeting the President of the United States, JD Vance has said. Referring to Musk’s recent barrage of angry posts aimed at Donald Trump, the Vice President described the billionaire as an “emotional guy” who lost his cool.

“I actually think if Elon chilled out a little bit, everything would be fine,” he said in an interview released Friday, addressing the very public breakdown between Trump and Musk — once close allies.

“I think it’s a huge mistake for him to go after the President like that. It’s going to be bad for the country and I don’t think it’s going to be good for Elon either. I hope that eventually Elon comes back into the fold. Maybe that’s not possible now because he’s gone so nuclear,” he added.

Musk, CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and Starlink, unleashed a storm of social media posts attacking Trump, criticising his tax and spending bill, suggesting impeachment, and even alleging that the government was covering up Trump’s ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In response, Trump called Musk “crazy” and threatened to cancel his federal contracts. Musk, in turn, said he’d pull back NASA’s Dragon spacecraft.

“It happens to everybody,” JD Vance said about the outburst. “I’ve flown off the handle way worse than Elon Musk did in the last 24 hours.”

The vice president made the remarks during an interview with comedian Theo Von, known for provocative jokes and his recent appearance opening for Trump at a military base in Qatar. The interview was taped Thursday, as Musk’s posts were going viral on X, the social platform he owns.

Amid the ongoing Operation Sindoor against Pakistan, the Defence Ministry is going to take up Rs 10,000 crore proposal to buy three sophisticated spy planes to help Indian Air Force get a clear air-to-ground picture to carry out precision strikes against enemy ground targets like radar stations, air defence units and other mobile objects.

The Rs 10,000 crore project for the Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (I-STAR) is expected to be taken up for clearance at a high-level defence ministry meeting scheduled to be held in the fourth week of June, defence officials told ANI.

The ISTAR provides air-to-ground surveillance to the forces to help them in carrying out precision strikes.

The spy aircraft project being developed by the Defence Research and Development includes the acquisition of three aircraft through an open tender from foreign manufacturers, including Boeing and Bombardier.

The onboard systems on the aircraft would be completely indigenous, as the DRDO’s Centre for Airborne Systems has already successfully developed them, they said.

The systems have already been proven and developed by the CABS and they will just have to be integrated with the three aircraft which would be acquired and modified for the purpose, they said.

The development of an ISTAR system would also add India to a select club of nations with such a capability, including the US, UK, Israel and a few others.

ISTAR thus provides dynamic and time-sensitive targeting capability and contributes significantly to meeting the nation’s security goals.

It will aid in limiting the scale and complexity of undetected hostile threats. It has multi-spectral surveillance capability to detect, locate and monitor irregular forces.

The I-STAR system shall be for carrying out intelligence gathering, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting by day and night from stand-off ranges.

The ISTAR systems are operated at high altitudes from large stand-off ranges and will be used for intelligence processing, exploitation, dissemination and generation of the common operating picture.

The ISTAR aircraft will be a system comprising airborne and ground segments.

The India Meteorological Department has issued red alerts for Idukki, Kannur, and Kasaragod districts and orange alerts for the remaining districts.

Heavy rain lashed many districts of Kerala on Friday, disrupting normal life and causing waterlogging.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued red alerts for Idukki, Kannur, and Kasaragod districts and orange alerts for the remaining districts today.

Authorities in several districts have declared holidays for educational institutions under their jurisdiction.

As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), strong westerly winds are likely to persist at lower tropospheric levels over Kerala and the Lakshadweep region for the next two to three days, resulting in widespread rainfall.

The IMD stated, “Strong westerlies likely to continue at lower tropospheric levels over Kerala and the Lakshadweep region during the next 2-3 days. Under the influence of these, widespread rainfall activity with scattered Heavy rainfall to Very Heavy rainfall with isolated Extremely Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur over Kerala on 29th & 30th May 2025. Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places over Kerala on 31st May, 1st and 2nd June 2025.”

District administrations across Kerala have declared a holiday for all educational institutions in several districts on May 30 (Friday).

The precautionary measure applies to professional colleges, anganwadis, tuition centers, madrassas, and special coaching classes.

The action was taken against the advisory committee of the Kottukkal Manjippuzha temple in Kollam, which is managed by the TDB.

The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), the top temple body in Kerala’s Travancore region, dissolved the advisory committee of a temple following the rendition of the RSS ‘gana geetham’ (prayer song) during a recent musical concert held there.

The action was taken against the advisory committee of the Kottukkal Manjippuzha temple in Kollam, which is managed by the TDB.

A TDB statement issued on Tuesday said the decision followed an inquiry into the rendition of the ‘gana geetham’ and the erection of flags belonging to political and communal outfits on the temple premises.

The Board found that the advisory committee had committed serious lapses in connection with both incidents.

It added that an existing order strictly prohibits the erection of flagpoles of political and communal organisations in temples and on temple premises under the TDB’s control.

Authorities said that some containers have been found along the coasts of southern Kollam and coastal Alappuzha districts.

Containers from a Liberian cargo ship that sank off the Kerala coast have started washing ashore, while the oil spill spreading from the vessel has prompted authorities to issue a high alert along the state’s coastline, officials said on Monday.

Authorities said that some containers have been found along the coasts of southern Kollam and coastal Alappuzha districts.

In the wake of the sinking of the ship off the Kerala coast, a high-level meeting was convened by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to assess the situation.

An advisory has been issued urging coastal residents and fishermen to remain vigilant.

So far, nine containers have washed ashore, and an advisory has been reiterated for coastal residents and fishermen to remain alert, according to a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).

The cargo ship capsized and sank early on Sunday, leading to a significant oil spill. According to the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), the sunken vessel had 84.44 metric tonnes of diesel and 367.1 metric tonnes of furnace oil in its tanks.