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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicFIFA World Cup 2018

Topic: FIFA World Cup 2018

CBI is a divided house, and WhatsApp rumour strikes again

Your daily dose of the latest news

Donald Trump is a hypocritical ‘baby’ and nothing is as important as football

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Plane crash kills five in Mumbai, and the rupee is not doing well

Front Page A plane crashed Thursday while landing in Mumbai. All four crew members and a labourer on the ground died as the aircraft crashed...

Ghani confirms Pakistani Taliban chief killed in American drone strike

Here’s what’s happening across the border: Pakistan’s transgenders to boycott elections in Lahore; football world cup fever hits Karachi.

How costly is the World Cup? That’s complicated

According to our estimate, a total of $14.5 billion in gross domestic product worldwide could be at risk in the first two weeks of the tournament.

Here are 4 of the most politically charged World Cup games ever played

As FIFA kick-starts in Russia, amidst protests over Russia supporting Bashar al-Assad 's regime in Syria, here are some the most politically charged sporting events.

Bill Gates thanks Pakistan’s army chief Bajwa for military’s effort in fighting polio

Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa receives phone call from US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, and there’s a Pakistan connection to FIFA 2018.

On Camera

How Djokovic & his luck outplayed opponents in major tournaments—walkovers to retirements

By the 2024 US Open, ESPN noted that Djokovic had advanced via opponent retirements or walkovers 16 times at Majors, the most of any male player in the Open Era.

Flagging growing obesity & heart disease risk, Economic Survey recommends hiking taxes on junk food

The Economic Survey linked ultra-processed foods (UPFs) with worsening diet quality and higher risks of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and mental health conditions.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.