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TopicFIFA World Cup 2018

Topic: FIFA World Cup 2018

CBI is a divided house, and WhatsApp rumour strikes again

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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

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.