India captain Rohit heads off retirement rumours – Sport
India captain Rohit Sharma has no plans to quit the 50-overs format anytime soon, the opener said after guiding the team to the Champions Trophy title in Dubai. Rohit quit Twenty20 Internationals immediately after leading India to their second 20-overs World Cup title in West Indies last year. Speculation was rife that the opener, who […]
India clashes injure four in Champions Trophy win celebrations – World
At least four people were injured in the central Indian town of Dr Ambedkar Nagar on Sunday in clashes that erupted when revellers celebrating India’s Champions Trophy win lit firecrackers outside a mosque, officials said. India won the Champions Trophy title on Sunday evening after beating New Zealand by four wickets in the final in […]
Sheikh Hasina’s regime was uglier than fascism – World
THE reference to “fascist” appears prominently in the Preamble proposed by the Constitution Reform Commission. I shall argue that there are good reasons for avoiding that reference. The very first paragraph of the proposed Preamble asserts that “(we have) forged united resistance against autocratic and fascist rule in order to establish democracy.” The second paragraph […]
Champions Trophy: India turn ‘one-venue advantage’ into glory – Newspaper
THERE were no surprises on Sunday night, as India stamped their authority over world cricket once again, lifting the Champions Trophy crown by beating a New Zealand side that never looked like threatening the dominance of arguably the best team in the world. But as Rohit Sharma’s men revelled in their victory, donning the iconic […]
Rights watchdog classifies Pakistan as ‘repressed’ – Pakistan
KARACHI: Pakistan has been added to the Civicus Monitor’s human rights watchlist for 2025 due to a narrowing civil space, human rights activists being arbitrarily targeted by authorities, and journalists being clamped down on by draconian laws, according to a statement issued by the monitor. According to Civicus, Pakistan joins the Democratic Republic of the […]
The anatomy of grief (Pakistan cricket version) – Prism
A Pakistani cricket fan does not yearn for a win or success, all they want is a fight. Grief, as they say, comes in stages. Denial: Maybe this was just a trial, and the real tournament will commence now. Bargaining: Okay, God, you took this from us, but could that please mean we are winning […]
Trump’s plan to displace Palestinians ‘taking shape’, says Israeli minister – World
JERUSALEM/GAZA CITY: Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Sunday that US President Donald Trump’s plan to remove Palestinians from war-battered Gaza was “taking shape”, despite widespread rejection by governments in the region. “This plan is taking shape, with ongoing actions in coordination with the (US) administration,” Smotrich told an event in the Israeli […]
Mark Carney wins vote to replace Trudeau as Canada PM – World
Canada’s Liberal Party overwhelmingly elected Mark Carney as the country’s next prime minister on Sunday, as the former central banker warned of “dark days” brought on by the US under President Donald Trump. Carney lost no time taking a defiant stance against a US president he accused of “attacking Canadian workers, families, and businesses.” “We […]
Fallout – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
THOSE gasps, splutters and screams you’re hearing are the sounds of the old dying and the new being born right in front of our eyes, thanks to the ungentle midwifery of His Orange Eminence Donald Trump, the acquisitive emperor of sub-Canadian America. The labour pains are intense and the contractions are increasing in frequency, but […]
Syria hit by deadliest violence since Assad’s fall – World
DAMASCUS: Hundreds of people were killed in some of the deadliest violence in 13 years of civil war, pitting loyalists of deposed President Bashar al-Assad against security forces of the country’s new interim rulers as UN human rights chief called on Syria’s interim leaders on Sunday to intervene and prevent mass killing of people in […]