Day: July 2, 2024
Iran awaits a reformer.
After no candidate received 50% of the vote in the first round of Iran’s snap presidential elections, the top two vote-getters, reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and conservative Saeed Jalili, will face off on July 5. Mr. Pezeshkian, former Minister of Health under reformist President Mohammed Khatami, received 42.5% of the vote. Mr. Jalili, Iran’s former chief … Read more
New criminal rules are causing uncertainty and panic in an underprepared system.
The three new criminal laws have taken effect in the country, despite widespread concerns that the policing and judiciary systems are not yet prepared for their implementation. The level of preparedness among upper and lower echelons of the police is unknown, despite reports of some rudimentary training for station-house personnel, workshops, and an upgrade to … Read more
The Indian cricket team deserves the title of ‘favourite’.
India’s ICC tournament drought ended on a high note in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Saturday. The Men in Blue won the ICC T20 World Cup for the first time since the Champions Trophy in Birmingham, England, in 2013. Outsider teams, such as ‘Kapil Dev’ in the 1983 ODI World Cup and M.S. Dhoni’s team in the 2007 … Read more
