February 7, 2026 – 9xm News

‘Harvard is woke, we are not’: US to cut ties, end military training and fellowships with Ivy League giant

The US Pentagon has announced it will end all military training, fellowship and certificate programmes with Harvard University, escalating the Trump administration’s long-running confrontation with the Ivy League institution over higher-education reforms.US defense secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that the decision would take effect from the 2026-27 academic year and would halt graduate-level professional […]

India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup issues not our concern: USA’s Saurabh Netravalkar stays clear of debate

USA pacer Saurabh Netravalkar has stayed well clear of the India vs Pakistan debate, insisting the growing tension around the rivalry has never seeped into the American dressing room. The left-armer said the USA camp remains focused only on cricket as the T20 World Cup 2026 begins. With India–Pakistan clashes increasingly shaped by off-field controversies, […]

‘Didn’t make a mistake’: Trump refuses to apologise for video depicting Obamas as monkeys

US President Donald Trump refused to apologise Friday after posting and then deleting a racist video depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes in a jungle, insisting he had not seen the offensive content and blaming a staffer for the mistake.The video was posted late Thursday night and remained […]

Violent anti-govt protests return to Dhaka, this time against Yunus

DHAKA: Violent anti-govt protests returned to the streets of Dhaka, but this time against the interim administration headed by Muhammad Yunus.Hundreds of govt employees, demanding implementation of the Ninth National Pay Scale and raising slogans – such as “there is no rice in the stomach, development is only in words” and “injustice will be washed […]

How Is Security Different at These Olympic Games?

new video loaded: How Is Security Different at These Olympic Games? Our sports correspondent Tariq Panja talks with Katrin Bennhold about the security at the Olympics in Italy, including the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who the U.S. says are there only in an advisory role. By Tariq Panja, Katrin Bennhold, Leila Medina […]

Propaganda against Manmohan insult to Sikh faith: Kharge | India News

NEW DELHI: Rebutting PM Narendra Modi‘s accusation, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said Modi’s “Goebbelsian” and “filthy” propaganda against then PM Manmohan Singh, who was a decent and hardworking achiever, was an insult to the Sikh religion, and demanded that Modi apologise for it.Kharge said Congress respects Sikh religion and made Manmohan Singh finance minister and […]

Usman Tariq’s untold story: A cricketing journey inspired by MS Dhoni’s biopic | Cricket News

Pakistan’s Usman Tariq celebrates after takin the wicket of South Africa’s Reeza Hendricks during the third T20 cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa, in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary) New Delhi: It was 2017. Haseeb ur Rahman vividly remembers the night he and his cousin Usman Tariq were having dinner […]

T20 World Cup 2026 live streaming Match day 1: Start times, live streaming guide and predicted playing XIs

The T20 fever is set to take over the entire world as the T20 World Cup 2026 officially begins on Saturday, February 7. The opening day of the tournament will feature three matches, with Pakistan and the Netherlands locking horns in the curtain-raiser of the competition in Colombo. The second match of the day will […]

Suicide blast at Islamabad mosque kills 31, MEA snubs Pak claim of Indian hand

ISLAMABAD: A suicide blast at a Shia mosque in Islamabad killed at least 31 on Friday, with a police source saying more than 170 were wounded in the deadliest attack in Pakistan’s capital since the 2008 Marriott bombing that claimed 60 lives. The explosion at the Imam Bargah Qasr-e-Khadijatul Kubra mosque on the city’s outskirts […]