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The assault on a woman doctor in Maharashtra is more than an isolated act of violence. It lays bare a disturbing reality of Indian politics, where many elected representatives, intoxicated by power, behave less like public servants and more like feudal warlords, resorting to intimidation and violence whenever their authority or ego is challenged.

The theft was petty; the negligence and, to a great extent, complicity were grand. Recommendation-based appointments, relaxing of frisking rules, little to no implementation of the pocket-less uniforms rule, and deliberate neglect of the irregularities enabled the theft for months before the lid blew off in June this year.

The outrage over Argentina's victory says less about refereeing and more about how football has become a battleground for political and ideological conflicts far beyond the game itself.

Law enforcement authorities in the United States, Canada and Europe have launched a major crackdown on organised criminal gangs operating in their respective regions.