FRIDAY TRUMP, PUTIN LIKELY TO MEET NEXT WEEK IN UAE, SAYS KREMLIN 08 AUGUST, 2025 25% epaper.morningstandard.in facebook.com/TheMorningStandard OF UKRAINIANS TOLD GALLUP POLL THAT THEY WANT THE WAR TO END X.com/TheMornStandard RESEARCH HIT HARVARD FUNDING FEUD DEEPENS FIRST US-RUSSIA SUMMIT SINCE 2021 Harvard University professor Alberto Ascherio has been unable to work with the samples because he lost $7 million in federal research funding. A CAPITAL VIEW OF NEWS PAGE 9 Rahul shows 1L ‘vote theft proof’ in K’taka with fake and invalid addresses, 10,452 bulk voters or single address voters, 4,132 voters with invalid photos and 33,692 voters misusing Form 6 meant for enrolling new voters. Form 6, he added, was the most misused one. “Normally the new voters’ age varies between 18 to 25 years, but in this category, there were voters with age 98, 97, 85, 75 years and so on. “There is not a single person in the 18-25 age group,” he pointed out. While the EC responded by demanding Rahul’s signed declaration on his claims, he fired back, saying he made the remarks publicly and they can “take it as an oath”. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP secured 6,58,915 votes in Bangalore Central, winning with a margin of 32,707. In the Mahadevapura assembly segment, the Congress received 1,15,586 votes as against the BJP’s 2,29,632. “The Congress won all Vidhan Sabha segments except Mah a d ev a p u r a , which swung the scales.” P R E E T H A N A I R @ New Delhi DAYS after his ‘atom bomb’ barb against the Election Commission of India (ECI), Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged large-scale irregularities in voter rolls, citing an analysis of the Mahadevapura assembly segment poll rolls in Karnataka for the 2024 general elections, where 1 lakh instances of ‘vote theft’ were allegedly found. He said the ‘election was stolen’ through a collusion between the BJP and the EC, adding the judiciary needs to get involved in this because “the democracy that we love so much, does not exist anymore”. Rahul said six months of tedious work on Mahadevapura poll rolls threw up “criminal evidence” of ‘vote theft’, and alleged that the poll body was busy destroying such proof across the country . He alleged that there was ‘theft’ of 1,00,250 votes in the Mah a d ev a p u r a segment, with 11,965 duplicate voters, 40,009 voters EXPRESS READ MAX MIN 0 35 C 0 28 C AST NAC TODAY DAY 1 THURSDAY 03 NEW DELHI 07 08   2025 g g the dyin 7,466 Sunset Moonrise Moonset 06:01 pm 04:23 am in crafts alleys, and of iving the last to the to old time In the hearthavelis—survive (silver leaf) und books now, these once-thr g . But of hand-bo and fading not crumblin of chandi ka warq ing c stitchinghandmade tradition rising costs, capture on, rhythmi hammer of stories to producti , and the utensils once a living museumaway by mass newspaper presents Delhi was disappearing, sweptthis series, this of extinction. 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Churi Chitli Phata his small y that conce iaz’s and the manu and curiosit being and the in Mumt Mahal him by to run where , lived know , giene l parts FRIDAY to Haji what was hard leaves er places so area close bours still gh Rafiq of anima methbeaten i ka I F R A H of silver g. ional neigh ers M U earnin silver  althou tradit to stricter FT an I @Newmaking chandfoils His profession, left making  resident made led of Delhi Arshad, his N GHOSH resi| SAYANTA the resi in Old Delhi . One of Mangloo industry h to ignore cottage ed his is hard Chatta Sheik a thriving i recall doof was once dents nery is d Fehm “The voice ka Warq’ machi Arsha said, ers still time when you.” sed sil- lane, l days and making ‘Chandi hamm to is the Craft of schoo continuous hing for increa I used takWhen used to ing everyt earnings, nery tak of thosein my ears. e here. fragl, we Meagr and the machi are some made echoes from schoo Churiwalan , only sion in n no longer k Telian tucked away manuwhat ver pricesthe profes slip manual in retur those shops ity that In Phata n—tools over s; the warq a stop by remai and stories that a- ing of curios hard. Therereason chandi ka silver r-old ods so ments many s now runs see out er gener in to the factur tions. paan, The craft delicate ago. s to being beaten young workFriday: 08/08/202 ing of now 65-yea an end, manu old trunk regula l Uddin, who Mahal said, years sweets, those ience, UCKE famou factur Year: came to 5 now for in over tea. The warq, ALMAare was seven to eightalan that time Indian D betwe medicines,- leaves 15ng his exper of makin g lit- Tithi: Chaturdas Vishwavas are some Jama Back then, NAC were out chaos of whom out, have near Matia warq sells e edic Old Delhi till ss that adornof Old en the indus Shari hi 14.13 u Aadi: Thei Pirai in churiw now.” many we’d involv 10-12 proce Ayurv cottage ago. There Baoli which fac- TODAY silver wasn’t tea stall to moved t of hrs Rahukaa Moon then do tion, ive. ly Shravan: tangl ed “The Delhi manu gKrishna shops is none left ing and even a thriving was entire or have to the craft. it fromlam: years in Makar. Today is Nakshatra (Star): said, ka warq used raw silver 10:30-12:00 in Khari Coconut but back this expens the nes “One packe wires s ’s Paksha retail i marke shops Yamagan they don’tNarali sellin till but there s now, machi about ction silbut tam: deal in U. Shadha 14.29 Day, MIN about was once The procesbusy pure silof sil chand of a foil from ts, and , It was of says just 50 rupee tola. Now cleaner. We Paurnima, hrs. heard tle conne MAX 15:00-16:30 nostalgia still there stone 0 try here. Smallworn-out layers ofl making g some gm ribbon into craft, not they only the Gulikaka Varadalakshmi by the faster, and cut dfath er),” s at pavem lumps en “I’ve only Sunrise al. lam: 07:30-09:0 (gran , who studie ture it, leaves. Yet er, betwe Nai Sadak ents lies foil was the money. ess sell cuttin 0 05:46 am anima manu and pride placed 0 ally the a thickn a it cheap compete.” warq is still my dada Faizan — once ated the silver “We never WEATH Sunset heart ’t There wasg that ver were specially-tre beaten for r-old DelFOREC i ka ary ver. Gener sizes with kept in 07:08 pm the ER of Islamia. no point. It 22-yea equal Then we in knowin and publis orIndia’s litered couldn , chand across Old gut Millia and then hed into Clouds AST Moonrise was small Today pound ble Decad ox hing world upscale and sun your silver a es rane, 06:43 pm s, Jamia d it. There y availa a shops to memb ago, its until they stretc n thin- of an inch. r pouch and go on on the . overf —ofte Moonset would in a lowed learne leathe continuously hours. widel om kiryan Kallan Sweet s of 10 05:28 am hours narrow lanes it’s small barfi with books sheets like callinga er er-thin hair. at speed obetc. But over 3-4that ex- hi—fr i outlets with g or gossam blowing Safdarjung stawith hamm took ellers shine weddin gling out titles, than human mitha sweet house not That winds over secon students used to . 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SS N E WS now of nawabi ed pages silver, freshl recall iaz ten years reel pensiv time, EXPRE stitched, sheets norwaiti ng tion, logged34.8 degree y ued to But over began Haji Mumt who died‘warq’ just re of 150 silver s above setcondil contin to by hand. trimmed, husbandbe the peratu ed in the craft um e celsiu V and humid Today, his and bound to make hose situat THE capita O I C as day temtarnish s, degre the minim grown to 0.6 E warm that used small , ago echo faint. es celsiu while under Wednesday S nally, e his has Only resident - mal, at 26.1 degre below norentered margi outsid Another tions on Iclimbed rologi nally main, a few dimly res trade at this t- tled is margi es celsius. lit hidden peratu youngIndia Meteo a very ted kle of which 0.8 degre behind shops reas the age. (IMD) predic repor saree showr even recall the tment Can’t very light stacks mal by stations also ooms sparof ility of cal Depar when. At Other ions. warmest, the time, ery Amon glossy statio and possib . ls, r condit ed the drizzle. Delhi alterna every to 36 simila Road was the ly three g them, bare- nweather te lane IMD officia or E @ New or four SERVIC Lodi mercury rising ‘Similar few days’ rain Nai Sadak had no rainfall durding to in carry Pusa reg SS N E WS Accor to 9 bookbin 8 ed the legac still riya gang, endin EXPRE with thecelsius, while for next um at st manual record ding y of dkar Tillu TajpuDada, was shops. has forecathe Delhi 24-hour period er dry degreesthe lowest maxim But a craft bookbinding er of the the Ambe theft, et alias following a The IMD er for s. you can’t now, ing the marking anothsky ree 16 in A memb as Manje weath corded The the es celsiu centra that was once, fied similar days, with no find that. even on April a motor vehicl Vanishing in Sarojini Nagar killing Ali5:30 pm,the capital. l to throughidenti 33.1 degre for for in may walk You Famil the area. next few ant relief in Nagar day for partly cloudy westerly said. that in-the arrested Hands: fire nge of Gogi gang In d hi wouldies across Delsignific 20 shops into excha Chroniclin dgthe officeralso stated ced pa- heart of Nai very light maine day with south, brief Sadak, rivalthree live cartrimothe that once come to l are still not and Sadak Police lity, enhan g the dyin sight. Only one defineder of amid the out the Delhi Nai rainfal sive netto tradition memb the city’s with bustling and d visibi anyone find E @ New notebooks bind old g to light from Aug 8 binding offering crease and an exten as have passedOne pistolmotorcycle,markets literary pulse ered from his crafts SERVIC ed producti pur. down through and narrow g, over pages and R E SS N E WS recov trollin CCTV camer decline on es, one stolen generati is quietly slipping services lanes ofexpect E X P leftfied as were It’s all moved . of cent last threads.and changing times. Old Delhi, ons, struggle a known from identi previo work 48 per This phone police said.Thapa, s to away. Manual a craft to and paper—c bilesecond story Yet, amid this us year’s the r-old man, arrested for factorie about related to snatch of D S survive against bookbinding, er sion, in Karan change, s now. new ones. led to calls textbo memb A 24-yea oks , was our posses detection apturing not 28, a F I E the gold the Rawat into Inside just trade,series delves into few artisans ‘kar-k in PCR nts. The cases has On Marcha ter and active unidentified continue tide of mass S S I A worker these snatching R Sudha hanas Sohan the Nehru but a by fading to stitch hing y-shee shot ing incide their finger ,’ elderl dly fading MP, e area C L A allege Congress snatc in the suchistor gang, was piece of city’s vanishinworld of thread, the yof cycles rate in 83 per cent. witnessed of thread s stiff fromartisans, enclav chain glue, g atic chain the Gogi on motor Bookbi t r. He later al.heritage. nding is distric reached nt in the work and glue the diplom uri. The said of Alipu at the hospit ’s in — decades assailants like a police es The southof 20 perce calls, ve area that machChanakyap red, police quite replic becaus craft e of continue Encla to his injuri ns linked Thapa a senior esday PCR en recove e it’s ines can’t . a declin elated ion rate is ate. inon bail,” has been esday just aboutnot Each cumbed l investigatio rivalry betwe On Wedn a tipously leased riya ed snatching-r detect stitchin Initia the ongoing Tillu Tajpu fold is stitch, eachon Wednt was previ cases and office r said. receiv as the g. There press, a tactile r to police the was near where Rawa 26 criminal nal syndi are several ance. But each murde gang and said that story of cent. from jail. morning,the accused the BRT in steps involve 65 per office r also move Gogi notorious crimi and Haryendur ly released on Monend. The that story volved Delhi off that Bhawan on to dispose of the nshu, d. The two will soon Five of me a was soon turned next gener mayrecent nt took place Police cancellation - gang, operating across and Hima riya . The j, togeth us work the first-ti s Pushp or, attempting er The has cates pursu away. Their ationincide Sudha, Nadu’ ed Delhi to seek habitual offend et, Neera Tillu Tajpu rs. gold chain a single to bind Tamil ed acade y, Corrid stolen appre hend r. sons when court d to ing inciday book: ana. Manjewith the as the shoote a daugh of the mics, have enting constituenc one cuts was ted scoote d out ters repres fied bail grante in snatch Delhi ed the their from glue have move MP aduthural the Embassy accus ed was riding a to the wit- affiliawere identi had carrie cover, anothe was r was involv he scoote Pul ers . According d Mayil l has gang, nshu, who the area,main away ng near lic. A man r pastes No one and paper. capita e in nce of to while recovered from the glue the Hima Repub was walki e dents data, the wants declin it, anothe on The tools of aj, while, to inher of the Czech drove up close reconnaissa to be stolen Four mobil r, Police a 25.9 per cent nts this their r. Mean and Neer prior the cover r folds it the scooter the chain area. found Here, there fathers. nessed er scoote ladpur hing incide on a recall s pulled fled the Nai Sad red to arrested earlie eet until this recent Manj from all neatly ent, Only hands are no Praha and anoth uddin as compa same and ers, sides the snatc s nding trade. his early days Nizam the pavem “I the June 30 g ak, once shootned and pract - callou machines. Sudha’s neck, don’t durin e, phone from therecovered. year till year sees a total of a hub absco Another sed, steady from my age said. even had footag in the worker iced over sawits while remai through. Stack last d as a been , edshe when I must remem stolentrade not s break for bookbin decad scene, this,” the CCTV ed till ber have ously worke ed in the The city .modern ing,craft fadi by sing he track have area, CBSE of OMR sheet es. of snatch involv ng, previ ding, now start- Heneces sity.gotpassion but , period schoo shops “I it was Saree s from Analywas too says. ra Road. noteb bulk but Today,a resultout 2,503 cases in 2024. Mathu take overas machine of They ooks, ls, rough the culpr leheng and as a curiou k,small to e was salesmancomm ties. As it’s mostl about a shops and diarie gover nmenschoo l Ashram Chows illanc s and keep activi ercial order ed it was 3,381return , reports y do of ned domina kid, rsrecall, at some surve I would thebut criminaltheir handshim t files nical the final the pages disow the same s wait to be te neighbourh He was arrests that dossie istIfrah Muf nearly “Tech family busy, people of these shops stand 70% The procebinding,” , and we leheng passed process thatbound. It’s mounted, and were shortl ing his years ago.ood trust not the workials the market of define ti , he d the area. ss is labou says. . sive and that once a crimin ng, and earnwatch tions: down throu has been ey Back then,cation, includ re- four and only now Moha 70% of shops domin active men r-inte gh monwas no verifi there recently that still intricate, a ate nearly handfu the floor, sit cross- generaworke mmad Yamee and it’s n- handf the marke ed for draws l of old on educareal focus who were r - a reside t now. side Delhi n, anoth stitching legged on ul of old one booksh people thick thread Only a the ones ops to their er come from bookshops nt . “Som family tion in my cling to still , pressi pages with cuttin e peopl out- glossy corners, ganj whoof Paharand I startto Nai cling their ng the g edges, surro ed doing e still corners ing covers and finallyspine, a book works in t. projects or Sadak for specia party fashion bouti unded by surroun , out realisthis withto bind bindi ques and pastalive, one — each book ded by g is ancien bums l with wear showr shop ing I’d ng glossy writin Chitl its Yamee using differ old photo aldoing at us into ooms. the be fashion g and Gate, a A few fold at a time. coming long.” it for ent cloths Along n adds. the dying decline boutiqu a readin book draws the characshort es and Yet, ,” bindin trade of bookstores, textbo shops sellin “When this party A good from lost in walk from as the trade from of manu oks, file altern g g We get Nai lear n Sadak books, ate lane I started, every showro wear al bookNew Delhi shifts cover s, school 8 alty. We is another world. explains the , large the street often attend oms. away to 9 bookbC I E S @ Sadak silent AG E N in Nai schools, ance regist entry don’t get We Gupta cate craft. ters and natur intri- such -scale s of Old Delhi casunumber don’t get inding now, you Rekha had h “Book ” she said. e support bindin the facto ries ers for same numbe the to get of visito isters logbooks and shops that craft can’t Minister , but thoug in them,bindialways of the er,h- g is done used You may CHIEFeven ten years rs we same r of said itself will ng is like publis cheap visitors help most in bulk wher e loyal worke in courts large reg“We becau used to find that. ago.” now a with er, but still not walk into esday reels hog just about stitch which ated work rs bindin still have on Wedn 20 soulle — fastterials associ severa book fairs se it’s media ion today, there Booksho ss — the g these bindin find anyon shops and readingl steps anding. 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Five GHOSH books a ion, Kapil ies now,” those book: the er CM also of beatin moved the inaug in Old has been bindin am | SAYANTAN Many are still adds.ing at other the one cuts to bind aMinister suc- Nai Sadak kept alive n of The Delhi CM re sinMandap of these heSpeak g heart g their . for , once ts: editio since the cover, pastes at Bharat worke the the 1957, ry even careers books of rs 29th Bharat Man- glue Cultu his team circu it, now of India’s Delhi and anthe fair, at folds the began inaugur ated literar a young early Fair at ort litera cover on it, organisingmemb 10. y as 10 —ration— some she underlined Mishr lly another Auguster the strug glesDelhi Book Fair sides. conBook Fair neatly Delhi Book to supp of Delhi here, as n, drawn Gupta that of the t willWe alsocessfu will go on till story. Today rhythm of to re- continue who 29th edition its will emplo from all theuratio Rekha dapam into the events 29th edition Minister events own sev- , the gover nmen ywant to which y wome inaug area nt the them of the t literary l, Chief is visited ctedalmos landscape that her support literar and the earn and the pages Following n aable. ration Governme of capita suppor inaugu hers send and for stitch Mishr shop Vinod Mehtat unrecognis- in the national continue to tinue to fair, intera t publis . ng at the Gupta will at the and explored , a statio pam owner ing. Speaki nity. unity that stay that benefi Manda nery government g commu eral stalls hers ments the Delhiin Nai s g comm . Sadak readin s are friend ally Even ery The array Bharat ined that herand the readin . chang with publis es. “Sare , laers underl “Book uncondition meand station a wide es e and t publish social books featur benefi ing major with you s era, where there are includ Book Fair itors, in today’ dominate, nely love of exhib houses. hing dia reels who genui gatherIn the dusty told the ion of publis still people glue and corners of Nai tradit ,” Gupta EXPRE books Bharat, the thread- bound Sadak, amid SS N E WS continu e the smells SERVIC paper, ing. “In to E @ New the city is stitch togethe r Delhi’s manual of THE Delhi binders slowly forgetti the pages Delhi Wedn ng | PARVEENof a story that esday High Cour heard t filed by NEGI a petiti on severa ment schoo all other on l Delhi gover ning their l teache employeeseligible catego rs appoi ries of Level Office ntmen challengThe petitiohave been rs (BLOs t as Booth ing that ners also exhausted. HC next tion 27 EXPRE such deplo ), conten of the SS N E WS lates existi to Free Right of cited Sec- hearing dSERVIC and on Childr E @ New ng rules yment violines. tion (RTE) Compulsory TWO en Sept 25 Delhi However, and guide men were plaina Act, 2009, Educa Comm the assign snatch the Elect nt said - Delhi High ission arrested which ing the bike snatc that two ment the plea, of ion tional elderly gold chain for of non-e bars Court men on in duties hed her stating India oppos doctor before lines were duca- Wedneon to teache a ed areDelhi gover that Safdarjung They fleein gold in South of an nment rs. furth er west) Amit g, said DCP chain aggrie sday allow such amended its guideDelhi’ they belon on Thurs Enclave, schoo ved by argue heard a s issued in (South Goel. ls, while police appointmen June to g to Group office Anothe d that day Anoth The matte been identi . The accus said petitio which on June 9 and orders the gover inciden r B servic ts. ing was er incident r came n Justic ed legedl fied as t of a reside e, by severafiled nmen of snatch e charge directed them June 16, y gold chain Danis have day in reported nt issued Mini Pushk up before as BLOs duties avoided assign t has al- Delhi l on the and Ashis of Pul Prahl h (32), to take Mukh snatch arna, notice to In their . same erjee ing BLO ing was analysis govt the Delhi who s to the In responemployees adpur, reporte dent of h Taneja subm school teachers confir Nagar. CCTV in Group d on (26), suspe se, the Tilak ing them gover nmen ECI and missi was involv argued ission s, same day the C. teache Electi Nagar. a resi- cases, cts were med the same ploym involv facts on to place all t, directent contra that their the guide on subm itted on Comrs Mukhe in criminal ed in more Danish he ed earlier challen rjee record. releva venes the de- June lines were that over 500 added. Police in both been listed cases. than Nagar. nt vembe guidelines jail on The amended its their ging CCTV Febru He came out 40 ing eight CCTV camer analysed confirm issued ECI’s point 5, 2025, allow on Septem for furthe case has r 3, ary 27. on appoin ed the on NoTaneja of as cover2022. These2010, and districts ment ing same suspec Noida ers, who ber 25. Ther hearing tment Octob Group of any the apof er, previo is also a repea . guidelines, ing to er 4, as Booth C and were involve ts are servin petitio regul rested Later, Danis Delhi and the enroll than 14 usly involv t offendin h was d g teach n- that teachpetitioners, accorded as above emplo ar Level in both ed area, and the Pul Prahl cases arcases ers yees, vant area, electors stipul bery, snatch of dacoiin more ers consid Officer adpur one bike four gold as BLOsin the releered for should only ate main s. Amit Goel, ing, Arms ty, roblation chains taine case has The BLO duties be . s, and DCP recov used in the guidelines d that the The ECI murder. Act vioout of ered. crime and after been listed jail on Tanej were nabb ed the appoi no longe revise d April 29. He came a was for next r restri ntmen also The com- Punjab from Ludh t of teache ct hearin after chasi iana more than in g on rs. 700 km, ng him for Sept 25 police said. 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These sectors have also sought both fiscal and non-fiscal support from the government. However, government officials and industry experts say any support would fall short of offsetting the business losses caused by the high tariffs. On Wednesday the US imposed an additional , 25% tariff over and above the earlier-announced 25% tariff on Indian exports, to penalise India for its continued crude oil imports from Russia. The first 25% tariff took effect on Thursday while the , second levy will kick in on August 27. A senior official from the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) said businesses might have stayed afloat with 25% tariff by absorbing 10-15% of it through margin cuts. “But with a 50% tariff, doing business with the US has become unviable. Many MSMEs will shut shop,” the official said, warning that lakhs of jobs are at risk. The impacted sectors have sought relief measures such as deferment of interest on working capital, permission for SEZs to sell in the domestic market, and shortterm relief packages similar to those introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, insiders say that even if the government steps in, it cannot bridge the cost gap. Indian exports to the US stand around $87 billion, accounting for 20% of its total exports. Estimates suggest that 40-50% of these exports could be affected. India’s top exports to the US include electronics (including smartphones), pharmaceuticals, gems & jewellery textiles, organic chemi, cals, and machinery. While smartphones and pharmaceuticals enjoy zero tariffs now, most other sectors are subject to a 50% or higher duty . The US is the largest market for India’s garment exports, with exports worth $5.33 billion in FY25. The gems and jewellery sector exported goods worth $12 billion to the US in FY25 and now faces a 50% duty “The US is our single largest market,” . said Kirit Bhansali, chairman, GJEPC. The MSME sector is also feeling the heat. “The additional 25% penalty could cut exports by halfMSMEs exporting to the US,” said Anil Bhardwaj, secretary-general, FISME. India-US trade talks on Despite the tariff action, talks are on between India and the US for a trade deal. A US delegation will travel to India later this month. “We hope to find a middle ground,” said an official Putin to visit India, says Doval Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India soon, said National Security Adviser Ajit Doval. Sources said both sides are looking at an early date for the visit ‘Wait for secondary sanctions’ Responding to a question on why India was singled out, US President Donald Trump said a lot more secondary sanctions are on the way LOW CONVICTION You can’t act like a crook, SC tells ED S U C H I T R A K A LYA N M O H A N T Y @ New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferring the maiden ‘M S Swaminathan Award for Food and Peace’ on Prof Ademola A Adenle, in New Delhi on Thursday | PTI READY TO PAY HEAVY PRICE TO PROTECT FARMERS: PM J I T E N D R A C H O U B E Y @ New Delhi ON a day the first half of the heavy US tariff on India kicked in, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was willing to bear any significant personal cost to defend the rights of farmers and the dairy sector. “I know that I will personally have to pay a heavy price. But I am ready for it,” Modi stated. “For us, the interests of farmers is the top priority India will never compromise on the . interests of farmers, dairy sector and fishermen,” the prime minister said in his address at the M S Swaminathan Centenary International Conference here. The sticking point in the trade deal with the US is India’s refusal to open up its farming sector. The US wants permission to sell genetically modified crops such as maize and soybean, and full access to India’s dairy market. Modi released a commemorative coin and stamp in the honour of the legendary agricultural scientist, Prof M S Swaminathan. He also established a global award, the ‘M S Swaminathan Award for Food and Peace’. The first edition of the award was conferred on Prof Ademola A Adenle for his efforts in combating hunger in Nigeria. The PM highlighted the achievements of yesteryear scientists in making the country self-sufficient in food and urged young scientists to focus on India’s nutritional security . LULA AGREES TO SCALE UP TIES Brazilian President Luiz In’cio Lula da Silva called up PM Modi. They agreed to boost bilateral ties in trade, tech, energy, defence, agri and health at a time when both nations face 50% US tariff in A day after Chief Minister Rekha Gupta asked for recovery from former CM Arvind Kejriwal, `1.04 crore, his AAP government spent on a British-era “fake” ‘phansi-ghar’ in the Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender , Gupta on Thursday said that he was referring the matter to the House Privileges Committee. It will summon Kejriwal along with former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, ex-Speaker Ram Niwas Goel and former Deputy Speaker Rakhi Birla, he said. The Speaker, in his statement, said that after several days of sustained discussion in the House, supported by verified facts and documents, it was established that crores of rupees were spent on constructing a REFERRED TO HOUSE PRIVILEGES COMMITTEE Speaker Vijender Gupta said he was referring the matter to the House Privileges Committee, which would summon Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, ex-Speaker Ram Niwas Goel and former Deputy Speaker Rakhi Birla for spending money on a British-era “fake” ‘phansi-ghar’ in the Assembly. fake gallows and disseminating misleading advertisements within the Delhi Legislative Assembly complex. He said despite being given three days to present evidence justifying the expenses of building the structure, the AAP failed to do so. Their continued silence strengthened the conclusion that this was a deliberate and fraudulent act, he said. In contrast, authenticated documents received from the National Archives of India— including a 1912 map of the Assembly premises—along with research conducted by various esteemed institutions collectively confirmed that no gallows ever existed in this building, nor was there any tunnel leading from the Assembly premises to the Red Fort, as falsely claimed, Gupta said. “When the so-called gallows was constructed in 2022, coinciding with the commemoration of the Quit India Movement on 9 August, my own emotions—along with those of fellow opposition members— were stirred with patriotic sentiment. However, after assuming the office of Speaker, and upon receiving verified documents from credible research institutions and national archives, it became painfully clear that this so-called gallows was a complete fabrication,” added the Speaker. CONNEC T Yamuna breaches warning mark, flood risk rises in capital THE Yamuna River in Delhi crossed the danger mark early Thursday for the first time this monsoon season, triggering flood alerts and precautionary measures by authorities. The water level at the Old Railway Bridge, the city’s key monitoring point, rose to 204.88 metres at 8 am, surpassing the 204.5-metre warning threshold. By 4 pm, it climbed further to 205.00 metres, inching closer to There was no immediate comment on Thursday from the White House and it was unclear how the announcement of the meeting would affect Trump’s Friday deadline for Russia on Ukraine. Putin’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov brushed aside the possibility of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joining the meet, something Trump was open to. | P9 India Inc SOS to govt as US tariffs kick in C L A S S I F I E D S P R A B H AT S H U K L A @ New Delhi RUSSIA MUM ON HAVING UKRAINE ON TABLE Sources say no amount of aid can offset the huge losses to affected sectors A N U P V E R M A @ New Delhi 05:46 am 07:08 pm Sunrise SAMPLES COLLECTED IN 2024  Since the start of the war, Russia’s relentless pounding of urban areas behind the frontline has killed more than 12,000 Ukrainian civilians File photo WHILE flagging low conviction rates in cases investigated by the Enforcement Directorate, the Supreme Court on Thursday lambasted the central agency and said it cannot act like a “crook” and has to confine itself within the four corners of law. “You cannot act like a crook. You have to work within the four corners of law. There is a difference between law-enforcing authorities and law-violating bodies,” said a three-judge bench headed by Justice Surya Kant. The bench, also comprising justices Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh, made these observations while hearing submissions on the maintainability of a batch of review petitions filed by Karti P Chidambaram and others challenging the validity of the 2022 Vijay Madanalal Chaudhary (VMC) judgment which upheld various provisions under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) granting ED power of arrest. Slamming ED for its low rate of convictions, Justice Bhuyan, quoting a minister’s reply in Parliament, quipped: “After 5,000 cases, less than 10 convictions. Why? We are equally concerned about the image of the ED.” The bench stressed that there is a difference between law enforcement agencies and those who violate it. Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for ED, said one of the reasons for low conviction rates in PMLA cases is that the “rich and powerful use a battery of lawyers and file many applications at different stages to protract the proceedings.” Justice Bhuyan said, “At the end of 5-6 years of judicial custody, if people are acquitted, who will pay for this?” Justice Kant said the solution was dedicated courts akin to TADA and POTA courts for expeditious disposal. The hearing will continue next week. Kejriwal, Sisodia in spot over phansi-ghar Land registration process nted Chroniclin rickshaws, spice-sce delicate the of Hands: the chaos a bygone era. Fromof kalai inside brass Old r of Vanishing anabad—amid deed writers, whispers smoky shimme Shahjah S I LV VOI FOREC Sunny ER andard orningst epaper.m WEATH Rahul Gandhi In a major embarrassment, 260 positive cases in one year could be the highest in the history of the country | P11 The NCERT has constituted a committee to address the row over the Class 8 social science textbook, with a map depicting Jaisalmer as part of the Maratha empire. The panel has been told to submit a report at the earliest after examining all the evidence. ALMA Valar Pirai u Aadi: 14.29 hrs Vishwavas till 5 Year: hrs Trayodashi : 07/08/202 Paksha Tithi: in Dhanu till 20.12 0 Thursday Shukla hrs. Moon Shravan: till 14.02 Gulikakalam: 09:00-10:3 P. Shadha a (Star): 06:00-7:30 Nakshatr Yamagantam: lam: 13:30-15:00 It doesn’t matter how senior or junior you are (in EC). One day, the Oppn will come to power. Then you’ll see what we do to you DOPING POSITIVE CASES IN 2024 NCERT sets up panel to examine Jaisalmer map Rahukaa If EC denies machinereadable data on poll rolls for the past 10-15 years and the CCTV footage, they are partaking in the crime, Rahul said 260 Kapil Sharma’s Kap’s Café in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, has come under attack for the second time in less than a month. Unidentified assailants opened fire at Kap’s Café early Thursday. Sources said that at least six bullets were fired at the cafe. TRADES Heat on poll body NATIONAL SHAME Kapil Sharma Canada cafe attacked again Disappearing The news of the meeting from Kremlin came on the eve of a White House deadline for Moscow to show progress toward ending the war in Ukraine WATER LEVEL RECORDED Warning level 204.50 metres Level recorded at 8 am 204.88 metres Level recorded at 4 pm 205.00 metres Danger level 205.33 metres Highest level recorded 208.66 metres the danger mark of 205.33 metres. Evacuation measures are typically initiated when the level breaches 206 metres. Officials from the Irrigation (in 2023) and Flood Control (I&FC) Department said all relevant agencies were on high alert, and field staff were visiting vulnerable areas to warn residents of possible evacuation. Public announcements to that effect were made in low-lying areas. “We are monitoring our barrages to ensure that all pumps are functional and manned by a sufficient number of operators,” an I&FC department official told this newspaper. The sudden surge in the river’s level is primarily due to a massive discharge of water from the Hathnikund barrage in Haryana. For the first time this season, the discharge ex- ceeded 50,000 cusecs, peaking at 57,469 cusecs. This water takes approximately 36 to 50 hours to reach Delhi, raising concerns about a further rise in water levels through the weekend. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported heavy rainfall in parts of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. Barkot in Uttarkashi recorded 10 cm, Roorkee 5 cm, Naina Devi 9 cm, and Pachhad and the RL BBMB site in Bilaspur 7 cm each over the past 24 hours. eased, no NoC required in most cases, says govt A N U P V E R M A @ New Delhi IN a move aimed at ease of living and doing business, the Delhi government has decided to scrap the requirement for a no objection certificate (NoC) and land status report (LSR) for most land registration cases with immediate effect. Going forward, NoCs and LSRs will only be required in specific cases governed by certain legal provisions, namely Section 8 of the Delhi Lands (Restrictions on Transfer) Act, 1972, and Section 30 of the East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1948. Permission from the revenue department will no longer be necessary in other instances. Sub-registrars will register documents strictly in accordance with the Indian Registration Act, 1908, and only on legally prescribed grounds. Further, a ‘buyer beware’ clause will be enforced, placing the responsibility on buyers to verify the land status and ownership independently . Moreover, land-related information will be regularly updated and made available on official portals. To prevent misuse and ensure safeguards against fraud, the government is intro- LESS RED TAPE NOCs and LSRs now only must in cases governed by certain legal provisions Sub-registrars will register documents in accordance with the Indian Registration Act, 1908 Land falling under Gram Sabha, forest areas, acquisition zones or restricted categories will remain protected Any fraudulent transactions will attract stringent legal action Monitoring systems will be strengthened through the use of GIS technology and an integrated patwari network ducing a range of protective measures. Land falling under the gram sabha, forest areas, acquisition zones or restricted categories will remain protected, and any fraudulent transactions will attract stringent legal action. Monitoring systems will be strengthened through the use of GIS (geographic information system) tech and an integrated patwari network. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said, “By eliminating unnecessary paperwork and bureaucratic red tape, we are making governance more accessible and accountable.”