FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms FREE PRESS Vol. 15 No. 126 | BHOPAL | SUNDAY | OCTOBER 19, 2025 | Pages 18 ` 4 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 www.freepressjournal.in Sports King Kohli’s record rampage P.17 ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: BHOPAL MONEY Every inch of Pak within BrahMos reach: Rajnath Biswajeet Banerjee LUCKNOW fp Briefs NANDURBAR 8 pilgrims dead in bus accident At least eight pilgrims were killed in a tragic accident in Nandurbar, Maharashtra on Saturday when a bus lost control and fell into a deep ravine at Chandshali Ghat. The victims were returning from a visit to the Astamba Devi temple when the incident occurred, police said. Minister for Defence, Rajnath Singh along with UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, flags off the first batch of BrahMos missiles in Lucknow on Saturday stone in India’s defence manufacturing journey. Rajnath Singh, who also represents Lucknow in Parliament, described the BrahMos missile system as a “symbol of India’s growing indigenous defence capability.” He said the state-of-the-art missiles are now ready for deployment across the armed forces. “Our adversaries can no longer hide from the precision and power of BrahMos. Every inch of Pakistani territory is within its range,” Singh asserted. The Defence Minister added that the BrahMos facility in Lucknow reflects the country’s march towards self- reliance in defence technology. “It is a matter of great pride that this plant, inaugurated just five months ago, has already delivered its first batch of missiles. This is the new India—resilient, efficient, and unstoppable,” he said. 4Continued on | P8 No space for war in nuclearised environment: Munir’s barb at India PTI ISLAMABAD In a sharp escalation of rhetoric, Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Saturday warned India of a "decisive response" to even a minor provocation, saying there is no space for war in a "nuclearised environment". Munir was addressing a graduation ceremony of passing out army cadets at the premier Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Kakul at Ab- bottabad in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. "I advise and firmly caution India's military leadership that there is no space for war in a nuclearised environment," he said. "We will never be intimidated, not coerced by rhetoric and will respond decisively to even a minor provocation without any qualms," the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) said. Referring to the recent mili- tary conflict between India and Pakistan, Munir claimed that his country's armed forces had demonstrated "remarkable professionalism" and "farreaching capabilities" by "neutralising" all threats and emerged "victorious" against a "numerically superior adversary". India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting 4Continued on | P8 MILAN Hundreds stranded PUNE INDORE NASHIK India working on 2nm chips Regulation on deepfakes soon Agencies PTI WASHINGTON The government is going to bring a regulation on deepfakes soon that will take help of technology for efficient implementation, Union electronics and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. Speaking at the NDTV World Summit, the minister said that chips are key for building AI infrastructure and two semiconductor units, CG Semi and Kaynes, have started production in the country. "We have a very significant talent base that has given us a unique strength. Already 20 per cent of our design engineers, global design engineering talent is in India. US President Donald Trump reiterated that India will not be buying oil from Russia, saying that New Delhi has already "de-escalated" and "more or less stopped" its oil purchases from Moscow. While speaking to the media during a bilateral lunch with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Friday, "Trump said India will not be buying oil from Russia, they have already de-escalated and they have more or less stopped." "They are pulling back. They have bought about 38 per cent of the oil, and they won't be doing it anymore," Trump said while replying to a question. India on Thursday said it is "broad-basing and diversify- 4Continued on | P8 Our Staff Reporter Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said the farmers will get 90% of subsidy on solar pumps instead of 40%. He made the statement at a Kisan Sammelan (farmers’ conference) in Bhopal on Saturday. Yadav advised the farmers to install solar pumps in their fields, saying they would get Fire at complex housing Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha MPs A massive fire broke out at an apartment complex, housing residences of several Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs, opposite Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital on Saturday afternoon, an official said. No casualties have been reported so far, a Delhi Fire Services official said. However, some residents have claimed that a few children were injured in the incident and taken to RML Hospital. A call regarding the fire at Brahmaputra Apartments on Baba Kharag Singh Marg was received at 1.22 pm, he said, adding that 14 fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze was brought under control by 2.10 pm. The Delhi High Court has ruled that alimony cannot be awarded to a spouse who is financially self-sufficient and independent, observing that permanent alimony is a measure of social justice and not a tool for enrichment or financial equalisation between capable individuals. A Division Bench of Jus- properly and judiciously, based on the record, the relative financial capacities of the parties, and the absence of any material dem- onstrating economic vulnerability on the part of the Appellant," the Court held, Bar and Bench reported. The Bench made the observation while upholding a family court order that denied permanent alimony to a woman and granted divorce to her husband on grounds of cruelty. Both spouses, the husband, a practising advocate, and the wife, a Group A Indian Railway Traffic Service ing" its sourcing of energy to meet market conditions, hours after US President Donald Trump claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him that New Delhi will stop procuring Russian crude BHOPAL 4Continued on | P8 ‘Alimony not for financially independent’ Court says the law requires the person seeking alimony to demonstrate a genuine need for financial assistance Amid escalating hostilities between Afghanistan and Pakistan, US President Donald Trump claimed that the conflict between the two countries will be an "easy" one for him to solve, "if" he had to solve it Farmers will get benefits of Bhavantar Yojna offgrid tices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said the law requires the person seeking alimony to demonstrate a genuine need for financial assistance. "Judicial discretion under Section 25 [of Hindu Marriage Act (HMA)] cannot be exercised to award alimony where the applicant is financially self-sufficient and independent, and such discretion must be exercised ‘Pak-Af conflict easy to solve’ oil. Washington has been maintaining that India is helping Putin to finance the war through its purchase of Russian crude oil. The relations between New Delhi and Washington have been reeling under severe stress after Trump doubled tariffs on Indian goods to a whopping 50 per cent, including a 25 per cent additional duty for India's purchase of Russian crude oil. India described the US action as "unfair, unjustified and unreasonable". Meanwhile, Trump has once again repeated his claims about resolving the war between India and Pakistan, adding that Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif has said, "I have saved millions of lives." 4Continued on | P8 90% subsidy on solar pumps for farmers: CM Farmers honour CM Mohan Yadav in gratitude extending programme on ‘Soyabean Bhavantar’ on Saturday. the solar pumps with one-step more power capacity. The farmers who have three HP pumps will get five-HP (IRTS) officer, had been previously divorced before marrying in January 2010. They separated within 14 months of marriage. The husband alleged mental and physical cruelty, including abusive language, insulting text messages, denial of conjugal rights and humiliation in professional and social circles. 4Continued on | P8 pumps and those who have five-HP pumps will get 7.7-HP power pumps, he said. The Bhavantar Yojna protects the farmers from the rise and fall of the rates of crops, he said. It happened for the first time that soya bean was brought under the Bhavantar Yojna, Yadav said, adding that the scheme had been brought to give full price to the farmers. He further said the target for the area of irrigation had been kept at one lakh hectares. Food-processing units are being set up so that the farmers do not throw away their crops in case of higher production output, he said. 4Continued on | P8 Prince Andrew 3 youths kill friend over suspecting affair gives up royal titles, honours with one’s mother PTI LONDON Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL festive glow Online Report India won’t buy oil from Russia: Trump reiterates NEW DELHI NEW DELHI Gauhar Mahal illuminated with diyas to mark Dhanteras in Bhopal on Saturday NEW DELHI E-paper Cinema Black is the new Gold P.16 PTI Hundreds of passengers returning to India from Italy for Diwali were in for a rude shock on Friday when they were told their Air India flight had been cancelled and they would be booked on flights only on the day of the festival or after that. MUMBAI Readers’ PARENTING BEYOND RULES P.6 Trump weighs meeting Kim during Asia visit MISSILE MIGHT | Defence Minister, UP CM flag off first batch of BrahMos missiles manufactured in Lucknow Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday warned Pakistan that “every inch of its territory is now within the reach of the BrahMos missile,” declaring that India’s military strength has reached unprecedented levels. Speaking at the BrahMos Aerospace facility in Lucknow, Singh said that the recent “Operation Sindoor” was only a “trailer” of India’s capability to act decisively against terrorism. “Operation Sindoor has proven that victory is no longer a rare event for us. Victory has become our habit,” Singh said, addressing a large gathering after flagging off the first batch of BrahMos missiles produced at the Lucknow plant. The event, attended by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, marked a major mile- UJJAIN In a shocking case, three friends allegedly slit the throat of their companion and bludgeoned him to death early Saturday morning over suspicion that he was having an affair with mother of one of them. Acting swiftly, Habibganj police arrested all three accused — Ranjit Thakur, a resident of Shyam Nagar, and his aides Vinay Yadav and Nikhil Yadav of Chuna Bhatti — and sent them to jail. Police identified the deceased as Ashish Uikey, 25, a painter living in Shyam Nagar Multi under Habibganj police station limits. His body was sent for postmortem, and a murder case has been registered against the accused. Habibganj police station incharge Sanjeev Choukse said FSL team found deep cuts on victim’s neck made with a sharp weapon, and his head was crushed with a large stone Ranjit suspected his friend Ashish of having an affair with his mother. The suspicion had caused tension between them for several months. Ashish also had old disputes with Vinay and Nikhil. Two days before the murder, Ranjit had threatened Ashish to stay away from his house or face dire consequences. Police said that around dawn on Saturday, they received information that a blood-soaked body was lying near Shyam Nagar. Britain's Prince Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles III, has relinquished the title of Duke of York and all other royal honours after a "discussion" with the monarch, amid "continued accusations" around his association with American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The scandal-hit 65-year-old had already stopped using the "His Royal Highness (HRH)" title, having stepped back as a working royal earlier. On Friday, he announced that all his other titles will also become inactive, even as he continued to "vigorously" deny all accusations against him. As a son of the late Queen Elizabeth II, he will retain the title of "Prince" in accordance with 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 LIGHT THE NIGHT, FIGHT THE FATE Our Sports Reporter INDORE As Diwali lights blaze across Indore, the Indian women’s team faces a fiery do-or-die clash against unbeaten England at Holkar Stadium on Sunday. With semifinal hopes flickering, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur calls for “fearless fire,” while coach Amol Muzumdar demands “response, not reaction.” England’s spin twins threaten, but India’s form sparks hope. (Detail on Sports Page) Smriti Mandhana and others inspect the pitch during a practice session at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Saturday PTI