FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms FREE PRESS Vol. XLII No. 168 | INDORE | MONDAY | NOVEMBER 24, 2025 | Pages 12 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 SHAHEEDI DIWAS OF GURU TEGH BAHADUR JI www.freepressjournal.in World At G20, Modi pitches for AI misuse curbs P.9 EDITIONS: ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE INDORE UJJAIN PUNE MONEY BHOPAL NASHIK r. Vaibhav Neema, the man behind fully indigenous semiconductor chip, has been empowering students with hands-on semicon breakthroughs. Turn to Indore page to find out how. SEE P2 Brand Sutra COMMUNITY GAINS P.12 fp Briefs NEW DELHI Justice Kant to take oath as CJI Justice Surya Kant, who has been part of several landmark verdicts and orders on abrogation of Article 370 removing Jammu and Kashmir's special status, Bihar electoral rolls revision and Pegasus spyware case, will on Monday take oath as the 53rd Chief Justice of India. He will succeed Justice B R Gavai, who demits office this evening. NEW DELHI/JAMMU 10 all-women ITBP outposts The Indo-Tibetan Border Police force, which guards the 3,488 km-long IndiaChina LAC, is establishing 10 all-women border posts along this arduous and icy frontier, the director general of the paramilitary said. The force, as part of its ambitious "forwardisation" plan, initiated post the 2020 military clash in Ladakh, has also moved its 215 border posts forward along the front on India's north and eastern flank so far. HYDERABAD Bahrain flight gets bomb threat A Gulf Air flight from Bahrain to Hyderabad was diverted to Mumbai after a bomb threat was received at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here on Sunday. Flight GF274 with 154 passengers on board was diverted to Mumbai Airport after an email was received at Hyderabad Airport that a bomb has been planted on the aircraft.According to sources at Hyderabad Airport, the bomb threat email was received on customer support id at 3 a.m. ‘UNSC REFORMS NOT AN OPTION, A NECESSITY’ Agencies JOHANNESBURG PM Narendra Modi on Sunday said the reform of the UN Security Council was no longer an option, but a necessity and asserted that the India-BrazilSouth Africa troika should send a clear message for changes to institutions of global governance. Addressing the India-BrazilSouth Africa (IBSA) leaders summit, Modi said that at a time when the world appears fragmented and divided, IBSA can provide a message of unity, cooperation, and humanity. He also proposed institutionalising the IBSA NSA-level meeting to strengthen security cooperation among the three countries. "In the fight against terrorism, we must move forward in close coordination. There is no place for any double standards on such a serious issue," Modi said at the meeting attended by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Later, in a post on social PM Narendra Modi with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Stop AI misuse: Modi M Modi called for a global compact to prevent misuse of artificial intelligence and made a strong pitch for critical technologies to be human-centric, instead of finance-centric. He said technology applications should be 'global' rather than 'national', and based on 'open source' rather than 'exclusive models'. AI systems that impact human life, security, or public trust must be responsible and auditable, he added. P media, Modi said the IBSA reflects "our enduring commitment to strengthening the voice and aspirations of the Global South. IBSA is no ordinary grouping." "Ours is a Malwa dominates BJP, Cong; Bundelkhand loses political grip PATNA The Bihar government has formed a team of health department officials to study the findings of a research, which claimed to have found breast milk of lactating mothers from six districts of the state ‘highly contaminated’ with uranium. The study was carried out by Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Patna, under Dr Arun Kumar and Prof Ashok Ghosh, in collaboration with AIIMS-Delhi, led by Dr Ashok Sharma. The study conducted on 40 sample lactating mothers said that contamination had very little impact on the opportunity to further the human-centric agenda," he said. Highlighting technology's crucial role in ensuring human-centric development, the PM also proposed establishing an 'IBSA Digital Innovation Alliance' to facilitate the sharing of Digital Public Infrastructure like UPI, health platforms like CoWIN, cybersecurity frameworks and women-led tech initiatives among the three countries. Appreciating the IBSA Fund's work in supporting projects across 40 countries in sectors like education, health, women empowerment and solar energy, he proposed the IBSA Fund for Climate Resilient Agriculture to further advance South-South cooperation. Modi called the IBSA meeting as timely as it coincided with the first G20 Summit on African soil and marked the culmination of four consecutive G20 presidencies by Global South countries, out of which the last three were by the IBSA members. 4Continued on | P8 Sindh may return to India, says Rajnath Agencies NEW DELHI Referring to a quote of former Deputy PM LK Advani, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that the border can change and "who knows, tomorrow Sindh may return to India again". Addressing the Sindhi Samaj Sammelan in Delhi, He said, "Today, the land of Sindh may not be a part of India, but c i v i l i s ationally, Sindh will always be a part of India. And as far as land is concerned, borders can change. Who knows, tomorrow Sindh may return to India again." He added: Not just in Sindh, but throughout India, Hindus considered the Indus River sacred. Many Muslims in Sindh also believed that the water of the Indus was no less sacred than the Aab-e-Zamzam of Mecca." Singh said the Hindu community that deserved help was ignored, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi understood their pain. He added that this is why the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was introduced. Hand over Hasina: Dhaka sends Delhi ‘official letter’ Agencies DHAKA Bangladesh's interim government has sent an "official letter" to India seeking the extradition of deposed PM Sheikh Hasina after a special tribunal sentenced her to death, a senior adviser said on Sunday. "The letter was sent the day before yesterday," Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain was quoted as saying by the state-run BSS news agency. He, however, did not provide further details. Citing an official source at the foreign ministry, the agency said that the note verbal (official diplomatic letter) was sent through the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi. On Nov 17, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) sentenced 78-year-old Hasina to death along with then home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on charges of committing "crimes against humanity" after their trial in absentia. Hasina is currently in India. Kamal is believed to be hiding in India. Hasina's Awami League government was toppled in a Nitendra Sharma T he Malwa region has gained remarkable dominance in both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. In the recent appointments within the BJP organization, leaders from Malwa have secured the highest number of positions. The government already has the maximum representation from Malwa. The situation is similar within the Congress, where both the Leader of Opposition and the State President belong to Malwa. In the BJP’s latest appointments, the State President of the Yuva Morcha, Shyam Taylor, is from Shajapur, which falls in the Malwa region. Previously, organizational positions were also awarded to leaders from Malwa, including State Vice President Nishant Khare, Prabhulal Jatav, and State General Secretaries Gaurav Randive and Sumer Singh Solanki. Apart from these, several other organizational leaders represent Malwa and Nimar. In the BJP-led government, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda, and Ministers Kailash Vijayvargiya, Tulsi Silawat, Nirmala Bhuria, Nagar Singh Chauhan, Chaitanya Kashyap, and Inder Singh Parmar are all from the Malwa region. In the Congress too, Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar and State President Jitu Patwari belong to Malwa. Once politically influential, the regions of Gwalior–Chambal and Bundelkhand now appear to be losing their strength in state politics. From Bundelkhand, only one cabinet minister Govind Singh Rajput  is part of the government. Besides him, two Ministers of State (Independent Charge) Lakhan Patel and Dharmendra Lodhi and Minister of State Dilip Ahirwar represent the region. Bundelkhand has also received the least representation in the party organization. Similarly, the influence of Gwalior–Chambal and Central India in the government and party organization has declined compared to earlier times. Earlier, powerful leaders like Kaptan Singh Solanki, Narendra Singh Tomar, Narottam Mishra, Anoop 4Continued on | P8 HEALTH RISK Health risk assessments showed that infants are particularly vulnerable due to their limited ability to eliminate uranium from their bodies. The study estimates that 70 per cent of the infant population analysed could experience non-carcinogenic health effects from exposure. Uranium, a naturally occurring radioactive element, is commonly found in granite and other rocks. It can contaminate groundwater through natural processes and human activities such as mining, burning coal, nuclear industry emissions, and the use of phosphate fertilisers. health of the mother and infants. Bihar health minister Mangal Pandey on Sunday said, “I have asked the department officials to go through the findings of the research and submit a report at the earliest. We will see what preventive measures can be taken.” As many as 40 mothers, aged between 17 and 35, took part in the research conducted in selected districts of Bihar, which included Bhojpur, Samastipur, Begusarai, Khagaria, Katihar and Nalanda. s t u d e n tled violent protest termed as the 'July Uprising' on August 5 last year. Three days later, Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus flew from Paris at the call of the protesting students to assume the charge of the interim government as its chief adviser. Hasina and the two others were accused of adopting brutal means to tame the protestors, while a UN rights office report said about 1,400 people were killed between July 15 and August 15 last year. The interim government in December last year sent a diplomatic note verbal seeking Hasina's extradition. India just acknowledged its receipt with no further comment. After the verdict against Hasina, the External Affairs Ministry issued a statement saying "India has noted the verdict..." "As a close neighbour, India remains committed to the best interests of the people of Bangladesh, 4Continued on | P8 MERCURY BELOW 10°C IN 7 DISTRICTS Eyewitness identifies Yasin as main shooter Haze reduces visibility in Bhopal in IAF killings Our Staff Reporter IANS Cities BHOPAL JAMMU URANIUM IN BREASTMILK? BIHAR SETS UP PROBE TEAM Dheeraj Kumar bond that is heartfelt, carrying with it diversity, shared values and shared aspirations. All three IBSA nations have held the G20 Presidency in the last three years and have used this E-paper Edit Nitish, perform or perish P.6 FinMin renews merger proposal of state-owned general insurance cos CLEAR MESSAGE | India, Brazil, S Africa should push for changes to institutions of global governance, says PM D MUMBAI In a breakthrough during the trial of banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief, Yasin Malik, for the killings of four IAF officials in Rawalpora area of Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city on January 25, 1990, a key eyewitness has identified the separatist leader as the main shooter in the TADA court. Officials said on Sunday that a key eyewitness has identified Yasin Malik as the main shooter in the 1990 Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel massacre case. "The identification was made before a special TADA court in Jammu, where Malik is on trial for the attack that killed four IAF personnel and injured several others in Rawalpora Srinagar, on January 25, 1990. 4Continued on | P8 The mercury dived below 10 degrees Celsius in seven districts of the state, including Bhopal, on Sunday, increasing the cold spell. The other districts are Narmadapuram (Pachmarhi), Mandsaur, Narsingpur, Rajgarh, Shajapur and Chhatarpur (Nowgong). Brown-headed gull, at Upper Lake in Bhopal As per the weatherman, dry weather with partially cloudy sky is likely in the state for the next five days. Meanwhile, the mornings are hazy, with low visibility. The state capital recorded 1-2 kilometre visibility on Sunday. The same condition will prevail here for the next couple of days. Doctors’ radicalisation began on social media in 2019 PTI NEW DELHI WHITE-COLLAR TERROR PROBE 5.6 8.2 8.6 8.6 8.8 9.0 9.4 Bhopal recorded day temperature at 27.4 degrees Celsius and night temperature 4Continued on | P8 Speeding bus crushes four teenagers to death in Sagar Our Staff Reporter The radicalisation of the doctors involved in the recent 'white-collar' terror module that came to light with the November 10 Red Fort area bombing began as early as 2019 on social media platforms, officials said on Sunday. The investigation so far indicated a concerning shift in cross-border terror strategy, where highly educated professionals were groomed entirely through digital means Probe indicates shift in terror strategy, where highly educated professionals were groomed entirely through digital means by handlers operating from Pakistan and other parts of the world, the officials familiar with the probe said. The members of the terror cell, which included Dr Muzammil Ganaie, Dr Adeel Rather, Dr Muzzafar Rather and Dr Umar-un-Nabi, who drove the explosive-laden car on November 10, were initially spotted by handlers across the border while active on social media platforms like Facebook and discussion spaces on X (formerly known as Twitter). 4Continued on | P8 4 from Khandwa killed in AP road accident Our Staff Reporter INDORE Four people were killed and six others injured when a Multi-Utility Vehicle (MUV) rammed into a stationary truck in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district in the wee hours of Sunday. The accident occurred on the national highway near Yet- Min temp (Deg/Cel) Pachmarhi Nowgong Mandsaur Narsinghpur Shajapur Rajgarh Bhopal turallapadu village in Kotabommali mandal. According to police, the vehicle carrying pilgrims from MP rammed into the stationary truck from behind. Police and the patrolling staff of the highway rushed to the spot and launched rescue and relief operations. The pilgrims were heading to the Srisailam temple for darshan. The deceased were identified as Vijay Singh Tomar (65), Singh Pawar (60), Kusal Singh (62) and Santoshi Bai (62). The injured were admitted to the government hospital at Narsannapet. According to police, the pilgrims from Madhya Pradesh were heading to Srisailam after visiting Puri in neighbouring Odisha. 4Continued on | P8 BHOPAL A speeding bus killed four bike-borne teenagers near Anantpura village in the Rehli area of Sagar district on Sunday morning. Police have registered a case against the bus driver. MLA Brijbihari Pateria remained at hospital until the post-mortem of the teenagers and consoled the grieving family members. The deceased were identified as Satyanarayan Pal (17), Satyam (15), Prashant (15) and Umesh (16). The victims were standing on a turn after parking the two-wheeler when the bus hit. Former Congress state president Arun Yadav demanded compensation for the families of the victims. It is learnt that two victims were brothers. The impact was such that they were thrown off several metres away, other villagers said. taxing times Magnate Mittal says bye bye to Britain Agencies LONDON No one has dominated Britain's rich list like Lakshmi Mittal. Now, the Indianorigin steel magnate has decided to quit the UK as the Labour Party-led government's feared tax shake-up for the super-rich nears, says a UK media report. Rajasthan-born Mittal is a resident in Switzerland for tax and will now spend much of his future in Dubai, according to the The Sunday Times. The founder of ArcelorMittal steelworks is worth an estimated 15.4 billion pounds as per the 2025 Sunday Times Rich List, which ranked him the UK's eighth richest man. It cited sources close to the 75-year-old to claim he has become the latest billionaire to leave the UK ahead of Budget by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Wednesday. Mittal already has a mansion in Dubai and 4Continued on | P8 CAPITAL FLIGHT n Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to levy more taxes on super-rich in her Wednesday Budget n Mittal latest to join billionaire exodus after Revolut boss Nikolay Storonsky and Nassef Sawiris, the Egyptian co-owner of Aston Villa FC n Norwegian shipping magnate John Fredriksen shifted to Dubai this year, saying Britain had 'gone to hell', while German investor Christian Angermayer moved to Switzerland