DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2024, NEW DELHI, LATE CITY, 20 PAGES BUSINESS AS USUAL BY UNNY IN THE WAKE OF HINDENBURG RESEARCH’S ALLEGATIONS HousepanelincludesSEBIreview inagenda,likelytosummonBuch Public Accounts Committee notifies agenda amid Opp calls for probe LIZ MATHEW NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 5 NMC withdraws curriculum that said lesbianism a sexual offence ANONNA DUTT NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 5 AFTER UPROAR over re-introductionof regressivelanguagein the forensic medicine module for undergraduate medical students, the apex medical education regulator has withdrawn its new curriculum in its entirety. “Theaboveguidelineswillbe revised and uploaded in due course,” an official notification states. This is significant considering the new MBBS session is likely to begin in October. The Indian Express had CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 THE PUBLIC Accounts Committee (PAC), the parliamentary watchdog for government spending, has decided to include in its agenda for the year `7.00 (`8 BIHAR & RAIPUR, `12 SRINAGAR) WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM SINCE 1932 a review of the performance of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) whose chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch is at the centre of a political firestorm following allegations levelled against her by US-based Hindenburg Research. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 SEBI denies ‘toxic’ work culture, officers protest ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER 5 A DAY after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued a clarification denying allegations of “toxic” work culture alleged by a section of its employees, the regulator’s officers staged yet another protest outside its headquarters Thursday. A day earlier, the SEBI, in a pressrelease,hadsaidthat“externalelements”weremisguidingits CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Swachh Bharat helped avert 60,000 infant deaths per year: Study DAMINI NATH & ANJALI MARAR NEW DELHI, BENGALURU, SEPTEMBER 5 ACCESS TO toilets and better sanitation services under the government’s Swachh Bharat Mission may have averted around 60,000 to 70,000 infant deaths annually between 2014 and 2020, a study published in the journal Nature has found. LaunchedonOctober2,2014, over 11 crore household toilets were built under Swachh Bharat CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Coerced into cremating in hurry, police offered money: Victim’s father KOLKATA, SEPTEMBER 5 THE FATHER of the 31-year-old junior doctor, who was raped andmurderedatRGKarMedical College and Hospital last month, claimed on Wednesday night that he and his family were coercedintocrematingherbodyin a hurry against their wishes. He said they wanted to keep herbodyforfurtherrites,butfelt compelled to “succumb to immensepressure”.Heallegedthat their house was surrounded by CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Kerala 50% Telangana 38.23% Bihar 35.71% Andhra Pradesh 35.13% J&K 34.61% Delhi 33.33% Karnataka 32.14% Tamil Nadu 31.57% * Between 2015 and 2020; Deaths of children under one year; Source: Sample Registration System Bulletins, Office of RGI India, China & Brazil in Putin’s list of potential mediators on Ukraine RG KAR JUNIOR DOCTOR’S RAPE-MURDER SWEETY KUMARI DECREASE IN INFANT MORTALITY RATE SHUBHAJIT ROY NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 5 PM Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with Singapore counterparts Lawrence Wong and Vivian Balakrishnan Thursday. India and Singapore signed MoUs on semiconductors and digital technology. Reuters PAGES8, 10 DAYS AFTER Prime Minister NarendraModispoketohimand “exchanged perspectives on the Russia-Ukraineconflict”and“insights from the visit to Ukraine”, RussianPresidentVladimirPutin said Thursday that China, India andBrazilcouldactasmediators in potential peace talks. Russian state-owned TASS newsagencyquotedPutinassaying, “We respect our friends and partnerswho,Ibelieve,sincerely seek to resolve all issues surrounding this conflict, primarily CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Haryana BJP faces revolt: 2 ministers step down, senior leaders quit VARINDER BHATIA CHANDIGARH, SEPTEMBER 5 ADAYafterthe BJP released the first list of 67 candidates for Haryana, the state unit DECISION on Thursday 2024 faced revolt HARYANA from at least six leaders. TwoministersintheNayabSingh Sainigovernmentsteppeddown; leaders, including former MLA SavitriJindal,raisedthebannerof rebellion;andMLALaxmanNapa joinedtheCongressinNewDelhi. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 THE WORLD HASINA MUST STAY SILENT IN INDIA UNTIL DHAKA SEEKS HER EXTRADITION: YUNUS BANGLA MOB BEATS UP HINDU BOY OVER ONLINE POST PAGE 14