DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PATNA, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2025, NEW DELHI, LATE CITY, 20 PAGES MAKE SHELTERS, REPORT IN 8 WEEKS: COURT MUNIR COMMENTS IN U.S. Situation grim, move all stray dogs in NCR from streets to shelters: SC SHUBHAJIT ROY NEW DELHI, AUGUST 11 RESPONDING TO Pakistan Army Chief FieldMarshalAsimMunir’s latestdiatribeagainstIndia,New Delhi on Monday said India has already made it clear that it will not give in to nuclear blackmail and underlined that it would “take all steps necessary to safeguard our national security”. According to a PTI report, Munir reportedly made the nuclear threat during an address to thePakistanidiasporainFlorida’s Tampa on Saturday. “We are a Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir nuclearnation.If wethinkweare going down, we’ll take half the world down with us,” media reportsquotedhimassaying.There isnotextof thespeechoravideo to confirm these comments. “Our attention has been drawn to remarks reportedly made by the Pakistani Chief of CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 India committed to make every contribution to end conflict: PM to Zelenskyy SHUBHAJIT ROY OPP PROTESTS AGAINST EC Opposition MPs led by Rahul Gandhi were stopped from marching to the EC’s office to protest against the Bihar electoral rolls revision, in New Delhi on Monday. Tashi Tobgyal THE IDEAS PAGE EDGE OF DISENFRANCHISEMENT BY RAHUL SHASTRI & YOGENDRA YADAV PAGE 11 KARNATAKA Minister quits over ‘Cong didn’t monitor voter list’ remark, says ‘conspiracy’ AKRAM M BENGALURU, AUGUST 11 TWO DAYS after he said that alleged irregularities in the voter listinBengaluru’sMahadevapura Assemblyconstituencyoccurred under the Congress’s watch and NEW DELHI, AUGUST 11 THREE DAYS after he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and conveyed that India remains committed to makingeverypossiblecontribution in an early and peaceful resolution of the conflict. The telephone conversation between the two leaders came OPP PARTIES PUT UP UNITED FRONT PAGE 7 BUSINESS AS USUAL BY UNNY K N Rajanna made the remarks on August 9 thepartyshouldhavemonitored it, Karnataka Cooperation Warns of action against individuals, organisations who ‘come in the way’ ANANTHAKRISHNAN G NEW DELHI, AUGUST 11 CRACKING DOWN on the stray dog menace in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Delhi government, civic bodies and authorities of Noida,GurugramandGhaziabad torelocatethemfromthestreets todedicatedshelters,notingthat thesituationwas“grim”and“immediate steps need to be taken”. The bench of Justices J B PardiwalaandRMahadevanunderlined that the canines should not be returned to the streets, andwarnedof actionagainstany individualsororganisationswho “come in the way”. The SC had taken suo motu cognizance of the issue on July UPHILL TASK 8 lakh* Stray dogs in Delhi 70-80%: Sterilisation rate required to control population ■ Govt agencies do not have shelters; infra will take a long time ■ Dogs are territorial animals; placing them in shelters may lead to conflict *MCD estimate REPORTS, PAGES 4, 13 28, following a news report on the stray dog menace. “StateofNCTDelhi,Municipal CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 ‘8 lakh’ strays, no govt shelters, Delhi has to redraw its plan DRISHTI JAIN & GAYATHRI MANI NEW DELHI, AUGUST 11 WITH THE Supreme Court underlining that stray dogs should notbereturnedtothestreets,the Delhi government has been forced to rethink its strategy on controlling the ● canine population — estimated at around 8 lakh in the Capital. According to a senior Delhi government official, the current practice, as per the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023, is to E EXPLAINED India hits back at Pak Army Chief: Nuclear sabre-rattling again Pak military hand-in-glove with terror groups... regrettable that remarks made in friendly third country: MEA `7.00 (`8 RAIPUR, `15 SRINAGAR) WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM SINCE 1932 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Fresh tariff blow to diamond export hub Surat THE WORLD Industry seeks help of Govt, hopes US partners will bear part of burden They are likely to meet on sidelines of UNGA in Sept. File days ahead of the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 TRUMP’S 50% TARIFF TENSION ON THE GROUND PART-3: DIAMONDS KAMAL SAIYED SURAT, AUGUST 11 DIAMOND COMPANIES in Surat were compelled to put on hold orders they had already started receiving for Christmas from American clients when US President Donald Trump announced the additional 25% tariff on India. It came as a jolt because Christmas is just five months away, and sales during this festive season account for nearly half the total sale duringa yearintheinternationalmarkets. Experts anticipate that exportsofnon-industrialdiamonds — diamonds suitable for jewellery or investment — to the US wouldbehitbecauseof theextra tariffs.Indiaaccountedfor68%in volume and 42% in value ($5.79 billion) of the US’s total diamond importsin2024,asperdatafrom the Gems & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). The second highest value of diamond imports into the US, 28% in value, was from Israel, on CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 ISRAEL TARGETS, KILLS AL JAZEERA’S GAZA CORRESPONDENT, FOUR OTHERS PAGE 14