DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PATNA, PUNE, VADODARA ● REG.NO. MCS/067/2018 - 20 RNI REGN. NO. 1543/57 JOURNALISM OF COURAGE TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2025, MUMBAI, LATE CITY, 18 PAGES `5.00 ● WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM SINCE 1932 Situation grim, move all stray dogs in NCR from streets to shelters: SC 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 12/08/2025 78 106 129 64 THE WORLD ISRAEL TARGETS, KILLS AL JAZEERA’S GAZA CORRESPONDENT, FOUR OTHERS PAGE 14 “come in the way”. The SC had taken suo motu cognizance of the issue on July 28, following a news report on the stray dog menace. “StateofNCTDelhi,Municipal CorporationofDelhi(MCD),New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC)andappropriateauthorities of Noida, Gurugram and Ghaziabad shall at the earliest start picking up stray dogs from all localities, more particularly vulnerable localities and cities as well as areas on the outskirts. How to do it is for the authorities to look into, and if they have to createaforce,doit.However,this should be the first and foremost exercise,tomakealllocalitiesfree ‘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 not be returned to the streets, 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 E EXPLAINED Warns of action against individuals, organisations who ‘come in the way’ MUNIR COMMENTS IN U.S. 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 9 KARNATAKA CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 TWO DAYS after he said that alleged irregularities in the voter listinBengaluru’sMahadevapura Assemblyconstituencyoccurred under the Congress’s watch and SHUBHAJIT ROY 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 days ahead of the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Putin in Alaska on August 15. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 SHUBHAJIT ROY BUSINESS AS USUAL BY UNNY K N Rajanna made the remarks on August 9 thepartyshouldhavemonitored it, Karnataka Cooperation 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 nuclearnation.If wethinkweare going down, we’ll take half the Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir 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 Army Staff while on a visit to the UnitedStates.Nuclearsabre-rattling is Pakistan’s stock-in-trade. The international community CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Fresh tariff blow to diamond export hub Surat They are likely to meet on sidelines of UNGA in Sept. File In a post on X, Zelenskyy also indicated that PM Modi might travel to the US in the last week of September, where they can meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. After their conversation, PM Modi in a post PAGE 10 Regrettable that remarks made in friendly third country, says MEA NEW DELHI, AUGUST 11 Minister quits over ‘Cong India committed to make didn’t monitor voter list’ every contribution to end remark, says ‘conspiracy’ conflict: PM to Zelenskyy AKRAM M AUGUST 11 BENGALURU, CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 OPP PARTIES PUT UP UNITED FRONT India hits back at Pak Army Chief: ‘Nuclear sabre-rattling’ Industry seeks help of Govt, hopes US partners will bear part of burden 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 during a 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