DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2024, NEW DELHI, LATE CITY, 20 PAGES HASINA REMARKS CREATE TENSION: YUNUS Foreign Secys meet: Delhi flags plight of minorities, Dhaka says internal issue BY UNNY WANT SYRIAN-LED INCLUSIVE POLITICAL PROCESS: INDIA PAGE 11 TEST RUN AT JEWAR AIRPORT The first validation test flight for the upcoming Noida International Airport in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, to verify if it meets safety and regulatory standards was conducted successfully on Monday. The airport, which is around 75 km from Delhi, is expected to start commercial operations from April next year. REPORT,PAGE3 Opp set to submit notice for resolution to impeach Dhankhar NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 9 Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar conducts proceedings, Monday. PTI issue — have also signed the notice under Article 67(b) of the Constitution. This is the second such attempt by the Opposition parties this year. The resolution, however, should be moved with CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 IN PARLIAMENT PAGE 7 The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Monday gave its nod for the selection of 56-year-oldMalhotraasthe26th RBI Governor with effect from December 11 for a period of AANCHAL MAGAZINE NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 9 SANJAY MALHOTRA, a 1990batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, currently Revenue Secretary in the Ministryof Finance,hasbeenappointed as the next Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). MANOJ CG THE UNEASY relationship that Opposition parties share with Rajya Sabha Chairman and VicePresident Jagdeep Dhankhar is set to come to a head as the INDIA bloc parties have decided to submit a notice to move a noconfidenceorimpeachmentresolution against him. The Opposition parties do not have the numbers in the House to ensure Dhankhar’s impeachment as Vice-President but are contemplating the move “very soon” as a political signal. Sources said MPs of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) — parties that have not been attending the Congress-led protests outside Parliament on the Adani ‘Calm influence’: Revenue Secy Sanjay Malhotra picked as next RBI Governor CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Sanjay Malhotra, 1990-batch IAS, IIT-Kanpur, Princeton graduate; Shaktikanta Das MORE REPORTS PAGE 15 India calls for constructive ties, mutual trust, raises attacks on religious sites SHUBHAJIT ROY NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 9 IN THE first high-level visit by India since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government in August,ForeignSecretaryVikram Misri met his Bangladesh counterpart, Mohammad Jashim Uddin, in Dhaka on Monday and conveyed “India’s concerns, especially those related to the safetyandwelfareof minorities”. India also flagged “some regrettable incidents of attacks on cultural, religious and diplomatic properties”. Referring to the alleged incidents against minorities as Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri with his Bangladesh counterpart Mohammad Jashim Uddin in Dhaka. ANI “propaganda... false and misleading facts”, Bangladesh's ForeignSecretary,onhispart,responded that “other countries” should refrain from commentingonDhaka's“internalmatter”. Misri, who also called on the BangladeshInterimGovernment CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 E EXPLAINED BUSINESS AS USUAL EXPRESS NETWORK `7.00 (`8 BIHAR & RAIPUR, `12 SRINAGAR) WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM SINCE 1932 ● Message to Dhaka THE VISIT reflects Delhi’s willingness to engage with the post-Hasina reality. The message is clear: Dhaka must be responsive to Delhi's concerns, and not let strained ties impact bilateral development partnership. In Adani protests in Parliament, Cong takes gloves off, tries masks & jackets Big equestrian question lands in court: Are horses athletes or equipment? ASAD REHMAN NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 9 MANICKAM TAGORE is a CongressMPfromVirudhunagar in Tamil Nadu; Shivaji Bandappa Kalge the party parliamentarian from Latur in Maharashtra. On Monday, the two were CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 SHIVANI NAIK MUMBAI, DECEMBER 9 Leader of Opposition in LS Rahul Gandhi with Congress MPs during a protest over the Adani row at Parliament. ANI IT IS “neigh” impossible to know what horses themselves think on the matter but the Delhi High Court was recently tasked with ascertainingif horsesoughttobe categorised as “athletes” or “equipment”, in the sport of equestrian. The petitioner, Rajasthan Equestrian Association, wants votingrightsforstates,likeevery sport. They are locked in a long battle with the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI), which insiststhatthesportis“peculiar” and cannot have a pyramidal governance framework of district and state bodies, given the infrastructure is niche, and requirements specific to horses. The EFI says they are living beings,moodytoo,hencequalify CONTINUED ON PAGE 2