DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2025, AHMEDABAD, LATE CITY, 16 PAGES `5.00 ● WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM SINCE 1932 ROW OVER HC JUDGE’S REMARKS POLICE SAY FAILED ROBBERY ATTEMPT, HUNT ON FOR ASSAILANT SHYAMLAL YADAV post surgery; CCTV captures suspect Justice Yadav writes Saif Ali Khan seriously injured in knife to High Court CJ: attack by intruder at home in Bandra Stand by remarks, did Taken to hospital 30 minutes in the dead of in autorickshaw, not violate conduct night: Rs 1 crore demand, condition stable NEW DELHI, JANUARY 16 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Actor Saif Ali Khan (top); a videograb of the accused objecthadbeenlodgedinKhan’s thoracicspineandthattheysuccessfully removed it. The suspect, who also allegedlyinjuredahousehelp,fled the scene and a massive manhunt has been launched to apprehend him, police said. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Saif’s apartment is on 11th and 12th floor of this Bandra building. Ganesh Shirsekar RELATED REPORTS PAGE 10 Hindenburg disbands: Nearly 2 of 3 seats vacant, MTech ‘Shook some empires enrolment drops to lowest in 7 yrs we felt needed shaking’ ABHINAYA HARIGOVIND CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 ● Hindenburg effect HINDENBURG’S charges dented the market capitalisation of all Adani companies. While stocks recovered, it put the focus on India Inc’s governance mechanisms. THERE’S A declining interest in India’sMTech courses.The latest data from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) shows that nearly two of every three MTech seats in India's engineering colleges lie vacant — a pattern that has persisted even astotal post-graduateseatshave shrunk by a third since 2017-18. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 ■ Total Seats 2017 -18 2018 -19 ■ Enrolment (in lakhs) 1.25 0.45 HINDENBURG RESEARCH, the US-based short seller that made headlines with its allegations against corporate majors worldwide,includingtheAdaniGroup, has announced its sudden disbandment. It has signed off saying, “We shook some empires E MTech: FALLING NUMBERS 1.30 0.44 MUMBAI, JANUARY 16 NEW DELHI, JANUARY 16 1.37 0.54 HITESH VYAS 1.48 0.63 WHILE SHE was in the market to buy vegetables on Tuesday, Muskan Shah (23) received a phone call. It was her live-in partner Krishnakumar Yadav (21) who had called to complain that her four-month-old son CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 ACTOR SAIF Ali Khan was seriously injured early Thursday morning in what policesaid was a failed robbery attempt at his residence in Mumbai’s Bandra (West) area. Stabbed multiple times allegedly during a scuffle with an intruderwhogainedaccesstohis duplexapartment,theactorwas rushedtoLilavatiHospitalwhere heunderwentsurgeryandissaid to be out of danger and in stable condition. Doctors said a sharp THE SUSPECTED break-in at actor Saif Ali Khan's house lasted for about half-an-hour, from about 2 am on Thursday, when the intruder was first seen in the room of the actor’s younger son by the nanny there. He allegedly attacked the nanny, demanded Rs 1 crore, before stabbing Khan andanothermemberof thestaff. The attacker was later confined to a room, but made his escape. The CCTV footage of the sixth-floorfire-exitstaircasecaptured his exit at 2.33 am. 1.68 0.63 SURAT, JANUARY 16 Justice Bhansali, seeking a fresh report on the issue. It is learnt that the letter seeking his response referred to a complaint against his speech filed by a law student and another by an IPS officer who had beencompulsorilyretiredbythe government. According to sources, Justice Yadav, in his reply, claimed his MUMBAI, JANUARY 16 1.81 0.67 KAMAAL SAIYED Justice Shekhar Yadav Satellites dock in space, ISRO gets a boost for Moon & beyond India becomes fourth country after US, Russia and China to achieve feat MUMBAI, JANUARY 16 1.86 0.69 Valsad: Day after burial, infant’s body exhumed as mother suspects foul play by partner VIJAY KUMAR YADAV & SAGAR RAJPUT VIJAY KUMAR YADAV, MOHAMED THAVER & RUPSA CHAKRABORTY EXPLAINED A MONTH after he was called by the Supreme Court Collegium over his remarks targeting Muslims at a Vishwa Hindu ParishadeventinPrayagraj,Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the AllahabadHighCourthaswritten to the Chief Justice, saying he stands by his remarks which, he maintained, did not violate any principle of judicial conduct. Chief JusticeArunBhansaliof the High Court had sought Justice Yadav’s response following the latter’s meeting with the Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on December17.Earlierthismonth, The Indian Express reported that the CJI had written to Chief the attack and the escape SPADEX MISSION A SUCCESS 2021 -22 2022 -23 2023 -24 2019 2020-20 21 AICTE data for engineering and technology The Chaser and Target satellites during the docking. PTI JOHNSON TA & ANONNA DUTT BUSINESS AS USUAL BENGALURU, NEW DELHI, JANUARY 16 THE INDIAN Space Research Organisation(ISRO)onThursday morningdockedtwosatellitesin space, demonstrating a capabilitythatiscriticaltoexecutingthe more ambitious future missions like the building of a permanent spacestation orlandinghumans on the Moon. With the successful docking of the two satellites — Chaser and Target — as part of the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX), India has become the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to accomplish the feat. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 BY UNNY CABINET NOD FOR THIRD LAUNCH PAD PAGE 9 Ahmedabad