www.INdIANeXpreSS.com A DiwAli of Different lAmps AHmeDABAD, NOvemBer 8, 2026 is it about ram returning? or about krishna killing narakasura? diwali can be all of these, depending on which part of india you are from lAte cIty 26+4 pAgeS ₹6.00 SCrEEN Vinod Kapri on putting a love story at the centre of his film Pyre d A I l y f r o m : A h m e d A b A d , inside ThE INDIAN ExPrESS wIShES ITS rEADErS c h A N d I g A r h , d e l h I , j A I p u r , k o l k A t A , l u c k N o w , m u m b A I , N A g p u r , p A t N A , p u N e , v A d o d A r A pages 25, 19 CelebRatIng l K advanI’s 100th bIRthday a very happy Diwali PM narendra Modi gujarat p5 RapeFIR quashedaFteR womantells hC sheFell‘Inlove’ wIthaCCused ‘he gave paRty a FoundatIon Rooted In natIon FIRst’ ‘a mentoR whose Ideals enduRe’ BY M Venkaiah naidu NEw U.S. STrIKES ON IrAN Trump, Qatar emir in talks over west asia de-escalation Mediator Qatar flags safe maritime passage and energy security Associated Press Washington, November 7 UsPresIDeNtDonaldtrump discussed efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle east in a telephone call with Qatar’s emir, the Gulf state leader’s office said, as the Us military launched new targeted strikes on Iran and the region remained on edge. Iran is reviewing proposals presented by chief mediator Qatar aimed at addressing differences with the Us about tehran’s nuclear programme, two Middle east government officials said. »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 all lit up for diwali Ayodhya illuminated as part of the 10th edition of Deepotsav along the banks of the Saryu river, Saturday. Over 36 lakh lamps were lit along the river on Diwali eve. ANI ground report why is ghee costing more? Indian dairies have a big fat problem From el niño effect to a decline in growth of milk production, FSSai raids to GST cuts, there is a fats crisis harish Damodaran New Delhi, November 7 tHe GUJarat Cooperative Milk Marketing federation (GCMMf) hiking the price of its amul cow ghee by rs 40 per one-litre pouch, and the Karnataka Milk federation by as much as rs 135, is telling. India is seeing a growth slowdown in milk production. But the real problem is not of milk as much as fat. Between 2016 and 2025, India’s milk production increased from 165.1 million tonnes (mt) to 216.5 mt, translating into a compound average annual growth of about 3%, according to the Us Department of agriculture. that rate of growth is expected to fall to 2.5% (for a total of 222 mt of milk) in 2026 and 2% (226.5 mt) in 2027. the Us Department attributes the growth slowdown to “tightening feed and fodder supplies and animal productivity” due to el Niñoinduced drought in states key to milk production. However, it’s milk fats where India is struggling. Milk has two primary solids components: fat, and sNf or »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Ahmedabad Lawrence aide harry Boxer who ran gang’s india ops held in uS Mahender Singh Manral & Parul Kulshrestha NewDelhi,Jaipur,November7 Days after they nabbed absconding gangster Himanshu Bhau, law enforcement agencies (Leas) in the United stateshavearrestedHariChand Jaat,aliasHarryBoxer—aclose aideofjailedgangsterLawrence Bishnoi — after India’s central agencies alerted them to his location in California. Boxer, described by police as a “main mastermind” of the gang who ran its India operations while abroad, was detained by the Us Immigration Hari Chand Jaat, aka Harry Boxer and Customs enforcement (ICe) agency on friday. this followed a joint operation by the anti-terrorism squad (ats), the rajasthan police's anti-Gangster task force (aGtf), and the National »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2