DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2024, KOLKATA, LATE CITY, 16 PAGES SINCE 1932 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 9 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. India calls for constructive ties, mutual trust, raises attacks on religious sites SHUBHAJIT ROY ‘Calm influence’: Revenue Secy Sanjay Opp set to submit notice for resolution Malhotra picked as next RBI Governor to impeach Dhankhar 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 NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 9 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 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 6 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Sanjay Malhotra, 1990-batch IAS, IIT-Kanpur, Princeton graduate; Shaktikanta Das MORE REPORTS PAGE 13 NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 9 IN THE first high-level visit by India since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-ledgovernmentinAugust, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met his Bangladesh counterpart, Mohammad Jashim Uddin, in Dhaka on Monday and conveyed “India’sconcerns,especiallythose related to the safety and welfare of minorities”. India also flagged “someregrettableincidentsofattacks on cultural, religious and diplomatic properties”. Referring to the alleged incidents against minorities as CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri with his Bangladesh counterpart Mohammad Jashim Uddin in Dhaka. ANI EXPLAINED BUSINESS AS USUAL EXPRESS NETWORK `6.00 (`12 IN NORTH EAST STATES, `17 IN ANDAMAN) WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM E ● Mamata slams Bangla leaders: ‘Don’t think we will sit, have lollipops while you come here’ ENS & PTI KOLKATA, DECEMBER 9 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 A strong reaction to statements made by a section of Bangladesh politicians that Bangladesh could occupy West Bengal “within days”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjeewarnedtheneighbouring country from daring to think aboutitandsaid,"Whenyouwill come to invade, do you think we will sit and eat lollipops?” Speaking during the Question Hour session in the CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 In Adani protests in Parliament, Cong takes gloves off, tries masks & jackets Bengal OBC case: SC says quota can’t be on basis of religion; govt gets no relief 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 ANANTHAKRISHNAN G NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 9 Leader of Opposition in LS Rahul Gandhi with Congress MPs during a protest over the Adani row at Parliament. ANI RESERVATIONCANNOTbebased on religion, the Supreme Court observed Monday as it heard pleaschallengingtheCalcuttaHC verdictnullifyingtheWestBengal government’sdecisiontoclassify 77communities,mostlyMuslim, asOtherBackwardClassforreservation benefits. The observations by a bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan came as a larger question on the constitutionalityof usingreligionasayardstick for quota is pending before a Constitution Bench. TheWestBengalgovernment and other petitioners moved the SC after the Calcutta HC, on May 22, cancelled all OBC certificates issued by the state since 2010, saying “religion indeed appears CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Kolkata