Thursday, March 12, 2026 Journalism of Courage luCkNOW, lAtE CIty, 16 PAgES ₹6.00 l www.indianexpress.com DA I ly f R O M : A h M E DA b A D , C h A N D I gA R h , D E l h I , j A I P u R , kO l k AtA , l u C k N O W , M u M b A I , N Ag P u R , PAt N A , P u N E , vA D O DA R A for all humankind Chief Guest SHRI NARENDRA MODI HON’BLE PRIME MINISTER OF BHARAT Guest of Honour Justice JK Maheshwari Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw Union Minister of Railways, I&B Electronics & IT Mr. Stuart Smith Hon. Babajee Balkrishna Dr. Lena Gumnior Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva Chief Justice, High Court of Madhya Pradesh Member of Parliament New Zealand Mr. Sriram Natarajan Mr. Dan Carden Mr. K.V. 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