DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE Let people decide if there is God in you, says RSS chief EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE PUNE, SEPTEMBER 6 The spot where a Uttar Pradesh Roadways bus collided with a pick-up vehicle in Hathras district on Friday. PTI 15 killed, 14 injured after bus collides with pick-up vehicle in UP’s Hathras EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE LUCKNOW, SEPTEMBER 6 AT LEAST 15 people, including womenandchildren,werekilled while 14 others were injured when a Uttar Pradesh Roadways bus collided with a pick-up vehicle on the Aligarh-Agra highway in Hathras district on Friday evening. Mostof thevictimswerepassengers in the pick-up vehicle. The injured were taken to hospital,wheredoctorsreported that four persons were in a criticalcondition.Thepolicesaidthe accident likely occurred when thepick-upvehicleattemptedto overtake the bus. Hathras Circle Officer Himanshu Mathur said the exact cause will be determined after a thorough investigation. "So far, 15 people, including children, have died in the accident," he said. The police were trying to confirm the identities of the victims. According to the police, the accidenttookplacearound6pm in the Chandpa area. Ongettinginformation,a police team rushed to the spot and took the injured to hospital. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 `6.00 WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM SINCE 1932 RASHTRIYA SWAYAMSEVAK Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that no one should proclaim himself as God anditshouldbelefttothepeople to decide if there is God in you. Addressing an event late ThursdayatJejuriinPunetomark the centenary year of Shankar Dinkar Kane — popularly known as Bhaiyyaji — who worked in Manipurtowardschildren’seducation, Bhagwat said that when peoplepraisehimasaholyfigure CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 BUSINESS AS USUAL BY UNNY CBI TO COURT ON FORMER R G KAR COLLEGE PRINCIPAL Nexus: ‘Ghosh favoured vendors, security aide’s wife for contracts’ ATRI MITRA & SWEETY KUMARI EXPRESS NETWORK KOLKATA, SEPTEMBER 6 THE CBI, which is probing the rape and murder of a juniordoctor and alleged financial irregularities at the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, hastoldaspecialcourtthatitsinvestigation showed that Sandip Ghosh,principalof thecollegeat thetimeof therape-and-murder incident on August 9, had a SC REJECTS GHOSH PLEA; ED SEARCHES HIS RESIDENCE PAGE 9 Olympians Manu, Lovlina are guests at Adda today EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 6 PARIS 2024 might not go down asIndia’sbest-everOlympics.Yet, itwashistoricnoless.Forthefirst time in the 100-plus years of the CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Shooter Manu Bhaker and boxer Lovlina Borgohain “criminalnexus”with“othercoaccused” for “wrongful gain”. It also claimed that two vendors, who Ghosh knew from the time he was posted at the Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital, benefited from the award of hospital contracts after he moved to Kolkata. A firm belonging to his securityaide’swifewasalsoawarded a cafe contract by the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH), the agency alleged. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 FIRST AFTER WITHDRAWAL A thaw in chill: Delhi, Male hold defence talks Defence Secy-level dialogue touches on bilateral military exercises AMRITA NAYAK DUTTA NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 6 FOR THE first time since India withdrewitsuniformedmilitary personnel from the Maldives early this year, New Delhi and Male held a defence dialogue here Friday at the level of top officialswheretheydiscussed“ongoing defence cooperation projects” and “forthcoming bilateral military exercises”. This is significant since a chill has gripped bilateral relations since President Mohamed Muizzu assumed office last year on the plank of his “India Out” campaign. The last defence cooperation dialogue was held in March last year in Male when then President Ibrahim Solih was in office, months before Muizzu took over as President. According to an official state- E E X P L A I NE D SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2024, LUCKNOW, LATE CITY, 18 PAGES ● Renewal roadmap TALKS ARE a bid to renew the Delhi-Male defence co-operation after the strain in ties following Muizzu’s India-Out campaign. Over the years, India has given equipment, trained personnel and is working on strategic projects in the island nation. mentbytheDefenceMinistryon the 5th Defence Cooperation Dialogue between India and the Maldives, the Indian delegation was led by Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane while the Maldiviandelegationwasheaded CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Lucknow