DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PATNA, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2025, LUCKNOW, LATE CITY, 16 PAGES DECISION 2025 BIHAR ● Bhagalpur victims’ lawyer, SC from general seat in PK’s second list ● How Chirag Paswan outflanked his allies in the NDA ● In Kishanganj, two ‘non-citizens’ flagged, make it to voter list `6.00 WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM SINCE 1932 U.S., EGYPT, TURKEY, QATAR SIGN CEASEFIRE DOCUMENT Hostages back, prisoners freed; Trump says long nightmare over ANAND HOLDS TALKS IN DELHI, CONSENSUS ON A ‘NEW ROADMAP’ Trade, energy, AI: India, Canada take series of steps to restore ties Both underline ‘respect for each Youcanbealittlebitnicer,Bibi...you’renotatwaranymore:TrumptoNetanyahu other’s concerns and sensitivities’ PAGE6 SHUBHAJIT ROY NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 13 Kannauj Dalit teen feared drowned trying to run away from police, 3 cops suspended AMID THE strain in ties with the US over the Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs and the “ongoing global economic uncertainty”, India Monday signalled the revival of bilateral relations with Canada as the two sides agreed on a roadmap to deepen cooperation in trade, investment, agriculture, science andtechnology,civilnuclearcollaboration, artificial intelligence, critical minerals and energy. Canada’s Foreign Minister Anita Anand, who reached MANISH SAHU LUCKNOW, OCTOBER 13 A 16-YEAR-OLD Dalit boy is feared to have drowned after he jumped into a river in a village in Kannauj on Sunday afternoon as he tried to run away from police, whohadcometohishouselooking for his elder brother, wanted in a kidnapping case. Three police personnel, includingasub-inspector,astation house officer, and a constable, have been suspended for negligence, said Superintendent of Police (Kannauj) Vinod Kumar. Meanwhile,amassivesearch operation, involving divers and a team of State Disaster ResponseForce(SDRF),hasbeen launchedintheKalirivertotrace the boy. A police team, comprising the sub-inspector and a constable, visited the Dalit boy’s house on Sunday afternoon looking for his elder brother in connection with the kidnapping of a 16-year-old girl in January this year, said officials. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Canada’s Foreign Minister Anita Anand in New Delhi. PTI CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Alon Ohel, one of the 20 hostages released by Hamas, reunited with his family in Reim, Israel; (right) a Palestinian prisoner freed from an Israeli jail hugs his family member in Ramallah, West Bank, on Monday. Reuters FULLCOVERAGE,PAGE12 NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI & MAAYAN LUBELL CAIRO, JERUSALEM, OCTOBER 13 HAMAS FREED the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza on Monday under a ceasefire deal andIsraelsenthomebusloadsof Palestinian detainees, as US President Donald Trump told Israel's Parliament that peace had arrived in the “holy land”. TheIsraelimilitarysaidithad received all 20 hostages confirmed to be alive, after their transfer from Gaza by the Red THE EDITORIAL PAGE BUSINESS AS USUAL HOPE IN GAZA BY UNNY Trump, disruptor-in-chief, becomes the unlikely peacemaker; what next depends on Hamas and Israel moving to Phase 2 PAGE 8 Cross. The announcement promptedcheering,huggingand weeping among thousands waiting at “Hostage Square” in Tel Aviv. In Gaza, thousands of CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 MoSKirtiVardhanSinghwith PresidentTrumpinSharm el-Sheikh.PMModi,inapost onX,saidIndiasupports Trump’s‘sincereeffortsto bringpeacetotheregion’. PTI REPORT, PAGE 2 Hitting the reset button THE CHILL in bilateral relations owing to the then Trudeau government’s charges against India now appears to be in the past. With the change of guard in Ottawa, the two sides have pressed the reset button, moving to restore stability in ties and cooperation amid the fallout of the Trump tariffs, global economic uncertainty. EPFO allows 100% withdrawal of eligible balance, eases corpus access AANCHAL MAGAZINE NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 13 IN A significant change in the withdrawalconditionsforover30 croremembersoftheEmployees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), the retirement fund body’s Central Board of Trustees, in its 238th meeting Monday, streamlined the categories for drawing funds to just three — essentialneeds(illness,education, marriage); housing needs; and ‘specialcircumstances’—fromthe CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 FEWERCATEGORIES,FLEXIBLENORMS 3withdrawalcategories Essentialneeds(illness, education,marriage) Housingneeds Specialcircumstances Minimumserviceperiod Before Now Housing needs 5yrs 1yr Educationand 7yrs 1yr marriage ■ Noreasonneededunder specialcircumstances ■ Memberscannow withdrawupto100per centof‘eligiblebalance’ ■ Membersmustearmark 25%ofcontributions asminimum balance Source: Ministry of Labour & Employment Trust an expert who knows when to switch the tune Flexi Cap Fund^ for agility Scan to know more or contact your MFD/RIA Benefits of investing in Flexi Cap Fund 1 Flexibility to adjust Market Cap allocation 2 Managed by experts with experience across market cycles 3 Flexible approach helps mitigate risk over the long term ^An open ended dynamic equity scheme investing across large cap, mid cap & small cap stocks. 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