The Editorial Page: Nehru’s arc, from Allahabad Municipality to New York City Hall 11 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2025 JOURNALISM of COURAGE MUMBAI, LATE CITY, 16 PAGES ₹5.00 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 REG.NO. MCS/067/2018 - 20 RNI REGN. NO. 1543/57 Happening today lTHE CENTRE WILL LAUNCH A YEAR-LONG nationwide commemoration of Vande Mataram on Friday, marking 150 years of the national song composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. The event at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium will see Prime Minister Narendra Modi release a commemorative stamp and coin. S.I.R. WITH zERO APPEAL, HIGHEST TURNOUT SINCE 1951, PUREST ROLL: CEC At 65%, highest turnout in 75 yrs: Half of Bihar votes l THE SUPREME COURT ON New Delhi, November 6 l PRIME MINISTER NAREN- Business as Usual By EP UNNY Women wait to cast their votes in the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, outside a polling booth in Patna on Thursday. ANI 64.66% OF 3.75 CRORE electors cast their votes in the 121 constituencies, which went to polls in the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections on Thursday. Howthese seatsvoted in2020 BJP: 32 (17.24%) JD(U): 23 LJP(RV): 1 (17.15%) (6.67%) P 7, 8 RJD: 42 Left: 11 INC: 8 VIP: 4 (23.81%) (6.57%) (7.69%) (2.04%) Cycles in 2006 to das-hazari this time: Nitish banks on the mahila Santosh Singh & Deeptiman Tiwary 07/11/2025 100 128 158 82 Red flags in Govt: Can GenAI models track prompts of officials, leverage citizens’ data? Soumyarendra Barik & Anil Sasi FRIDAY will hear the case related to the management of stray dog population. A bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath is likely to pass some directions after states filed status reports detailing their efforts in the last three months. DRA MODI begins a two-day visit to his constituency of Varanasi on Friday. He is scheduled to flag off four new Vande Bharat Express trains on Saturday, which will operate on the Varanasi-Khajuraho, Lucknow-Saharanpur, Firozpur-Delhi and ErnakulamBengaluru routes. CONCERNS GROW AS MARKET EXPANDS scheme they have dubbed “das-hazari (for the Rs 10,000 Bettiah, Munger, it entails)”. Darbhanga, Gopalganj, Theschemeisoneofseveral November 6 that Nitish Kumar has introducedinhistwodecades THE SPEED with in power for the benewhich the Mukhyafit of women. In 2006, mantri Mahila Rojgar months after taking Yojana (MMRY), anover as CM, he started nounced by Chief the popular bicycle Minister Nitish scheme that was a Kumar just before the runaway success and DECISION announcement of the helped him build a Bihar polls, has acloyal base of women quired a moniker is supporters. The focus just one sign of its on women voters is popularity. The other important, given that is the voices on the ground, theytendtoturnouttoexercise with women beneficiaries lin- theirfranchisemorethanmen. ing up behind the MMRY In 2020, 59.69% of women 2025 BIHAR voters cast their vote, while only 54.45% of men did. The gap was higher in 2015, with women voters recording a 60.48%turnoutwhile53.32%of men did. While Phase 1 on Thursday saw a record 64.66% turnout as of 8.30 pm, the gender-wise break-up was not available immediately. Working in Patna, Vibha Devi took a two-day leave to go to her village in Nalanda to fill a form for the Rojgar Yojana, with Rs 10,000 deposited into her account soon after. Of course, she would vote for the JD(U), she says. “Jekar khaybay, okre na gaybay? Na debay vote te kodhi fut jaytay (Won’t I Bihar’sMukhyamantri MahilaRojgarYojana l ONE WOMAN from each family, between ages of 18 and 60 years and a permanent resident of Bihar, eligible INITIAL `10,000 to be trans- ferred into beneficiary’s bank account, to start a self-employment venture. BY EARLY October, this had been done for over 1.21 cr women, next disbursal scheduled for Nov 7. BASED ON performance, the beneficiary to get additional assistance up to ` 2 lakh, 6 months later. »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 E. EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENS when a gov- The concern: ernment officer uploads an inInference, data ternal note to an AI chatbot for a quick summary? When a po- Generative AI platforms can lice department asks an AI as- draw deeper inferences sistant to optimise CCTVs about users from their across a city? Or when a policy- prompts because every maker uses a conversational input reveals intent, tone, model to draft an inter-minis- preferences, and context in terial brief? Can the AI system real time. Besides, some AI analyse such prompts at scale, companies have signed disidentify the user, infer their tribution deals with telerole, draw patterns across com operators and their queriesandpredictstrategicin- free subscription is usually linked to phone numbers. tent? These questions are being debated in sections of the Union vices with teleEXPRESS government, The com subscripIndianExpresshas tions. learnt, amid growSenior offiing concern about the rapid cials say the core issue is not proliferation of generative AI only data privacy but inference (GenAI) platforms in India, es- risk:whetherthesesystemscan pecially those run by foreign derive sensitive insights indifirms,oftenbundledasfreeser- rectlyfromusers’behaviour,re- exclusive lationships, and search patterns. Two broad areas are under discussion. First, whether queries made by top functionaries—seniorbureaucrats,policy advisers, scientists, corporate leaders and influential academics — could be mapped to identify priorities, timelines, or weaknesses. Second, whether anonymised mass usage data from millions of Indian users could help global firms. One issue being discussed, sourcessaid,iswhetherto“protect” official systems from foreign AI services. “We don’t know what the level of tracking is on these services, and whether they are abletoidentifythesignificance of a user’s prompts to make inferences from it. For now, the foreignLLMsaremostpopular, and there can be more safety in running them directly on a computer rather than on a »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 FULL REPORT ON WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM FIR filed, CM orders probe into land deal linked to Ajit Pawar son Alok Deshpande & Manoj More Mumbai, Pune, November 6 MAHARASHTRA CHIEF Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday formed an inquiry committee to probe allegations of irregularities in a Pune land deal, involving a company linkedtoDeputyChiefMinister Ajit Pawar’s son Parth Pawar, saying “serious issues are coming forward at the primary level”regardingthetransaction. Ajit Pawar, who heads rul- ing ally NCP, denied any role in the deal. “I had heard something (about the deal) around three-four months ago. I had clearly said at that time that I will not tolerate any wrongdoing. I don't know what happenedafterthat,”hesaid.Parth Pawar denied any wrongdoing on his part. Respondingtoaqueryfrom The Indian Express, Fadnavis saidAdditionalChiefSecretary (Revenue) Vikas Kharge “will conducttheinquiry”.PuneDistrict Collector Jitendra Dudi said the sale deed would be cancelled, and that the TehsildarandSub-Registrarincharge have been suspended. Thedealpertainsto40acres in Mundhwa area of Pune city, near the upmarket Koregaon Park area. The Opposition has allegedthattheland,reportedly worth Rs 1,800 crore, was allegedlysoldtoAmedeaEnterprises LLP, where Parth is a partner along with an individual »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 RELATED REPORT PAGE 6 Not just PMLA, UAPA, give reason NEAR SANDHURST ROAD RLY STN IN MUMBAI Two killed, three injured by train while crossing for arrest in all offences, says SC ‘At least two hours before production in court for remand; flows from constitutional safeguard for personal liberty’ Ananthakrishnan G New Delhi, November 6 IN AN important judgment with a bearing on personal liberty, the Supreme Court ruled Thursdaythattherequirement of furnishing grounds of arrest to a person placed under arrest will apply even to offences under the Indian Penal Code and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and not just offences under special statutes like the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. The bench of Chief Justice ofIndiaBRGavaiandJusticeA G Masih said, “The constitutional mandate of informing the arrestee the grounds of arrestismandatoryinalloffences under all statutes including offences under IPC 1860 (now BNS 2023).” “Therequirementofinforming the arrested person the grounds of arrest, in the light of and under Article 22 (1) (Protection against arrest and detentionincertaincases)oftheConstitution of India, is not a mere formality but a mandatory binding constitutional safeguard which has been included in Part III of the Constitution undertheheadofFundamental »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 tracks during flash strike by railway employees Manish Kumar Pathak Mumbai, November 6 At the accident site where a moving train killed two persons and injured another three in Mumbai on Thursday. EXPRESS IN A tragic fallout of Thursday evening’sflashstrikebyCentral Railway employees, two passengers were killed and three others injured after they were hit by an Ambarnath-bound fast train near Sandhurst Road railway station, minutes after they got down from stalled local trains and began walking on the tracks. The one-hour strike had brought services to a halt during peak hours, leaving thousands stranded and prompting several to deboard and attempt to reach their destinations on foot. The incident took place around 7 pm, shortly after services at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) resumed after the agitation. “All five were in a train that was headingtowardsCSMTanddue to the strike, the trains were stopped,”aGRPofficialsaid,addingthatnotrainshadleftCSMT fornearlyanhourwhenthevictimssteppedontothetracks.As the strike was called off and services resumed, the Ambarnath fast local hit the group. The five were rushed to JJ Hospital, where 19-year-old Hailey Mohmaya and 45-yearold Suryakant Naik, a resident of Mira Road, were declared dead. Hailey’s paternal aunt, Khushbu, sustained fractures to her hand and was shifted to a private hospital. »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 l PLAYERS END UP DISCOVERING NEW CITIES, DISCUSSING TOPICS FROM SOCIOLOGY TO PHILOSOPHY, MUSIC TO CHESS At Chess World Cup, beyond the board, Grandmasters’ favourite move: A walk Amit Kamath hours of being seated at one place, walking has spawned its own folklore in chess. Some AS THE sun sets on the Goan Grandmasters talk about fivevillage of Arpora and another timeworldchampionViswanaday at the FIDE World Cup than Anand once ending up in ends,theroadtoResortRio,the another village while he went venue where most of the for a walk. It’s a fable that players are also staying, gets makes even Anand chuckle busy. Not with vehicles, but while dismissing it. He did add Grandmasters. They set off in though that whenever he little groups, many played the Tata PAGE 1 wearing shorts and SteelChesseventin tracksuitsthatarea the Dutch town of far cry from their Wijk aan Zee, he alusual attire of custom-fitted ways walked on the rest days to suits. the neighbouring town of BeWhere are they headed? verwijk. Well, wherever their feet take “Beverwijk is about 6 km them. fromWijk.Anhourtogetthere, For a sport that demands an hour back. Then, you also Arpora (Goa), November 6 anchor walk inside the town itself. There are many towns where I walk a lot, extremely long walks. Usually, I walk to relax,” AnandtellsTheIndianExpress. “In any city that has a riverbank, I’d go for a walk along that, like in Paris. In many German cities and towns, I would take extremely long walks and justletmymindwander.Hopefully, you don’t get lost.” Amongtheothertopnames here and the only player to win the World Cup twice, Levon Aronian, too, is known to take long walks. “Three to four hours is normal for me. Especially after games. At tournaments, I usually walk with close friends Grandmasters Levon Aronian and Maxime Vachier Lagrave take their customary walk at the FIDE World Cup venue in Goa. AMIT KAMATH like (Russian Grandmasters) Boris Gelfand and Vladimir Kramnik. We’d discuss everything: sociology, philosophy, music, arts. Or just chess. Just talking, understanding things and changing opinions. Some of my best memories are about discovering cities with my friends while walking. They don't have any purpose, these walks. Just to see how the people in that city live. When you're a chess player, you're so focused on your work that you don't get to observe things, observe humans in their natural lives,” says the 43-year-old Armenian Grandmaster. One such long walk in Goa in 2002 during the World Jun- ior Championship, Aronian says, changed his life. He spottedatempleandwalkedin. There, he met a stranger and, after a short conversation, decidedtoturnvegetarian,adecision he’s stood by since then. However, when world champion D Gukesh plays in India these days, walks are rarer because he’s constantly approached for selfies and autographs. But his father Rajinikanth says he walks “plenty” when abroad for tournaments. “Ihaven’tmetachessplayer who doesn’t like going for a walk,” says Tania Sachdev, the Grandmaster who has transitioned into commentary. “It’s a healing way to get your mind offthings.Ilovedtowalkbefore games when I used to play. If I am going out for lunch, I would pick a place that would require at least 20 minutes of walking. Iftherewasalongerroutetothe playing venue from my hotel, I would take that. Walks have servedeverychessplayerindifferent ways.” Sometimes walks are also about having a brainwave. Koneru Humpy says she reached the Women’s World Championship in 2011 because of an idea that popped up during one such walk. “During the 2011 Doha Women’s Grand Prix, the day before the final round match »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2