Thursday, March 12, 2026 Journalism of Courage AhMEDAbAD, lAtE CIty, 20 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 for all humankind hief Guest SHRI NARENDRA MODI HON BLE PRIME MINISTER OF BHARAT Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw Union Minister of Railways, I&B Electronics & IT Stuart Smith Hon. Babajee Balkrishna Member of Parliament, Mauritius Member of Parliament New Zealand Dr. Lena Gumnior Rep. 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