WWW.indiAneXPReSS.CoM Mango on my Map It’s not a fruit, it’s an aroma, it’s sticky elbows, summer and chaos and, when everything is forgotten, a memory that brings you home Jaipur, JuLy 5, 2026 Screen Deepali Sahay on her song Tere paas main from Main Vaapas Aaunga that is leaving listeners misty-eyed LATe CiTy 14+4 PAgeS ₹6.00 d A i L y F R o M : A h M e d A b A d , happening today l Joint AwAmi Action Com- mittee, a collective of activist groups leading the protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, has called for a shutdown in response to sweeping crackdown by Pakistani authorities. lShiv SenA (UBt) chief Uddhav Thackeray is set to launch a ‘Ram Raksha’ agitation in Maharashtra over the alleged theft of donations at Ayodhya temple. Track These and more on www.indianexpress.com nation Page 3 Forest oFFicer, driver held For accePting rs 15,000 Amonthafter hecrossedloc forlove,PoK mansentback C h A n d i g A R h , d e L h i , j A i P U R , K o L K A T A , L U C K n o W , Biggest cities offer better salaries, more regular jobs for women, but stark gender disparity in income favours men Women’s overall contribution to workforce, however, continues to languish — just one of every four women employed in big cities compared to almost 3 of every 4 men Mumbai, July 4 lJobsandsalariesinbiGcities inDiA’sBiGGestcitiesseemto offer better opportunities for womentogetsalariedorregular jobsthanurbanindiaasawhole. Accordingtothelatestreport on‘LabourmarketDynamicsin million-plusCities’publishedby the national statistics Office, women participation in such % employed in regular jobs average monthly salary mn-plUs cities mn-plUs Urban cities india n A g P U R , Urban india Rs 30,707 Rs 27,984 how metros pay men women Mumbai Rs 36,453 Rs 35,788 Men 56.4 46.5 Men Women 65.1 50.9 Women Rs 23,707 Rs 21,664 bengaluru Rs 37,430 Rs 28,325 overall 58.5 47.6 overall Rs 28,808 Rs 26,258 Chennai Rs 31,655 Rs 22,919 SoURCe: PeRiodiC LAboUR FoRCe SURvey (PLFS) 2025 delhi Rs 35,708 Rs 31,644 Kolkata Rs 21,534 Rs 13,784 »continUed on PAge 2 the world Page 12 hamza Khan Jaipur, July 4 UnDerLininGtHAthisgovernment took “every single step… sensitively, whether at the policy level or the diplomatic level” at the height of the WestAsiacrisis,Primeminister narendra modi said saturday that india successfully navigated one of the worst global energy crises by sourcing fuel from more than 40 countries, and credited it to friendly relations, diplomatic power, hard work and resolve. Pages 3, 4 PM Wishes trUMP as U.s. tUrns 250 iranians Flock to khaMenei’s FUneral The Indian Express report published on saturday Lionel messi reacts as cape Verde players celebrate their second goal against argentina. AP A mOntH after he crossed the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri to meet his love, Zeeshan Ahmad mir, a resident of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK), was sentbackacrossthebordersaturday, officials said. Zeeshan, 22, a resident of Pankedi village in Uri, crossed the border on may 31 to meet his love, iram majeed. On the same day, the indian Army issued a statement saying an “intruder”hadbeenapprehended whilecrossingtheLoCinKashmir’s Uri sector. sources later said that he appeared to have “no hostile intent”. Zeeshan and iram had falleninloveoversnapchat.On his arrival in the Valley, ZeeshanwasdetainedbytheArmy at silikote, a fenced border village where access is restricted to soldiers and residents. While the Army was convinced Zeeshan had crossed the border only to meet iram, he was handed over to the police for legal proceedings. the police registered a case against him for illegal intrusion and sent him to jail in Baramulla. three days ago, they filed a chargesheet in the case. the court admitted the police chargesheet and closed the case, following which formalities for his repatriation were completed. Onsaturday,indianofficials informed their Pakistani counterparts about the deportation. »continUed on PAge 2 Cape Verde lose to Argentina, but steal the show in a match for ages express at World Cup Sandip g New York, July 4 in tHe beatifically lit Hard rock stadium in miami, a fairy tale met a tearful end. Cape Verde's journey from an utter unknown to nearly pulling off thegreatestshockinWorldCup history ended at the hands, legs, and experience of the world champions, Argentina, in extra time, 3-2. the story their brave men wrote will hauntthem:menwhodefeated the odds and left everything on the field. But Cape Verde leave this World Cup as its most heart-warmingnarrative.they leave as heroes. some leave as household names. thetollwasvisibleinitsfinal seconds.messisanktohisknees and prayed, staring at the sky. His teammates lay sprawled on the grass; Cape Verde's players staggeredlikeghosts.theworld would spend days replaying an unseemlyclassic,wishingithad never ended. Until the last second of the 120th minute, Cape Verde »continUed on PAge 2 totAl coUnt of deSignAted terroriStS now 80 Hafiz Saeed kin, aides among 23 added to UAPA terror list Listing by Centre will help fight terror networks at national, international levels mahender Singh manral New Delhi, July 4 tHe Centre saturday designatedasterrorists23operatives of Pakistan-based terror organisations including Jaish-e-mohammed (Jem) and Lashkar-etaiba (Let), citing their involvement in terror recruitment, infiltration, training, supplyofarmsthroughdrones, and planning of attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. thisraisesthetotalcountof designated terrorists to 80. Following the amendment to the Unlawful Activities (Preven- tion) Act, 1967 (UAPA) by the Centre in 2019, 57 individuals had been designated as terrorists in 2024 under section 35 of the Act and listed in its Fourth schedule. 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