The editorial Page: america’s hubris has yielded a dramatically more dangerous world 10 ThUrSDAY, JULY 16, 2026 Journalism of Courage New delhI, lATe cITY, 20 PAgeS ₹7.00 (₹8 RAIPUR, ₹15 SRINAgAR) 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 , lU 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 Happening today lthe annual Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri begins amid heavy security. Track These and more on www.indianexpress.com business as usual By EP UNNY NPCIL: Kudankulam data breach not linked to nuclear security pratyush deep New Delhi, July 15 foLLowINg reports of a databreachattheKudankulam Nuclear power plant, the Nuclear power Corporation of India Limited (NpCIL) said on wednesday that the leaked information does not pertain to any nuclear safety or security systems. In a statement, NpCIL said the compromised data relates onlytotheplant'sconventional Balance of plant (Bop) commonservicefacilities,forwhich relianceInfrastructureLtdwas awarded a contract in 2018. Located in tirunelveli district of tamil Nadu, Kudankulam Nuclear power plant consists of six units of pressurised waterreactorsofVVerdesign, whichwereestablishedintechnicalcollaborationwithrussia. the first two units (KKNpp Units-1 & 2) are already in operation, while Units 3 and 4 are stillunderconstructionandare due to be operational by 2027. the remaining two units are at different stages of progress. thepresentdatabreachisrelated to Units 3 and 4. »COntInued On paGe 2 afteR u.S. IndICtS lawRenCe BIShnOI inside Page 7 semiconductor mission 2.0 gets cabinet nod CaBInet CleaRS the Rs 1.27 lakh crore Semicon 2.0 programme, with the focus on subsidising the supply chain related to chip manufacturing. RS 62,500-CRORe mobile phone manufacturing scheme to increase domestic production gets nod. alSO appROved: Two highway projects for Varanasi with estimated cost of Rs 25,446 crore to decongest the city; National Investment Policy for Urea-2026 to make the country self-reliant in the production of the fertiliser. Apology is in order, says former envoy named in Nijjar case Crime syndicate probe, Nijjar killing separate investigations: Canada police divya a New Delhi, July 15 Days after Us authorities indicted gangster Lawrence Bishnoi for allegedly ordering the killing in 2023 of Khalistani separatistHardeepsinghNijjar in Canada, former Indian High Commissioner sanjay Verma, who was among those targeted »COntInued On paGe 2 Former Indian envoy to canada sanjay Verma. FIle SaYS MaY SuppORt If 50% InCReaSe In SeatS In all StateS Delimitation Bill: Ahead of House session, Sule signals options open Says INDIA bloc to take collective call, plays down crossover buzz alok deshpande Mumbai, July 15 ncP (sP) leader supriya sule in mumbai, Wednesday. AkASh PATIl sIgNaLLINg aNotHer break in the opposition ranks ahead of the Monsoon session of parliament, the sharad pawar-led NCp(sp)’s working president and Mp supriya sule on wednesday said her party would consider supporting the Centre’sproposed delimitation Bill if it ensures a 50percentincrease in the Lok sabha seats in all states. sule’s remarks came amid reports that sections of the NCp(sp)’s Mps and MLas were increasinglypushingforatie-up with the ruling BJp-led NDa. therehasbeenabuzzabout theNCp(sp)’snextmovesinthe wake of a series of meetings between its leaders and senior BJp and government functionaries over the last several days. withtheparliamentsession getting underway on July 20, theNarendraModigovernment has stepped up its efforts to muster a two-thirds majority to push a fresh constitutional amendmentBilltoadvancereservation for women to 2029 – along with a delimitation Bill »COntInued On paGe 2 Opp worry: NCP(SP) the start, others may lean towards govt proposal dayaftered summonsfamily, Mamataaide joinsrebelcamp Manoj C G & liz Mathew Ravik Bhattacharya New Delhi, July 15 NCp (sp) LeaDer supriya sule’s signal wednesday that her party could support the delimitation Bill for implementation of women’s reservation if the government specifies that it will ensure a 50% increase in seatsforallstates,hastriggered afreshchurnintheINDIabloc. with the alliance already battered by splits and desertions, E. itsseniorleaders expressed doubt about the opposition unity that ensured the defeat of the legislation in april holding. since the defeat of the Constitutionamendment Billto increase parliamentary seats, 37 Lok sabha and rajya sabha Mps from four anti-BJp parties have defected to the ruling side »COntInued On paGe 2 Kolkata, July 15 MaDaN MItra, one of Mamata Banerjee’s oldest and closestassociates,whostoodby herevenbeforetheformationof thetrinamoolCongress,joined therebelfactionledbyritabrata Banerjee on wednesday. the move comes a day after the enforcement Directorate (eD) summoned Mitra’s wife »COntInued On paGe 2 new GOld StandaRd: uK envOY India-UK trade deal kicks in: PM says boost for farmers & MSMEs Shubhajit Roy New Delhi, July 15 tHe INDIa-UK Comprehensive economic and trade agreement (Ceta), under which 99 per cent of Indian goods entering the UK and 90 per cent of UK goods entering India will either be duty-free or attract reduced tariffs, came into force on wednesday. prime Minister Narendra Modi described the operationalisation of the agreements as “a significant moment in the India-UK partnership”. British High Commissioner Lindy Cameron called it the “new New Delhi »COntInued On paGe 2 British high commissioner to India Lindy cameron addresses the media in new delhi on Wednesday. ANI explained What changes for consumers and industry Page 12