The editorial Page: america’s hubris has yielded a dramatically more dangerous world 10 THUrSDAY, JULY 16, 2026 Journalism of Courage kolkATA, lATe cITY, 16 PAgeS ₹6.00 (₹12 in North east states, ₹20 in Andaman) 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 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 6 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 ‘have ChanGed ROOM... I aM In tRInaMOOl COnGReSS’ Day after ED summons family, Madan Mitra joins rebel TMC camp Mamata slams her former close aide, defends Abhishek Ravik Bhattacharya 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 madan mitra with ritabrata Banerjee on Wednesday. ANI the enforcement Directorate (eD) summoned Mitra’s wife and two sons in connection with the alleged municipality recruitment scam. MitravisitedthewestBengal playS dOwn CROSSOveR Buzz Delimitation Bill: Ahead of House session, Sule signals options open divya a Says INDIA bloc to take collective call 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 Mumbai, July 15 New Delhi, July 15 »COntInued On paGe 2 alok deshpande Former Indian envoy to canada sanjay Verma. FIle 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 »COntInued On paGe 2 assemblyandmetwiththerebel trinamool Congress group, including ritabrata, as well as legislators akkhuzaman and sandipan saha. “this is a signal for change, for a storm. I am in the trinamool Congress. I just stepped out of one room and stepped into another. I have resigned from all posts (Mamata Banerjee camp). today, I held the hand of ritabrata Banerjee-led trinamool Congress,” Mitra said after the meeting. ritabratasaidtheywelcome him to the faction. “(this is a) »COntInued On paGe 2 Opp’s worry: Others may lean towards NDA govt’s proposal Manoj C G & liz Mathew New Delhi, July 15 NCp (sp) LeaDer supriya sule’s signal wednesday that her party could support the delimitation Bill forimplementation of women’s reservation if the government specifies that it will ensure a 50% increase in seatsforallstates,hastriggered E. ncP (sP) leader supriya sule in mumbai, Wednesday. AkASh PATIl »COntInued On paGe 2 Kolkata 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 »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 14