07072025-TT-01.qxd 7/6/2025 11:34 PM Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 145 NO. 186 | 12 PAGES | ~6.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881  HIMACHAL PRADESH AMID FEUD WITH TRUMP, MUSK LAUNCHES ‘AMERICA PARTY’ WORLD /thetribunechd HIZBUL CHIEF AMONG 11 CHARGESHEETED IN NARCO-TERROR CASE J&K RAHUL TARGETS NITISH US BACKS TIBETANS’ OVER ‘RISING’ CRIME RIGHT ON DALAI LAMA’S IN BIHAR NATION SUCCESSOR BACK PAGE monday | 7 july 2025 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com India breach Edg-bastion Skipper Shubman Gill and teammates celebrate a dismissal as India beat England in the second Test by 336 runs at Edgbaston to level series 1-1. AP/PTI EC defends Bihar election roll revision as more petitions filed in SC against move Satya Prakash Tribune News Service CONTROVERSY & CLARIFICATION the original June 24 instructions. Refuting rumours of alterations, the commission said the revision “is progressing smoothly with strong public participation”. It said while voters must submit documents by July 25, those who missed the deadline could still be included during the subsequent claims and objections period. It cautioned the public against “misleading statements” by critics who it said continued on page 8 New Delhi, July 6 Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, social activist Yogendra Yadav and the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) have moved the Supreme Court against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar ahead of the October-November Assembly polls. The EC, however, has reaffirmed its commitment to the exercise, ■ Petitioners claim the poll Haryana woman gangraped on train, pushed out, loses leg New Delhi, July 6 In an embarrassment to former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, the Supreme Court administration has asked the Centre to get the official residence of the CJI occupied by him vacated as he had overstayed there much beyond the permissible period. Also, Supreme Court Bar Association president and sen- Judicial remand for Majithia till July 19 Mohali: A Mohali court on Sunday sent SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia to judicial custody in a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act following the completion of his four-day police remand. Majithia has been sent to new Nabha jail. He will be produced in the court on July 19. INSIDE As Chandrachud fails to vacate CJI house, Bar chief seeks ‘strong steps’ Tribune News Service Chandigarh, July 6 Team India’s emphatic 336run victory against England at Birmingham’s Edgbaston Cricket Ground will be etched in history as a defining moment in the nation’s Test cricket journey. Under a new captaincy, with a young squad and fearless approach, the win not only levelled the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy but also ended India’s 58year winless streak at the venue, marking only their second positive result (after Kapil Dev’s 1986 draw) in eight attempts. The triumph was forged through standout performances by Captain Shubman Gill (430-run series aggregate) and debutant Akash Deep (10-wicket match haul). INSIDE Panipat, July 6 In a shocking incident, a 35year-old woman was allegedly gangraped aboard a train at the local railway station and pushed on to the railway tracks at Sonepat, where she was run over by another train resulting in the loss of a limb. ZERO FIR LODGED AT PANIPAT, FORWARDED TO GRP The victim was admitted to the Sonepat Civil Hospital, from where she was referred to the PGIMS, Rohtak. The matter came to light after the victim narrated the incident to a woman doctor at the PGIMS on June 4. The Quila police have registered a zero FIR under sections of gangrape and forwarded it to the Panipat Government Railway Police (GRP) for further action. The woman had gone missing continued on page 8 ■ The EC says the revision is roll revision violates constitutional rights, lacks safeguards and risks largescale exclusion of voters progressing smoothly with public involvement, dismissing critics’ claims as ‘misleading and uninformed’ calling it necessary to ensure accurate voter lists. On June 24, the EC ordered the SIR in Bihar, the first such revision since 2003, to remove ineligible voters and include eligible citizens, citing rapid urbanisation, migration, new voters, unreported deaths and potential foreign nationals on the rolls. In a statement issued in Patna, the EC dismissed speculation about modifications to the SIR, saying the exercise is proceeding as per Tribune News Service DY Chandrachud, former CJI. ior advocate Vikas Singh has asked the government to “take very strong steps for getting the house vacated immediate- ly”, and that those in high positions needed to “set examples in how they behaved”. “Higher the office you hold, the more you have to set an example in how you behave.... And in the judiciary, it applies even 10 times more than what it applies in the government. Because it’s a nominated bungalow for the CJI, he has to vacate within 30 days of retirement,” he said. The Bar association president said continued on page 8 Patna Sahib calls Akal Takht order ‘invalid’ Neeraj Bagga Tribune News Service Amritsar, July 6 Hours after Akal Takht declared three of the five high priests of Takht Sri Patna Sahib ‘tankhaiya’ (guilty of religious misconduct) and summoned its entire management committee, the Bihar-based outfit late Saturday night rejected the order, Says decorum not followed while declaring its priests ‘tankhaiya’ calling it “null and void”. The panj pyaras at Takht Sri Patna Sahib maintained that since they had already declared Akal Takht’s officiating Jathedar Kuldeep Singh Gargaj and Takht Sri Damdama Sahib Jathedar Giani Tek Singh as ‘tankhaiyas’, the duo no longer held the religious or constitutional authority to penalise other clergy. They unanimously rejected the directive issued by Akal Takht, the highest temporal body of Sikhism, and continued on page 8 Lagaan redux, this time on England home turf SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE SHISHIR HATTANGADI F ROM a small town in Sasaram, Bihar, to centre stage at Edgbaston — Akash Deep has rewritten his own “Lagaan” story. His match-defining spell of 6 for 99 was not just a personal triumph but a symbolic reminder that heroes in Indian cricket can emerge from the most unheralded corners of the country. This Indian team, minus stalwarts like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, has quietly forced England into unfamiliar territory. They’ve done what few teams have managed — pulled England out of their comfort zone and into a battle of attrition. This wasn’t the gung-ho “Bazball” England. This was a side made to play against its nature. India made them dig in for survival, not dominance — and that in itself was a massive win. If Shubman Gill, with twin centuries in the series, played the Bhuvan of this script — composed, brave and leading from the front — then Akash Deep was the Kachra. The unheralded, unlikely hero whose wristy awkwardness disrupted the rhythm of the opposition and turned the plot on its head. Bumrah’s absence should have tilted the psychological scale in England’s favour. But cricket, like cinema, thrives on the unexpected. India’s bowlers, led by the fearless Akash Deep, brought fresh energy. His line, length and bounce broke the backbone of a batting lineup used to dictating terms. This victory wasn’t built on a mountain of runs but on smart, disciplined cricket. England — who haven’t traditionally played for draws in the new era — were suddenly playing for survival. And that shift in mindset says everything about the impact India continued on page 8 c m y b BRICS slams Pahalgam, but doesn’t call out Pak Seeks urgent UNSC reforms, greater role for India, Brazil Ubeer Naqushbandi Tribune News Service New Delhi, July 6 The BRICS Summit on Sunday condemned the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s tourist hub Pahalgam in which 26 civilians were massacred and reaffirmed the grouping’s commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms. Also, a summit declaration issued by the member nations called for urgent reforms in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and a greater role for India and Brazil in the world body. Though the grouping called for ensuring zero tolerance towards terrorism and rejected “double-standards” in countering terrorism, the declaration didn’t mention Pakistan, a neighbour India holds responsible for the Pahalgam attack and has countered on various global platforms for harbouring terrorists and providing them logistical support to carry out terror attacks against New Delhi. “We condemn in the strongest terms the terrorist South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa, Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, PM Narendra Modi and China’s Premier Li Qiang in Rio de Janeiro. PTI attack in Jammu and Kashmir. We reaffirm our commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including the crossborder movement of terrorists, financing and safe havens,” the declaration stated. It also called for concerted actions against all UNdesignated terrorists and terror entities. On June 26, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had refused to sign the draft statement at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting after the document omitted the reference to the Pahalgam attack. A week later on July 2, the Quad foreign ministers had strongly condemned the Pahalgam massacre and called for “bringing to justice without any delay the perpetrators, organisers and financiers of this reprehensible act”. On Sunday morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Rio de Janeiro to attend the two-day BRICS Summit. Lauding Brazilian President Lula for hosting the event, the PM said, “BRICS remains a powerful force for economic cooperation and global good.” The issues discussed at the event included Israel’s attack on Iran, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and continued on page 8