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Now, women (and men) are reimagining the many ways to wear it JaIPur, december 14, 2025 down in JUnglelAnd BY rAnJit lAl One can spot harriers, Brahminy kites and, if you are lucky enough, Amur falcons in Goa’s Socorro LATe ciTy 12+4 PAGes ₹6.00 D A i L y F R O M : A h M e D A b A D , 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 , M u M b A i , n A G P u R , P A T n A , P u n e , v A D O D A R A CM AnnoUnCes ProBe, APologises to Messi, fAns Messi tour Day 1: Chaos as angry fans ransack stadium in Kolkata; organiser held ‘CJi As MAster of the roster… role is heAvilY MisUnderstood’ Collegium far more open than it once was… room to do better: CJI ‘Trolling must be ignored... justice will suffer if we shift focus from duty to what’s being said on social media’ Ananthakrishnan g New Delhi, December 13 SignAlling ConTinuiTy with reform, new Chief Justice of india Justice Surya Kant has said the Collegium system of judicial appointments is “certainly far more open and transparent today than it once was” and “there is always room to do better.” “Change is the only constant, and as society evolves, institutions must also adapt their mechanisms accordingly. The same applies to the Collegium system, which is certainly far more open and transparent today than it once was. There is, however, always room to do better,” he said. in an interview to The Indian Express, the CJi said that while the Collegium has evolved, “any system or practice, no matter how well-established, will at some stage require improvement”. He pointed to the introduction of express interview JUstiCe sUrYA KAnt chieF JusTice OF inDiA in-person interactions with candidates as “a very welcome step”, adding that it allows members to “arrive at a more objective view.” Q&a on P 5 “My focus on judicial appointments, whether to the High Courts or the Supreme Court, would be to place strong emphasis on merit, experience, happening today Kolkata, December 13 CHAoS AnD pandemonium broke out at Salt lake Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday as thousands of football fans, angry and disappointed they could hardly catch a glimpse of Argentinian soccer superstar lionel Messi at the stadium, tore down banners, hurled water bottles and chairs, and ransacked the ground. Messi is in india as part of his three-day ‘goAT Tour’ across Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi from December 13 to 15. Fans had paid for tickets ranging from rs 3,800 to rs 11,800, with many queueing up outside the venue since early morning. He arrived at the stadium at about 11.30 am and walked around the ground, but was surrounded by a barricade of security as well as ViPs, and others. Since fans in the stadium could not get to see him, they became restless, started shouting “We want Messi… we want Messi”, finally breached the barricades and »ContinUed on PAge 2 U.s. and Ukraine to discUss trUce in berlin lChile holds its presidential page 8 run-off. Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast is set to become the country's most conservative leader since its military dictator Pinochet. »ContinUed on PAge 2 at the salt Lake stadium in kolkata on saturday. PARThA PAuL ‘Waste of time & money’: How VIPs hijacked event, leaving fans fuming sayak dutta, ravik Bhattacharya & Atri Mitra Kolkata, December 13 For liFelong lionel Messi fan Sabyasachi ghosh (25), the trip to Salt lake Stadium on Saturday morning was to be a pilgrimage, a chance to pay homage to the global football deity. By noon, he would stand stunned, his eyes searching for the 5’7” Argentine whose poster adorned his room’s wall. “Waste of time, waste of money,” was »ContinUed on PAge 2 Lionel messi signs a young fan’s T-shirt in kolkata. PARThA PAuL more reports, p 4, 12 07 Ranks in Top 10 Students 35 Ranks in Top 50 Students 72 Ranks in Top 100 Students RAS- 2023 RESULT l A totAl of 1.36 Crore rural Track These and more on www.indianexpress.com tanusree Bose & sayak dutta the world l Congress will hold a rally over its “vote chori” allegations at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi. Party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi are likely to address the event. electors will vote for the zila parishad and block samiti elections in Punjab. The rural polls are significant as they come just over a year before the Assembly elections scheduled for 2027. Soccer superstar escorted out in 20 minutes integrity, and the temperament required to serve as a judge,” said CJi Kant who took oath on november 24. “going forward, i believe an even stronger emphasis must be placed on the credentials of the candidate — their merit, their integrity, and their experience. These should remain central considerations in every appointment,” he said. on transparency, he noted that reasons are now increasingly being recorded for approvals and disapprovals, but cautioned that “it is crucial to strike a balance and also maintain the integrity of the system”. on the Chief Justice’s role as “master of the roster”, he said Star achievers who realised their dreams of civil services with us December 13: The Nation Remembers Pm narendra modi, LoP rahul Gandhi, congress Parliamentary Party chairperson sonia Gandhi and others at an event saturday marking the 24th anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack. 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