www.inDianeXPRess.coM The Liquid Drape A sari has always been about style and common sense. Now, women (and men) are reimagining the many ways to wear it new deLhi, 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 18+4 PaGes ₹7.00 (₹8 RaiPuR, ₹15 sRinaGaR) D a i L y f R o M : a h M e D a b a D , happening today l Congress will hold a rally over its “vote chori” allegations at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi. Party president Mallikarjun Kharge and LoP Rahul Gandhi are likely to address the event. Track This and more on www.indianexpress.com the world PaGe 12 c h a n D i G a R h , ‘Trolling must be ignored... justice will suffer if we shift focus from duty to what’s being said on social media’ 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 trans- UDF comeback in Kerala, BJP stuns ruling Left in Thiruvananthapuram THe ruling CPM-led lDF in Kerala was dealt a stunning blow Saturday ahead of the Assembly polls in the state, losing heavily to the opposition uDF ledbytheCongressinelections to local bodies and surrendering the prized Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation »ConTinUeD on PAge 2 L u c K n o w , Collegium far more open than it was… room to do better: CJI loCAl BoDY eleCTions Thiruvananthapuram, December 13 K o L K a t a , ‘CJi As MAsTer of The rosTer… role is heAvilY MisUnDersTooD’ Ananthakrishnan g shaju Philip j a i P u R , 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 New Delhi, December 13 U.S. and Ukraine to diScUSS trUce in berlin D e L h i , E. parent today than it once was” and “there is always room to do better.” “Change is the only constant,andassocietyevolves,institutions must also adapt their mechanisms accordingly. The same applies to the Collegium system, which is certainly far express interview JUsTiCe sUrYA kAnT chief justice of inDia Q&a on PaGe 9 more open and transparent todaythanitoncewas.Thereis, 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 in-person interactions with candidates as “a very welcome step”, adding that it allows »ConTinUeD on PAge 2 December 13: The Nation Remembers explained Wake-up call Its poor performance in the local body polls is a wake-up call to the ruling LDF given that Assembly elections are due next year. The Congressled UDF, which has been in Opposition since 2016, and BJP will now step up plans for the state polls. Prime minister narendra modi, Leader of opposition in the Lok sabha rahul Gandhi, congress Parliamentary Party chairperson sonia Gandhi and others at an event saturday marking the 24th anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack. PRaveen Khanna Messi tour Day 1: Chaos as angry fans ransack stadium in Kolkata; organiser held Soccer superstar escorted out in 20 minutes Tanusree Bose & sayak Dutta Kolkata, December 13 CHAoS AnD pandemonium broke out at Salt lake Stadium inKolkataonSaturdayasthousands 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 aroundtheground,butwassurroundedbyabarricadeofsecurity 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”, and finally breached the barricades and stepped »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 triptoSaltlakeStadiumonSaturday 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 the5’7”Argentinewhoseposter adornedhisroom’swall.“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 10, 17