India crush England in women’s test at Lord’s Harmanpreet Kaur and Co beat hosts England by a mammoth 270 runs in the historic one-off women’s Test at the iconic venue. While the occasion itself will remain historic — first women’s Test at Lord’s in 142 years — India women dominated the proceedings on the field. Kranti Gaud from Ghuwara, Madhya Pradesh became the first woman to get on Lord’s Test honours board with a fifer. Yastika Bhatia is first woman to score a Test ton at the venue as India crushed England in every department | P13 hubballi l Tuesday l July 14, 2026 l `9.00 l PAGES 14 l city EDITION CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI Clash of styles in first semis Spain stand between France and a third consecutive World Cup final. A look at the semifinal clash... Eyes on Mbappe Kylian Mbappe, the French captain, has dazzled with his quick feet, running and finishing. He has had a hand in 11 goals (eight strikes and three assists) and is odds on to add to that tally | P13 Today’s match Spain’s use of the ball Spain are a bit more methodical in their play. They will have more of the ball and they are built in the image of their own leader, Rodri. Their midfield will be a big reference point France vs Spain 12.30 AM* (IST Wednesday) Live on Unite8 and Zee5 Trump’s latest: 20% Hormuz toll D IPAK MON D AL @ New Delhi ON a day government data showed the protracted Iran war was hurting the Indian economy, US President Donald Trump reinstated the naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz and announced a 20% toll that transiting ships must pay for their “safety and security”. Iranian ships will not be allowed, Trump said while claiming the US has taken over the strait as its “guardian”. “We are reinstating THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE, so named because it is only stopping Iran’s ships or customers from entering or leaving,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social, adding: “All other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait.” The fresh developments could push up global oil prices and add to uncertainty in the equity markets. On Monday India’s retail in, flation shot up to an 18-month high of 4.38% in June, breaching the Reserve Bank of India’s 4% target for the first time since January 2025, as the fallout of the Iran conflict, higher fuel prices and a sharp rise in food costs pushed up prices across the economy . Government data showed the Consumer Price Index (CPI)based inflation rose from 3.94% in May to 4.38% in June. The surge was driven by both food and non-food components, with transport and restaurant prices reflecting the pass-through of higher petrol, diesel, and commercial LPG prices. Food inflation contributed 185 basis points (bps) to headline inflation, while non-food items accounted for 250 bps. ‘Not for confrontation with Centre’ E XPR E SS N E WS S E RVIC E @ T’Puram IN a stark difference from its predecessor, the newly-assumed Congress government in Kerala has decided not to adopt a confrontational path with the Centre. In an exclusive interview with TNIE Editor Santwana Bhattacharya on Monday Chief Minis, ter V D Satheesan, however, made it clear that the UDF government will continue the political and ideological fight. In his first major interview after assuming office, Satheesan also rejected the CPM’s criticism that he had been going soft on the express read Guv suspends KPSC chief after kin get govt jobs Bengaluru: Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot suspended KPSC Chairman Shivashankarappa S Sahukar over allegations that he illegally facilitated two of his daughters secure government posts. He also recommended the President to refer the matter to the Supreme Court for inquiry | P6 Litigants reject mediation in 3 religious site disputes New Delhi: Efforts to explore an out-of-court settlement in three major religious site disputes in Uttar Pradesh have failed to gain pace, with parties in the Gyanvapi, Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah and the Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid cases insisting that the courts adjudicate them | P9 BJP-led Union government, say- is dipping. In the 10th Finance ing he doesn’t intend to declare Commission, we had 3.5%. In the war against the Centre. 15th, it was 1.9%. The 15th Finance “It’s not my job... Whenever Commission granted `55,000 crore there are issues, we will try to sort as revenue deficit grant, but it’s it out. I have made courtesy calls not there now,” he said. to the prime minister, the home Maintaining that the state minister, the finance minister and would prefer to have cordial relat h e m i n i s t e r f o r tions with the Centre, Satheesan ports,” he said. asserted that there will be no compress Satheesan, who promise with anyone trying to clusive also holds the fispread communal poison. nance portfolio, “We’ll fight over political issaid there are occasions to sues. On core issues, we align present the state’s case with the AICC stance. We before the GST counhave taken a cil and NITI Aaytough secular og. “In my (budgstand,” the et) speech I said chief minister VD Satheesan, kerala cm our devolution underlined.  P7 farmers’ struggle Surveyors get Stir intensifies beaten in Bidadi in Mandya E x p r e s s Ne w s Se r v i c e @ Bengaluru E x p r e s s Ne w s Se r v i c e @ Mysuru It was a reality check for the state government as protesting farmers beat up land surveyors with broomsticks and heckled them when they went to Mandalahalli village in Bidadi to survey the land for the controversial Bidadi Township project on Monday In the melee, three po. licemen and a farmer were injured and a few vehicles were damaged. Farmers said they had not given their consent for the acquisition of their land for the project. P4 In Mandya, farmers were angry with the government over water not being released for irrigation purposes from the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) dam. Protesting on Monday, they blocked the old MysuruBengaluru highway and tried to lay siege to the DC’s office. The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha, Mandya district unit, announced an indefinite dharna beginning from July 14 in front of the executive engineer’s office at KRS. P4 28 dead In Bangkok bar blaze Over 70 people were injured in the blaze on Sunday on the outskirts of the Thai capital. This was the country’s worst such incident in almost two decades SC sends citizenship row back to tribunal s u c h i t r a k a lya n m o h a n t y @ New Delhi The Supreme Court on Monday while hearing 27 appeals, , set aside the orders passed by the Gauhati High Court upholding declaration of the appellants as foreigners, noting that determinations of citizenship must be carried out through a “fair, lawful and reasonable process”. “The state has a legitimate and compelling interest in ensuring that persons who are not legally entitled to claim Indian citizenship do not secure such status by misuse of process by false claim or by taking advantage of delays. At the same time, the determination of such status must be made through a process which is fair, lawful and reasonable,” said a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta. The court remanded all the 27 cases to the concerned Foreigners Tribunals for fresh adjudication, noting that the question of citizenship carries significant constitutional weight. “The remand being directed ... is only to ensure that the serious consequence of being declared a foreigner follows from an adjudication which satisfies the requirements of the Foreigners Act, 1946, the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order, 1964, and the constitutional mandate of fairness,” the Court observed.