UIDAI urges parents of children between five and seven to update Aadhaar biometrics
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Tuesday (July 15, 2025) urged parents of children between the age of 5 and 7 to update their kids’ Aadhaar biometrics.
Balasore student death: UGC forms four-member fact finding committee
Following the death of a student at the Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College in Odisha’s Balasore, the University Grants Commission, on Tuesday (July 15, 2025), said that it has formed a fact finding committee to investigate the issue.
Group Captain Shukla extracted in stable condition from capsule, undergoing post-mission medical evaluation: ISRO
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Tuesday (July 15, 2025) said that Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla was undergoing a structured post-mission medical evaluation and recovery protocol under the supervision of Axiom Space and ISRO flight surgeons.
SCO must have an ‘uncompromising position’ on terrorism, Jaishankar tells Foreign Ministers
The Pahalgam terrorist attack of April 22 was carried out to hurt the Jammu and Kashmir economy and to “sow a religious divide”, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers (SCO-CFM) meeting in China, where other SCO Ministers — including Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar — were present, and called for support to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Air India to progressively restore international flights stopped after June 12 crash
Air India will partially resume international flights from August 1, after the “safety pause” necessitated by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s safety checks on its Boeing 787-8 fleet following the deadly crash of AI-171 on June 12.
Pendency of ‘untouchability’ cases in courts remains over 97%, shows government report
The number of criminal cases registered under the Protection of Civil Rights Act (PCR Act), 1955, for offences related to “untouchability” has seen a decline, with pendency in courts remaining above 97% and nearly all disposed cases resulting in acquittals, according to the Union government’s 2022 annual report on the implementation of the law.
Not demonising Mughal rulers in textbooks: NCERT social science panel head
The history section of the newly introduced Class 8 social science textbook by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for students in the current 2025-26 academic year portrays Mughal rulers, especially Babur, Akbar, and Aurangzeb, as “intellectuals” who also “plundered” the Indian population.
U.S. military to remove 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the removal of half of the 4,000 National Guard troops who had been sent to Los Angeles to protect federal property and personnel during a spate of protests last month, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
Trump says any ‘credible’ Epstein files should be released
Donald Trump said on Tuesday (July 15, 2025) the U.S. Justice Department should release all “credible” information from its probe into notorious sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein as he sought to douse a firestorm of criticism from his supporters over his handling of the case.
