The Hindu Morning Digest: July 18, 2025

India warns towards ‘double requirements’ over Russian oil

India has cautioned towards “double requirements”, whilst U.S. lawmakers take into account a Invoice that may impose 500% duties on India and different nations shopping for Russian oil.

PAC requires Aadhaar assessment, flags excessive failure charge of biometric verification

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has referred to as for a assessment of the functioning of the Distinctive Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), flagging a number of issues, together with the excessive charge of failure of Aadhaar biometric verification which might result in many beneficiaries being excluded from social welfare schemes.

Supreme Courtroom backs ST girl’s heirs in property rights case

The Supreme Courtroom on Thursday (July 17, 2025) upheld the best of the authorized heirs of a Scheduled Tribe girl to an equal share of their maternal grandfather’s ancestral property.

AAIB urges public, media to keep away from ‘untimely narratives’ on Air India airplane crash

The Plane Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has issued an attraction to the general public and the media “to chorus from spreading untimely narratives” in regards to the Air India crash of June 12 and even focused worldwide media for “selective and unverified reporting”.

‘No affiliation’ with Satyajit Ray: Bangladesh on home in Mymensingh that’s being demolished

Bangladesh on Thursday (July 17, 2025) mentioned {that a} home in Mymensingh district that’s being demolished attributable to “dilapidated, dangerous and unusable” construction has “no affiliation” with eminent filmmaker and creator Satyajit Ray.

U.S. designates The Resistance Entrance liable for Pahalgam assault as terrorist organisation

In a big growth, the U.S. has designated The Resistance Entrance, a proxy of Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) that was behind the Pahalgam assault, as a international terrorist organisation.

Custody row: Supreme Courtroom directs Centre to concern LOC towards Russian spouse, baby on Indian man’s plea

The Supreme Courtroom on Thursday (July 17, 2025) directed senior Delhi Police officers to instantly hint a baby of a Russian mom and an Indian father whereas asking the Centre to concern a look-out discover in regards to the girl and the minor to make sure she didn’t go away the nation.

A day after Gopalganj clashes, India reiterates name for Bangladesh election ‘with all people in its fold’

India on Thursday (July 17, 2025) reiterated that the subsequent election of Bangladesh needs to be “inclusive” and have “all people in its fold”. 

Trump won’t suggest particular prosecutor in Epstein case

President Donald Trump won’t suggest appointing a particular prosecutor within the Jeffrey Epstein case, his press secretary mentioned on Thursday (July 17, 2025), amid strain from a few of his supporters and renewed public scrutiny on the convicted intercourse offender’s connections to highly effective figures.

Ons Jabeur broadcasts break from tennis ‘to rediscover pleasure of residing’

Ons Jabeur is taking a hiatus from the ladies’s tennis tour, with the three-time main runner-up saying on Thursday (July 17, 2025) she needs to “rediscover the enjoyment of merely residing.”