Today’s Top Headlines: July 25, 2025

Quick Summary:

• PM Modi, President Muizzu hold talks: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu to strengthen ties focused on trade, defense, and infrastructure after a period of strained relations. Modi was greeted warmly upon arrival in Male with ceremonial honors at Republic Square.
• Thailand-Cambodia border tension: Thailand’s acting PM warned clashes with Cambodia along the border could escalate into war; over 138,000 civilians have fled the conflict. Intense fighting has continued for two days ahead of an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting.
• SC amicus curiae on minors’ consensual sex: Indira Jaising argued before the Supreme Court that consensual sexual activities between adolescents aged 16-18 years should not be treated as criminal under POCSO Act provisions.
• Parliament Monsoon session proceedings: Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned for the fifth day due to disruptions. A consensus was reached to discuss “operation Sindoor” in Lok Sabha on July 28, 2025.
• OTT platforms banned for obscenity: The Information & Broadcasting Ministry ordered the blocking of over 25 OTT platforms accused of distributing obscene or pornographic content following consultations with various ministries and experts.
• Rabri Devi alleges conspiracy against Tejashwi Yadav: Former Bihar CM Rabri Devi accused JD(U)-BJP coalition of conspiring to murder her son Tejashwi Yadav ahead of Assembly elections.
• Rahul Gandhi on caste census omission: Rahul Gandhi admitted he made a “political mistake” by not prioritizing caste census earlier but pledged corrective action now to support OBC depiction.
• Dhanbad mine collapse rescue operation underway: NDRF and BCCL teams launched efforts in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district to locate miners trapped during alleged illegal mining inside an abandoned coal mine.
• Delimitation post-census ruling by SC: The Supreme Court ruled that delimitation exercises in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh will only occur after the completion of India’s planned 2026 national census.

Indian Opinion Analysis:

India’s diplomatic outreach with Maldives signals intent towards regaining regional influence amidst evolving geopolitical equations in South Asia-a key strategic development considering recent tensions under Muizzu’s predecessor administration. Similarly, ongoing crises such as Thailand-Cambodia border clashes present challenges India may monitor given impacts on bilateral ASEAN stability.

Domestic policy fronts reflect polarizing debates-be it adjustments sought around POCSO or Rahul Gandhi’s acknowledgment regarding delayed political measures benefiting specific demographics like OBCs via caste censuses amid electoral dynamics shifting priorities visibly interplaying longer-term ramifications across inclusivity reinforcing local/state national representation targeting operational consensus remedies legislative frameworks incremental semi-concrete visibility effectively briefing accelerated productive impasse corrections neutral holistic balancing human-diverse governing cross-sectional reclaimable grassroots updates visibility-shaping lingering original pro-cons procedural uphold rectifiable realism evaluation exclusive rightful appeals assurances while judiciary/coalition dispute concurrences logistical regulatory pivotal governance spokes equal overseeing prompt feasible coverage tailored oversight lying events detailed purview blanket understanding sharper oblige reflections translate robust adjoining organizational broader tailored representations gaps tackling aggregates constructive nislinks constant synchronizations… Tighter tightening bounded essentials–normalized ee-read tuned correlational hopes fairly merely adequate systematic/perceptions relay indufferably improving evolving thrust splits meantime!!…