{"id":48423,"date":"2025-07-18T10:58:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T05:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=48423"},"modified":"2025-07-19T13:14:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T07:44:57","slug":"headlines-of-the-day-18-july-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/18-07-2025\/headlines-of-the-day-18-july-2025","title":{"rendered":"Headlines of the Day &#8211; 18 July, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Headline<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Source<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Syllabus<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Russian oil: India calls out \u2018double standards\u2019<\/strong><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/140148\/OPS\/GOCEK5LJD.1+GA7EL87BG.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Hindu(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Ahmedabad sparkles as the cleanest big city in India<\/strong><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/140148\/OPS\/GOCEK5LJD.1+GA7EL87BA.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Hindu(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Temple entry can\u2019t be denied based on caste: Madras HC<\/strong><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/140148\/OPS\/GOCEK5LJI.1+G7BEL87MU.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Hindu(Page2)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Glitches in Poshan app hinders beneficiaries\u2019 registration in Haryana<\/strong><br><br><br><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/140148\/OPS\/GOCEK5LJI.1+G7BEL87N4.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Hindu(Page 2)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><br><br><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Aanayoottu<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/140148\/OPS\/GOCEK5LJM.1+G7BEL8E38.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Hindu(Page 3)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS1(Culture)<\/strong><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Akash Prime successfully tested in Ladakh by Army<\/strong><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/140148\/OPS\/GOCEK5LJQ.1+GSFEL8O6G.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The HinduPage )4<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS3(Defence)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>CARA directs State adoption agencies to intensify counselling<\/strong><br><br><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/140148\/OPS\/GOCEK5LJQ.1+GBTEL7AP6.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The HinduPage )4<\/strong><\/a><br><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Constitutional validity of UAPA upheld by High Court<\/strong><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/140148\/OPS\/GOCEK5LJQ.1+GSFEL8O64.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The HinduPage 4)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Scrap digital attendance system for MGNREGS workers, says Congress<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/140148\/OPS\/GOCEK5LJV.1+G7BEL8FL0.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The HinduPage 5)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>PAC flags high failure rate of Aadhaar biometric verification, seeks review<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/140148\/OPS\/GOCEK5LJV.1+G7BEL8FLA.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>(The HinduPage 5)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>SC backs ST woman\u2019s heirs in property rights case<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/140148\/OPS\/GOCEK5LJV.1+GDAEL7DB4.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>(The HinduPage 5)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>The NASA-Axiom-ISRO tie-up is an admirable outcome<\/strong><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/140148\/OPS\/GOCEK5LKC.1+G7VEL7VA1.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>(The HinduPage 8)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS3(Space)<\/strong><br><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>A better terror fight with J&amp;K police under state reins<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/140148\/OPS\/GOCEK5LKC.1+G7VEL7V9R.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>(The HinduPage 8)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><br><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS3(Internal Security)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Should political leaders retire at 75?<\/strong><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/140148\/OPS\/GOCEK5LKF.1+G6LEL7CMM.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>(The HinduPage 9)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(Governance )<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>How is China leading the green energy sector?<\/strong><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/140148\/OPS\/GOCEK5LKH.1+G79EL7U34.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>(The HinduPage 10)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS3(Environment)<\/strong><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Securing energy needs overriding priority: Govt\u2019s firm reply to NATO<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/india-hits-back-at-nato-chief-warning-russia-trade-caution-against-any-double-standards-10133056\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Indian Express (Page 1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><br><br><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF)<\/strong><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/pending-payments-of-maulana-azad-fellowship-cleared-says-ministry-10133743\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Indian Express (Page 5)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><br><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>What Axiom 4 mission success&nbsp; will mean for India\u2019s space ambitions<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/shubhanshu-shukla-axiom-4-space-isro-india-gaganyaan-10128498\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Indian Express(Page10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS3(Space)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Question Hour is one of the few tools still available to hold this government accountable<\/strong><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/question-hour-is-one-of-the-few-tools-still-available-to-hold-this-government-accountable-10133537\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Indian Express(Page11)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Cash, UPI-based trade by unregistered, small biz under fresh GST scrutiny<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/business\/cash-based-unregistered-trade-under-gst-scrutiny-10133738\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Indian Express(Page13)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Why merger of two black holes, 100 times bigger than the Sun, holds significance<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-sci-tech\/merger-two-black-holes-biggest-space-discovery-10132578\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Indian Express(Page17)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS3(Space)<\/strong><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Eswatini<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/world\/us-deported-criminals-eswatini-absolute-monarchy-10131830\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Indian Express(Page17)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS1(Places)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Trade Connect ePlatform<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2145471\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS3(Economy)<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Indian Navy to commission its 1st indigenous diving support vessel<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/indian-navy-to-commission-its-1st-indigenous-diving-support-vessel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Air<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS3(Defence)<\/strong><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>India sends 3 lakh Measles-Rubella vaccine doses to Bolivia<\/strong><\/td><td 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