Top 5 news of the day: Rajnath Singh dismisses 'US pressure' claims on Op Sindoor; Thailand-Cambodia agree for ceasefire; & more
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, opening the debate on
Operation Sindoor
in the Lok Sabha on Monday, firmly denied claims that India halted its military operations under external pressure, calling such suggestions 'absolutely baseless.'
Operation Sindoor was launched by India on the intervening night of May 6–7 in retaliation for the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which was carried out by Pakistan-backed terrorists. The operation triggered intense border clashes between the Indian and Pakistani forces. On May 10, Pakistan's Director General of Military Operations reached out to his Indian counterpart to request a ceasefire—a proposal India accepted.
Separately, Thailand and Cambodia—Asian neighbours much like India and Pakistan—ended their own five-day border conflict on Monday, bringing a close to a brief but intense flare-up in the region.
Here are the top 5 news stories of the day:
Rajnath Singh tells Lok Sabha how Indian strikes rattled Pakistan; dismisses 'pressure' charge
Defence minister Rajnath Singh led the government's charge in the Parliament debate on Operation Sindoor. In his point-by-point rebuttal to Opposition charges following the operation, the defence minister reiterated that the mission was paused without any external pressure, dismissing any such claims as absolutely baseless.
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The operation was a retaliatory strike targeting terrorists and terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK), after the April 22 massacre in Pahalgam's Baisaran meadow that left 22 civilians dead.
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Thailand and Cambodia agree for truce
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to implement an immediate and unconditional ceasefire starting at midnight, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced following mediation talks in Malaysia.
'Both Cambodia and Thailand reached a common understanding as follows: One, an immediate and unconditional ceasefire with effect from 24 hours local time, midnight on 28th July 2025, tonight,' Anwar said, according to news agency AFP.
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Bihar SIR: Supreme Court asks EC to reconsider Aadhaar and election ID
The Supreme Court once again asked the Election Commission to consider the Aadhaar card and the electoral photo identity card as admissible documents to prove the identity of voters during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral polls, which is under way in Bihar.The Election Commission launched the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar on June 24.
According to the ECI, there are 11 documents that a person needed for voter roll update.
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Was Shashi Tharoor offered a chance to speak on Operation Sindoor in Parliament? What we know
Senior Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor's silence is making more noise than words. The Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, who led a delegation under India's diplomatic outreach after
Pahalgam terror attack
, has declined party's offer to participate in the Parliament debate on Operation Sindoor, PTI reported quoting sources.
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Woman, baby survive Ahmedabad plane crash inferno; her skin grafted to heal his wounds
Eight-month-old Dhyaansh is all smiles today, his rosy cheeks glowing as he grins widely. After receiving skin grafts on his face, head and hands from his mother, Manisha, 30, the infant has recovered from what could have been fatal injuries. The son and wife of Dr Kapil Kachhadiya, a urology resident at Civil Hospital, were recently discharged from a city hospital after five weeks of treatment for severe burns they suffered in the aftermath of the AI 171 airplane crash on June 12.
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