The FBI, in collaboration with local law enforcement, apprehended Pavittar Singh Batala, a fugitive linked to Babbar Khalsa International, in California. The arrest, part of ‘Summer Heat’ initiative, also led to the capture of seven others and the seizure of a significant cache of weapons and ammunition. Batala faces charges related to organized crime, with Indian agencies seeking his extradition.

Ahead of S Jaishankar’s China visit and the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, the Chinese embassy in New Delhi has asserted that the Dalai Lama’s succession is an internal affair of China and a hindrance to China-India relations.

IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and three Axiom-4 astronauts will return to Earth after two weeks on the ISS.