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1:24 AM

Assam flood situation remains bleak; death toll rises to 25

The flood situation continued to be grim in Assam, where three more people died due to the deluge, pushing the death toll to 25, officials said.

 

Two persons died in Barpeta district, while one death was reported from Dibrugarh district, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said in a bulletin.

 

Flood waters, however, receded from Udalguri and Kamrup (Metro), but continued to submerge 23 other districts, including Dhemaji, South Salmara, Lakhimpur, Nalbari, Barpeta, Kokrajhar, Goalpara, Kamrup, Morigaon, Golaghat, Jorhat, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia, it said.

 

On Tuesday, 25 of Assam's 33 districts were hit by floods, affecting over 13.2 lakh people, besides claiming four lives.

1:00 AM

Xiaomi to bear the brunt of Chinese apps ban

The ban on Mi Community could not have come at a worse time for Xiaomi. Just when the Chinese smartphone giant was recovering from poor sales and supply chain issues, the ban has hit right at the core of its India business model. Read on...

12:52 AM

Govt declares entire Nagaland 'disturbed area' for 6 more months till December end

12:49 AM

Major rejig of IPS officers in Tamil Nadu

As part of a major rejig of IPS officials in Tamil Nadu, the state government on Tuesday transferred City Police Commissioner A K Viswanathan and a host of other officers.

 

Viswanathan will be replaced by Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, according to a Home Department order issued late on Tuesday.

 

Viswanathan has been posted as ADGP, Operations, Chennai, vice Aggarwal.

11:30 PM

China must reconsider Hong Kong security law: 27 countries tell United Nations

11:17 PM

Airbus to cut around 15,000 jobs worldwide

11:14 PM

BJP hails PM Modi for standing with poor; Cong says he shied away from naming China

10:58 PM

Cabinet expansion delayed in MP as no decision yet on representation to loyalists of Jyotiratidya Scindia

10:55 PM

Govt directs internet companies to immediately block Chinese apps

The government on Tuesday directed all internet service providers to block 59 Chinese mobile apps under emergency clause of the IT Act, according to sources.
 

The order has been issued in two sets -- the first set contains list of 35 apps and theother 24 apps based out of China, the sources said.
 

"Order to block all 59 Chinese apps to internet service providers have been issued now," a telecom ministry source told PTI.
 

The list has same set of apps as was announced by the government on Monday. It includes name ofTikTok, UC News, UC Browser, Viva Video, Mi Video Call, Bigo Live, Wechat etc.

10:41 PM

India, China hold marathon Corps Commander talks

Indian and Chinese militaries on Tuesday held an over 10-hour Corps Commander-level dialogue with a focus on finalising modalities for the disengagement of troops from various standoff points in eastern Ladakh, and explored ways to ease tension in the region, government sources said.
 

In the meeting, the Indian delegation conveyed concerns over China's "new claim lines" in the region and demanded restoration of status quo ante as well as immediate withdrawal of Chinese troops from Galwan Valley, Pangong Tso and a number of other areas, they said.
 

The talks took place on the Indian side of Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Chushul sector in eastern Ladakh. The meeting began at 11 AM and was continuing beyond 9 PM, the sources said.

10:28 PM

TikTok goes offline

Short video sharing app TikTok went offline in the country on Tuesday following the government order banning it and 58 other apps citing threat to India's sovereignty and security.
 

The app was also removed from Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
 

The status of other banned apps could not be immediately ascertained.
 

According to some users, they were able to use the app for a brief period on Tuesday. It had 200 million users in India.
 

"Dear users, we are in the process of complying with the Government of India's directive to block 59 apps. Ensuring the privacy and security of all our users in India remains our utmost priority," as per a message displayed by the app.

10:21 PM

TCS to announce Q1 results on July 9

IT services major Tata Consultancy Services on Tuesday said its board will meet on July 9 to approve the financial results for June quarter.
 

"...a meeting of the Board of Directors of TCS Limited is scheduled to be held on Thursday, July 9, 2020, inter alia to approve and take on record the audited financial results of the company under Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) for the quarter ending June 30, 2020," TCS said in a regulatory filing.
 

It added that the board will also consider declaration of interim dividend to equity shareholders.

9:57 PM

Jindal Steel and Power to sell Oman unit for more than $1 billion to cut debt

9:56 PM

Govt gives two-year extension to Union Bank of India MD

The government on Tuesday approved a two-year extension to Union Bank of India managing director Rajkiran Rai G.
 

With the extension of the term, he will continue as the MD of the bank till the superannuation - that is May 31, 2022 or until further order, according to a finance ministry notification.
 

As per the Banking Regulation Act, the upper age limit for the managing director of nationalised banks is 60 year.
 

Rai was appointed MD of Union Bank of India on July 1, 2017 for a period of three-years till June 30, 2020.

9:54 PM

Non-food credit growth slows to 6.8 per cent in May

The non-food credit growth decelerated to 6.8 per cent year-on-year in May from 11.4 per cent in the same period of last year, RBI data showed.
 

The outstanding incremental non-food credit stood at Rs 90.3 lakh crore as of May 22, 2020, as against Rs 84.51 lakh crore on May 24, 2019.
 

In April, non-food credit growth decelerated to 7.3 per cent on a year-on-year basis from 11.9 per cent in the same month last year.
 

Bank loan growth to industry decelerated to 1.7 per cent in May from 6.4 per cent in the same month last year.
 

Within industry, credit growth to beverage and tobacco, petroleum, coal products and nuclear fuels, and paper and paper products accelerated, according to the RBI's release on Sectoral Deployment of Bank Credit May 2020.