1. PM Modi to interact with bank, NBFC stakeholders today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet heads of large banks and NBFCs on Wednesday to take stock of the economy that has been hit hard by the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic.
2. First batch of 5 Rafale aircraft to arrive in Ambala today
The first batch of five Rafale aircraft would be arriving in Ambala today to join the Indian Air Force (IAF) fleet. Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria would be visiting Ambala today to receive the first batch of five Rafale combat aircraft arriving from France.
3. IAF sets Jodhpur airbase as backup in case of weather issue in Ambala
A day ahead of the much-awaited arrival of the first batch of five Rafale fighter jets, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has set Rajasthan's Jodhpur airbase as the backup base in case there is a weather issue in and around Ambala.
4. Floodwaters enter new areas in Bihar, nearly 3 million affected in 12 districts
Floodwaters entered one more district of Samastipur in Bihar and spread to more inundated areas, hitting half a million more population on Tuesday, even though no fresh casualty was reported and the toll remained at 10, an official bulletin said.
5. Gold smuggling case: NIA questioning of IAS officer completed
The NIA on Tuesday questioned suspended IAS officer M. Sivasankar in the Kerala gold smuggling case here for over 10 hours before allowing him to return to his home in the state capital.
6. 2 Pakistani terrorists killed as Army foils infiltration bid along LoC
Two Pakistani terrorists were killed and another was injured on Tuesday night as Indian Army personnel foiled a major infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, officials said.
7. 6 Covid-19 vaccine candidates in late-stage clinical trials
Amid the race to develop an effective vaccine against Covid-19 in record time, six candidates have now entered the late stage clinical trial, according to the New York Times vaccine tracker.
8. Madhya Pradesh minister Tulsi Silawat, wife test positive for COVID-19
Madhya Pradesh minister Tulsi Silawat and his wife have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. In a tweet on Tuesday night, the water resources minister said he and his wife are in home quarantine on the advice of doctors.
9. Telugu actor Raavi Kondala Rao dies at 88
Veteran actor, director and producer Raavi Kondala Rao who worked in Telugu cinema breathed his last on Tuesday. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao took to Twitter to pay his condolences.
10. Trump defends disproved COVID-19 treatment
President Donald Trump issued a stout defence Tuesday of a disproved use of a malaria drug as a treatment for the coronavirus, hours after social media companies moved to take down videos promoting its use as potentially harmful misinformation.
