The third round of the India-China military talks on Tuesday lasted 12 hours, with the focus being on defining the details of disengagement. The talks between the commander of the Leh-based 14 Corps Lieutenant General Harinder Singh and the commander of the South Xinjiang military region, Major General Liu Lin, come even as tensions continue between India and China after the deadly face-off last week that left 20 Indian soldiers dead.

As the coronavirus cases in India continue to spread rapidly, India is now just behind the United States, Brazil, and Russia in terms of the total confirmed cases. It is, therefore, the biggest epicenter of the coronavirus disease pandemic in Asia and the fourth worst-affected nation in the world.

With over 18,000 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 count on Wednesday crossed the 5.85 lakh-mark, while the death toll has crossed the 16,800-mark as well.

Former Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi on Wednesday refused to represent TikTok, a popular short video-sharing platform, in court in a case involving the central government's ban on 59 Chinese apps.

Rohatgi said that he will not appear for TikTok, a Chinese app, in a case against the Government of India.

In an unfortunate incident, a wedding ceremony in rural Patna which took place two weeks ago set off the biggest infection chain in Bihar, health department officials reported on Tuesday. The groom was running a high fever, and died two days later, with his body cremated without being tested for COVID-19.

As per media reports, more than 100 people tested COVID=19 positive in the last few days, in the Paliganj sub-division of Patna district, located about 55 km from the state capital.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, the scheme to provide free ration to the poor during the COVID-19 pandemic, till the end of November.

In his address to the nation, Modi emphasised that provision of food to those in need during lockdown has been the foremost priority of the country.

United States Coronavirus task force member Anthony Fauci on Tuesday informed that the country could record 100,000 new cases of COVID-19 per day if people fail to follow safety procedures.

We are now having 40-plus thousand new cases a day. I would not be surprised if we go up to 100,000 a day if this does not turn around and so I am very concerned, CNN quoted Fauci as saying.

Despite the widespread outrage over the alleged death of Jayaraj and Bennix in Police custody in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, the cops at the police station refused to cooperate with the Magistrate who had gone there for investigation.

A three-page report by the Magistrate to the Madras High Court registrar has revealed that the cops were lax in their response and even verbally abused the official.

With an eye on assembly elections next year, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced an extension of free ration for poor till June 2021.

Her announcement came within an hour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation in which he announced the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, the scheme to provide free ration to the poor during the COVID-19 pandemic, till the end of November.

Shares of Ashok Leyland were trading lower for the fifth straight day, down 2 per cent at Rs 47.30 on the BSE on Tuesday. The stock has slipped 16 per cent in one week on weak results for the quarter ended March 2020 (Q4FY20).

Ashok Leyland, the flagship company of the Hinduja Group, reported a net loss of Rs 57 crore in Q4FY20 due to lower revenue on account of the drop in volumes.

The Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council has said it is flooded with distress calls from its member companies over acute disruption in manufacturing of products during the past few days due to non-clearance of imported raw materials at various ports.

A senior official of the ministry of commerce said most of the goods that have to be cleared by the customs came from China.

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