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• There have been violent clashes outside Nigeria's National Assembly between police and Shia protesters.


• Protesters say officers shot two people dead, but the police said they had used "minimum force" and that eight security personnel were injured.


• The members of the pro-Iran Shia Muslim sect, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), were protesting against the detention of their leader, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky.

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• A senior general has said the US wants to create an international military coalition to safeguard waters around Iran and Yemen.


• Marine General Joseph Dunford said he wanted to "ensure freedom of navigation" in the region, which provides essential trade routes.


• Last month the US blamed Iranian-backed fighters for attacks on two tankers.


• Gen Dunford said the US was in talks with a number of countries who had the "political will" to support the plans.

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• In January this year, Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun went missing in China. Six months on, his family still don't know where exactly he is, nor when he might come home.


• China has confirmed he is being held on suspicion of "endangering national security". But his supporters have raised concerns about where he is being held and what they say are violations of his human rights.


• Then on Sunday, his wife Yuan Ruijuan - who has been prevented from seeing her husband - was briefly detained by Chinese authorities after unsuccessfully trying to leave the country.

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• A migrant centre on the Italian island of Sicily which had been one of the largest of its kind in Europe has been officially shut down.


• Interior Minister Matteo Salvini attended the closure of the Mineo center, which at its peak housed more than 4,000 people.


• The leader of the populist, right-wing League party, has spearheaded Italy's hard-line stance toward migration.

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• The Rajya Sabha witnessed its first adjournment on Tuesday in the inaugural session of the second term of Narendra Modi government over the Karnataka political crisis.


• The issue rocked the Lok Sabha also, with Congress MPs staging a walkout after accusing the BJP of indulging in a “politics of poaching”. Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi raised slogans against the ruling party. MPs of the DMK also walked out.

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• While India has rejected the ‘Update’ of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) report on Jammu and Kashmir, human rights activists have pointed out that it includes several unprecedented references to rights violations and constitutional changes undertaken by Pakistani authorities and militant groups, that actually support India’s narrative.


• Urging India not to rejected the ‘Update’ in its entirety, the activists have called on India to “engage” with the OHCHR’s findings released on Monday.

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• The Lok Sabha sat till 11.10 pm on Tuesday to conclude the debate on the Union Budget, the reply to which will be given by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday, reports news agency PTI.


• The voting on the Finance Bill is also expected to be taken up on Wednesday afternoon and the ruling BJP issued a whip to its members to be present in the House.

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• Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told Bharatiya Janata Party MPs to undertake a 150-km padyatra (foot march) in their constituencies to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.


• “Modi told MPs that everyone should carry out a 150-km-long padayatra in their constituencies during the period starting from October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, to October 31, the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel,” Joshi told reporters after the meeting.

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• Education Solutions Services, LLC (“ESS” or the “Company”), based in Knoxville, TN, is proud to announce the acquisition of Austin, TX-based Proximity Learning Inc. (“PLI”).


• ESS, the largest K-12 staffing provider in the country focused exclusively on placing qualified substitute staff in daily and long-term school positions, will now be able to offer PLI’s highly qualified certified virtual teachers to complement the Company’s in-class substitutes.

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• UPSC wants govt to remove mandatory aptitude test from civil service exam


• The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has proposed to remove the mandatory Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) and introduce a penalty for absenteeism, reported the print.


• The CSAT tests candidate's comprehension, communication and decision-making skills. Due to mass protests, it was made a 'qualifying' test in 2015 and candidates have to score a minimum of 33% to qualify for the exam.

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• State Bank of India on Tuesday said it will pare its marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR) by 5 basis points (bps) across all tenors with effect from July 10.


• This move comes in the backdrop of the Reserve Bank of India cutting its policy repo rate by 25 basis points from 6 per cent to 5.75 per cent last month.

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• The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) sees a trend of consolidation in the rural financial institutions space this fiscal and the number of regional rural banks (RRBs) may shrink further to 38 from 45 at present.


• Also, some States have initiated the merger of district central co-operative banks (DCCBs) with State co-operative banks.

• TCS : Profit grows 0.1 percent to Rs 8,131 crore versus Rs 8,126 crore, revenue increases 0.4 percent to Rs 38,172 crore versus Rs 38,010 crore; dollar revenue rises 1.6 percent to $5,485 million versus $5,397 million QoQ.


• Manpasand Beverages: Mehra Goel & Co resigned as statutory auditors due to probe into the company by GST authorities.


• KRBL: ICRA revised rating on the company's banking limits on long term scale to AA- from AA (Stable).

InterGlobe Aviation: Rakesh Gangwal (one of the promoters of the company with a total holding of 23.1 percent) wrote a letter to SEBI seeking its intervention on his alleged grievances. SEBI asked a company to gives its response to Rakesh Gangwal's letter by July 19.

• SBI: Bank has reduced its MCLR by 5 bps across all tenors with 1-year MCLR coming down from 8.45 percent per annum to 8.40 percent.


• Anik Industries: CARE revised rating on the company's long term bank facilities to C (issuer not cooperating) from B+/Stable (issuer not cooperating), on account of deterioration in its liquidity due to cash loss reported in FY19 and almost full utilization of working capital limits.


• Garware Synthetics: Ramesh Chandorkar resigned as director of the company.


• Nava Bharat Ventures: CRISIL has reaffirmed credit ratings for bank loan facilities of the company at A with a stable outlook.


• BHEL: An agreement has been signed between the company and Container Corporation of India to form Joint Working Group to establish a rail-based logistics terminal at Haridwar.


• Autoline Industries: As per the revised Eligibility Certificate the Government of Maharashtra has approved additional IPS claim of Rs 44.61 crore and out of said approved amount, the company has received a number of Rs 14.50 crore on July 8, 2019, and with this amount the company has received total of Rs 35.12 crores in three tranches. The remaining amount is expected shortly.


• NLC India: Pursuant to the confirmation received from TANGEDCO, 63 MW capacity out of the 100 MW Solar PV power plant at Therkkupatti and Subbiahpuram Village, Tamilnadu, out of 709 MW solar power projects awarded by TANGEDCO has been successfully commissioned.


• IndusInd Bank: Haribhakti & Co appointed as auditor for FY20


• Bharti Airtel: Airtel Africa lists 3.76 billion shares on Nigeria’s stock market at 363 Naira each


• IndiGo crashes 17% as a rift between promoters reaches SEBI; Citi retains 'sell' call


• Yes Bank gains 3% even as Jefferies cuts target price by half


• D-Street Buzz: Metal stocks fall led by JSW Steel, Tata Steel; Tata Motors falls 3%


• Manpasand Beverages locked at 5% lower circuit after auditors resign


• McLeod Russel locked at 5% lower circuit after lender invokes the pledge


• Morgan Stanley sees 18% downside in Bajaj Finance; stock falls 3%


• KRBL shares slid 4% after ICRA downgrades the credit rating


• Autoline Industries climbs nearly 9% after Maharashtra clears more subsidy


• Himachal Futuristic Communication gains on a purchase order from BSNL


• Indian Acrylics locked at 10% upper circuit after stellar Q1 performance


• Cupid shares climb 5% after registration of the trademark in US


• Tata Motors skids 4% after JLR reports double-digit fall in June sales


• D-Street Buzz: Realty stocks slip led by DLF, Oberoi Realty; Bajaj Finance down 4%

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• India vs New Zealand (Ind vs NZ) World Cup 2019 Semi-Final, Manchester Weather Forecast and Pitch Report Today While one can expect a great contest if the match continues on the reserve day but the weather might once again play a spoilsport.

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• Toran Yadav(19), a specially-abled boy from Khatti village in Chhattisgarh clinched 3 medals for India at 4th World Yoga Festival and Championship 2019, held at Bulgaria, Sofia.


• He strikes two silver medals in the rhythmic pair and artistic pair and a bronze medal in athletic yoga.


• He started yoga from the age of 9 and was selected to represent India.

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• Kyriakos Mitsotakis, aged 51, of New Democratic Party was sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Greece.


• He received 39.85% of the votes against 31.53% for Syriza, led by outgoing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

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• The book titled “War over Words: Censorship in India, 1930-1960” authored by Devika Sethi who teaches modern Indian history at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Mandi, was released. It explains the state censorship in India in the transition period from colonial to national rule, when historical actors behaved in unpredictable ways.


• It is published by Cambridge University Press. It is divided into 4 parts