News brief: Big stories of the day

Sri Lankan authorities on Tuesday imposed another night of curfew amid violence in the North-Western Province (NWP).

Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said the night curfew will go into effect from 9:00 pm. Gunasekera added that NWP will be shutdown longer.

A day after China retaliated with imposing $60 billion tariffs on US goods, the foreign ministry said it will remain calm and level-headed in the face of flip-flops and maximum pressure from the US side.

Jet Airways said on Tuesday that Chief Executive Officer Vinay Dube had resigned with immediate effect.

Earlier today, Jet Airways' Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer Amit Agarwal had also resigned.

After a deep internal review of the recent conflict with Pakistan, the Indian Army is planning to deploy a number of its air defence units close to the border to thwart aerial threats emanating from Pakistan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday threw an open challenge to the Opposition to prove if he had amassed any assets or kept money in any foreign bank.