In a strong message to China, the United States has entered into a landmark defence deal with India; India's coronavirus cases on Tuesday dropped below the 40,000-mark; Facebook's public policy head in India, Ankhi Das, has resigned; Bihar will vote for the first phase of assembly election tomorrow; Any Indian can now buy land in Jammu and Kashmir as land rules have been changed; A 21-year-old woman shot dead outside her college and other top news of the day.