Microsoft has posted earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street expectations in Satya Nadella’s first quarterly earnings release as chief executive, offering new justification for his focus on cloud computing.

Microsoft has named 22-year company veteran Satya Nadella as its next chief executive, ending a protracted search for a new leader after Steve Ballmer announced his intention to retire in August.

Heavy monsoon rains lashed new areas of India, submerging dozens of villages in the West, as health workers raced to provide food and medicine to avert an outbreak of disease in the water-logged North.