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China

China's defence minister defended sailing a warship across the path of an American destroyer and Canadian frigate transiting the Taiwan Strait, telling a gathering of some of the world's top defence officials in Singapore on Sunday that such so-called freedom of navigation patrols are a provocation to China.
In his first international public address since becoming defence minister in March, Gen. Li Shangfu told the Shangri-La Dialogue that China doesn't have any problems with innocent passage but that we must prevent attempts that try to use those freedom of navigation (patrols), that innocent passage, to exercise hegemony of navigation.
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin told the same forum Saturday that Washington would not flinch in the face of bullying or coercion from China and would continue regularly sailing through and flying over the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea to emphasise they are international waters, countering Beijing's sweeping territorial claims.
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China's defence minister defended sailing a warship across the path of an American destroyer and Canadian frigate transiting the Taiwan Strait, telling a gathering of some of the world's top defence officials in Singapore on Sunday that such so-called freedom of navigation patrols are a provocation to China.

China defends buzzing warship in Taiwan Strait, accuses US for provocation

Press Trust of India

forests

The Pench Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra's Nagpur district has started a cooperative dairy project in its buffer zone to enhance the livelihood of people living there and reduce the pressure on the protected forest, officials said.
Under the project, 40 high-yielding milch cattle have been distributed in Awaleghat, Makardhokda and Chargaon villages and a milk collection centre has been established at Awaleghat, a release by Pench tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, deputy director Prabhu Nath Shukla said on Saturday.
Apart from helping the villagers earn more, the move is also aimed at stopping cattle from grazing in the forest by promoting stall feeding and reducing potential conflicts with wild animals, he said.
The Pench reserve, which derives its name from the river Pench, is spread over 741.41 square kilometres. At last count, it had 41 tigers, said officials.
Shukla said the project has come up with funding of Rs 25 lakh from the Forest Development Corporation Of Maharashtra under its 

The Pench Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra's Nagpur district has started a cooperative dairy project in its buffer zone to enhance the livelihood of people living there and reduce the pressure on the protected forest, officials said.

Pench Tiger Reserve starts dairy project in buffer zone of forest areas

Congress

The Maharashtra Congress has taken stock of 41 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state while the review of six constituencies in Mumbai and Chandrapur seat will be done separately, state party president Nana Patole has said.
The allocation of seats will be discussed in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) meeting, Patole said on Saturday.
Maharashtra sends 48 members to the Lok Sabha.
Speaking to reporters on the last day of the two-day review meeting of the Congress, Patole said his party is prepared to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha polls with enthusiasm and the resolve to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party.
'The review of 41 Lok Sabha constituencies (out of the total 48) is complete. The review of Chandrapur and six constituencies in Mumbai will be conducted separately. The discussion has been positive. Congress workers want the party to contest the maximum number of constituencies," he said.
The tripartite MVA comprises the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP

The Maharashtra Congress has taken stock of 41 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state while the review of six constituencies in Mumbai and Chandrapur seat will be done separately, state party president Nana Patole has said.

Maha Cong takes stock of 41 LS seats, to review constituencies separately

Has paid Rs 14 crores in compensation after 50 train accident deaths, nearly 400 injuries

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Kuwait Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jabar Al Sabah offered condolences to President Murmu over train accident in Odisha which claimed lives of 288 people and injured over 1,000 people, KUNA reported

Kuwait leaders offer condolences to Prez Murmu over Odisha train tragedy

Nithin Kamath

Zerodha founder highlighted the issue of increased use of small plastic bottles at hotels and airports which is aggravating the problem of plastic waste in the country

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Rahul Gandhi

Visiting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has a deep and humane understanding of technology and connects it directly with the impact it would have on common man and jobs, said the young Indian-American who hosted him for a meeting with Silicon Valley startup entrepreneurs working in the field of Artificial Intelligence and other cutting-edge technologies.
"He never claims that he knows everything. ...but he is always curious. (During the meeting) he expressed his kind of limitation on different subjects, but he always shows his appetite for the technology," said Shan Sankaran, founder of FixNix, a Silicon Valley-based startup that provides a cloud-based platform for simplifying GRC-related (governance, risk, compliance) decision-making.
Sankaran helped organise "AI and Human Development: A Chat with Rahul Gandhi" at the Plug and Play, a Silicon Valley incubator for startups, on Wednesday.
During the event, Gandhi told the audience he tries to emulate his father and former prime minister

Visiting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has a deep and humane understanding of technology and connects it directly with the impact it would have on common man and jobs, said the young Indian-American who hosted him for a meeting with Silicon Valley startup entrepreneurs working in the field of Artificial Intelligence and other cutting-edge technologies.

RaGa has deep tech knowledge: Entrepreneur who hosted him in Silicon Valley

Harsh Mariwala, chairman, Marico

Marico founder and chairman Harsh Mariwala shares his top 8 mantras to build a successful business with upcoming entrepreneurs

Marico boss Harsh Mariwala shares 8 mantras for a successful business

Odisha Train accident

Bhubaneswar DCP Prateek Geeta Singh informed that 100 out of the 160 unidentified bodies of passengers of the Odisha triple train accident will be kept in AIIMS Bhubaneshwar

Odisha train accident: 100 bodies to be kept at AIIMS Bhubaneshwar

Zimbabwe is now considered the most miserable country according to Steve Hanke's Annual Misery Index. But where does India stand? Watch this video to know

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Sebi has come out with a consultation paper on the expense ratios of mutual funds. As the industry grows, Sebi wants fund houses to share economies of scale with customers.

'Sebi is keen that AMCs share the benefits of larger AUM with customers'

From PAN-Aadhaar linking to Higher EPS pension deadlines, the month of June will see a number of changes that would affect the common man. 

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Apple's new stores in Delhi & Mumbai have grossed monthly sales of more than Rs 22-25 crore each. Industry experts have said that the figure is around twice the sale of an electronics store in India

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When you buy any item, you may pay for it using an appropriate currency note. But have you ever wondered what the cost of printing that currency note is? Watch the video to find out

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