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  1. Train accident: The Balasore Train mishap toll involving Coromandel Express has risen to 280, with 650 injured.
  2. Sedition law: Law commission has recommended retention of Section 124A of IPC, otherwise called the sedition law, with a maximum punishment of life term, safeguards, and amendments to the law.
  3. Wrestlers protest: The Sarvjatiya Khap Mahapanchayat has set an ultimatum to the government, asking it to arrest WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh by June 9, failing which, it would rally to Delhi and hold protests at the Jantar Mantar.
  4. Work from Office: Meta has asked its employees to work from the office three days a week beginning this September, doing away with the remote work culture that took root in the tech industry during pandemic times.
  5. IAF on readiness: Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari said IAF has deployed adequate military hardware, logistics, and infrastructure in the forward areas for a credible deterrence against China.
  6. Tata invests in EV battery making: The Tata group has entered into an Rs.13,000 crore deal with the Gujarat government to set up a Lithium-ion cell factory at Sanand.
  7. IndiGo expands operations: IndiGo will now fly to six new destinations (Almaty, Baku, Jakarta, Nairobi, Tashkent, and Tbilsi) and resume flights to Hong Kong in August, said CEO of the airline Pieter Elbers in a statement.
  8. Anti-tobacco warning: OTT majors Netflix, Disney, and Amazon could challenge the new anti-tobacco warning rules issued by the government for streaming platforms.
  9. Cooking oil to cost less: Edible oil to go cheaper by Rs.8-12, as the center directs Edible oil associations to bring down the prices in line with the global market.
  10. Sun city of MP: Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh, a Unesco World Heritage site famous for its Buddhist stupas, will soon be announced as the state’s first solar city, with every household getting energy through solar power.