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1. Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan (65th), Salman Khan (71st) and Akshay Kumar (80th) have been featured in Forbes’ 2017 Celebrity 100 list of the world’s highest-paid celebrities.
2. Technocrat Shashi Shekar Vempati took over as the CEO of Prasar Bharti.
3. Retail inflation slumped to record low of 2.18 per cent in May. Consumer prices rose 2.99 per cent on year in April 2017 and 5.76 per cent in May 2016.
4. Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga became the second highest wicket-taker in ICC ODI tournaments.
5. India’s Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu combined to clinch the gold medal in mixed team 10m air pistol event of the ISSF World Cup, beating Russia 7-6 in the final.
6. Bihar’s ‘Project Jal Sanchay’ has been chosen for the national award for excellence in the Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee programme (MGNREGP) by the Ministry of Rural Development.
7. Spain’s star tennis player Rafael Nadal has reached the second spot in the world rankings after winning his career’s 10th French Open title.
8. Golden State Warriors have been crowned NBA Champions for the fifth time after defeating LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers.
9. To enhance the passengers experience by upgrading existing fleet of coaches with better furnishing, aesthetics & amenities and better safety features with a view to provide a safe and comfortable travel, Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has launched MISSION RETRO-FITMENT in Rail Bhavan on 13th June 2017. By 2020, Indian Railways would provide a new travel experience to the passenger over Indian Railways.
10. Uber has appointed Wan Ling Martello, the Executive Vice President of Nestle in South Asia, as an independent board director.
11. India would be a co-partner country with the organizers of ANUGA – an international business platform for Food Industry to be held in Cologne, Germany. ANUGA – an acronym for Allgemeine Nahrungs Und Genußmittel Ausstellung ( General Food and Non essential Provisions Exhibition) is the world’s biggest and most important trade fair for Food and beverage trade. It takes place biennially (every 2 years). ANUGA 2017 is the 34th edition.
