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1.President Joe Biden on Monday invited British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to the White House in June.The invitation came during a meeting between Mr Biden and Mr Sunak in San Diego, California, where they were taking part in the unveiling of a nuclear submarine pact with Australia, according to a readout from the White House.-ndtv.com

2.China poses an “an epoch-defining challenge” to international order, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said, launching a wide-ranging review of British policy that left some members of his own party disappointed at a failure to brand Beijing a strategic security threat- hindustantimes.com

3.International Day of Mathematics or Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 every year to recognise the mathematical constant, Pi, which defines the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. The value for Pi is 3.14.-hindustantimes.com

4.Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday, while highlighting the current economic situation in Pakistan, directed all concerned quarters to expedite the implementation of austerity measures with sincerity and true spirit without any exception, Pakistan based ARY News reported.-hindustantimes.com

5.In a big setback for the centre, the Supreme Court today dismissed its petition seeking more compensation from Union Carbide for the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy. The gas leak that killed over 3,000 people is among the world's worst industrial disasters.The centre had sought that the case be reopened and Union Carbide's successor firms be directed to pay additional compensation worth ₹ 7,844 crore to victims of the gas leak disaster.-ndtv.com

6.A day after the Indian documentary film 'The Elephant Whisperers' won an Oscar in the 'best documentary short film' category, a large number of tourists thronged Mudumalai Theppakadu elephant camp to witness the baby elephant ‘Raghu’ from the documentary.- hindustantimes.com

7.India’s arms imports fell 11% between 2013-17 and 2018-22, but the country is still the world’s top importer of military hardware, a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) said on Monday. The report comes at a time when India has sharpened its focus on achieving self-reliance in defence manufacturing.- hindustantimes.com

8.Surekha Yadav, Asia's first woman loco pilot, has now become the first female to operate the newly-introduced semi-high speed Vande Bharat Express train, the Central Railways said. On Monday, she achieved the feat as she piloted the semi-high speed train between Solapur station and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai.-hindustantimes.com

9.CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu recently bagged the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) international travel award for - the best destination for - the best destination for heritage and culture at the Travel Bourse-2023, held at Berlin, Germany. K Ramachandran was selected as the best tourism minister.-Times of India.

10.Brij Hotels partners with ‘We the Women’, an influential women’s forum in Asia.‘We the Women’ is an esteemed forum where glamour, gravitas and grace converge seamlessly, and aim at fostering candid conversations while creating a safe space for women to share their voices and celebrate womanhood. Brij Hotels had the pleasure of hosting renowned individuals at Brij Nest in Jaipur. The event was graced by distinguished personalities including entrepreneurs, celebrities, politicians, and activists.-hotelierindia.com




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