China has initiated a major dam project on the Brahmaputra River, raising concerns in India and Bangladesh about potential impacts on water flow. Meanwhile, the US NTSB has dismissed Western media reports as speculative regarding the Air India crash. Here are top 5 news stories from the dayChina starts mega-dam project on BrahmaputraChina on Saturday started building a major dam on the Brahmaputra river in southeastern Tibet near border with India. Chinese Premier Li Qiang attended the groundbreaking ceremony, news agency AFP reported citing local media. The massive hydropower project, aimed at boosting China’s carbon neutrality and regional development, raises concerns in India and Bangladesh regarding potential impacts on water flow. Read full storyAir India crash: US NTSB terms Western media reports ‘speculative’Following a barrage of reports in the western media that have squarely blamed AI 171 captain for switching off fuel supply to the doomed Air India Dreamliner leading to its June 12 crash, the American National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has now termed those articles “premature and speculative.” Read full storyUttarkashi helicopter crash: AAIB report says pilot tried emergency landingAccording to the AAIB report, the helicopter began descending from its assigned altitude about 20 minutes after takeoff. The pilot attempted an emergency landing on the Uttarkashi-Gangotri National Highway but was unsuccessful. During the landing attempt, the helicopter’s main rotor struck an overhead fiber cable running alongside the road, leading to the crash. Read full storyActor Sangeeta Bijlani’s farmhouse vendalisedA farmhouse belonging to film actor Sangeeta Bijlani in Maharashtra’s Pune district has been found vandalised, with items reported stolen, police said. Read full storyRahul Gandhi says, ‘Make in India is just assembly, not manufacturing’Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Saturday called for a “ground-level change” to make India a true manufacturing power. He said under the name of ‘Make in India’, the country is merely assembling products and not actually manufacturing them. Read full story