President invites Modi to form new government
The President Draupadi Murmu on Friday formally invited Narendra Modi to form the next government , and begin his next successive term as prime Minister ,after NDA’s parliamentary party elected him as a leader .
The new government will be sworn in on Sunday .
Earlier in the day , leaders of the NDA parties
, including Chadrababu Naidu of Telgu Desam Party ( TDP ) , Nitish Kumar of Janta Dal ( United ) , Mahradtra’s Shiv Sena Chief Eknath Shinde handed their letter of support to Narendra Modi .
Mr Modi said that he would strive to ensure sarvamat or consensus ,in all the decisions of his next government .
, Swearing in ceremony will be held on June 9.
The swearing in ceremony will be attended by the leaders of neighbouring countries , including Sheikh Hasina , Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickramshinghe , Pushpa Kumar Dahal “ Prachanda “
Sheikh Hasina to be the first foreign minister to arrive for
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be the first foreign dignitaries to arrive for the swearing in ceremony . The other leaders that will be attending the ceremony is Srilankan President Ranil Wickramshinghe , Bhutan PM Tobgay , Nepal’s PM Prachanda , Maldives President Mohammad Muizzue . The heads Mauritius and Seychelles has also been invited .
Mr Modi has invited regional leaders only . In previous swearing in ceremonies heads of SAARC nations and BIMSTEC nations were invited .
RBI keeps legal repo rate unchanged , raise GDP forecast to 7.2 %
The Monetary Policy Committee ( MPC ) of the Reserve Bank of India on Friday decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5% .
This is the eighth time in a row when policy rates has been put on hold . The five member MPC was divided over keeping Policy rates the same . Three voted in favour of keeping policy rates unchanged while two voted to reduce policy rates by 25 basis points .
The MPC has revised the GDP growth rate forecast from earlier 7% to 7.2% for the financial year 2024- 25 . The south west monsoon is expected to be above normal which will augur agriculture and rural demand , but headwinds from geopolitical tension ,volatility in international commodity prices and geoeconomic fragmentation pose the risk of the GDP outlook .
The MPC observed that though inflation remains in control the food inflation remains on a higher side . Prices of vegetables , pulses , cereal and spices are showing constant pressure.
At 38% Trinamool sends highest proportion of women MPs in Lok Sabha
Amid the drop in number of women elected to the Lok Sabha this time , the Trinamool Congress candidate boast to be the party with highest number percentage of woman MPs .
Out of 29 MPs , 11 TMC MPs are woman.
The 18 th Lok Sabha will have 74 women MPs , down from 77 in the 17 th Lok Sabha .
11 out of 12 women fielded by TMC are women .
Notably 90 % of winning candidates from West Bengal are crorepatis .
‘Statues in Parliament relocated to deny opposition a place in protest ‘
The status of Mahatma Gandhi , B.R. Ambedkar and Chhatrapati Shivaji are others have been relocated in the parliament complex to ensure that opposition parties can not hold democratic protest , the Congress alleged on Friday .
The Parliament Secretariat said that the statues were respectfully installed in ‘ Prerna Sthal ‘ in Parliament house premises .
2 cattle transporters killed in “ mob attack “ in Chhattisgarh
Two cattle transporters were killed and another injured after being attacked by a mob at Arang near the Chhattisgarh capital of Raipur .
All the three transporters are from Uttar Pradesh . With Mr Queraishi injured and unable to provide a statement .
The police are waiting to record the statement of the person who is injured ..
Four Maharashtra medical students drown in Russia’s Volkhov river
Four medical students from Maharashtra who are studying in Russia drowned in the Volkhov river . The fifth member of the student has survived .
World
There is no such thing as ‘ president ‘ of the Taiwan region : China Embassy
Chinese embassy in. India has released a statement in which it has criticised the messaging between Indian PM Modi and Taiwanese President Lai Ching Te .
The statement declared ,” There is no such thing as ‘ President ‘ of the Taiwan region . Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory . “
On June 5 , Taiwanese President Lai Ching Te congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on X , expressing Taiwan’s resolve to expand partnership with India “ on Trade , Technology and other sectors . Responding to the message , Mr Modi thanked the Taiwanese leader and expressed hope for a “ closer ties that would enhance “ mutually beneficial economic and technological partnership “ . PM didnot address Mr Lai as ‘ President ‘ .
A war enters ninth month , Israel pounds Gaza refugees camp
Israeli forces bombarded a Gaza refugees camp on Friday after a deadly strike on UN run schools .
The US is working on a new truce plan which has seen positiveness from the Israeli side .
Israel accuses Hamas and its allies in Gaza of using schools , hospitals and other civilian infrastructure , including UN run facilities .
Biden says sorry to Zelensky for holding up military aid
US President Joe Biden on Friday for the first time publicly apologised to Ukraine for a month-long holdup of American military assistance that made Russia make gains on the battlefield.
The apology came as the two leaders met in France for French D day .
The US is the biggest supplier of wartime support to Ukraine . The US has sanctioned a 61 billion dollar military aid package to Ukraine. .
There was a six month hold up of the package including US Congress due to protest by Republicans .
Editorial
Third Avatar
The mandate is for Narendra Modi to change his approach of governance
The elected leader of National Democratic Alliance ( NDA ) on June 7 , Narendra Modi is set to become Prime Minister for a third term .
The allied partners gave his written assent to the President .
Mr Modi in his speech in Parliamentary hall said that his government would work on “ sarv Panth Sambhav “ .
In third term Modi will have to face opposition , which is even more powerful .
Change and Continuity
Mexico first woman President must crack down on organised crime
The editorial is about the recent election results in Mexico . Claudia Sheinbaum became the new President of Mexico . Ms Sheinbaunn won 58.6 % while her rival , Xochitl Galvez , the joint candidate of three parties , secured 28.4% .
Ms Sheilbaum is expected to follow the path of his predecessor Mr Obrador , whose economic policies helped Mexico from going on path of Venezuela .
