Morning digest | Leaders of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan to attend Modi’s swearing-in on June 9; Congress Parliamentary Party to meet today to elect its leader, and more
The Hindu
The Hindu’s Morning Digest on June 8, 2024, gives a select list of stories to start the day
Narendra Modi to take oath as Prime Minister at 7.15 p.m. on June 9
President Droupadi Murmu on June 7 formally invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to form the next government, and begin his third successive term as Prime Minister, after the National Democratic Alliance’s Parliamentary Party elected him as its leader. The new government will be sworn in on Sunday, June 9 at 7.15 p.m., the the Rashtrapati Bhavan announced.
Congress Parliamentary Party to meet on June 8 to elect its leader
The Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) that will comprise the newly-elected Lok Sabha members and Rajya Sabha members will meet on June 8 to elect its leader.
200 evacuated from Manipur’s Jiribam district amid tension
About 200 civilians, mostly from the Meitei community and some from the Kuki-Zo community, were evacuated from their homes in Jiribam district of Manipur and moved to a camp for internally displaced persons over the last two days after violence broke out in the wake of locals discovering the body of a Meitei man who had gone missing weeks ago.
Modi meets Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi before staking claim as PM for third time