News Dabba for 07 June 2024: Five stories for a balanced news diet

Indie Journal brings you the daily updates that the internet is talking about through various news websites. Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Modi's swearing-in scheduled on Sunday, suspension and arrest of the constable who slapped Ranaut, to state of migrants deported from the UK to Rwanda.

Constable who slapped Kangana Ranaut suspended, arrested, NDTV reports

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable who allegedly slapped newly-elected Mandi MP and actor Kangana Ranaut at the Chandigarh airport for "disrespecting farmers" has been arrested, NDTV reports. A police case was filed against the accused constable, Kulwinder Kaur and she was also suspended after she allegedly slapped Ranaut on Thursday. The actor was on the way to board a flight to Delhi when the incident happened. The report adds that the paramilitary security personnel said she was triggered by an old statement from Ranaut. Ranaut had remarked in a social media post that an elderly woman at a protest site was being paid Rs 100 to sit there. After facing widespread backlash, the actor deleted the post. Read the full report here.

Narendra Modi to take oath as PM for 3rd time on June 9, LiveMint

Senior BJP leader Pralhad Joshi has said that Narendra Modi will take oath as the Prime Minister of India for the third time on Sunday, June 9. Joshi said the oath-taking ceremony is scheduled for 6 pm on June 9, LiveMint reported. Senior alliance leaders, including chief ministers and NDA MPs, attended the meeting. BJP president J P Nadda is expected to propose a resolution supporting Modi's leadership, which allies and MPs are likely to endorse. Other NDA leaders, such as Chirag Paswan, Jitan Ram Manjhi, Anupriya Patel, and Pawan Kalyan, were also in the meeting, the report adds. The NDA, with 293 MPs, comfortably exceeds the majority mark of 272 in the 543-member Lok Sabha. Read the full report here.

Left-leaning parties lead as far right surges in Netherlands’ EU elections, Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera reports that left-leaning parties in the Netherlands are projected to have narrowly won the most seats in the country’s election for the European Parliament, even as the anti-immigration party of populist far-right nationalist Geert Wilders made huge gains. The Labour/Green Left combination was projected to have won eight seats, slightly ahead of Wilders’s Party for Freedom (PVV) on seven seats, according to a nationwide exit poll published on Thursday by broadcaster NOS. The exit poll has an error margin of roughly one sea, the report says. Labour leader Frans Timmermans said the results showed left-wing parties should not be written off for this election, despite the rise of nationalist parties throughout Europe. Read the full report here.

Three arrested for trying to enter Parliament using forged Aadhaar cards

Hindustan Times reported that three labourers have been arrested for illegally entering the high-security Parliament complex by allegedly using "forged" Aadhaar cards. The three men were apprehended by the CISF at the flap gate entry of the Parliament and were later arrested by the Delhi Police. The Delhi Police arrested the three accused, Kasim, Monis and Soyeb, on charges of forgery and cheating. According to the FIR, the trio were intercepted and detained by CISF when they had lined up for security and identity card checks using a casual entry pass. The Delhi Police arrested the three accused, Kasim, Monis and Soyeb, on charges of forgery and cheating. According to the FIR, the trio were intercepted and detained by CISF when they had lined up for security and identity card checks using a casual entry pass, the report said. Read the full report here.

BBC report on the experiences of refugees sent to Rwanda from remote UK island

BBC reported after speaking to a group of migrants who were transferred to Rwanda from a remote UK territory by the British government over a year ago. They say they feel isolated and unsafe - with one describing the African country as an “open prison”. Political parties in the UK are divided over the government’s controversial plan to send asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda. The small group arrived from Diego Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean. They say their complex medical needs, in some cases as the result of past rape and torture, are not being met in Rwanda, the report adds. Read the full report here.