Top 10 world news: 7 nations invited for Modi's swearing-in ceremony, and more

Leaders of seven countries have been invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this weekend. The invited nations from India's neighbourhood and the Indian Ocean include—Seychelles, Mauritius, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal.

Actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut has issued a video statement hours after it was reported that she wasslapped by a CISF staff at the Chandigarh airport. Ranaut, who won the Lok Sabha elections for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi,revealed that after the security check, the CISF staff slapped her and hurled abuses.

In other news from around the world, aformer production inspector for a Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems has raised serious concerns about the safety of Boeing aircraft.

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Seven countries have been invited to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oath-taking ceremony this weekend. The invited nations from India's neighbourhood and the Indian Ocean include—Seychelles, Mauritius, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal. PM Modi has personally reached out to several leaders from these countries, extending invitations that have now been formally sent.

Hours after it was reported that a CISF guard slapped actress and newly elected MP Kangana Ranaut at the Chandigarh airport, the actress issued a video statement and assured her concerned fans that she was "safe."Kangana revealed that post security check, a woman guard hit Kangana on her face and hurled abuses at her.

A former production inspector for a Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems, who reportedly worked for 12 years in the company, has raised serious concerns about the safety of Boeing aircraft. The person Known by the nickname "Showstopper", and identified as Santiago Paredes, claims that the company is producing planes with numerous defects. Paredes has described them as "ticking time bombs."

The Janata Dal (United) said on Thursday (June 6) that it was offering unconditional support to National Democratic Alliance (NDA) but placed a few of its demands. Speaking to the news agency ANI, JD(U) leader KC Tyagi said that his party wants the shortcomings in the Agnipath schemeto be discussed in detail.

A Bengaluru court on Thursday (Jun 6) extended former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna's police custody till June 10 in connection with the sexual assault case.A Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the allegations against Revanna earlier had sought his custody in the first FIR registered against him in Holenarasipura.

China was among other nations that congratulated Narendra Modi on the Lok Sabha Election win and said it was "ready to work" with its neighbour. But Modi's response to Taiwan's congratulatory message has angered China, with Beijing lodginga protest with India.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines may have fuelled a rise in excess deaths reported in the United States and other Western countries in the three years since the pandemic, a latest study claimed.Published in BMJ Public Health on Monday (Jun 4), the study explored excess mortality in the Western World, including Australia, from 2020 until 2022.

On the 40th anniversary of Operation Blue Star in the north Indian state of Punjab, some members of the Sikh community on Thursday (June 6) raised pro-Khalistan slogans within the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, the site of the military operation to weed out separatists.

Banknotes in Britain, bearing the image of King Charles III, went into circulation for the first time on Wednesday- two years after he was crowned after his mother Queen Elizabeth's death.The four banknotes with the king's portrait on the front carry values of £5 ($6.4), £10, £20 and £50.

Premier League clubs have voted to keep Video Assistant Referees (VAR) for the 2024-25 season after a vote was held at theannual general meeting in Harrogate on Thursday (Jun 6). The proposal was put forth by Wolverhampton Wanderers last month that triggered the voting.