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[00:00:09] Hello, this is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama. These are the major news stories of Saturday, March 29, 2025. In a major anti-Maoist operation, at least 16 Naxalites were killed and two security personnel sustained injuries in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Saturday. The injured personnel belonged to the District Reserve Guard, a unit of the state police.
[00:00:33] The gunfight broke out around 8 a.m. in a forest under the Kurlapal police station limits when a joint team of security personnel launched an anti-Naxalite operation. The death toll from a massive earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand has surpassed 1,000. The 7.7-magnitude quake, which hit northwest of Sa Gying in central Myanmar on Friday, caused widespread devastation, leaving over 1,670 injured.
[00:01:01] Rescuers are continuing their desperate search for survivors, digging through the rubble of collapsed buildings. RSS mouthpiece organizer has slammed the Prithviraj Mohanlal movie Emperan, accusing it of using the 2002 post-Ghadra riots as a backdrop to push an anti-Hindu political agenda. Following backlash from various right-wing organizations, the filmmakers have decided to resubmit the movie for re-censorship.
[00:01:29] The updated version, which includes 17 cuts to tone down violence against women, will be released in theaters next week. A voice message from Nimisha Priya, a Kerala nurse on death row in Yemen, has heightened concerns over her case. In the message, Priya stated that she received a call from a legal counsel regarding the date of her execution. Convener of the Save Nimisha Priya Action Council, Jayan Edapal, confirmed receiving the message on Friday night.
[00:01:58] Priya was sentenced to death for the murder of Talal Abdul Mahdi in Sana'a. U.S. President Donald Trump has described Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a very smart man and his great friend, while expressing optimism about ongoing tariff negotiations between the two countries. His remarks come as India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held discussions with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau
[00:02:25] on reducing trade barriers and achieving a balanced trade relationship. The comments also precede the implementation of Trump's reciprocal tariffs on April 2nd. That brings us to the end of this episode. Thanks for listening to Daily News Dose from On Manorama. This newscast is produced using AI voice tools. Follow onmanorama.com for detailed updates on the latest news, and be sure to come back tomorrow.