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[00:00:09] Hello, this is your Daily Dose of News from Onmanorama. I am your host Deepa Soman and these are the major news stories of Friday, Dec 13, 2024.
[00:00:20] Telegu actor Allu Arjun was arrested by the Hyderabad police on Friday in connection with a woman's death in a Hyderabad theatre due to asphyxation during the Pushpatu screening.
[00:00:31] He was taken into custody from his house in Jubilee Hills and sent to Chikat Palli police station for questioning.
[00:00:37] At the time of his recording the podcast, he was produced in the Nampali court and police sought a 14-day custody.
[00:00:45] Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday stated that if the BJP had secured a stronger mandate in the recent Lok Sabha elections, the government would have initiated steps to alter the constitution.
[00:00:57] Speaking during a debate on the 75th anniversary of the constitution's adoption in the Lok Sabha, Gandhi described the constitution as a protective shield of justice, unity and freedom of expression.
[00:01:10] She alleged that the government had spent the last decade trying to undermine it.
[00:01:15] Russia has warned its citizens not to travel to the United States and other Western countries.
[00:01:21] Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Maria Sakharova issued the warning in a news briefing on Wednesday.
[00:01:28] She said Russians could be caught in the crosshairs of perilous relations with the US.
[00:01:33] Russians are also advised to avoid travelling to Canada and US allies in the European Union.
[00:01:40] The treatment of minorities in Bangladesh is a matter of concern for India and New Delhi hopes that Dhaka will take action for their safety, said External Affairs Minister S. Jay Shankar in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
[00:01:53] The minister said India hopes that the new dispensation in Bangladesh will settle down to a mutually beneficial stable relationship with India.
[00:02:02] Jay Shankar said treatment of minorities in Bangladesh has been a source of concern as there have been multiple incidents of attacks on them.
[00:02:11] The Kerala High Court has suspended the life sentence of M.K. Nasser who was convicted in the brutal 2010 attack on Professor T.J. Joseph.
[00:02:20] The court cited prolonged imprisonment and delays in the appeals process while suspending his sentence nine years into incarceration.
[00:02:28] The division bench of Justice Rajya Vijayrakhaven V. and Justice P.V. Balakrishnan noted that Nasser, who surrendered in November 2015, had faced trial delays.
[00:02:40] The judgment in his case was delivered only in July 2023.
[00:02:44] The court highlighted that similar offenders, who received lesser sentences, was already released.