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[00:00:09] This is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama. I'm your host, Vati Ajit and these are the major news stories of Tuesday, Dec 31, 2024.
[00:00:20] Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has publicly apologised for the ethnic violence that has plagued the Northeastern state since May last year. Reflecting on the turmoil, he expressed regret for the loss and displacement suffered by the people but ended the year with a message of hope envisioning a return to normalcy in 2025.
[00:00:37] The Chief Minister also called for unity among the state's communities urging them to move forward by forgiving past mistakes.
[00:00:46] The ethnic clash is sparked by tensions between the Medhi community's demand, which had dual-tribe status and opposition from the tribal Kuki community have claimed over 180 lives.
[00:00:57] Kerala Chief Minister Pindrai Vijayan on Tuesday condemned Maharaja BJB Minister Nita Eshtwane's controversial remarks comparing the southern state to Pakistan as extremely provocative.
[00:01:06] Rane recently sparked outrage by referring to Kerala as mini-Pakistan and alleged that all terrorists vote for Gandhi's targeting Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi-Wadra, who won Lok Sabha elections from Vyanat.
[00:01:20] Speaking at the inaugural session of 92nd Shivagiri Mahasam Malan in Tirubandapuram, CM Vijayan said Rane's remarks reflected the Sangh Pariva's deep-seated bias against Kerala.
[00:01:30] The Indian rupee fell for a seventh straight year in 2024, largely due to headwinds in the last quarter including Donald Trump's US election victory spurts surge in the dollar while locally slowing growth and a wider trade deficit weight.
[00:01:43] The rupee dropped 2.8% in 2024 to end the year at 85.6150 per US dollar.
[00:01:51] It fared better than many of its Asian peers, which declined between 3% and 12% due to the dollar's strength and multiple twists and turns in the outlook on US policy rates.
[00:02:02] ISRO achieved a significant milestone late Monday with the successful launch of PSLV C-60 placing two spacecraft designed to demonstrate space docking technology into a precise 475-kilometer circular orbit.
[00:02:15] The Space Docking Experiment mission marks a critical step in India's advancement towards ambitious space programs, including the construction of its own space station, by 2035.
[00:02:24] Mission Director M. Jaikumar confirmed the mission success, stating PSLV C-60 mission accomplished as a Spardak spacecraft is considered.
[00:02:34] A South Korean court gave authorities approval on Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk-yul in a criminal investigation into his martial law decree marking the first time that a sitting president of the country has faced arrest.
[00:02:46] The Corruption Investigation Office for high-ranking officials confirmed the Seoul Western District Court approved an arrest warrant requested by investigators examining Yoon's short-lived imposition of martial law.
[00:02:58] Yoon, who has been suspended from office, is being investigated on allegations that he led an insurrection, one of the few criminal charges from which a South Korean president does not have immunity.
[00:03:09] Separately, his trial on impeachment is being heard at the Constitutional Court.
[00:03:14] That brings us to the end of this episode.
[00:03:16] Thanks for listening to Daily News Doors, hosted by me, Swati Ajit, and produced by Vishnu Murlitharan.
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