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[00:00:00] Hello, This is your Daily Dose of News from Onmanorama.
[00:00:15] I am your host Meenu and these are the major news stories of Thursday, April 11th, 2024.
[00:00:23] The CBI on Thursday arrested Bharath Rajaswamati leader K. Kavidha in connection with the
[00:00:28] corruption case linked to the alleged daily excise policy scam.
[00:00:35] American electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed his visit to India and his planned
[00:00:40] meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
[00:00:45] Apple warned its users in India and 91 other countries that they were possible victims of
[00:00:50] a mercenary spyware attack.
[00:00:55] Mars chief Ismail Hania insisted that the death of three of his sons in an Israeli air strike
[00:01:01] would not influence true stocks in Gaza as bombardments on Thursday rocked the Palestinian
[00:01:06] territory.
[00:01:09] The Bharathiyya Janata Party said that the name of Sultan Bathiri town associated with
[00:01:14] Tipper Sultan in the Vyanat-Lokhseba constituency should be changed as the place was originally
[00:01:19] known as Kanabati Vattam before the Mysore ruler invaded the Malabar region of Kerala
[00:01:25] two centuries ago.
[00:01:26] Let's get into the details.
[00:01:30] The CBI on Thursday arrested Bharath Rajaswamati leader K. Kavidha in connection with the corruption
[00:01:35] case linked to the alleged daily excise policy scam.
[00:01:39] The arrest comes days after the probe agency, Kustin Herring jail where she is in judicial
[00:01:44] custody.
[00:01:45] K. Kavidha, the daughter of former Telangana chief minister K. Chandrasekar Rao, has been
[00:01:50] accused of being a key member of the South group which allegedly paid the ruling Ahmadmi
[00:01:55] Party in daily kickbacks of Rs. 100 crore in return for a big share of liquor licenses
[00:02:02] in the national capital.
[00:02:04] She was sent to 14-day judicial custody last Tuesday.
[00:02:08] The 46-year-old had been arrested on March 15 by the enforcement direct trade from her
[00:02:13] Benjara Hills residence in Hyderabad.
[00:02:19] American electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed his visit to India and his planned
[00:02:24] meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
[00:02:27] Musk is likely to announce the company's investment plans in the country during his
[00:02:30] visit.
[00:02:31] This also said.
[00:02:33] In June last year, Musk had met Modi during the Prime Minister's US visit.
[00:02:38] The Tesla CEO had then said he planned to visit India in 2024 while expressing
[00:02:43] confidence that the company would enter the Indian market soon.
[00:02:50] Apple has warned its users in India and 91 other countries that there were possible victims
[00:02:55] of a mercenary spyware attack.
[00:02:57] Apple discovered that attackers tried to remotely compromise the iPhone.
[00:03:02] It said in a notification email that was sent to targeted users reported Reuters.
[00:03:08] The company had previously said on its website that its threat notifications were designed
[00:03:13] to inform and assist users who might have been targeted by state-sponsored attackers.
[00:03:19] But Apple's latest update posted on the website on Wednesdays said the threat notifications
[00:03:24] were designed to help users who might have been individually targeted by mercenaries
[00:03:29] spyware attacks.
[00:03:33] Homo's chief Ismail Hania insisted that the death of three of his sons in an Israeli
[00:03:37] air strike would not influence true stocks in Gaza as bombardments on Thursday rocked the
[00:03:42] Palestinian territory.
[00:03:44] Israel confirmed the killings, which came as stocks in Cairo for a temporary ceasefire and
[00:03:49] hostilities released deal drag on without signs of a breakthrough.
[00:03:54] Speaking to Khatari broadcaster Al Jazeera, Hania suggested that the strike, which
[00:03:58] also killed four of his grandchildren, was an attempt to shift Homo's negotiating
[00:04:03] stance.
[00:04:04] The war broke out with Homo's October 7 attack against Israel, which resulted in the death
[00:04:09] of 1,070 people, mostly civilians according to Israeli figures.
[00:04:15] Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed at least 33,482 people in Gaza, mostly women
[00:04:22] and children according to the Homo's run territory's health ministry.
[00:04:29] The Bahá'rati-e-Zanada Party said that the name of Sultan Bateri town is associated
[00:04:33] with Tipu Sultan in the Vainat-Lokhseba constituency should be changed as the place was originally
[00:04:38] known as Kanabati Vettam before the Maizu ruler invaded the Malabar region of Kerala two centuries
[00:04:43] ago.
[00:04:44] The issue was raised by the BJP's state president K. Siddharan, who is contesting against
[00:04:49] the sitting MP and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as well as CP leader and ruling LDF
[00:04:53] candidate Anirajah in the Vainat-Lokhseba seat.
[00:04:57] Racking up the issue of Tipu Sultan's Malabar invasion during his election campaign,
[00:05:01] the BJP leader alleged that the Congress and LDF preferred to refer to it as Sultan Bateri.
[00:05:10] That brings us to the end of this episode.
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