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[00:00:08] Hello, this is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama. I am your host Deepa Soman and these are the major news stories of Tuesday, Dec 24, 2024.
[00:00:20] Telugu actor Allu Arjun was grilled by police for over 3 hours on Tuesday in connection with the death of a woman in a stampede during the screening of Pushpa 2 in Hyderabad on Dec 4.
[00:00:31] Meanwhile, the film's producers handed over Rs 50 lakh cheques to the victim's family today.
[00:00:39] Israel's defence minister confirmed they assassinated Hamas's top leader Ismail Haniyeh last summer.
[00:00:45] He also threatened to take similar action against the leadership of the Houthi rebel group in Yemen.
[00:00:51] Haniyeh died in an explosion in Iran in July.
[00:00:54] In Syria, hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in Christian areas of Damascus early on Tuesday to protest against the burning of a Christmas tree.
[00:01:04] The incident occurred near Hama in central Syria, as per reports.
[00:01:09] The protests erupted after a video spread on social media showing hooded fighters setting fire to the tree in a Christian-majority town.
[00:01:18] Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal, the pioneer of the parallel cinema movement in Indian cinema, was cremated on Tuesday with full state honours and a three-gun salute.
[00:01:29] Benegal, known for films such as Ankur, Nishant and Junoon, died in Mumbai due to chronic kidney disease.
[00:01:36] His last rites were held around 3pm at Dadar's Shivaji Park crematorium.
[00:01:43] Kerala Chief Minister Pinaray Vijayan on Tuesday strongly condemned the alleged disruption of Christmas celebrations at a school by local activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
[00:01:53] He urged everyone to unite against communal forces in the state.
[00:01:58] Vijayan stated that people must stand together against those cultureless individuals who have become an insult to Kerala and its people.
[00:02:06] That brings us to the end of this episode.
[00:02:09] Thanks for listening to Daily News Doors hosted by me, Deepa Soman and produced by Vishnu Murilidharani.
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