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[00:00:11] Hello, this is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama.
[00:00:15] I am your host Swati Adjad and these are the major news stories of Thursday, May 23, 2024.
[00:00:25] Union Minister Prahalad Joshi stated that there's a procedure to revoke the diplomatic
[00:00:28] passport of suspended JDS MP Prajwal Rehwana accused of sexual harassment.
[00:00:33] He mentioned that the centre is prepared to assist in his return to the country.
[00:00:37] MP couple Sibyl Rayes doubts about the election commission's decision not to publish
[00:00:44] Spoling station-wise voter turnout data online suggesting potential irregularities.
[00:00:51] Israeli forces killed dozens of Palestinians as they pushed deeper into Gaza's north and
[00:00:56] south regions.
[00:01:00] Following an outcry over quick bail, the 17-year-old who killed two persons in a car
[00:01:04] accident in Pune was shifted to an observation home after an order from the juvenile justice
[00:01:09] board.
[00:01:13] Heavy rains continue to lash several parts of Kerala on Thursday, leading to waterlogging
[00:01:18] with major cities including Tiruvanthapuram, Kochi and Thrissur.
[00:01:22] Let's get into the details.
[00:01:27] Union Minister Prahalad Joshi mentioned on Thursday that there's a procedure to revoke
[00:01:31] the diplomatic passport of suspended JDS MP Prajwal Rehwana who faces allegations of
[00:01:35] sexual harassment.
[00:01:37] He also stated that the centre is prepared to assist in his return to the country.
[00:01:41] Hitting out at the state government, he questioned why they did not file a case
[00:01:44] and detain Prajwal before he left the country.
[00:01:47] The union minister also accused the congress' dispensation on trying to put the blame on
[00:01:51] the centre and blame politics on the issue.
[00:01:53] Joshi was reacting to a question on Chief Minister Siddarama, here writing a second
[00:01:57] letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to take prompt and necessary actions
[00:02:01] to cancel the diplomatic passport of Prajwal.
[00:02:07] Rajasabha MP Kapil Sibil on Thursday said the election commission not putting out the
[00:02:11] polling station vice-voter turnout data on its website has given rise to doubts
[00:02:15] among political parties and there is something fishy and wondered what the problem is in uploading
[00:02:20] the data.
[00:02:22] His remarks came a day after the election commission told the Supreme Court that indiscriminate
[00:02:26] disclosure of polling station vice turnout data and posting it on the website would
[00:02:30] cause chaos in the election machinery which is already in motion for the ongoing Lok
[00:02:33] Subha elections.
[00:02:37] Israeli forces killed 35 Palestinians in aerial and ground bombardments across the
[00:02:42] Gaza Strip on Thursday and battled in close combat with Hamas militants in areas
[00:02:47] of the southern city of Rafah, health officials and Hamas media said.
[00:02:50] Israeli tanks advanced in Rafah South East edge towards the city's western district
[00:02:54] of Yibna and continue to operate in three eastern suburbs, residents said.
[00:02:59] Israeli assaults on the northern and southern edges of Gaza this month have caused a
[00:03:03] new exodus of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fleeing their homes and have
[00:03:07] cut off the main access routes for aid, raising the risk of famine.
[00:03:13] Following public outcry over Swift Pail, a 17-year-old boy involved in a fatal car
[00:03:18] accident in Pune, which resulted in the deaths of two individuals, has been
[00:03:22] transferred to an observation home.
[00:03:24] This decision came after an order from the juvenile justice board as confirmed
[00:03:28] by an official on Thursday.
[00:03:30] The observation home currently hosting over 30 minors is situated in the same
[00:03:34] vicinity where the police's review petition regarding the case involving the
[00:03:37] teenager was heard on Wednesday.
[00:03:40] The tragic incident occurred when a Porsche car reportedly driven by the
[00:03:43] teenager under the influence of alcohol collided with two motorbike-borne
[00:03:46] software engineers in Kalyan Nagar, Pune, in the early hours of Sunday.
[00:03:53] Heavy rains continue to lash several parts of Kerala on Thursday, leading to
[00:03:57] waterlogging in the low-lying areas of major cities including Tiruvannapuram,
[00:04:00] Kochi and Trissur.
[00:04:02] The India Meteorological Department today issued an orange alert in nine
[00:04:05] districts of the state indicating heavy rainfall.
[00:04:08] Flights from Kodikode International Airport have been delayed due to
[00:04:11] heavy rains, official sources said.
[00:04:13] The IMD has issued an orange alert in Alapuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam,
[00:04:17] Idiqui, Trissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kodikode and Vairanad districts of the state.