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[00:00:10] Hello, this is your Daily Dose of News from Onmanorama.
[00:00:14] I am your host Meenu and these are the major news stories of Thursday, May 2nd, 2024.
[00:00:22] Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the India bloc has asked Muslims to go for
[00:00:27] vote jihad and thereby insulted democracy and the constitution.
[00:00:31] A lookout notice has been issued against Jenedadal secular MP Prejual Trivandar amid
[00:00:39] the political storm over the sexual harassment allegations against him.
[00:00:46] Heavy rains and thunderstorms lashed the UAE on Wednesday, leading to the cancellation of
[00:00:50] several international flights two weeks after Dubai was hit by unprecedented storms that
[00:00:56] paralysed the Emirate for days.
[00:01:01] Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photograph was removed from the COVID-19 vaccine certificate
[00:01:06] amid the controversy surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine.
[00:01:12] The Sunstroke death toll in Kerala climbed to five as a painting workers come amid
[00:01:17] predictions from the India Meteorological Department of Scorching Temperatures in multiple
[00:01:21] districts.
[00:01:22] Let's get into the details.
[00:01:27] Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the India bloc has asked Muslims to go
[00:01:31] vote jihad and thereby insulted democracy and the constitution.
[00:01:37] Latching onto the vote jihad remark by Congress leader Selman Khushridh Nees Maria Alam,
[00:01:42] PM Modi said that the women leader had exposed the India bloc strategy for the
[00:01:47] ongoing loxaballections.
[00:01:49] The Prime Minister stressed that no Congress leader had opposed the statement yet.
[00:01:55] According to him, the Opposition Alliance has it as it understanding.
[00:01:59] He added that one hand, the India Alliance is trying to divide SC, ST, OBC and the
[00:02:05] general categories and on the other, they are raising the slogan of vote jihad.
[00:02:10] This shows how dangerous their intentions are, the Prime Minister said.
[00:02:17] A lookout notice has been issued against Janadal Sikular MP Pujol Revanna amid the political
[00:02:22] storm over the sexual harassment allegations against him.
[00:02:25] Kannadga Home Minister G. Paramishra said Revanna has to appear before the special investigation
[00:02:31] team probing the matter at the earliest and indicated that he may be arrested if
[00:02:35] he does no turn-up.
[00:02:37] Earlier, the SAT had turned down his request for seven days to appear before the investigators.
[00:02:44] 33-year-old Revanna, grandson of former PM HD Dev Gowda is at the centre of a huge row after
[00:02:50] a woman accused him and his father HD Revanna of sexually harassing her.
[00:02:55] The woman, who has told police that she worked as a cook at the Revanna's home, has also
[00:03:00] accused that JDSMD of harassing her daughter over video calls.
[00:03:07] Heavy rains and thunderstorms lashed the UAE on Wednesday leading to the cancellation
[00:03:12] of several international flights.
[00:03:14] Two weeks after Dubai was hit by unprecedented storms that paralysed the Emirate for days.
[00:03:20] On Wednesday, the country's national emergency crisis and disaster management authority
[00:03:25] elevated the readiness and preparedness levels of the national system to deal with
[00:03:29] the situation.
[00:03:30] While these rains are expected to be less severe than the unprecedented downpour
[00:03:35] that hit the country last month, the public is urged to take precautions.
[00:03:42] Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photograph was removed from the COVID-19 vaccine certificate
[00:03:46] amid the controversy surrounding the Kovishil vaccine.
[00:03:50] Though many social media users speculated that the removal of the photo was related to the
[00:03:54] admission by Asta Sensa, the Kovishil can cause blood clots and rare cases, officials
[00:04:01] also claimed that the photo was removed as part of the election model called of conduct.
[00:04:06] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare officials told the print that the image was removed
[00:04:10] according to the election commission of India's directions as the MCC is in place during the
[00:04:15] ongoing seven-piece Lok Sabha 2024 elections.
[00:04:21] The Sunstroke death toll in Kerala climbed to five as a painting worker in Kori Kots
[00:04:25] come aimed at predictions from the India Meteorological Department of Scorching Temperatures
[00:04:30] in multiple districts.
[00:04:32] The Met Department expects the mercury, dryest-wave blistering 40 degrees Celsius in Palakkad,
[00:04:37] Kuala Lumpur and Trishur are not far behind at 39 degrees.
[00:04:42] Kori Kod and Karnur will also feel the heat at 38 degrees.
[00:04:47] In Tiruvannadapuram, Patanandatta, Alapura, Kotaayam, Malapuram and Kasargod, IMD expects
[00:04:52] the temperature to climb to 37 degrees Celsius.
[00:04:55] While Arnavulam will see a high temperature of 36 degrees, Iduki and Vainad will experience
[00:05:00] 35 degrees Celsius.
[00:05:02] The weather officers said 4 to 8 heat fifties are expected in different parts of the
[00:05:07] country in April, Agnes Day Normal of 1 to 3 days, 10 to 20 heatwave days are expected
[00:05:13] Agnes Day Normal of 4 to 8 in the end of April to June period.
[00:05:21] That brings us to the end of this episode.
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