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[00:00:09] Hello, this is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama. These are the major news stories of Monday April 14, 2025. The police have arrested a Nigerian national accused of cheating a Thrissur native of Rs 1.9 crore through fake promises made on Facebook. The Thrissur city crime branch nabbed Austin Ogba from East Mumbai with the help of Mumbai police. The fraud began on March 1, 2023, when the victim befriended a woman
[00:00:34] on Facebook, who was one of the accused in the case. The woman had claimed that she escaped war-torn Syria and fled to Turkey. She told him she had two boxes containing US dollars and valuable items, stored with the Middle East Wall Company in Egypt. She convinced the victim that the boxes could be delivered to India, and asked for money to cover document expenses. Believing her story, the victim transferred Rs 1.9 crore in multiple transactions between March and June 2023. Nearly a month after
[00:01:03] the Kerala High Court rejected a demand, for a CBI probe into the death of Kannur additional district magistrate Naveen Babu, his wife Manjusha on Monday moved the Supreme Court with the same plea. In January, a single bench of the High Court dismissed Manjusha's petition for a CBI probe. A division bench had upheld the decision in March, prompting her to approach the Apex Court. Manjusha said the family had lost faith in the ongoing investigation, by Kerala police and was determined to seek justice. While the state government initially expressed support for Babu's family,
[00:01:33] imposed a CBI probe in court, maintaining that the state police were conducting a fair and evidence-based inquiry. Fugitive diamond jaweller Mihul Choksi has been detained in Belgium, after Indian authorities sought his extradition in connection with Rs 13,000 crore Punjab national bank loan fraud case, official sources said on Monday. The action against Choksi was carried out on Saturday. According to sources, Indian agencies moved to extradite him, after the Interpol red notice
[00:02:00] issued for his arrest was withdrawn. The Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation jointly initiated the extradition proceedings. Choksi, along with his nephew Nirav Modi, also a fugitive diamond trader, and several of their associates, including family members, employees, and bank officials, were booked by the ED and the CBI in 2018. Telangana government on Monday issued an order, on the implementation of scheduled castes categorization, making it the first state in the
[00:02:29] country to do so, Irrigation Minister Enottam Kumar Reddy said. Telangana government had earlier appointed a commission headed by retired High Court Judge, Justice Shamim Makhthir on SC categorization, which made recommendations that the 59 scheduled caste communities be divided into three groups, Viz, 1, 2, and 3 for the total reservations of 15% in government jobs and education. The issuance of government order coincides with the birth anniversary of B.R. Ambedkar,
[00:02:55] architect of Indian Constitution. On the international front, visiting Vietnam to enhance political and trade ties amid a major tariff row with the US, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday said that China will ensure continuity and stability in its neighborhood diplomacy, and jointly advance the modernization of Asia. Xi arrived in Hanoi on his first visit abroad, after US President Donald Trump slapped steep tariffs against China while pausing levies
[00:03:20] on a host of other countries, including Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia, the three countries on the Chinese President's current itinerary. That brings us to the end of this episode. Thanks for listening to Daily News Doors from On Manorama. This newscast is produced using AI Voice Tools. Follow OnManorama.com for detailed updates on the latest news, and be sure to come back tomorrow.