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[00:00:09] Hello, this is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama. I am your host, Swati Ajad and these are the major news stories of Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday criticized the Prime Minister and Home Minister for making a midnight decision to appoint the new Chief Election Commissioner, calling it disrespectful and discourteous, especially when this election process is being challenged in the Supreme Court.
[00:00:34] The government announced the appointment of Yanesh Kumar as the new CEC late on Monday, just hours after a meeting of the Prime Minister at Selection Committee. During the meeting, the leader of a position in the Lok Sabha urged the government to postpone the decision, considering the Supreme Court is set to hear the matter soon. Gandhi presented a decent note to the panel, which included Home Minister Amit Shah as a member.
[00:00:57] The Supreme Court on Tuesday berated YouTuber Ranveer Alhabadiya, popularly known as Bear Biceps for his alleged derogatory comments, saying they exhibited the perversion in his mind. However, the Apex Court granted interim protection from arrest to Ranveer in the FIS registered at Mumbai, Goatee and Jaipur, for the offence of obscenity over his remarks during an episode of the India's Got Latin show.
[00:01:19] A bench of justices, Surya Kand and N. Koti Shwar Singh passed an interim order while issuing notices to the Centre, Maharashtra and Assam regarding the writ petition filed by Alhabadiya against multiple FIS. The court also ruled that no further FIS should be registered in connection with the episode. However, judges mince no words in condemning Alhabadiya for the language he used, describing it as dirty and perverted. Tesla has started hiring in India, indicating its plans to enter the market soon.
[00:01:48] This move comes shortly after CEO Elon Musk met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the US. The electric vehicle giant has posted job listings for 13 positions on its LinkedIn page. These include both customer-facing and back-end roles. At least five positions such as service technician and various advisory roles are open in Mumbai and Delhi. Other roles including customer engagement manager and delivery operations specialist are specially for Mumbai.
[00:02:13] At present, cars imported as completely built units attract customs duty ranging from 70% to 100%, depending on the engine size and cost, insurance and freight value. A Delta Airlines regional jet flipped upside down while landing at Toronto Pearson Airport on Monday. The incident occurred amid strong winds following a snowstorm, officials said. The flight, DL 4819, had depart from Minneapolis-Saintpole International Airport with 80 people on board.
[00:02:41] At least 18 passengers were injured, including three critically, one of whom was a child, according to a Canadian air ambulance official. The 15 others were also taken to hospitals for treatment. Authorities said they would investigate the cause of the crash, which was not yet known. Temperature across Kerala has risen significantly, with Karnur and Trishu recording the highest temperature in the last 24 hours, 36.8 degrees Celsius and 36.2 degrees Celsius, respectively.
[00:03:09] Daytime temperature has reached 35 degrees Celsius in five districts, Ernakulam, Kodikot, Kote, Malapuram and Kollam. There is no chance of rain in the state for the next five days. The weather department also says that the heat is likely to continue like this. Heat waves usually confined to March and April began impacting several parts of the state as early as late January. In a recent Facebook post, Kerala Chief Minister Pindrai Vijayan alerted the people about the rising temperatures in the state,
[00:03:35] warning that the intense summer heat could lead to health issues such as sunstroke, sunburn and dehydration. That brings us to the end of this episode. Thanks for listening to Daily News Doors, hosted by me, Swati Ajit and produced by Kannan. Follow www.onmano.com for detailed updates on the latest news and be sure to come back tomorrow.