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[00:00:00] 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 Monday, March 18th, 2024.
[00:00:23] The Supreme Court once again emphasized that the State Bank of India cannot be selected when
[00:00:27] mass divulge all possible electoral bond information it holds, including unique bond numbers
[00:00:32] that would unveil the connection between the purchaser and the political party receiving
[00:00:37] the bonds.
[00:00:40] The Election Commission issued orders for the removal of six homesicketries, including
[00:00:45] the top bureaucrats from Gujarat, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
[00:00:51] A total of five persons were arrested in connection with an attack on international students
[00:00:56] at the Gujarat University hostel for offering numbers.
[00:01:02] Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the Western countries that a direct conflict between
[00:01:06] Russia and the US-led NATO military alliance would mean the planet was one step away from
[00:01:12] the World War III.
[00:01:16] The India-Metro-Original Department sounded a high temperature warning for seven districts
[00:01:21] in Kerala until Wednesday.
[00:01:23] Let's get into the details.
[00:01:28] The Supreme Court has once again emphasized that the State Bank of India cannot be selected
[00:01:32] and must divulge all possible electoral bond information it holds, including unique
[00:01:37] bond numbers that would unveil the connection between the purchaser and the political party receiving
[00:01:42] the bonds.
[00:01:43] Chief Justice Devishandh Rishu, leading a file judge bench, retreated that the apex court
[00:01:49] had previously instructed the bank in its verdict on the electoral bond's case to reveal
[00:01:54] all bond details without delay, without waiting for additional directives on the matter.
[00:02:00] It directed the SBH-Sermand to file an affidavit before it by 5 pm on March 21, indicating
[00:02:06] that the bank has disclosed all details.
[00:02:12] The election commission on Monday afternoon issued orders for the removal of six homesicketries,
[00:02:17] including the top bureaucrats from Gujarat, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
[00:02:21] The poll panel also directed the transfer of West Bengal's Director General of Police,
[00:02:26] the top co-op of a state that has seen several instances of poll-related violence in recent
[00:02:31] years.
[00:02:32] The poll panel further said a short list of three potential replacements had to be
[00:02:36] pre-poured and submitted by 5 pm.
[00:02:39] The Rishu will not an uncommon move by the election commission before major polls also includes
[00:02:44] a transfer of Jharkhand, Khymajal Pradesh and Uttaravan Khom Sec. as well as senior officials
[00:02:50] attached to the officers of the Misuram and Hymajal Pradesh Chief Ministers.
[00:02:58] A total of five persons have been arrested by police in connection with an attack on international
[00:03:02] students at the Gujarat University hostel for offering numbers.
[00:03:06] The university decided to relocate foreign students to a new wing and engaged ex-service
[00:03:11] men to bolster security.
[00:03:14] The police have formed nine teams to probe and identify all the assailants, arrested three
[00:03:19] more persons, bringing the total number of arrested persons to five.
[00:03:23] Police said adding a furs were underway to nab the remaining culprits.
[00:03:28] The incident which involved a group assaulting students for offering prayers near the hostel
[00:03:33] block one Saturday prompted the university to relocate foreign students to a new wing
[00:03:37] and engage ex-service men to bolster security.
[00:03:43] Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Monday that a direct conflict between
[00:03:48] Russia and the US let NATO military alans would mean the planet was one step away from
[00:03:54] World War III but said hardly anyone wanted such a scenario.
[00:03:58] The Ukraine war has triggered the deepest crisis in Moscow's relations with the West
[00:04:03] since 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
[00:04:06] Putin has often warned of the risk of nuclear war but says he has never felt the need to
[00:04:11] use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
[00:04:14] French President Immanuel Macron last month said he could not rule out the deployment
[00:04:19] of ground troops in Ukraine in the future with many Western countries distancing themselves
[00:04:23] from that while others especially in Eastern Europe expressed support.
[00:04:31] The India-Metrological Department has sounded a high temperature warning for seven districts
[00:04:36] in Kerala and Elvena State.
[00:04:38] A yellow alert has been issued for Palakad, Kallam, Patanandita, Al-Pirab, Kortaim, Thresur
[00:04:43] and Kory Kodis-Strix from March 16 to 20.
[00:04:47] The temperature may reach 39 degrees Celsius in Palakad and Kallam districts and 37 degrees
[00:04:52] Celsius in Patanandita, Al-Pirab and Kortaim districts.
[00:04:55] Thresur and Kory Kod are likely to record a maximum temperature of 36 degrees Celsius.
[00:05:01] Meanwhile in a possible respite from the heat, light rain has been forecast for Al-Pirab,
[00:05:06] Kortaim, Irnavulam and Thresur districts on Sunday.
[00:05:09] The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Excelsis Center has said that there is a possibility
[00:05:13] of high waves of up to 1.5 meters and sea russian occurring along the coast of Kerala.
[00:05:22] That brings us to the end of this episode.
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