Trump demands immediate release of hostages in Gaza | Top News of Jan 8, 2025

[00:00:08] Hello, this is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama. I am your host Patma Kumar and these are the major news stories of Wednesday, January 8, 2025.

[00:00:18] Even as efforts are on to negotiate peace in the Middle East, US President-elect Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Hamas demanding the release of hostages in Gaza before his inauguration on January 20.

[00:00:33] He said that all hell would break out if the hostages were in back by the time he was inaugurated as the US President.

[00:00:41] Trump emphasized that he would not tolerate inheriting the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict without decisive action, referencing the October attack that claimed numerous lies.

[00:00:55] Drama unfolded on Wednesday outside the former official residence of AAP leader and former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.

[00:01:03] AAP leaders and media attempted to enter but were stopped by the police.

[00:01:09] They were trying to dispel the BJP's claim that Kejriwal was living a life of luxury in the house they called Shish Mahal or Glass House.

[00:01:19] AAP workers later tried to reach PM Modi's official residence purportedly to show its opulence but were stopped again by the police.

[00:01:29] In response, the BJP also took the media to Mathura Road bungalow allotted to CM Atishi to show that she already had a government residence and sought to know why she was asking for a separate bungalow.

[00:01:44] Giving the CPM and its leaders much-needed political relief, the Kerala High Court suspended the conviction of former Udma MLA K.V. Kunjaraman,

[00:01:54] Kanyangad Brokpanjayat President K. Manikandan and CPM leaders Rakavan Vellut Tholi and K.V. Bhaskaran

[00:02:01] who were sentenced to five years in prison for forcibly rescuing an accused in the Peria double murder case from police custody.

[00:02:09] They were convicted on January 6.

[00:02:12] The four leaders became publicly entangled in the murder of Youth Congress activists Kripesh and Sharathlal after they rescued the second accused Saji C. George from police custody.

[00:02:25] The U.S. firefighters on Wednesday battled a ferocious wildfire in Los Angeles suburbs, home to many Hollywood celebrities,

[00:02:33] which dovered buildings and sparked panicked evacuations as hurricane force winds fueled rapid blaze growth.

[00:02:40] Frightened residents abandoned their cars on one of the only roads in and out of the upscale Pacific Palisades area,

[00:02:48] fleeing on foot from the 300-acre blaze engulfing the area.

[00:02:53] Around 30,000 people were ordered to evacuate the fast-spreading flames,

[00:02:58] which levelled multiple homes as powerful winds spread embers far and wide.

[00:03:05] The GDP growth is expected to be about 6.3% in the current fiscal year,

[00:03:11] a tad lower than the government's estimates of 6.4%,

[00:03:15] owing to several factors such as weak demand, an SBI research report said on Wednesday.

[00:03:21] According to the first advance estimates FAE of national income for 2024-25,

[00:03:28] released by the National Statistics Office, released on Tuesday,

[00:03:33] India's economic growth rate is estimated to slip to a four-year low of 6.4% in 2024-25,

[00:03:42] due to poor showing by the manufacturing and subdued investments.

[00:03:49] That brings us to the end of this episode.

[00:03:51] Thanks for listening to Daily News Dose, hosted by me, Pak Moguma.

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