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[00:00:09] Hello, this is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama. These are the major news stories of Saturday, March 8, 2025. The news is produced using AI Voice Tools. A 27-year-old Israeli tourist and a local homestay operator were gang-raped and assaulted while stargazing with three male tourists. The group was attacked by three men who initially asked for petrol, then demanded money, and subsequently assaulted them. The attackers pushed the male tourists into a canal, resulting in one death.
[00:00:37] Police have arrested two of the suspects, identified as Malish and Chetan Sai, and are searching for the third. Fresh unrest erupted in Manipur, as security forces used tear gas to disperse protesters opposing Union Home Minister Amit Shah's directive for free movement across the state. The protests, led by a METI organization, escalated when demonstrators clashed with security personnel, threw stones, and burned vehicles to block a state transport bus.
[00:01:03] The agitation was partly in response to a peace march by the Federation of Civil Society, FOCS, which was stopped by security forces for lacking permission. Rahul Gandhi, during his Gujarat visit called for the removal of Congress leaders and workers who are supporting BJP. He stressed the need to distinguish between those loyal to Congress ideology and those disconnected from the public.
[00:01:25] He emphasized that the party must address this internal divide to regain the trust of Gujarat's people and vowed to present a strong strategy to defeat the BJP in the 2027 assembly elections. US President Donald Trump claimed that India has agreed to significantly reduce its tariffs, reiterating his criticism of the country's high trade barriers that make it difficult for the US to sell products there.
[00:01:47] Trump said that India imposes massive tariffs, calling it restrictive and unfair, and blamed India for taking advantage of the US economically. Kerala police brought back two girls who were missing from Tanur since Wednesday. The police arrived at Tirur Railway Station from Mumbai around noon. The police also detained their friend, Rahim Aslam from Idawana, to investigate his involvement in their disappearance. Rahim allegedly helped the girls leave their hometown, following one of them confiding in him about issues at home.
[00:02:16] The girls had left home claiming they were going for an exam, but were later found missing. After a 36-hour search, the police, with help from various agencies, traced the girls to Mumbai. They will be presented before a magistrate and sent home after counseling. That brings us to the end of this episode. Thanks for listening to Daily News Doors from On Manorama, produced by Kannan. We follow onmanorama.com for detailed updates on the latest news, and be sure to come back tomorrow.