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If you are preparing for UPSC exam or any other entrance exam, you must be aware of the latest happenings in the country as well as across the world. It helps a lot in current affairs and general knowledge sections of an exam. If you missed this week’s important news, there is no need to worry. To give you a brief overview, we have put together a list of recent trending topics.
Putin announces merger of 4 Ukrainian provinces
On Friday, 30 September, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an agreement to connect the four Ukrainian regions (Khersan, Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk and Lugansk) in a grand ceremony in the Kremlin. These areas are controlled by the Russian military. He even urged Ukraine To return to the negotiating table and end the seven-month conflict.
Shashi Tharoor files nomination for the post of Congress President
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday filed his nomination for the post of Congress President at the party headquarters in Delhi. The Thiruvananthapuram MP submitted his nomination papers to the party’s Central Election Authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry.
83 killed after Iran used deadly force to suppress protesters
Amnesty International said on Friday that Iran was deliberately using deadly force to fuel the silent protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini and that without international intervention, more people were at risk of being detained or killed. The warning came after another rights group reported that 83 people had been killed during the two-week protests.
7 years rigorous imprisonment for 5 people in Vyapam case
A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh has sentenced five people to seven years’ imprisonment in connection with the Vyapam scam. On Thursday, Special Court Judge Nitiraj Singh Sisodia convicted him for his involvement in sabotaging the 2013 police recruitment examination conducted by the MP Professional Examination Board, whose abbreviation stands for ‘Vyapam’. The court also imposed a fine of ten thousand rupees each on each.
PFI money laundering case: 14 days jail for 3 accused
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday informed a Delhi court that the Popular Front of India (PFI) had repeatedly indulged in money laundering offenses over the years, and the court sent three officials of the banned organization PFI to judicial custody for 14 days. The agency also said that its investigation revealed that the accused persons were actively involved in fraudulently receiving cash donations on behalf of PFI.
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