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Putin declares annexation of 4 Ukrainian provinces
On Friday, September 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an agreement to annex four Ukrainian territories (Kherson, Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk and Lugansk) in a grand ceremony in the Kremlin. These areas are controlled by the Russian army. He even urged Ukraine to return to the negotiating table and end the seven-month conflict.
Shashi Tharoor Submits His Nomination for President of Congress
Shashi Tharoor, the senior congressional leader, submitted his nomination for the post of congress chairman on Friday at the party’s headquarters in Delhi. The MP from Thiruvananthapuram handed over his nomination documents to the chairman of the party’s central electoral authority, Madhusudan Mistry.
83 people died after Iran used deadly force to suppress protesters
Amnesty International said on Friday that Iran is deliberately using deadly force in silent protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini and that without international intervention more people are at risk of being detained or killed. The warning came when another human rights organization reported that 83 people had been killed in the two-week protests.
5 people sentenced to 7 years in prison in Vyapam case
In connection with the Vyapam scam, a special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, has sentenced five people to seven years in prison. On Thursday, Special Court Judge Nitiraj Singh Sisodia convicted them for their involvement in sabotaging a 2013 police recruitment test conducted by MP Vyavsayik Pareeksha Mandal, abbreviated ‘Vyapam’. The court even imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each.
PFI money laundering case: 3 suspects sentenced to 14 days in prison
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) informed the Delhi court on Friday that the Popular Front of India (PFI) was repeatedly involved in money laundering crimes over the years, and the court sent three officials of the banned outfit PFI to 14 days in jail. The agency also stated that its investigation revealed that the accused were actively involved in receiving fraudulent cash donations on behalf of PFI.
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