1. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for partial military mobilization to bring in 300,000 reservists with prior military experience.
2. Father of slain Mahsa Amini, who died after she was detained by Iran’s Morality police, has refused to allow a Mullah to recite prayers over her. The distressed father said, “Your Islam denounced her, and now you’ve come to pray over her? Aren’t you ashamed of yourself? You killed her for two strands of hair!… Take your Islam and go.”
3. PM-CARES Board of Trustees will have three new trustees on board; TATA Sons Chairman emeritus Rata Tata, Former SC Judge KT Thomas, and Former Deputy Speaker Kariya Munda.
4. Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji, a critic of moonlighting, said that in the last three months, the company took action against nearly 300 people working parallelly for its competitors by terminating their services.
5. Rajashthan Chief minister Ashok Gehlot, who is in Delhi to meet Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi, said he is willing to contest for the party’s top post if the leadership asks him to do so. However, he also expressed his desire to continue as the CM of Rajashthan alongside.
6. Delhi-NCR, Rajashthan, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh likely to get drenched before the monsoon withdraws completely. IMD had earlier indicated that the withdrawal of the Southwest monsoon is around the corner.
7. A Pothole in Bellandur, Bengaluru, that appeared on Google Maps as a city historical landmark received a five-star rating. Netizens were quick enough to shoot humorous remarks mocking the civic administration.
8. French President Emmanuel Macron, during his address at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), quoted PM Narendra Modi’s statement, “This ers isn’t for war,” to drive home his point.
9. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan picked up the Kashmir issue yet another time at the UNGA. He said India and Pakistan, despite 75 years of independence, haven’t established peace and solidarity with each other.
10. Today is World Alzheimer’s Day. The day is annually observed on September 21 to raise awareness about the disease and make it a global health priority. Every 65 seconds, one person, develops Alzheimer’s.
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