Newscapsule for the Month of September 2022

Important news saw headlines in Kerala, India, US, World, Sports, Russia-Ukraine, Technology, Commonwealth Games, and finance.

Special article for the month

Kerala

• MV Govindan resigned as minister, and MB Rajesh’s swearing-in ceremony was held.
• PM Modi dedicates Indegeniously built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant to the public.
• PM Modi inaugurates several projects in Kochi Metro Phase II, including Railway station renovation, Water metro.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Kerala for the southern zonal council meeting. Amit Shah didn’t attend Nehru Trophy Boat Race.
• Govt gets legal advice to continue social impact assessment.
• Special trains from Mysuru, Hyderabad, and Yeswanthpur to Kerala for Onam.
• Kerala celebrated Onam.
• Rise in the number of passengers in Kochi Metro during Onam.
• 46.91 lakh liters of milk arrived in Kerala this Onam.
• Milma registers an all-time record sale of milk and curd in Kerala this Onam.
• Stray dog bites, rabies, and deaths were the biggest talking points on Kerala Media this month.
• Pothole on Aluva-Munnar kills one; PWD repairs road after protests and HC interference.
• Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo yatra completes 18 days in Kerala and passes on to Karnataka.
• Onam Bumper: Coolie worker in TVM hits the jackpot worth Rs 25 cr.
• PFI called for Harthal, which ended in massive violence.
• HC calls for competition from PFI. Several people were arrested for the same. KSRTC asks for Rs 5Cr Compensation.
• Governor and CM clash with each other in front of the Media over the state government’s policies which leads to a political scuffle.
• Former Aluva MLA K. Muhamadali passes away.
• Former Minister and senior congress leader Arayadan Muhammed passed away.
• AKG centre attack accused taken to custody.
• After Kerala BJP gets a rap from Modi, the party prepared a game plan. Wooing Christians on the agenda.
• Noted Malayalam Filmmaker Ashokan Dies In Kochi.
• Kochi metro phase 2 tender published.
• The state to conduct an anti-drug campaign on Gandhi Jayanthi.

India

• PM Modi embarked on a two-day visit to Kerala and Karnataka.
• PM Modi inaugurates several projects in Kerala and Karnataka.
• Ghulam Nabi Azad exits Congress.
• TN CM supports the creation of a high-speed rail corridor connecting cities and states.
• Bangalore faces massive floods. BBMP initiates clean-up.
• Central Vista unveiled by PM Modi today: Bumpy road to the mega project.
• SC grants bail to Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan.
• Karnataka Legislative Council passes anti-conversion Bill
• Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina visits Delhi and Rajasthan Ajmer Dargah.
• BJP appoints party in-charges for states, ex-CMs, and senior leaders in the list.
• PM Modi and UK PM Truss agree on the ‘vital importance’ of bilateral ties in a phone call.
• India Pays Tribute To Queen Elizabeth II: National Flags At Red Fort And Rashtrapati Bhavan Fly At Half-Mast.
• Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra gets national attention.
• Kerala pilot found dead in Delhi: Police say he killed self, family alleges harassment.
• Eight out of eleven Congress MLAs join BJP in Goa, decimating the party.
• Karnataka to privatise BMTC and KSRTC operations.
• PM Modi brings Cheetahs from Africa and releases them in Gwalior National park on his birthday.
• V Muraleedharan delinks Mahabali from Onam and bats for Vamana’s hegemon.
• Pinarayi Vijayan meets Bommai, Karnataka says no to Kerala’s railway line proposals.
• EAM S JAyashankar Visits the US for the UN GA meeting, bilateral talks and later for the BRICS Summit.
• ‘Rickshaw Run’ is back! Riders from 18 nations join the Fort Kochi-Shillong trip.
• NIA conducts raids across PFI offices in India.
• Captain Amarinder Singh joins BJP merging his party as well.
• Shashi Tharoor vs Gehlot contest for AICC lands in soup. Tharoor to contest against Digvijay Singh.
• Crisis in Rajasthan Congress as it didn’t accept Sachin Pilot as the CM.
• CPM and Congress may join hands in the upcoming Tripura Assembly polls.
• UP govt orders audit in Madrasas.
• A judge blocked the Indiana abortion ban a week after it took effect.
• Dmitry Bulgakov: Putin fires deputy defence chief amid supply failures.
• S Jaishankar Gets A Grand Welcome At Pentagon.
• Centre bans PFI and its associates for 5 years after a week of nationwide raids.
• BJP leader Vinod Pujari’s son was arrested in Ankita Pulkit’s murder case.

World/International

• Crisis in the green zone of Baghdad after political crisis and protests erupt.
• EU decides to suspend the visa agreement between the EU and Russia.
• Democrat Mary Petotla won the House Runoff race in Alaska. The first native to be selected.
• Ravil Maganov: Russian Lukoil chief dies in ‘fall from hospital window’.
• Liz Truss takeover as UK PM.
• Sri Lanka Ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Who Fled Amid Unrest, returned back to face arrest.
• A powerful quake of 6.8-magnitude kills over 30 in China and left a trail of destruction.
• Russia is buying ‘millions of rockets and artillery’ from N. Korea for the Ukraine war.
• SCO meet held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. India and China ask Putin to tone down his actions.
• India-China troop withdrawal begins.
• Biden Administration approves degradation of Pakistan’s F-16 aircraft.
• Queen Elizabeth II passed away in Balmoral Castle, Scotland.
• King Charles took charge as the next monarch.
• Operation London Bridge to be set in motion.
• World leaders mourn her majesty’s death. Heads of State were invited from all over the world to her funeral.
• Her body is kept in Westerminister’s Abbey, where the bodies of the royal families are kept. Read more about the procedure and plans for the funeral.
• Russian military leaving Kharkiv region “temporarily,” says Russian-backed administration.
• Ukraine begins massive counteroperations forcing Russia to pull back its troops.
• Social Democrats and populists do well in Swedish populists.
• UN General Assembly convenes for Heads of Government addressing. Biden and Zelensky spoke in the same.
• Mahsa Amini, 22-Year-Old Woman, Dies Due to Heart Attack After Arrest by Iran’s ‘Morality Police’. Massive protests erupt in Iran after the same.
• New US sanctions target Russian financial officials and Chechen leader’s wives.
• China lost its Yangtze River dolphin.
• Tsunami warnings were issued after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan.
• Russia calls for a mass mobilisation of troops for the war in Ukraine.
• Russians flee to Georgia and other neighbouring countries, including Serbia which is still open to Russia.
• The Khalistan referendum in Canada creates a massive ruckus.
• Leicester violence is seen between Hindus and Muslims after a cricket match.
• The entire island of Puerto Rico loses power as Hurricane Fiona approaches.
• Biden supports India’s bid for UNSC permanent seat; he also backs Germany and Japan.
• Hong Kong lifts Intl passenger quarantine.
• North Korea fires a ballistic missile into the sea.
• Massive floods in Pakistan cause flooding.
• Italian election sees the rise of the fascist coalition.
• Russia annexes regions of Ukraine, which has 15% of the territory, through a sham referendum.
• Hurricane EAM hit and caused massive destruction in Florida.

Technology

• Delhi High Court directs Telegram to disclose details about channels violating copyright law.
• Twitter Banned 45K+ Accounts In India In July 2022.
• The US imposes sanctions on Iran over cyber attacks on Albania.
• Congress passes the Chips and Science Act to boost Chip production in the USA to counter the Chinese monopoly.
• Ukraine shuts Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
• BBMP fines Jio and Airtel for digging up roads in Jayanagar.
• Trump conducts interviews with NDTV; it fact-checks him for each and every statement.
• Russia’s Putin says pipeline gas supplies to Pakistan are possible as part of the infrastructure in place.
• LIDAR-based drone survey begins in Kochi Metro Phase II.
• Afghanistan bans PubG for violence.
• Chinese imports of Russian coal hit a record high.
• Iran Blocks Instagram and WhatsApp Access As Custody Death Protests Intensify.
• The US allows tech firms to boost internet access in Iran.
• KSRTC to announce Jan Shatabdi model AC buses between Kochi and Trivandrum.
• Actor Sreenath Bhasi was arrested for misbehaving with a radio journalist.
• NASA spacecraft successfully collides with an asteroid.
• Cuba is without power due to the hurricane.
• All cars are to have sic airbags from Oct 2023.

Business and Finance

• India posts double-digit growth while China heads for a slowdown.
• Ex-Tata Chairman killed in a car accident.
• Federal Bank denies talks with Kotak Bank for a merger.
• IT companies experience massive losses due to the Bangalore floods.
• Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Other Tier-II Cities Among Top Contributors of Real Estate Growth: Report.
• Malaysia to issue Digital Nomads Visa.
• Kerala to implement a 12-hour duty system in KSRTC.
• Jeff Bezos Loses $10 Billion Overnight, $8 Billion Hit For Elon Musk.
• Business jet terminal, 5-star hotel among projects to power Cochin Int’l Airport ahead.
• Federal Bank ranked 63rd in Best Workplaces in Asia 2022 by Great Place to Work.
• Adani Elevates Son To The Position Of Chairman At ACC.
• Mukesh Ambani Offers Prayers at Kerala’s Guruvayur Temple, Donates Rs 1.5 Cr for ‘Annadanam’.
• The US dollar has become an extremely strong currency.
• Adani Group is now the 2nd largest cement player as the acquisition of Ambuja Cements, ACC completed.
• The rupee ends at a record low against the US dollar as Asian peers tumble on the Fed rate view.
• Bank of England intervenes to mitigate the economic crisis.
• With a focus on upskilling youth for jobs of the future, Kerala unveils a new draft industrial policy.

Sports

• Kalyan Chaubey elected as the President of AIFF beating Sunil Chetri.
• Fire breaks out at the entrances of Dubai Stadium ahead of India vs Afghanistan match.
• Sri Lanka wins Asia Cup, defeating Pakistan.
• Robin Uthappa retires from all forms of cricket.
• “24 Years Feels Like 24 Hours”: Roger Federer Announces Retirement.
• India wins the T20 against South Africa in Trivandrum.

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