Top news of the day: September 30, 2023

₹2,000 currency note can be deposited in RBI Issue Offices after October 7 The Reserve Bank of India has extended the deadline for exchange and deposit of ₹2,000 bank notes until October 7, adding that the denomination will continue to be legal tender even after the date. Hangzhou Asian Games | India upstages Pakistan to win gold in men’s team squash Top seeds India upstaged traditional rivals Pakistan in a sensational duel to claim the gold medal in the men’s team squash event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on September 30. Monsoon ends with ‘normal’ rainfall as positive factors countered El Nino effect: IMD The four-month monsoon season has ended with India receiving “normal” rainfall — 820 mm against a long-period average of 868.6 mm — with positive factors countering the effect of El Nino conditions, the India Meteorological Department said on September 30. Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi guilty in cipher case: FIA Pakistan’s top investigation agency on September 30 declared former Prime Minister Imran Khan and ex-Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi guilty in a case related to the alleged disclosure of state secrets, popularly known as the cipher case. Putin marks anniversary of annexation of Ukrainian regions as drones attack overnight Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 30 insisted that the residents of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed a year ago “made their choice — to be with their Fatherland.” In an address released in the early hours to mark the first anniversary of the annexation, Mr. Putin insisted that it was carried out “in full accordance with international norms.”