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• US Democratic lawmakers have demanded documents from the White House as part of their impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.


• The documents relate to a call between Mr. Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on 25 July.


• In the call, Mr. Trump pushed Mr. Zelensky to investigate his leading Democratic political rival, Joe Biden.

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• Hackers that appear to be linked to Iran's government have targeted the 2020 US presidential election, according to tech company Microsoft.


• The group attacked more than 200 email accounts, some of which belonged to people associated with "a US presidential campaign", it said.


• The target was President Donald Trump's re-election campaign, sources told Reuters news agency.

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• The UK has indicated it could "clarify" its new Brexit offer after the EU called for "fundamental changes".


• Talks will resume after the EU said the UK's proposed alternative to the Irish backstop could not be the "basis" for a legally-binding treaty.


• The UK has said it would work on the details before then but there was "no path" to a deal without alternative arrangements in Northern Ireland.

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• Democratic lawmakers demanded that the White House turn over documents related to allegations that President Donald Trump pressured Ukraine for political favors, as the explosive impeachment investigation against the US leader intensified.


• The congressional committees leading the probe cranked up the heat on the White House as evidence mounted that Trump illicitly used his office to enlist Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky's help to damage 2020 Democratic rival Joe Biden in exchange for military aid.

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• Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 4 shared the speech of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi who applauded his commitment to tackle climate change.


• "Excellent points made by @SpeakerPelosi at the programme marking #Gandhi150 in Washington DC," the prime minister tweeted.

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• In an effort to bring in fresh faces the CPI (M) is planning to introduce an age ceiling for the members in its decision making bodies from state committees to central committees and eventually Polit Bureau too.


• 81-year-old S. Ramachandran Pillai is the oldest member while the youngest members are 62-year old Mohammed Salim and Nilotpal Basu.

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• India’s capacities in information sharing, submarine safety and deep submergence rescue vessels and disaster management and mitigation to neighbouring countries.


• India is willing to work for peace and growth in the neighbourhood on a “non-reciprocal basis and assume the responsibilities befitting its size and the advantages that it has got” said National Security Adviser Ajit Doval.

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• Young Indians need not venture abroad for jobs in the space domain, as state-run Indian Space Research Organsation (ISRO) offers great career opportunities in the new science frontier, an American expert said here.


• "Indian students can make a career in space and astronomy by getting into their space agency ISRO rather than looking elsewhere outside India, as it is doing exciting things in space," said Jet Propulsion Laboratory's (JPL) spacecraft system engineering manager Ann Devereaux at an event held to mark the 'Word Space Week' of the UN General Assembly.

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• The government is making concerted efforts to constitute the National Medical Commission (NMC) at the earliest so that some of the major reforms like a common entrance test and regulation of fees can be implemented from the coming academic year 2020-21.


• According to Health Ministry officials, a common NEET (undergraduate) examination for entry into all medical colleges and also AIIMS, JIPMER, PGI, etc. will be implemented from 2020.

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• The repo rate was cut by 135bps so far in CY19. The last time the repo rate saw such a large cumulative cut in a year, was in 2009.


• While the decision to cut the repo rate was unanimous, members of the six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), differed over the quantum.


• Dr. Ravindra H Dholakia, one of the members voted for a higher cut of 40 bps, whereas all other members voted for a 25 bps cut to the repo rate.

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• Maj AQ Khan of the Indian Army Corps of Signals, won silver medal in the 53rd Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship 2019 that held in Batam, Indonesia in his maiden event.


• Khan participated in the Indian Body Building Federation (IBBF) selection trials held at Khammam, Telangana in July 2019 and was selected to represent India.

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• The president of India Shri Ram NathKovind presented “VayoshreshthaSamman – 2019” in New Delhi, as an honour to senior citizens and institutions for their services towards the cause of the elderly persons to mark the October 1 annual commemoration of ‘International Day of older Persons’, at a function organised by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment presided by Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri ThaawarchandGehlot.

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• Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (IC) of Civil Aviation, Housing and Urban Affairs and Minister of State of Commerce and Industry of India presented the 10th Edition of India Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2019


• Shanti Raghavan & Dipesh Sutariya of EnAble India alongside the 33rd India Economic Summit for 2019 in New Delhi for building an ecosystem of skilling, employment and entrepreneurship for persons with disabilities (PwDs).

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• Well-known philatelist and coin collector Krishna Gopalkrishna Kadekodi passed away at his residence in Sadashiv Nagar in Belagavi, Karnataka.


• Kadekodi, who established the Society of Philatelists in Belagavi in 1975, started his career as a revenue inspector.