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International News & Politics

Turkey Suspended Assault On Syria In A Forced Deal With The US

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Turkey will suspend its Syria offensive for five days but the assault would end only after the Kurdish-led forces withdraw from a safe zone along the border. US Vice President Mike Pence reached an agreement with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after a marathon debate between the leaders.

What was the deal between US and Turkey?

The Kurdish forces will have to vacate an area 32 kilometers (20 miles) deep making a safe zone long sought by Turkey. Here it is necessary to mention that Ankara brands the Kurdish fighters as terrorists. US President Trump is behind this deal as he forced Ankara to accept the deal or face sanctions. It is widely known that President Trump threatened to destroy the economy of Turkey who’s an important NATO ally.

Highlights of the US and Turkey deal

  • 120-hour pause by Ankara
  • Pullout of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
  • Withdrawal of sanctions by the US

What are the repercussions of the deal in the US?

President Trump is facing strict criticism for this deal. James Jeffrey, the US pointman on Syria, called it a “carrot and stick” policy. He said that the US used sanctions to force Ankara to accept the deal. The safe zone is the carrot in the deal. The deal is said to be a betrayal for Kurdish fighters that helped the US fight against Islamic State group in recent years.

What the world has to say about Syrian assault?

Turkey faced criticism and condemnation for its assault on Syria that displaced more than 300,00 civilians. Many European countries even imposed arms imbroglio on Turkey.

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International National News & Politics

SpiceJet Flight SG-2 Sent Alarm Bells Ringing In Pakistani Airspace

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The Pakistan air force swing into action on seeing Kabul bound commercial flight from New Delhi in its airspace. It pressed to jets into action to escort the commercial out of its airspace.

What was the commotion in Pakistani airspace?

The Pakistani aviation authorities failed to recognize the scheduled commercial flight’s call sign and took a passenger airplane to be a military jet. It was a SpiceJet plane flying from New Delhi to Kabul that entered the Pakistani airspace on a scheduled flight. It all happened amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan on September 23.

What was the incident?

SpiceJet flight SG-2 was flying over Pakistani airspace when the Pak authorities took “SG” to be an Indian Air Force aircraft. And they took no time in sending two F-16 jets to escort the Boeing 737 with 120 passengers on board. The PAF jets could see that it was a commercial flight but they order the plane to come to a low altitude and escorted the plane to Afghanistan airspace.

How did the passengers react on seeing PAF jets?

There was nervousness in the plane. The passengers were frightened on seeing F-16s. They were asked to roll down the widow panes to avoid contact with PAF jets. But nothing untoward happened and the SpiceJet flight exited the Pakistani airspace safely. On return, the same flight was delayed for five hours to complete the paper work and obtain permission of Pak authorities to fly safely from their airspace. The flight didn’t report any untoward incident on return.

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National News & Politics

AI Flight AI 502 Stranded In Delhi Traffic

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Air India passengers had a harrowing time on October 16, Tuesday when they were made to wait for three hours to board a flight. And the reason behind the delay was unavailability of the co-pilot.

Where were the passengers going?

It was Air India flight AI 502 from New Delhi to Bengaluru. The flight was scheduled to take off at 1:30pm but it took off only at 4:20pm. The flight arrived at Bengaluru at 7:08pm.

What was the reason behind the delay in flight?

Air India first sought 30 minutes delay for schedule maintenance of the aircraft but it kept increasing the flying time 30 minutes till 4:20. The company revealed the real reason only after the stranded passengers raised a hue and cry for unexpected delay. They thronged at the Air India office to know about the real reason in delay.

Finally, the AI officials agreed to open their mouth to tell the real reason behind the delay. They passengers were told that the flight crew was waiting for the co-pilot to arrive. It was told that the co-pilot was stranded in traffic of National Capital and that no-one knows when the traffic would be cleared and the co-pilot would reach the airport.

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News & Politics Technology

Realme X2Pro- The cheaper smartphone that ever comes in the market!

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The year 2019 has received impressive and low price smartphone range, especially from the Realme Company which is now trending. Recently, this company has launched the new range of called Realme x2 pro with Qualcomm’s fastest processor. It comes with great design, High refreshing look, and Quad camera including the 64-megapixel sensor. It is the perfect phone which every user lost by and the best is it is available at an extremely competitive price.

Realme is now moved to a glass back panel which gives you a great feeling when you touch. It offers you greater durability rather than other gadgets. Moreover, this X2 Pro comes with a great speaker which sounds great and give you best feel. On the other hand, this come up with a great number of features. It is much less expensive than Chinese phone. This comes with wireless charging option and screen up to 6.5 inches with an OLED panel.

Pro features of Realme X2 Pro

This extra Pro will provide you display fingerprint sensor so, you never feel any problem while touching the screen. Also, this comes with upcoming pixel 4 which is found a phone like one plus 7. This provide extremely smooth and best experience to work on. Moreover, it will provide fastest speed with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 plus processor which give you best and one of the currently available Android phone in the market. Furthermore, this comes with 6 GB 8 GB and 12 GB of RAM and 64 GB 128 GB and 256 GB of flash storage. This X2 Pro will provide you faster charge up to 50 w which is much-compared table with super VOOC Technology.

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National News & Politics

DRDO Technician & Graduate Apprentice recruitment application out now!

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DRDO (Defence Research and development organization) has out the applications for Graduate and Technician apprentice. The ITR (Integrated Test range) of Chandipur opens applications for young and Indian Graduate and technician (diploma holder) apprentice. The last date to apply is 20 October 2019.

Selection Procedure

The selection criteria are based on written test and interview, must read all the official announcements by ITR. If you are interested to apply for this position under DRDO, read the full detail below:

Eligibility criteria for graduate- 60 posts

A candidate must hold B.E/B.Tech in Engineering/ IT Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, B Lib. Sc in Library science, B. Tech in computer science.

For Technical Apprentice- 56 pots

A Candidate must hold a diploma in computer science, engineering, IT, Electronics, Mechanical, Civil Engineering.

How to apply?

To apply to the above posts, a candidate needs to register his name on www.mhrdnats.gov.in. A candidate must have passed with eligibility criteria. A candidate who has passed a diploma earlier 2017 is not eligible for these posts.

Those candidates who have passed diploma as regular student in college/university are only eligible for this.

The candidates who are experienced in the relative field are not eligible for this vacancy.

Training Period

The candidates who will select under this process will go under 12 months of training which is under the contact of Apprenticeship.

The selected candidate has to show his Medical certificate. No TA and DA will be paid to the selected candidate. Before applying on these posts a candidate needs to ensure he/she matched with eligibility criteria and fine with all terms and conditions. For more details, you can visit its official website. … Read the rest

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Sanctions on Turkey- Donald Trump Inflict Sanctions on Turkey for Syria Offensive

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The President of US Donald Trump has thrust sanctions opposed the chief person of Turkey’s administration in retaliation to their invading against the Kurds in Syria, and make a small footprint of US mob or troop in-country.

The President of the US said that the steel toll would be raised to 50 percent and consultations over $100 billion craft deals should put on hold. He signed a law-making order inflicting the sanctions of Monday night. 

Words of US President

His words that: ” The circumstances in and in relative to Syria, and in certain the current actions by the executive of Turkey to lead a military invasion into northern Syria, diminished the offensive to conquer the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq, imperil civilians, ISIS, and more endanger to damage the security, stability and peace of state, and create so many more problems to the United States.”

This Government order will authorize the US to impose vigorous supplementary Sanctions on those which are seriously involved in human rights abuses, block a ceasefire, intercept dislodge persons from going back home, forcefully reconstruct the displaced persons, or intimidating the security, peace, and stability in Syria.

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Cricket News & Politics Sports

BCCI To Elect Sourav Ganguly President In Mumbai AGM On October 23

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Sourav Ganguly is set to become BCCI president after the Committee of Administrators ends its 33-month rule post Lodha Committee reforms. His name cropped up in an informal meeting of all the affiliated units of the BCCI. The officials met to finalized names of their new-office bearers.

Bio-Data of Sourav Ganguly

  • Senior cricket player
  • Successful captain of Indian cricket team
  • Coach-mentor of the team
  • Media personality
  • Chairman of the BCCI technical committee

The BCCI officials are of the opinion that Sourav Ganguly would bring vast cricket experience he has. Also, the team would be benefitted from his experience as a coach and mentor. Presently Ganguly is the front runner for the post of president.

Who are the other officials of BCCI?

Consensus was made on making Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah new secretary; Arun Dhumal, the younger brother of MoS Finance and former BCCI president Anurag Thakur the treasure. Monday is the last day to file nomination for new BCCI committee.

When would BCCI hold AGM?

The BCCI officials want to end the 33-month rule of Committee of Administrators by having the AGM as soon as possible. But five state units – Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Manipur – are barred from the AGM. These state units are contemplating moving to court. The barred state units won’t be allowed to participate and vote in the AGM. The Committee of Administrators took the strong action to bar state units for non-compliance in their amended constitution. The BCCI AGM is scheduled in Mumbai on October 23.

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News & Politics Sports

Joshua King Shatters Spain’s Dream Of Qualifying For 2020 With His Penalty Kick

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Spain missed the opportunity to qualify for Euro 2020 when it couldn’t save a crucial match with Norway. It was 1-1 draw in Oslo. The three-time champions Spain was relying much on this match because it was the only hope for qualifying for Euro 2020.

Highlights of the match

  • Joshua King’s 94th minute penalty equaled the match with 1-1
  • Spain’s aggressive football was visible in the first half of the match
  • The home goalkeeper Rune Jarstein kept Mikel Oyarzabal’s ball out

Factors that affect Spain’s opportunities for Euro 2020

1. Romania failed to beat the Faroe Islands but it lost the match with 3-0 score. If it could, Spain would have qualified for Euro 2020.

2. In another match, Sweden thrashed Malta 4-0. If it would have otherwise, Spain would have benefitted from the match.

What’s next for Spain?

Spain has to defeat Sweden in Solna on Tuesday. It is very crucial match for Spain because losing the game would akin to losing the opportunity to qualify for Euro 2020. Spain has two matches in spare in addition to the Tuesday match.

Sweden with five points and three matches remaining is leading in Group F while Romania is only one point further back. Norway is also a strong contender for Euro 2020. It is four points behind Sweden but still there are matches to play with Romania, the Faroes and Malta.

What did Spain’s captain say?

Spain captain Sergio Ramos was in pain while describing the poor performance of his team in a crucial match. He recently broke Iker Casillas’ national appearance record with his 168th cap.

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National News & Politics

What Should Children Know About Valmiki Jayanti 2019?

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October 13, Sunday is Valmiki Jayanti. The birth anniversary of the famous poet who also authored the Hindu epic Ramayana will be celebrated according to traditions. But modern technology has also a role to play in the celebrations.

Who was Maharishi Valmiki?

Born in a Brahmin family, his original name was Ratnakar. He was like any other child but grew into a sage after meeting the Vedic sage Narada Muni. The Vedic sage gave him a mantra to chant. It was Ram. Ratnakar started changing Ramand continue changing the mantrafor rest of his life.

The mantra transformed Ratnakar into Maharishi Valmiki

Chanting of the mantra made Ratnakar still from inside and outside and he became so still that ants formed hills around him. But Ratnakar remained unmoved from the presence of ants on his body. The mantra also enlightened his mind and soul. After achieving enlightenment, Ratnakar became Maharishi and came to be known as Valmiki.

What was Maharishi Valmiki’s role in the epic Ramayana?

Maharishi Valmiki appears as a monk in in the epic. He comes into picture when the King Rama disowns his wife Sita and sends him to jungle where Maharishi Valmiki welcomes Sita who was pregnant at the time of leaving her home. She gives birth to two sons in the hermitage of Valmiki and the Maharishi names them Luv and Kush.

How do people celebrate Valmiki Jayanti?

Followers of the saint perform pooja at temples. Also, processions showing life of Valmiki are held. Also, people send Valmiki Jayanti Messages, Greetings, Quotes, Photo, Images to their friends and relatives.

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