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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 15 May 2020 Q1. Which of the following statements with respect to labour laws in India stands true ? 1) Section 5 of the Factories Act empowers the State governments to exempt only in case of a “public emergency”, whereby the security of India…

Sputnik News 14:12 GMT 14.05.2020(updated 16:27 GMT 14.05.2020) New Delhi (Sputnik): India and China have been in a border stand-off across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) for two weeks. The tensions between the neighbouring countries began in eastern Ladakh during the last week in April, when both sides moved…

India14:12 GMT 14.05.2020(updated 16:27 GMT 14.05.2020) Get short URLNew Delhi (Sputnik): India and China have been in a border stand-off across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) for two weeks. The tensions between the neighbouring countries began in eastern Ladakh during the last week in April, when both sides moved…

Davie Robertson played for Aberdeen, Rangers and Leeds United in his careerWhen Real Kashmir FC was first broadcast last year, audiences watched the astonishingly sweary Scot Davie Robertson trying to manage in the world's most militarised zone.Killings and protests often halted training as the decades-long conflict between India and Pakistan…

Protesters from across Germany's political spectrum are demonstrating against coronavirus restrictions. But their ire is also directed at established media outlets, making life increasingly dangerous for journalists. In Germany, resistance is growing to the measures imposed by the government to try and stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Critics…

IN an industry where every aspiring actor dreams of a candyfloss romance as launch vehicle, all Irrfan Khan got was a small role in Mira Nair’s Salaam Bombay (1988). A film that received critical acclaim, it was nevertheless unlikely to transport a newcomer to the top of the popularity charts.…

by Omer Aijazi, University of Toronto The United Nations has called for an immediate global ceasefire to “put armed conflict in lockdown” and focus on protecting the most vulnerable from the spread of COVID-19. Yet tragically, there are cases around the world where violations have occurred. Ongoing developments in Kashmir…

File photo of Indian MiG-29. (Photo: Via Wikipedia/RussianPlanes.com) An Indian Air Force MiG-29UPG crashed at approximately 10:30 AM local time (0500 GMT), Friday, May 8, 2020 near Chuharpur Village, Punjab, India. The single crewmember ejected safely and was photographed lying in a field with bystanders rendering aid. His medical condition…

A paramilitary soldier stands guard after an operation in Indian-controlled Kashmir. (AP pic)SRINAGAR: Indian troops killed four militants in gun battles in Kashmir on Wednesday, including the commander of the biggest separatist group fighting New Delhi in the disputed Himalayan region, a police official said. Hundreds of Indian soldiers launched…

Just before the whole world went into lockdown, Kashmir was coming out of one. At the start of the year, before the coronavirus hit, the Indian government had been slowly lifting the restrictions on movement and communication that it had imposed in August 2019, when it stripped Kashmir’s long-held constitutional…