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First-ever SCO Startup Forum to be launched on 27th October

First-ever SCO Startup Forum to be launched on 27th October

The first-ever SCO Startup Forum will be launched on 27th October 2020 ahead of the SCO trade ministers meeting on 28th October. The forum will lay the foundation for multilateral cooperation and engagement among the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Member States to develop and hone their startup ecosystems, collectively. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points

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What is originalism?

What is originalism?

US Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, who is widely expected to be confirmed by Republican lawmakers before the November 3 election, has described “originalism” or interpreting the country’s Constitution as per the intentions of its 18th-century founding leaders as her legal philosophy. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points  Originalism means interpreting the country’s Constitution

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Israel, Bahrain formally establish diplomatic ties following US brokered deal

Israel, Bahrain formally establish diplomatic ties following US brokered deal

Israel and Bahrain have formally established diplomatic relations after signing the US brokered deal in Arab country’s capital Manama. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points  The two countries are now expected to open embassies. Bahrain is now the fourth Arab country in the Middle East – after the UAE, Egypt and Jordan – to recognise

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Indian & Sri Lankan Navy Maritime Exercise SLINEX-20 off Trincomalee

Indian & Sri Lankan Navy Maritime Exercise SLINEX-20 off Trincomalee

The Eighth Edition of annual Indian Navy (IN) – Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-20 is scheduled off Trincomalee, Sri Lanka from 19 to 21 October 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points  The previous edition of SLINEX was conducted off Visakhapatnam in September 2019. SLINEX-20 aims to enhance inter-operability, improve mutual understanding

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UNAOC condemned beheading of teacher in northwestern suburbs of Paris in France

UNAOC condemned beheading of teacher in northwestern suburbs of Paris in France

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) has condemned the beheading of a teacher in the northwestern suburbs of Paris in France. UNAOC high representative Miguel Moratinos said that such heinous crime is unjustifiable whenever, wherever and by whomsoever committed. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) was established

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Govt grants 1 year extension to 40% discount on cargo movement between India and Iran

Govt grants 1 year extension to 40% discount on cargo movement between India and Iran

Aiming to boost the trade through Shahid Beheshti Port of Chabahar, Iran, the Ministry of Shipping has extended the current concessional rate of 40% discount for coastal movement of cargo and vessel related charges, for a period of further one year to clients for cargo being handled at Jawaharlal Nehru Port and Deendayal Port from/to

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US slammed UN Human Rights Council after Pakistan, China, Russia & Cuba win seats

US slammed UN Human Rights Council after Pakistan, China, Russia & Cuba win seats

Pakistan along with China, Russia and Cuba have been elected on the United Nations Human Rights Council despite their abysmal human rights records. United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed the UN body tasked with defending human rights for this election. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental

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Germany slammed Turkey for taking unilateral steps, escalating tensions with Greece & Cyprus

Germany slammed Turkey for taking unilateral steps, escalating tensions with Greece & Cyprus

Germany’s foreign Minister criticized Turkey for unilateral steps in the eastern Mediterranean that are undercutting efforts to de-escalate tensions with Greece and Cyprus over sea boundaries and drilling rights. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Kastellorizo or Castellorizo, officially Megisti, is a Greek island and municipality of the Dodecanese in the Eastern Mediterranean. Germany said

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