Current affairs August 14

Wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman to be awarded Vir Chakra on

Independence day.

After taking down F-16 fighter jet of Pakistan in a dog fight, his Mig-21
Bison crashed and he landed in POK where he was taken into hands by
Pakistani soldiers on Feb 27, 2019

Vir chakra is given to the act of showing bravery in the battlefield

Next higher level award is Ati Vishisht seva medal
Jammu back to normal

As a result of removal of article 370, the centre deployed forces to

prevent any kind of violence in the state.

JK DGP Muneer Khan mentioned that restrictions have been removed

in Jammu and forces will be in Kashmir for some more time.
Susan Wojcicki , CEO of youtube said the evrn her children are addicted
to smart phones.
It is very difficult to take away the smart phone from them.
Children below the age of 5 should not use smart phones
China forces deployed in HONGKONG
American president Donald Trump mentioned that China deployed it’s
forces in Hongkong

People of Hong kong are unhappy with the intervention of china in the
decisions made by Hong Kong government.

CEO of ola is Bhavish Agarwal.

India to face west indies in the second odi today at Queens park oval,
Port of Spain.
New Zealand to face Srilanka in their first test at Galle Internationa
stadium in srilanka.
Australia to face England in the 2nd test as a part of the ashes. The
match is going to be played at lords cricket stadium.
Ola acquires a bangalore based artificial intelligence company names
Pickup.ai
Ola is focussing on involving technology to improve the mobility.
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar released a
video song named watan one the occasion of August 15.

This song describes the beauty of India and the success achieved by
India.