Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 20 September 2015

:: International ::

Sisi swears in new Egyptian govt

• Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi swore in a new government on Saturday that included 16 new ministers, a week after the previous administration resigned following a corruption scandal.

• Sharif Ismail, who served as petroleum minister in the last cabinet, was sworn in as prime minister in a ceremony shown on state television.

• The ministers of foreign affairs, defence, interior, justice and finance have kept their positions in the new cabinet.

• Former premier Ibrahim Mahlab’s government resigned on Sept 12 days after the arrest of agriculture minister Salah Helal as part of a corruption probe.
  Refugees Blocked From Entering Austria's Southern Border

• Austrian police have started denying entry to some migrants trying to cross its southern border with Slovenia, a police spokesman in Styria province said Sunday.

• About 100 people were not let in from Slovenia during the night because they neither claimed asylum nor presented proper travel documents at the Spielfeld border crossing, the spokesman said.

• The move came after Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner said Saturday that she had no sympathy for refugees who did not apply for asylum in the Balkans and instead were trying to reach more prosperous countries.

• Under EU rules, refugees are to submit their asylum claims in the first EU country they enter. The rules have often been ignored this summer as the numbers of migrants have swelled, overwhelming EU border and security officials and politicians alike.

:: Sports ::

Dhoni to lead India in T20s and ODIs against South Africa

•  MS Dhoni will lead India in three T20 matches and the first three One-Day Internationals against South Africa in a series beginning October, the BCCI announced on Sunday.

•  Young Punjab all-rounder Gurkeerat Singh today earned his maiden call-up into the Indian ODI team while Karnataka left-arm seamer Srinath Aravind was a surprise inclusion in the T20 squad picked by the selectors for the limited-overs leg against the Proteas.

•  The notable omissions from the ODI squad were left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja and pacer Dhawal Kulkarni, who were part of the team that had toured Bangladesh in June this year.

• Leg-spinner Amit Mishra's good show against Sri Lanka was also rewarded as he found a place in both the squads. Opener Shikhar Dhawan, recuperating from a hand fracture he suffered during the first Test against Sri Lanka last month, was also included in both the squads.

• After being rested for the Zimbabwe tour, seniors such as Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin and Suresh Raina were automatic selections in both squads and so were the likes of Ambati Rayudu and Mohit Sharma.

• While Umesh Yadav has been included in the ODI squad, Varun Aaron was not considered for selection in any of the squads.

• Fast bowler Mohammed Shami was not included in the squad as he is still undergoing rehabilitation for a knee injury he suffered during the tour of Australia in 2014-15. Shami last played for India during the 2015 World Cup and has since been ignored in competitive cricket.

Squads:

T20Is: MS Dhoni (captain and wicket-keeper), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Stuart Binny, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Amit Mishra, S Aravind.
First three ODIs: MS Dhoni (captain and wicket-keeper), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Ajinkya Rahane, Stuart Binny, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav.

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