General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 20160801 - 14

1. Telangana livestock agency to launch ‘white revolution’
2. Telecoms Reconsider Fees, as Price War Fades
3. Ten days since the An-32 transport aircraft with 29 people on board went missing, there has been no breakthrough in the ongoing search-and-rescue operation involving ships, submarines and planes. The...
4. Tension prevailed at the New Government General Hospital (GGH) on Saturday night when the kin of a patient staged a dharna alleging that the patient, Durga Prasad, died due to police torture.According...
5. Tens of thousands of people from Ethiopia's ethnic Amhara group took part in an anti-government demonstration in the northern city of Gondar, local media said, the largest such gathering yet in a string of recent protests.
6. Terminix may be close to paying a Delaware family $87 million to keep them from suing over a horrifying poisoning while they were vacationing in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
7. 'Terrorists Stand No Chance Against Assad' as Turkey Sides With Russia on Syria
8. Tesla’s arrival to benefit local firms
9. Test cricket is the real deal, declared Ramachandra Guha, cricket historian and writer, emphatically. Tests are like single malt, one-day cricket like Indian-made foreign liquor and T20 is like local...
10. THAAD damages China-South Korea mutual trust: expert
11. The 200-mark for India came up in the 70th over, and the duo celebrated their 100-stand for the 2nd wicket off 283 balls.
12. The 24-year-old, who will compete in the 200m, 400m and 1500m freestyle events in his third Olympics, is likely to face the toughest competition.
13. The 47-day trawling ban along the coast of Kerala ended at this midnight. The ban period went off peacefully, without any major confrontation between traditional craft and mechanised boats.The ban cam...
14. The 68-year-old Alabama resident waited for an intruder, then captured a man and restrained him with tape, electrical wire and rope. "I don't think he was intending to kill," an official said.
15. The accent of Ken Spillman sounded different. But this in no way hampered this Australian author from connecting with children. “Mine is Kangaroo English”, he told the children. Mr. Spillman showed th...
16. The administration is trying to make girls aware of the importance of toilets and would also teach them ways to assert themselves before their family members.
17. The Agency for Development of Aquaculture Kerala (Adak) has invited applications for groups of farmers who are interested in taking up farming under its integrated project for aquaculture and pokkali ...
18. The appointment of Gita Gopinath, a pro-market Harvard professor of economics, has triggered controversy in Kerala after she was made economic advisor to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Former chie...
19. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) aided in the rescue of 97 migrants adrift in the Mediterranean Sea, July 29.
20. The Assocham Bizcon Survey revealed that as many as 65.5 per cent companies expect macroeconomic parameters to look up by December.
21. The association also raised the issue of disparity in impanelment and asked the FM to ensure parity of IRS with IAS
22. The author of notable books such as The Shadow Lines (1988), The Hungry Tide (2004) and, most recently, The Ibis Trilogy, just published his new work, The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable.
23. The Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) review of its monetary stimulus program promised for September has revived expectations it could adopt some form of “helicopter money,” printing money for government spending to spur inflation.
24. The bank on Friday disappointed market hopes that it might increase its heavy
25. The BJP-AJSU government in Jharkhand has left thousands of complainants in the lurch by keeping the posts of Lokayukt and the chief of the State Human Rights Commission vacant for several months, said...
26. The BJP on Sunday accused Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of being responsible for “murderous attacks” on its workers at Boudh and Angul and said the BJD activists could not have unleashed terror...
27. The body of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s elder son Rakesh (39), who died of multi-organ failure at Antwerp University Hospital in Belgium on Saturday, will be kept for public viewing at the Karnataka...
28. The Bombay High Court has criticised the practice of litigants levelling allegations against dignitaries holding top positions like Prime Minister, Home Minister and Chief Minister on frivolous ground...
29. The campaign which is being launched in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Pune starting August 1 will be available to users of Ola's premium Prime service
30. The Cassini Spacecraft gives us another interesting view of Saturn. Saturn’s A and F rings appear bizarrely warped where they intersect the planet’s limb, whose atmosphere acts here like a very big lens. In its upper regions, Saturn’s atmosphere absorbs some of the light reflected by the rings as it passes through. But absorption is […]
31. The Central Government has recently put out a report that Telangana was almost on par with Andhra Pradesh when it came to violence and sexual abuse against children in 2014 when the States were divide...
32. The Central Region retained their over all championship at the State Sports and Duty Meet of the Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) Department organised in the city from Friday to Sunday. Northern and Sou...
33. The Centre has decided to relax the requirement of a Protected Area Permit for foreigners visiting various parts of Ladakh including the Nubra valley, Jammu and Kashmir government said on Sunday .“At ...
34. The Centre’s move to appropriate unclaimed employee provident fund balances to a welfare fund is unfair
35. The Centre would soon initiate measures to make ethanol out of biomass that would create “tremendous demand for farm waste,” Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said.
36. The Chinese search giant has analysed vast amounts of phone location data to monitor employment, consumer behaviour, and even Apple sales
37. The city police are in the process of identifying service-minded autorickshaw drivers to help pedestrians cross busy city roads. It will be implemented in the West Sub Division, as a pilot project. Se...
38. The city traffic police is struggling to cope with flooding of roads which has become a major hindrance to the smooth flow of traffic.On the Outer Ring Road, sources said the city’s civic agencies are...
39. The cluttered offices of a history magazine in Beijing have become an unusually public battlefield in China’s ideological wars.
40. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) need not teach the CPI and its State secretary Kanam Rajendran the importance of Left unity, said the district executive council of the CPI here on Sunday.Hittin...
41. The company till now has developed 27 million sq ft of commercial space
42. The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill was passed by Parliament amid intense debate over how best India can conserve its forests
43. The convictions represent a rare instance of sentences for individuals, rather than fines levied against companies, after the international market meltdown of 2008.
44. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probe into the alleged custodial death of a 42-year-old domestic help in Jeevan Bima Nagar police station earlier this year is expected to be delayed as CID...
45. The decoder of Coorg grammar
46. The defence minister had said that those who speak ill of India need to be taught a lesson
47. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is looking to jointly pitch for projects in the international market in areas such as capacity building with Gurgaon-based Management Development Institute.The ...
48. The Deployment Of The US THAAD Missile In South Korea Signals Start Of New Cold War
49. The detention and harassment of two mediapersons after barring them from reporting at the Kozhikode district court by the police has come as an embarrassment to the Pinaryi Vijayan government even as...
50. The dispute between the Republican nominee and the parents of a Muslim U.S. Army captain killed in Iraq has largely taken over the presidential race in recent days. But whether the fight will ultimately hurt Donald Trump among voters remains an open question.
51. The distribution gridlock
52. The District Collector has issued a flood warning to the residents of Chengam and Thandrampet taluks after water flow increased in the Thenpennai river. In a press release, the Collector said that the...
53. The District Consumer Redressal Forum, Hyderabad-lll, on July 25 directed Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Limited to pay a policy amount of Rs. 15 lakh from date of claim till realisation, along with...
54. The District Development Council (DDC) has been apprised that steps should be taken to appoint teachers on ‘halt station’ basis at the Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) to improve quality of education. Teachers...
55. The district unit of the Congress, at the behest of Dinesh Gundu Rao, the working president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, has initiated steps to restructure 16 Block Congress Committees...
56. The drop at Gayatri waterfall is almost 350 feet while it was just 135 feet in last World Cup
57. The e-commerce start-up, which sells dress clones of what actors wear in movies, is looking to sell tours to film-shoot locations
58. The economy finally expanded on a yearly basis in the second quarter, signaling that the worst of the nation’s economic slump might be over. The 0.69 percent growth rate in the April-to-June period was better than the 0.48 percent increase the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting
59. The Erdogan regime continues to play with fire renewing accusations that the United States spearheaded a complex conspiracy to overthrow the Turkish government.
60. The erstwhile Tamil Nadu Hotel of the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC) near the Theppakkadu reception at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) has been refurbished now and will be run by Eco ...
61. The ex-Browns quarterback still seems a long, long way from playing for anybody.
62. The exit of a competitor, financially backed by the maker of Coke, has raised the odds that SodaStream chief executive officer Daniel Birnbaum can make good on a pledge
63. The FBI has found 14 personal electronic devices from those aboard the balloon that crashed Saturday in Texas, NTSB spokesman Robert Sumwalt said. They include cell phones, one iPad, and three cameras. The cameras, he said, are destroyed, but he said he hopes NTSB lab technicians can recover the images.
64. The fifth generation computer navigation knee replacement surgery not only provides perfect alignment and perfect fitting of artificial knee joint, needed for perfect functioning, but also ensures lig...
65. The Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) Department has sought Rs. 125 crore from the State government to better equip itself for disaster management. A proposal was sent keeping in mind the experiences dur...
66. The first-ever chess competition for school students in Kalaburagi district organised by The Hindu in School (THiS) and Thyrocare will be held at the multi-purpose auditorium of the Sharanabasaveshwar...
67. The first ever The Hindu in School Chess Competition in Hubballi evoked good response with students from various districts of north Karnataka participating in it.Presented by Thyrocare, the competitio...
68. The First Meeting of the International Scientific Advisory Board of the Biotechnology Research Center (BTRC), Libya.
69. The flood that devastated downtown Ellicott City, Maryland, killed two people and destroying or damaging at least 25 buildings.
70. The Forest Department will identify two places for construction of railway underpasses for elephants between Madukkarai and Walayar where the railway line is close to the forest.A senior forest office...
71. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
72. The French firm EDF has approved plans for a massive nuclear reactor in the UK, but the UK government is hesitating. Let’s hope it scuppers the project, says
73. The gender pay gap in India stands at 27 per cent, with men earning a median gross hourly salary of Rs 288.7 and women only Rs 207.8, according to the latest "Monster Salary Index". The Monster India report also indicates that while only 52.7 per ...
74. The government can legally withdraw the exemptions so far as central excise and service tax are concerned
75. The government is planning a Hydel Tourism Project worth around Rs.300 crore, connecting major tourist destinations in Kozhikode and Wayanad districts, according to Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac....
76. The Government’s Burden of Military Security
77. The government's move to introduce the requirement comes against the backdrop of instances where people have been duped by way of fraudulent activities
78. The growth of traditional media is already dependent on what we call new media; its challenge is to blend into the digital world
79. The growth of ultra high net worth households (UHNHs) slowed down in 2015-16, growing at seven per cent, compared with 17 per cent in the previous year. Such households recorded a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16 per cent in the past five ...
80. The Haryana government and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), which are probing the unprecedented waterlogging and consequent monster traffic jam on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway two days...
81. The hot air balloon that crashed in Texas hit power lines when it went down, the NTSB says, but it's not clear whether it caught fire before or afterward.
82. The ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra (Ernakulam) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute is selling curry leaf seeds in one-kg packets for Rs.1,100 a packet...
83. The inclusion of Indian authors has been at the cost of foreign ones like Mary Parker, an expert in organisational behaviour, and Oliver Sheldon, whose globally read theories have been axed. Representation image
84. The Indian Armed Forces operate nearly 150 mid-sized UAVs and many more handheld ones. India needs to push its ‘Make in India’ initiative for UAVs. Mumbai and New Delhi police are on the...
85. The Indian BPO promotion scheme has drawn lukewarm response from companies as bids for only about 12,000 seats have been received from 61 companies as against the planned 48,300 seats
86. The Indian industry is expected to see growth by December in terms of sales and profitability even though fresh investments from the private sector continue to suffer due to under-utilisation of capa...
87. The Indian Medical Association under its Rise and Shine campaign on Sunday organised a continuing medical education (CME) programme here to discuss the growing epidemic of Vitamin D deficiency among t...
88. The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) in association with HEROS (Human empowerment through education, employment and recreation outdoors) and Mana Vuru Vizianagaram Facebook...
89. The Indian Oil Corporation, Salem division, organised a unique initiative to motivate the customer attendants of network retail outlets in the city recently.Select IOC retail outlets located on the na...
90. The infection appears to have spread among the local deer population as the virus was unleashed when the unseasonably hot summer heat thawed its host.
91. The Information Department has organised a seminar on B.R. Ambedkar and the Constitution of India on August 1 at 11 a.m. at the sports auditorium to mark his 125th birth anniversary.The seminar will b...
92. The interactive 'Climate Explorer' map that lets you see exactly how global warming will affect your city
93. The intersection of imagery, imagination and Earth
94. The Italian coastguard said the bodies of five migrants were recovered from the Mediterranean, while more than 6,500 people had been rescued off Libya since Thursday.
95. The J-20 Mighty Dragon, underdevelopment fifth generation stealth fighter jet of the Peoples Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) is underg...
96. The Jharkhand government has plans to set up five medical colleges in the State soon, Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Sunday said.“We want to develop mineral-rich Jharkhand, which is lagging far behind...
97. The Kalamukku fishing harbour on Vypeen island is humming with activity with the 47-day ban on mechanised trawling ending at midnight on Sunday.The ice plants are running to capacity. Last minute touc...
98. The Karnataka government will simplify procedures for getting new ration cards, said Minister for Food and Civil Supplies UT Khader. Addressing presspersons here on Saturday, he said that at prese...
99. The Kerala Police have devised a community-based intervention programme to bring immediate aid to road accident victims.The scheme, titled Save Our Fellow Traveller (SOFT), will be launched on an expe...
100. The Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has directed that basic infrastructure be arranged in all Nirbhaya homes in the State.The commission, in its direction to the Social Justice ...
101. The Large Hadron Collider is more than a particle accelerator: it is a celebrity in its own right
102. The last rites of soldier Basavaraj Channappa Patil (44) of the Madras Regiment, who was killed in a land mine explosion in Batalik sector, Ladakh, on Friday night, is likely to be performed on Monday...
103. The latest batch of tech-industry earnings show how two technology trends—mobile and the cloud—are taking root and delivering big profits for the companies that bet on them.
104. NASA to Televise Prelaunch Briefing, Launch of Next Commercial Resupply Mission to International Space Station
105. NASA, USAID Open Environmental Monitoring Hub in West Africa
106. National Conference (NC) candidate Iftikhar Misger on Sunday evening was seen raising anti-India and pro-freedom slogans during a march in south Kashmir where announced that he was giving up his secur...
107. National Food Security Mission national consultant S.M. Kolhatkar inspected Arjun Naik Thanda village in Zaheerabad of Medak district recently.The Central government, under the NFSM, sanctioned suppor...
108. National Institute of Engin...
109. National-level athlete drowns while clicking selfie
110. Nationals make plenty of mistakes, settle for split with Giants
111. National steeplechase athlete Pooja Kumari has drowned after she accidentally fell in a pond while clicking selfies with her friends on the campus of the Sports Authority of India near here, police sa...
112. Nation-wide bank strike hits daily operations
113. Nationwide bank strike success, claims AIBEA
114. NAVAIR Marks First Flight with 3-D printed, safety-critical parts
115. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) marked its first successful flight demonstration of a flight critical aircraft component built using additive manufacturing (AM) techniques, July 29.
116. Naval History & Heritage Command
117. Navy Breaks Ground on New Red Hill Groundwater Monitoring Site
118. NBA: Warriors’ Green apologizes for penis picture
119. Neanderthal skulls and brains may have developed just like ours
120. Need for developing communication skills stressed
121. Need for friendly administrationPuducherry government can peruse the procedures and practices the erstwhile French government adopted in registration of documents for transfer of immovable properties.
122. Net income grew 4 percent annually to NT$4.12 billion (US$129 million) during the April-to-June
123. Net sales for 400-odd firms grew 2.3% in June quarter as key sectors post double-digit growth
124. New Crew Members, Including NASA Biologist, Launch to Space Station
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126. New Nanoparticle Catalysts Improve Reactivity with Much Less Platinum
127. New NASA Study Shows Historical Records Miss a Fifth of Global Warming
128. New Planet Is Largest Discovered That Orbits Two Suns
129. New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics concludes that ten protostellar candidates are indeed protostars even though they are not presently embedded in a cloud. Stars form as gravity contracts the gas and dust in an interstellar cloud until clumps develop that are dense enough to coalesce into stars. Precisely how this happens, however, […]
130. New research led by NASA scientists reveals that almost one-fifth of the global warming that has occurred in the past 150 years has been missed by historical records due to quirks in how global temperatures were recorded. The study explains why projections of future climate based solely on historical records estimate lower rates of warming […]
131. New Research Opens New Realms of Light-Matter Interaction
132. New Research Reveals How Altered Gut Microbes Cause Obesity
133. New Research Reveals the Missing Piece of the Climate Puzzle
134. New Research Shows Long-Term Global Warming Needs External Drivers
135. New Scientist app on Windows Store
136. New Study Improves Our Understanding of Intercellular Communication
137. New Study Shows Long-Term Global Warming Needs External Drivers
138. Power, fame and the LHC: A machine at its peak
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140. Power of three
141. Pradesh Congress Commitee on Sunday decided that Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy and other ministers would hold daily meetings at the party office from Monday to Saturday to redress grievances of party...
142. Pradhan launches Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
143. President a loose cannon
144. President Erdogan says Fethullah Gulen, leader of the Hizmet or "service" movement in Turkey, is behind the almost-coup. The cleric responds.
145. President Obama Signed This GMO Labeling Bill
146. President of India condoles the loss of lives due to floods in Assam, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh
147. President Starbucks has provided breakfast offerings for 10 years, attracting about 7.18 million customers annually, the company said,
148. Prices in most areas have been stagnant but some regions are showing reasonable appreciation
149. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the ‘Run for Rio’ here on Sunday as a means to encourage the Indian contingent at the Olympics beginning on August 5.
150. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Mission Bhagiratha at Komatibanda of Gajwel mandal in Medak district on August 7. In addition to this, he will also lay foundation stones for the renovation of...
151. Prime Minister says Centre working closely with the State governments to help those affected.
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154. Prior to the three reductions in July, rates had been raised on four occasions since May 1
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156. Programme and Budget (2014-2017)
157. Progressive legislation and improved regulatory framework needed for success of fast-emerging business
158. ‘Progress of monsoon from here on is crucial’
159. Project works at Sabarimala hit by trade unionism
160. Promotion tussle roils the army
161. Proposed railway line through wildlife zone sparks off a row
162. Prosecutors charge five with nanotechnology theft
163. Protecting Our Heritage and Fostering Creativity
164. New traffic plan, opening of hypermarket add to chaos on service roads
165. Next Space Station Cargo Launch From Virginia Targeted for August, NASA Opens Media Accreditation
166. Nissan Motor India MD Arun Malhotra says the initial response was good
167. No dam being built across Palar: A.P. Minister
168. No inputs yet from U.S. on missing plane
169. No Lokayaukt, no human rights panel chief in Jharkhand
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174. No senior banking executives have received jail time in Britain or the United States, but Ireland just handed down three rare convictions.
175. Not all small savings schemes are holding their ground amidst the new rate dynamics. Those that lost their 25 basis points interest rate spread advantage over G-Sec rates, took sharp cuts in March a...
176. Notes from the far edge of space, astronomy and physics
177. Not seeing enough good jobs: Infy co-founder
178. Novel protest to reach the ears of officials
179. NPS app lacks important features
180. NSM School alumni take to community service
181. NTSB: Balloon hit power lines before crashing, killing 16
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186. Officials told to submit address proof
187. Officials urged to expedite relief works
188. Official Website of the United States Navy
189. Of the 174 flood-prone areas, more than a quarter are in central parts of Bengaluru
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191. Ola driver denies charge
192. 'Old interest rates apply for failure to pay service tax in Dec 2015'
193. Old planets always get too hot or cold for life in the end
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195. Olympian Trevor Moore loved the water; it’s where he was last seen
196. Olympic sailing ramp in Rio de Janeiro collapses
197. On Aug. 1, 1966, sniper Charles Whitman terrorized the University of Texas campus with a shooting spree that left 16 dead.
198. Once again, a vigorous monsoon so vital to India’s economic fortunes has left some States in a shambles. From Assam to Karnataka, heavy rainfall in a short span of time has created paralysing floods ...
199. One dead and three injured in shooting in crowded Austin entertainment district
200. One of the biggest moves before Monday's deadline won't be happening.
201. One of the world’s most improbable sports centres is a hulking, light-blue building on a mud-caked alley in Chacrinha, a favela on the western outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. This is the Miratus Cent...
202. One person was killed and four were injured early Sunday in two separate shootings in a crowded area of downtown Austin, Texas, police said.
203. One Planet, One Ocean
204. One woman drowned and over hundred others were rescued after severe thunderstorms and flooding ravaged parts of Maryland, an official said on Sunday.
205. Ongoing projects on Mahanadi won’t stop: Chhattisgarh Minister
206. On July 12, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands, finally announced its ruling in a South China Sea case the Philippines filed against China. Reactions to the judgement have been sharply polarized, with China and Taiwan firmly opposed, while the US, Japan,
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209. On Sunday, AAP leaders, without commenting on Chauhan’s arrest, directed their ire at the Prime Minister, accusing him of “hounding and fixing political adversaries” and losing his “mental balance”.
210. On the 50th anniversary of the shooting that left 17 people dead and more than 30 wounded, Texas will start allowing students to bring concealed weapons into some university campus buildings. Gun rights advocates say the timing is appropriate, arguing the 1966 shooting is evidence that good guys with guns are the best defense against mass shooters.
211. On the macroeconomic data front, PMI data on manufacturing and services sector will also influence trading
212. Opener Lokesh Rahul reached a career best unbeaten 150 as India moved to 259 for two at tea on the second day of the second Test against West Indies.
213. Opener Lokesh rahul scored a career-best 158 as India reached 358 for five at the end of the second day of the second Test against West Indies, here today.
214. Opener Lokesh Rahul showed a lot of composure en route a career best innings of an unbeaten 150 as India slowly and surely took control of second day's proceedings moving upto 259 for two at lunch in the second cricket Test against West Indies, here ...
215. Opener Lokesh Rahul showed a lot of composure hitting a career-best 158 as India reached a comfortable 358 for 5 on the second day thereby taking complete control of the second cricket Test against West Indies, here today.
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217. Opinion: Trump criticized my silence. He does not know what the word sacrifice means.
218. OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Promotion and Research Challenge Brings Winning Students to NASA Goddard
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220. Organic Photovoltaic Material Offers Great Promise for Solar Energy
221. Orioles finally break through in Toronto
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223. O.R. Nandagopan is NSTL Director
224. Other income, retail loan growth boost private banks' profit
225. Our best theory of reality says things only become real when we look at them. Understanding how the universe came to be requires a better explanation
226. Our correspondents cover science as it happens
227. Our Universe May Have Emerged from a Black Hole in a Higher Dimensional Universe
228. Outgoing Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner C.G. Betsurmath, who headed the civic body when Mysuru bagged the cleanest city rank twice in a row, said on Sunday that retaining the tag for the t...
229. Outside Ataturk Airport In Istanbul People Stand On A Turkish Army Tank
230. Over 500 investors in a chit fund scheme have been duped to an extent of Rs. 15 crore by a couple who ran the scheme at Amruthahalli.The case came to light after the couple, who left the city on the p...
231. Over 500 persons visit the park every day, say officials
232. Over 70 Terrorists Have Been Shot Dead in 2016: Parrikar
233. Over 80 IPhones and 13 IPads, worth several lakhs, were stolen from a shop in North Veli Street in the city on Saturday night.The crime came to light on Sunday morning when the staff opened the showro...
234. Over 90 per cent of airlines know cash-flow forecasting and working capital optimisation are priorities for their organisation, according to recent research by Sapphire Innovation. Despite that, over 70 per cent don't have an effective cash-flow ...
235. Over Half of Russians Consider US Presidential Elections Important for Russia
236. Over the last 10 days, the Democratic and Republican conventions have inundated us with rivers of words and pictures. Some of the images stand out more than others and have already found an afterlife in GIFs and video clips.
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239. Pakistan in Indian Diplomatic Cross Hairs
240. Pakistan's Anti-Narcotics Force today arrested 12 employees of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for allegedly trying to smuggle 6 kilogram of heroin worth over 60 million rupees.
241. Panyam MLA Gauru Charitha Reddy and the party’s district president Gauru Venkata Reddy on Sunday sought public patronage to the bandh called by YSR Congress president Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy on Tuesday ...
242. Parents protest ‘unreasonable’ fee hike by Gurgaon schools
243. Past attempts to privatise the plant have proved futile due to a variety of reasons
244. p Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has displayed a scale model of Advanced Heavy Li...
245. Paying property tax an ordeal for city residents
246. Paytm to enable booking for offline screens
247. p Chinese KJ-500 Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEW&C) aircraft. KJ-500 A...
248. p Chinese state television displayed CH-5 Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance Combat Aerial Vehicle. CH...
249. pContinuing its success on various recent projects, HAL has now flown the first FOC upgraded Mirage-2000 aircraft on July 28, 2016 adhering to the scheduled date of today. “We have done it...
250. Peasants’ organisation All-India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha (AIKMS) blamed the Odisha government for the recent chaos and law and order situations in relation to ration cards under the National Food Security...
251. Pension freedoms under threat for millions of final salary savers
252. People's Liberation Army ZTZ-99 Main Battle Tank Chinese ZTZ-99 MBT which is also known as Type 99 Main Battle Tank  People's Libera...
253. People at Moolampally who were evicted for the Vallapradam International Container Transshipment Terminal project gathered here on Sunday to pay their homage to Mahasweta Devi who passed away in Kolka...
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255. People React Near A Military Vehicle During An Attempted Coup In Ankara
256. People residing on the banks of River Thenpennai told to be cautious
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263. Petrol price slashed by 1 Rupee 42 Paise a litre, Diesel cut by 2 Rs One Paise; Non-subsidised cooking gas cylinder becomes cheaper by Rs 50
264. PH-Malaysian film competes in Venice Critics’ Week
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267. pIndian Air Force’s aircraft acquisitions attract worldwide attention mainly due to the order size and the costs involved. It is thus quite natural that its acquisition plans would be discussed...
268. pIt needs no revelation that there is widespread consternation within the strategically committed community, the intelligentsia and the media over the growing obsolescence and declining...
269. Places to be identified for railway underpasses for elephants
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271. Plans to set up 5 new medical colleges: Jharkhand CM
272. Playing to the consumer gallery
273. Plot owner in MoU can move consumer forum
274. PM, in Mann ki Baat, said government hospitals will offer free check-ups on the 9th of every month, which poor pregnant women should make use of
275. PM Modi calls upon country to wish the best for Indian contingent to the Olympics
276. PM urges youth to take up research and innovation to find technological solutions to country's problems
277. PNB comes out of net loss, but net profit halves y-o-y
278. PNB cuts MCLR rates by 0.05% in various tenors from Aug 1
279. PNB: Trading income, tax savings aid Q1
280. Pokemon GO raises several safety, privacy, data protection and cyber security-related questions. Experts share their insights on how the mishmash of virtual and real worlds may play out in the legal domain
281. Poland, Italy to Hold Observation Flight Over Russia
282. Pole-to-pole survey for foolproof illumination
283. Police also interrogated seven security guards who were on duty at the Sunny Park apartment building, where the incident took place.
284. Police in Texas has said they were seeking a person of interest in an overnight shooting that killed a young woman and wounded four other people.
285. Police on high alert in areas bordering Odisha
286. Police told to take on-the-spot action against those unloading garbage in unnoticed pockets
287. Pondicherry University distances itself from students’ annual magazine
288. Pon. Radhakrishnan says location recommended by a foreign agency
289. Poor awareness hits skin bank’s functioning
290. Pope Francis has refused to equate Islam with violence, saying Catholics could be just as deadly and warning Europe was pushing its young to terrorism.
291. Pope Francis said there were "doubts" over the case being made against Vatican finance chief George Pell, Australia's most senior Roman Catholic, for alleged child abuse.
292. Pope Francis told young people who flocked by the hundreds of thousands to his words Sunday that they need to “believe in a new humanity” stronger than evil, and cautioned against concluding that one religion is more violent than others.
293. Popole Misenga and Yolande Mabika are two of 10 refugees selected for the first Olympic refugee team. They both fled civil conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and in the 2016 Olympics these hopefuls will compete without a country. By competing in Judo at the 2016 Olympics, these athletes will bring their fight, and their story, to a global arena.
294. Posher and more male than in 2012: the sporting heroes carrying Britain's hopes at the Rio Olympics
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296. Protesters turned out for lightly attended demonstrations in Rio against embattled President Dilma Rousseff five days before the start of the 2016 Olympic Games.
297. Protests grip Rio just days before Olympics begin
298. Prototype 2016 of J-20 Mighty Dragon Stealth Fighter Jet Joins Test Program.  These images were taken Earlier this week. This new prototype indicate that Chinese stealth fighter jet program is progressing well. 
299. PSBs strike may affect transactions worth Rs 15,000 cr: Assocham
300. p Spotted near People's Liberation Army Air Force's Shaodong  Air Base are number of Chine...
301. pThe Indian Armed Forces operate nearly 150 mid-sized UAVs and many more handheld ones. India needs to push its ‘Make in India’ initiative for UAVs. Mumbai and New Delhi police are on the...
302. Publicis CEO Maurice Levy said it was for the gravity of Kevin Roberts' statements on gender bias that he has been asked to take a leave of absence from the group immediately
303. Punjab Cong chief Amarinder Singh Takes A Dig At Modi's Mann Ki Baat
304. Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday said a separate cadre of the Punjab Bureau of Investigation will be set up soon as part of police reforms.At a meeting with senior officers h...
305. Punjab: Financially unfit to implement Centre-like pay hike
306. Quadruple shooting leaves mother, two children dead, family says
307. Quantum Gate Allows Light Particles to Interact with Each Other
308. raced to the scene of an outbreak of an unknown deadly disease. What he discovered gave him his life's purpose
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310. Raghuveera visits the family members of the eight NAD employees
311. Rahul career-best gives India commendable lead
312. Rahul completes 150 as India consolidates lead
313. Rahul's 158 puts India in command
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317. SDO Sees Trio of Mid-Level Flares
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326. Rahul stings again: Congress needs to overhaul strategy if it wants to bounce back nationally
327. Railway Board Chairman Mital gets 2-year extension
328. Railway Minister flags off maiden broad-gauge train service between Agartala and Delhi
329. Railways’ designer line for staff uniforms
330. Rakesh’s funeral in Mysuru today
331. Ralph Gardner Jr. gets a chance to fly a drone ahead of the The Liberty Cup at the Liberty Science Center, which was billed as “the first-ever drone race set against the NYC skyline.”
332. Reacting to CAG, says norms cannot be set for final bids
333. Alberto R. Gonzales and learn more about the first Latino U.S. attorney general.
334. Jim McGreevey and learn more about the former Governor of New Jersey.
335. the life of Willie Nelson, seven time Grammy Award winning musician.
336. Mirage 2000 Upgraded to FOC: Yet Another HAL Project Takes-off on Schedule
337. The Government’s Burden of Military Security
338. What is China’s Military Modernization all about?
339. Xi calls for further armed forces reform
340. Reality TV Star Toya Wright Grieves After 2 Brothers Shot Dead in New Orleans
341. Real Science. Served Raw
342. Realty check: Budget - Rs 1-2 crore
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344. RECENT PHOTO GALLERIES
345. Reducing risk when introducing autonomous-driving vehicles means taking time to allow the technology to mature and providing rigorous training for operators, say aviation safety experts.
346. Registrations are open for the fourth edition of Coimbatore Marathon by Coimbatore Cancer Foundation (CCF) along with Vodafone as title sponsor and Elgi Equipments as powered by sponsor.The Marathon i...
347. Regretting the police highhandedness against women and senior citizens in Yamanur village near here, district in-charge Minister Vinay Kulkarni has said that a high-level inquiry would be conducted in...
348. Regulate taxi aggregators to improve services
349. Release of the eighth book in the series whips up frenzy
350. Rent designer clothes and accessories
351. Representatives of various political parties and organisations participated in the first death anniversary of Gandhian Sasiperumal in E. Mettukkadu village on Sunday.Sasiperumal died while staging a d...
352. Republicans denounce Trump as confrontation with Muslim parents escalates
353. Republic of Korea
354. Republic of Moldova
355. Researchers Cross the Break Even Point in Preserving Quantum Information
356. Researchers Develop A Universal Quantum Gate
357. Researchers Investigate the Lack of Large Impact Craters on Ceres
358. Researchers Take Singularity Out of Black Holes
359. Researching ‘womenability’: how women experience cities
360. Residents in a little-known village near Lucknow, Jabrouli, are in a celebratory mood. Some are distributing laddus; some others are praying
361. Responsible Consumption and Production&quot
362. Rethinking dividend yield strategy
363. Re-thinking the Development Agenda
364. Retired general warns of civil military crisis under Trump
365. Revenue officers seek autonomy for CBDT
366. Rewarded Longtime Fans
367. Rewind, Pause, Stop: The VCR revolution in pre-satellite era
368. Rheinmetall to supply Canadian Navy with decoy ammunition for the next thirty years
369. Rich tradition
370. Rick Burt Named Safety and Mission Assurance Director at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
371. Rim of the Pacific 2016 has brought together 26 nations to improve international naval cooperation. As part of the world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC is giving us the opportunity to increase our amphibious interoperability with our partners.
372. Rio beach protest calls for ouster of suspended president
373. Rio Olympic boat ramp collapses in high winds
374. RioOlympicboatrampcollapsesinhighwinds', 'width
375. Rio Olympics: Time for Tintu Luka to prove her worth
376. Riot of colour in Bonalu festivities
377. Riyadh to Continue Military Campaign in Yemen Till End of Insurgency
378. RLD’s U.P. unit president dies
379. RLD’s Uttar Pradesh unit chief Munna Singh Chauhan, who was suffering from dengue, passed away here on Sunday morning.Mr. Chauhan, 55, died at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences ...
380. Road accident leaves 5 foreign tourists dead in Bolivia
381. Robbers pull gold chain
382. Robots dance to set new Guinness World Record
383. Rocket artillery
384. Rory McIlroy among Rio refuseniks facing Zika on their Florida doorstep
385. Running Wild: African Marathon Has a Tendency to Get Hairy
386. Rural farmers of Kanthaladu and Thalayadu regions have called upon the Forest Department to speed up measures for the proposed solar fencing project aimed at protecting agricultural lands close to for...
387. Russia Celebrates Navy Day
388. Russia hosts World Championship Tank biathlon
389. Russian Bio Warfare Force Heads to Arctic as 'Zombie' Anthrax Hospitalizes 40
390. Russian Federation
391. Ryots seek solar fences to ward off wild animals
392. s A and F rings appear bizarrely warped where they intersect the planet&#8217
393. SAARC sidelines have been platform for big bilateral moments. Home minister must keep it in mind when he goes to Pakistan.
394. Saatchi & Saatchi chairman Kevin Roberts said more women don't become bosses because they prize work satisfaction over "vertical ambition" to move up.
395. Saint Lucia
396. Sara Lewis: Firefly populations, which illuminate and enchant on summer evenings, are threatened by development, light pollution, pesticides and commercial harvesting
397. S.A. Raman assumed charge as Collector of Vellore district on Sunday. Hitherto, he was the Joint Commissioner of Land Administration, Chennai.Mr. Raman has earlier held positions as Deputy Secretary a...
398. Saudi soldiers lose lives in clash with Houthis as Yemen decides to resume peace talks
399. Save the world’s largest living thing: build a fence around it
400. Says the issue is being politicised by the Odisha government
401. SBI, associates merger by March 2017: Chairman
402. Scheme for pokkali farming
403. Schools and universities
404. Science & Technology News Since 1998
405. Science and technology news │New Scientist
406. Science for a Sustainable Future
407. Science jobs
408. Science may one day be able to diagnose non-celiac wheat sensitivities by using blood markers.
409. Science Sushi
410. Scientist ‘G’ O.R. Nandagopan will be taking over as Director of Naval Science and Technological Laboratory on Monday bringing to NSTL his rich experience in developing state-of-the-art underwater sys...
411. Scientists Amplify Light Using Sound on a Silicon Chip
412. Scientists at ANGRAU research station at Anakapalle develop it under an all-India project
413. Scientists Believe Humans Will One Day Colonize the Universe
414. Scientists Explain Nitrogen Fixation
415. Scientists from Yale University have discovered a novel way to combat viral contamination of bio-factories that produce a growing number of drugs, chemicals, and fuels. The new method involves recoding organisms to stop horizontal transfer of genes — which viruses use to infect and hijack cellular machinery to reproduce. The study is published in the […]
416. Scientists Recode Organisms to Resist Viral Contamination
417. Scientists Reveal Chemical Code for Nitrogen Fixation
418. Scientists Show How Synapses Are Arranged with Respect to Each Other
419. SciTech Daily - Science, Space and Technology News 2016
420. Scott Kelly's Historic Year in Space
421. Scouring the planet for extreme life forms
422. Scrapping Plan and non-Plan classifications necessitates the change
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424. Secretary of the Navy
425. Security forces know their job better than all of us and we must trust their capacity, their discretion, their wisdom how to go about an anti-militancy operation,&quot
426. Seeking strong measures to check atrocities against them, leaders asked Dalits to give up disposing dead cattle and stop cleaning sewers to “send a strong message” to the state government.
427. Seminar heldA seminar on ‘Seventh Pay Commission recommendations – joint struggles, its impact – government attitude’ was organised by the Defence Coordination Committee and the Central Government Emp...
428. Sensing trouble over the release of an annual magazine exhorting campus resistance recently by the Students’ Council on the campus, the administration of Pondicherry Central University has quickly dis...
429. Separate cadre for Punjab Bureau of Investigation soon: Sukhbir
430. Seriously, Science?
431. Serious(ly silly) science
432. Setback to Attappady irrigation project
433. Several rivers in spate; Toll stands at 26; Crops damaged in 3.39 lakh hectares of land
434. sex & reproduction
435. Shakuntala Shetty, MLA for Puttur, would lay the foundation stones for various development works proposed by the Karavali Development Authority in her constituency on August 2 in the presence of autho...
436. Share to Facebook
437. Shift Colors-Navy Retiree Newsletter
438. Shifting directives on a fluid dispute
439. Shivamurthy Muruga Sharana Swami has expressed his condolences to the family of Rakesh Siddaramaiah, son of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who passed away in Belgium on Saturday.In a press release issue...
440. Shooting in Austin, Texas: One dead, three hospitalized
441. Short Sharp Science
442. Signal No. 2 up over 5 areas as ‘Carina’ exits Luzon
443. Signature campaign seeking flyover launched
444. Silk India Expo-2016, The Gateway Hotel (Taj), Beach Road, 10.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m.
445. Since declaring its caliphate in June 2014, the self-proclaimed Islamic State has conducted or inspired more than 140 terrorist attacks in 29 countries other than Iraq and Syria, where its carnage has taken a much deadlier toll. Those attacks have killed at least 2,043 people and injured thousands more.
446. Since the coup, nearly half of the military's generals and admirals have been dismissed
447. Singapore aid sought in coal import case
448. Singer Cheryl Fernandez-Versini is ready to start a family with Liam Payne, says music mogul Simon Cowell, who was on the judging panel with her on "The X Factor".
449. 'Sino-Russian Advanced Heavy Lift (AHL) Helicopter'
450. Sino-Russian Advanced Heavy Lift (AHL) Helicopter
451. Six children — two child labourers and four street children — were rescued by joint teams of the police and Women and Child Development Agency personnel besides the representatives of NGOs in various...
452. Six dead after double suicide terrorist car bombs in Mogadishu
453. Six months of planning and 12 hours of intense cake-making proved a rewarding exercise for four enthusiasts of Bangalore Baking Buddies on Sunday.Their cake secured a spot in the Guinness Book of Worl...
454. Skyfall: Skydiver Rewrites History Airdropping From 25,000 Feet Without Parachute
455. Slain jawan's kin vow to fulfil bhai's task
456. s Liberation Army Air Force&#39
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458. s Liberation Army ZTZ-99 Main Battle Tank Chinese ZTZ-99 MBT which is also known as Type 99 Main Battle Tank&#160
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460. s main rings, along with its and moons, are much brighter than most stars. As a result, much shorter exposure times (10 milliseconds, in this case) are required to produce an image and not saturate the detectors of the [&hellip
461. Small Island Developing States
462. s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, astronomers show that gullies on modern Mars are likely not being formed by flowing liquid water. This new evidence will allow researchers to further narrow theories about how Martian gullies form, and reveal more details about Mars&#8217
463. Social-media companies are trying to level the playing field in the online propaganda war with Islamist radicals. Their goal is to see what kinds of messages could reach potential extremists before they become radicalized.
464. Social Media Directory and Policy
465. Social media giant Facebook may be liable to pay $3 to $5 billion in extra tax after AUS Internal Revenue Service (IRS) investigated the way the company transferred assets to Ireland.
466. Social-Media Giants Target Terror
467. So hot, it's cool
468.     Some of the world's most hidden but precious places are still not being adequately protected from fishing trawlers, despite 10 years of UN resolutions to protect them   
469. So now it's official. With the conventions over, it is notable that the nominees of both major parties are from New York. After many decades when the city and the state have been relegated to secondary status in presidential politics, today two New Yorkers are at the top of the major party tickets.
470. Sony’s videogame segment reported its best quarter ever. The company could get another boost with the introduction of a virtual-reality gadget in October.
471. South Indian Cultural Association:
472. South Korea, US Discuss Technology Transfer for KF-X Fighter Jet
473. space exploration
474. Special fencing at Mutyala, Hamsaladeevi, Vedadriand Pedda Kallepalli ghats
475. Special medical camp for the differently abled for the provision of national identity cards, Government Hospit...
476. Special Operations Forces (SOF)
477. Special Report
478. Special safety steps for Telangana devotees
479. Special status: Enough is enough, say a few TDP MPs
480. Special status: YSRC seeks people’s support for bandh
481. Spending long hours at the grindstone, or in compulsory socializing with superiors after work, is the norm for many workers in Japan. But the number of claims for compensation for "karoshi," or "death by overwork," rose to a record level in the past year, government figures show.
482. Spirited show by young minds at The Hindu chess contest
483. Spitzer Provides Astronomers with a New Way to See the Milky Way’s Giant Black Hole
484. Spotted near People's Liberation Army Air Force's Shaodong  Air Base are number of Chine...
485. Spotted near People's Liberation Army Air Force's Shaodong &nbsp
486. Spotted near People's Liberation Army Air Force's Shaodong  Air Base are number of Chinese H-6K Badger Strategic Bombers which are capable of carrying upto six CJ-10 Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missiles (LACMs). 
487. Spotted togather yesterday in lineup were Chinese Type 052C Air Defence Guided Missile Destroyer, two Type 052D Luyang III Class Guided ...
488. SSA and the office of the District Differently Abled Welfare Officer:
489. s Spitzer Space Telescope began exploring this exotic [&hellip
490. s Spitzer Space Telescope to further explore Sagittarius A*. At the center of our Milky Way galaxy lies a cosmic beast called Sagittarius A*. This supermassive black hole packs about four million sun-masses into a volume roughly the size of our solar system. Recently, NASA&#8217
491. Staples Coupons
492. State-run oil refiner CPC Corp, Taiwan (CPC, 中油) yesterday said it will cut gasoline and diesel prices by NT$0.6 per liter as global crude oil prices declined on renewed concerns over a glut in crude supplies.
493. Static Electricity May Transport Dust Across Airless Planetary Bodies
494. Status of the Navy
495. Stennis Space Center Marks 50th Anniversary of First Test
496. Storm Queens crowned champion
497. Story in numbers: Muslim literacy rates rising faster than work participation
498. Storytrails’ inaugural walk helps participants discover new nuggets on UT’s history
499. Strategic Documents
500. Students have limited spending power. However, no platform deals exclusively for students.BigDeal plans to fill that vacuum and connect students with merchants.Last week, it raised an undisclosed amount of money in a pre Series-A round from EVC ...
501. Students of Rathinam College of Arts and Science and Environment Conservation Group (ECG), a Non-Government Organisation working on wildlife and nature conservation, organised a street play to stress ...
502. Students of Sri Venkateswara Children’s High School conducted a novel programme to spread the message on greenery.Dressed up in green, they undertook a rally in the streets of Bhavani Nagar locality i...
503. Study 1st, pay later: IIT-Kgp's new scheme
504. subatomic particles
505. Submit plans for fund raising: Govt to PSU banks
506. Subscribe to Navy News
507. Sunni Islamist radicals in Yemen have blown up a 16th century mosque housing the shrine of a revered Sufi scholar in the city of Taez, a local official said today.
508. Sushma Swaraj appealed to 30 lakh Indians in Saudi to help them, asserting there is nothing 'mightier' than collective will of Indian nation
509. Swami Dayananda Educational Trust organised a ‘Paddy Fest’ – an awareness programme on traditional paddy varieties and its medicinal values. Experts delivered lectures on various topics such as organi...
510. Swami Raghunayakananda Maharaj of Ramakrishna Mutt, Hyderabad, has advised the youth to keep away from negative thinking and develop positive thinking and attitude.Addressing a youth convention at the...
511. Swaraj Abhiyan set to jump into political arena
512. Swaraj Abhiyan to float political party on Oct 2
513. s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission, astronomers reveal that the Milky Way’s central bulge of stars forms an “X” shape. The unconventional collaboration started in May 2015 when Dustin Lang, an astronomer at the Dunlap Institute of the University of Toronto, posted galaxy maps to Twitter, using data from WISE&#8217
514. Syria: US-backed forces take control of 70% of Manbij controlled by IS
515. Syria and Russia will establish four additional humanitarian corridors into Aleppo, Russian state media reported Sunday, a day after both governments said residents had begun using the routes to flee the besieged city.
516. Syrian government forces' tanks drive in the village of Tal Jabin, north of the embattled city of Aleppo, as they advanced to break a three-year rebel siege of two government-held Shiite villages, Nubol and Zahraa, and take control of parts of the supply route on February 3, 2016
517. Syrian rebels launch push aimed at breaking Aleppo siege
518. Tainan-based TTET, which was incorporated in 1982, owns the nation’s largest soy
519. Taiwanese manufacturers are preparing to seize business opportunities that are likely to arise with the arrival of US-based electric car maker and vendor Tesla Motors Inc, which is expected to build charging stations in Taiwan, market sources said on Saturday.
520. Taiwan Mobile Corp (台灣大哥大) outperformed its peers in wireless mobile market-driven sales last quarter as players in the sector seek to wean subscribers off unlimited data plans, the company said last week.
521. Taiwan’s top coffee shop operator, President Starbucks Coffee Corp (統一星巴克), said its newly launched brunch products might help increase the number of customers by 10 percent each year.
522. Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh on Sunday wondered why he did not have a single word of sympathy during his ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio programme for the D...
523. Taliban Attacks Kill 24 in Two Days: Afghan Official
524. Taliban militants gang rape woman in Helmand official claims
525. Tamil University and World Thirukkural Peravai:
526. Target Coupons
527. Taxpayers’ assn. supports bandh
528. The local authorities removed encroachments in various parts of Attur town on Saturday. A local resident had filed a case in the Madras High Court complaining about the encroachments in Attur town and...
529. The Madras High Court has directed the State government to analyse the conclusions and recommendations given by District Monitoring Committees, which have suggested strong measures against the alleged...
530. The Madras High Court has restrained the Chief Restructuring Officer of SunEdison from selling stakes in three subsidiaries of SunEdision, which own 90 MW of solar power plants in Karnataka. This was ...
531. The majority of people in Turkey says Fethullah Gulen, the cleric accused of the attempted coup, should go back to Turkey. Will he do it?
532. The making of the 2016 Rio Olympic and Paralympic medals is a mix of art and science.
533. The Making of the C-130J for India
534. The Managing Director of Golden Tobacco Co. Industries Ltd (GTC), Mr. P. Khelan, was arrested on Tuesday by the Directorate General of Anti-Evasion, Central Excise, Madras zone, on charges of evasion...
535. The members of the Rashtriya Heddari 66 Balikedarara Vedike has launched a signature campaign demanding a flyover at Ambalpady Junction here recently.The Kundapur-Mangaluru National Highway 66 and the...
536. The Missing Large Impact Craters on Ceres
537. The Muslim couple joined the ranks of ordinary citizens who have become important emblems of what some voters really think of presidential candidates.
538. The Nanjangud-Nilambur line, which was included in the 2016-17 Railway Budget, is 236 km long and estimated to cost Rs. 6,000 crore.But E. Sreedharan, the principal advisor of the Delhi Metro Rail Cor...
539.     The National Weather Service Overhauls Its Forecasts and Sets Off a Nerd Fight   
540. The National Weather Service Overhauls Its Forecasts and Sets Off a Nerd Fight
541. The nation’s medical device industry is expected to grow as much as 8.5 percent this year to a record high, supported by demand for medicare devices from a steadily aging population worldwide, the Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center (IEK) said.
542. The need for students, particularly those pursuing management courses, developing communication skills to improve their overall personality and build a bright career was highlighted at the inaugural o...
543. The NetSuite deal is something of a coming-out party for Oracle's global cloud, possibly signalling the start of a new round of acquisitions, along with hefty spending to keep building out this network
544. The new body will launch a movement to get justice from the tribunal and Union and State govts.
545. The new Harry Potter book is here, and if you wanted it to be like the old ones, well . . .
546. The new legislation is more stringent in nature, in the sense that it has draconian provisions under which all adult members of a family will be held responsible if liquor is found in the house. FIle Photo
547. The New York Post on Sunday published nude photographs of Melania Trump, wife of billionaire developer and US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, that were taken in the 1990s.
548. The next big fight in Vegas is a hacking contest between bots:
549. The Ninth Battalion, The Madras Regiment (Travancore), on Sunday observed the Colachel war memorial ceremony, marking the victory of the erstwhile Travancore Army over the Dutch forces at the Battle o...
550. The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) on Sunday alleged that the Naveen Patnaik government had failed to foresee the threat of construction of structures on Mahanadi river by the Chhattisgarh g...
551. The official eighth story went on sale at midnight with all the cloak-and-magic fanfare of yesteryear. But "The Cursed Child" is meant to be a play, and the script format doesn't have us under its spell.
552. The official imports of gold, or bullion, have come down by 60 per cent in the past 4 months.
553. The officials from the Department of Food Safety destroyed banned tobacco products worth about Rs. 10 lakh in the last three weeks.Special teamsFollowing reports that banned tobacco products and outda...
554. The officials of State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) stated that they have disbursed Rs. 221 crore to 11,323 beneficiaries in Telangana and Rs. 85 crore to 5,181 beneficiaries in Andhra Pradesh as loans und...
555. The official Welcome Ceremony of the Indian team at the Village will be held on August 2 in the afternoon.
556. The Ola driver who was recently arrested for ‘threatening’ a woman passenger in Chennai is now out on bail after spending 16 days in Puzhal prison and stoutly denies the charge.He told
557. The outbreak of terror attacks in Northern Europe has also translated into growing hostility toward migration, writes Tim Lister.
558. The outlook for Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services (₹331) remains positive. The stock finds immediate support at ₹309. As long as the stock holds above ₹245, the long-term bullish outlook...
559. The owner of a plot who signs a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a builder for raising multi-storeyed apartments is a 'consumer' and, therefore, can sue the builder for deficiency in service, the Supreme Court ruled, overruling the National ...
560. The Peggy Guggenheim collection from Mont Blanc. Her spectacles are engraved on the golden nib of the special edition pen. She championed the art of abstract expressionists like Jackson Pollock Harley Davidson Stewart Brand, an American writer, best ...
561. The people of a bleak Andean town have seen jobs disappear as a smelter that once drove the local economy all but shut down. Peru’s new president wants it reopened—but residents know that doing so comes with a cost.
562. The Planet's Lost Amphibians
563. The police have arrested a 38-year-old man who, along with his wife, reportedly cheated over 20 people of Rs. 9.7 lakh by making them invest in a chit fund scheme.According to the police, Gopi and his...
564. The police have arrested three Sri Rama Sene activists, who were allegedly part of the 40-member group that trespassed into the classroom of St. Thomas Aided Higher Primary School, Bondantila near Nee...
565. The Powerball jackpot was worth an estimated $478 million.
566. The presence of the younglings of a black cobra at the general ward in the Government district headquarters hospital in Chittoor during the last two days has created a flutter.According to information...
567. The private equity firm owns 71% stake in Hexaware
568. The project is funded by Department of Electronics and IT, Indian Council for Scientific Research and Information Technology Research Academy
569. The proposed talks between the Mizoram government and Manipur’s Hmar People’s Convention (Democratic) militants are expected to begin from the second week of August, a senior police official said on S...
570. The railway station here witnessed two historic events on Sunday. As Tripura Sundari Express rolled out of the station, the Railways marked the milestone of establishing connectivity between the capi...
571. The Rameswaram fishermen, who have been on an indefinite strike since July 22 demanding the release of fishermen with boats by the Sri Lankan Navy, decided to end their strike after the Centre assured...
572. The Rayalaseema Rashtra Samiti (RRS) on Sunday urged the Telugu Desam Party to sever its ties with the BJP in the wake of the Centre ruling out the Special Category Status (SCS) to the State.Chief Min...
573. There is a lot of information on Twitter about the way government agencies are handling the monsoon season in Bengaluru. However, an effort to collate and provide a centralised handle for information ...
574. There is a need for a new industrial policy in the country that could provide more opportunities for the working class, said Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) State unit president V.J.K. Nair after...
575. There is a need for a review of the scheme of reservation to assess as to which of the sub-castes in the list of the Scheduled Castes benefited the most and a sub-quota provided in favour of the most ...
576. The revival of the monsoon would bring fresh rain for Central India even while sustaining the wet session in parts of North-West India, which have witnessed floods over the past few days
577. There were no immediate reports of casualties from the bombing, which was felt across the city, "A truck packed with explosives struck the entrance of Northgate guesthouse," a security source told AFP, without offering any further details.
578. There will be no power supply in the following areas from 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. on Monday (August 1) due to maintenance works at Mettur RS sub-station and Thedavur power-station in Gangavalli block. Met...
579. The sales of PlayStation VR headsets and accessories is to begin on Oct. 13 around the world, but Sony began taking pre-orders in Japan in
580. The school has strict policies on drugs, alcohol and sex but is facing several lawsuits alleging an indifference toward reports of sexual assault.
581. The school has strict policies on drugs, alcohol and sex, but two women said they were forced to accept alcohol code violations after reporting assaults, said a Houston attorney.
582. These accused have claimed affiliation to groups such as the SIMI, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Indian Mujahideen and the Islamic State (IS).
583. The second edition of Government-Industry Connect Forum organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry - Erode Zone, on Saturday served the purpose of invigorating the momentum of growth through ac...
584. These images were taken Earlier this week. This new prototype indicate that Chinese stealth fighter jet program is progressing well.&nbsp
585. These periodical surveys are conducted under the campaign ‘Preserve Heritage for Posterity’.
586. The sports brand takes on rivals Adidas, Nike and Reebok in the country, follows a smart expansion strategy and banks on targeted digital and event-led branding
587. The State government will make use of the treasury services to credit the pension benefits and salary of government employees after the Onam season, Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac has said.Inaugur...
588. The state of emergency gives the security services greater powers and puts restrictions on public gatherings
589. The state-run Global Times issued a scathing editorial calling for war between Beijing and Canberra if Australia continues to meddle in the South China Sea dispute.
590. The surge in international tourists heading for Japan shows no signs of slowing.
591. The Taliban attacked a base used by civilian contractors on the outskirts of Kabul with a truck bomb and a number of gunmen early Monday, security personnel said.
592. The Taliban took credit for an explosion that targeted a Kabul, Afghanistan, hotel early Monday morning, the latest of a series of bombing attacks seeking to further destabilize the war-torn nation.
593. The Tamil Nadu Premier League, an eight-team IPL-style T20 league organised by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association, conducted its player draft here on Saturday. A total of 151 players were picked up by...
594. The TDP will wage a relentless struggle for the Special Category Status both within and outside Parliament, Deputy Chief Minister K.E. Krishnamurthy has asserted. A delegation of MPs and Ministers wou...
595. The Team USA and Warriors star quickly came to grips with what he said was a mistake.
596. The tech investor said half of the people earning between Rs 30 lakh and Rs 70 lakh will lose their jobs in next 10 years
597. Voters in the Japanese capital elected their first woman governor on Sunday, after two predecessors stepped down over scandals that clouded the city's preparations to host the 2020 summer Olympic Gam...
598. VP Biden Won't Rule Out Running for Office Again
599. Walker leads Day by one going into final round of PGA
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601. Walmart Coupons
602. Want the government to convene an all-party meet to discuss the issue
603. Warangal wins best heritage city award
604. Warm Jupiters Not As Lonely As Expected
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606. Watch: Dalits Plan Huge Protest in Gujarat
607. Watch: India @9 With Parikshit Luthra
608. Watch: Kanwariyas create ruckus in Uttar Pradesh, district judge injured
609. Watch: TDP to Stage Protest Against BJP in Parliament
610. Water and Jobs: Messages from the United Nations World Water Development Report 2016
611. Waterbodies in Kanniyakumari district were getting a facelift through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds of corporate houses with the cooperation of district administration and Public Works D...
612. Watered Down: Monsoon rains thoroughly expose India’s smart cities dream
613. Water Snowline Around Young Star V883 Orionis
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615. Weather Cooperated With Pioneer Fire in Idaho
616.     We finally have evidence from human studies that disorders like lupus could be a by-product of being well protected against other diseases   
617. We finally have evidence from human studies that disorders like lupus could be a by-product of being well protected against other diseases
618. Well-known writer the late Poornachandra Tejaswi never held programmes to formally release his books. On Saturday, his place ‘Niruttara’ – near Mudigere, probably, for the first time, witnessed a book...
619. “We might sing all over the world, but we are hardly recognised or lauded for our talent in our hometown and have no proper backing,” said S. Das, a gaana singer from Chennai.He was one of the many ga...
620. We must be willing to use nuclear weapons," said Prime Minister Theresa May boasting about having the courage to kill 100,000 or more people indiscriminately.
621. 'We're in the 21st Century now': Councillor calls for training after racism row
622. We remain invested and will increase allocations to India: Jan Dehn
623. West Bengal, Maharashtra, UP request Centre to extend deadline
624. West Indies vs India, 2nd Test, Day 2
625. ‘We thought we were gone’: At least 2 dead after flash flood in Md. town
626. ‘We thought we were gone’: Two dead after severe flash flood in Maryland
627. What is China’s Military Modernization all about?
628. What politicians in show biz think of the latest Sona
629. What prevents India's Debt Recovery Tribunals from actually recovering bad debts?
630. What started as a small initiative has now become a famous and well patronised event in Salem city.The literary meetings organised by the Readers Circle of the Paalam the Book Meet Book Stall in the c...
631. When banks found the Indian government selling gold to meet obligations, they were assured that the state would go to any length to avoid a default.
632. When I worked as a global media coordinator for the United Nations several years ago, I organized biweekly conference calls, during which I would ask my colleagues around the world to provide informa...
633. When the five independent countries of Central Asia emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union in late 1991, the governments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan ...
634. Where Alice in Wonderland Meets Albert Einstein
635. Which Indian company is the first to get a nod to sell a follow-on biologic or subsequent entry biologic in a developed country? The Dissolution of the Monasteries in the late 1530s was one of the most revolutionary events in English history. It was ...
636. While the droughts are becoming more pervasive, floods are coming faster and with even more deadly impact
637. Why China Is Handing Soldiers Big Payouts to Retire Quietly
638. “Why do people put up calendars with pictures of Gods and Goddesses in their homes when they can put up a beautiful painting of the same mythological characters?” said artist Ritu Gupta.She was speaki...
639. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says Hillary Clinton is "trying to undermine our publication" and distract from the disclosures in the DNC email hack.
640. Will the GOP repudiate Trump’s cruelty to a fallen soldier’s family?
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642. Winds cause collapse of boat ramp at Olympic sailing venue
643. Winning ticket for $487 million Powerball jackpot sold in New Hampshire
644. With 1,078-kg cake, they bake their way into Guinness World Records
645. With 12 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs arrested so far, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting at his residence on Sunday evening with his MLAs and leaders.As per sources, the meeting was attended ...
646. With a half-million people set to descend on this traffic-choked megacity for the Olympics, the city’s main transit improvement, a $3 billion subway extension, is still not opened—and it stops 8 miles short of the Athletes’ Village.
647. With an estimated value of over $200 million, Kohinoor was transferred to the treasury of the British East India Company in Lahore
648. With eye on 2018 polls, Cong. to rejig local committees
649. With its English cluster showing promising growth among viewers and advertisers alike, Viacom18 said it is keen to put its might behind local productions to woo advertisers and also create co-branding...
650. With many projects delayed or facing hurdles, thousands of investors face an uncertain future
651. With opposition parties attacking the BJP-led Haryana government over the ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana’, the State government on Sunday claimed the scheme is being carried out in a “transparent a...
652. With the declaration by the government to make Visaskhapatnam IT capital of Navya Andhra Pradesh not making any progress, several IT entrepreneurs from the city expressed their anguish during their me...
653. With the threat from Coca-Cola Co gone, investors in SodaStream International Ltd have reason to be upbeat.
654. Xi calls for further armed forces reform
655. Xu Jiatun (許家屯 ), a former senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official, took many secrets to his grave, people who knew him say.
656. Y-12 Strategic Military Transport Aircraft
657. Y-20 Strategic Military Transport Aircraft
658. Y-8 GX6 Maritime Patrol & Anti-submarine Warfare Aircraft
659. Y-9 Military Transport Aircraft
660. Yale Engineers Charging Toward Better Lithium Oxygen Batteries
661. Yale Researchers Cross the “Break Even” Point in Preserving a Bit of Quantum Information
662. Yale Scientists Recode Organisms to Resist Viral Contamination
663. Yale Study: Climate Science Communication and the Measurement Problem
664. Young thrill-seekers in the Middle East have taken their drifting meets to private tracks and unlicensed garages where they can be as reckless as they please.
665. You no longer need to look at dusty shelves of government-run libraries to find district gazetteers. The Department of Karnataka Gazetteer has digitised 20 district gazetteers in English, and more wil...
666. Your Taxes
667. Z-18F Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Helicopter
668. Zika will not be issue at Olympics: Rio health official
669. ZTZ-96 Main Battle Tank
670. ZTZ-98 Main Battle Tank
671. ZTZ-99 Main Battle Tank
672. Zuma in last-ditch plea for votes as ANC risks major losses in local elections
673. The Telangana State Contributory Pension Scheme Employees Association has decided to mount pressure on the government to revoke the old defined benefit pension system in place of the defined contribut...
674. The Telangana State Tourism Development Corporation (TSTDC) will be operating eight special package tours for the convenience of devotees attending Krishna Pushkarams, said its corporation chairman Pe...
675. The Thilagavathiar Tiruvarul Adheenam in co-ordination with the Adyar Cancer Institute, Adyar, will set up a cancer screening centre in Pudukottai as a mark of tribute to Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy, the f...
676. The third-largest maker of two-wheelers reported a fall of 22 per cent during the quarter ended June 30 with a demand slide in Nigeria and Egypt
677. The Tourism Department has proposed the complete renovation of the tourism infrastructure at the historical town of in Poompuhar, which attracts several tourists.The sprawling tourism centre, develope...
678. The traditional balanced diet may be way out of whack. To fight obesity and diabetes, doctors and nutritionists are embracing diets that were once called fads
679. The TRS MLC Palla Rajeshwar Reddy has taken serious exception to the allegations made by Congress leader Shabbir Ali on the involvement of the party leaders, and said they are baseless, and reflected ...
680. The Turkish community in Germany gather at a rally to express support for Turkish President Erdogan after a failed coup attempt. CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports.
681. The twists and turns in the Tata-Docomo case have raised questions over the enforceability of international arbitration award in India
682. The two-day Polit Bureau meet of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) concluded here on Sunday, with the party urging the government to start a political dialogue in Kashmir and restrict the operat...
683. The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan today launched the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) at Motihari in Bihar’s East Champaran district.
684. The University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, has invited applications for the State, district and taluk-level awards from interested farmers. The awards will be presented during the Krishi Mela...
685. The US embassy and other foreign missions today urged the Maldives president to return to the path of democracy, saying they are concerned over what they call recent erosions of fundamental freedoms and institutions of democracy in the archipelago ...
686. The US would face a civil military crisis if Republican Donald Trump is elected president, a decorated retired American general warned today.
687. The Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association conducted its annual prize distribution function at the ACA-VDCA stadium here on Sunday. Vice-president of VDCA T.S.R. Prasad, who was chief guest, gave ...
688. The Visa-PayPal pact sparked a selloff in PayPal shares that has put the fast-growing company on the defensive and underscored that in the battle between Silicon Valley and entrenched financial firms, the newer players may eventually ally with firms they once hoped to compete against.
689. The visit to the heavily Republican state suggests the Democratic nominee is taking nothing for granted in the race against Donald Trump.
690. The water connection of the building was also cut, the official added.
691. The widespread agrarian distress in the country is in no small measure due to the withdrawal or dilution of the various support systems that the state extended to the agricultural sector earlier (“It...
692. The Women's Reservation Bill may be on the back-burner for parties now, but an actor-turned-BJD MP is planning ...
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694. This government will continue its mission until investiture of a new government
695. This is the week when the GST Constitution amendment Bill should be passed by the Rajya Sabha. The Congress has now said it will support the Bill. Who will oppose it? Should we anticipate a crisis? If things go the government way, the Bill will ...
696. This newly released Cassini image shows Saturn’s rings with Dione and Epimetheus off in the distance. Saturn’s main rings, along with its and moons, are much brighter than most stars. As a result, much shorter exposure times (10 milliseconds, in this case) are required to produce an image and not saturate the detectors of the […]
697. This newly released Hubble image captures the remnants of a long-dead star. These rippling wisps of ionized gas, named DEM L316A, are located some 160,000 light-years away within one of the Milky Way’s closest galactic neighbors — the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The explosion that formed DEM L316A was an example of an especially energetic […]
698. This Rio favela is a hotbed of badminton
699. Thoothukudi police on Sunday arrested a courier delivery boy, A. Anjose (26) of Sixth Street at Lions Town here, who was allegedly involved a case of armed robbery.The police also recovered two gold c...