General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-16 05

1. The 23-year-old Guntur lad, ranked 11th in the world, will next take on two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan
2. The 30 Doradus nebula is forming stars in a flat-out sprint, outpacing the local Milky Way by four orders of magnitude. Bring sunblock
3. The 3.5-metre saltwater crocodile, known as Dick Smith (pictured), was caught by the zoo's expert team at Wenlock River on the Cape York Penninsula, in far north Queensland. Dick Smith had lost a leg.
4. The 5th Technical Secretariat of the Mixed Venezuela-China High Level Committee (CMAN) began in Venezuelan capital Caracas on Aug 15.
5. The 70th Independence Day celebrated across the State with much pomp and fervour
6. The 70th Independence Day celebrations in Belagavi city and other taluk centres in the district were marked by patriotic fervour with C.P.Ed. Ground, the venue of the main celebration in the city rev...
7. The 70th Independence Day was celebrated with patriotic fervour in Hubballi on Monday.At the Idgah Maidan in Hubballi, Municipal Commissioner Major Siddalingaiah Hiremath hoisted the Tricolour in the...
8. The 70-year-old music legend spent August 14 in the studio laying down to tracks, although it is unclear if Cher is recording the tracks for a new album or whether they are for another project, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
9. The 99-ft x 66-ft flag, now weighing 135 kg, was hoisted for the first time on the 293-ft pole on January 23 by Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar.
10. The Aditya Birla Group plans to meet large institutional investors over the week to explain the strategy and benefits behind its recent restructuring process.Saurabh Agarwal, Chief Strategy Officer, ...
11. The Adivasi people of Adilabad are likely to be subjected to some very interesting awareness programmes on their health if the Integrated Tribal Development Agency at Utnoor deploys puppetry for the ...
12. The Adivasi people of Adilabad are likely to be subjected to some very interesting awareness programmes on their health if the Integrated Tribal Development Agency at Utnoor deploys puppetry for the p...
13. The agenda of the meeting was to strengthen relationship and maintain peace along Line of Actual Control, a defence spokesman said.
14. The amazing snaps taken by geologists who are paid to travel the world
15. The amazing video of the googly-eyed squid has gone viral after it was spotted off the coast of California by a research vessel. Even researchers were stunned by the find, one exclaiming 'It's like some little kid dropped their toy.'
16. The Americans were denied a gold medal for the first time since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and it took two big stumbles to keep the "Star Spangled Banner" on pause.
17. The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI, stood at 3.55% (provisional) for the month of July, 2016 (over July, 2015) as compared to 1.62% (provisional) for the previous month and -4.00% during the corresponding month of the previous year. Build up inflation rate in the financial year so far was 4.91% compared to a build up rate of 0.85% in the corresponding period of the previous year.
18. The app, dubbed Duo, represents Google's response to other popular video calling options, including Apple's FaceTime, Microsoft's Skype and Facebook's Messenger app.
19. The AP Transport Department has mega plans to make use of technology in testing the ‘Fitness’ of vehicles, improving the skills of drivers, automated testing and in electronic enforcement.These initia...
20. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) is conducting a port visit in Sydney, Australia during her scheduled deployment in the Seventh Fleet area of operations.
21. The army launched decisive operation called Khber-2 after Peshawar school attack in Khyber and completed in July 2015
22. The Australian Olympic Committee has banned its athletes from two of Rio's most popular beaches during the evenings after the armed robbery of Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte and three other US swimmers.
23. The Austrian Academy of Sciences provided the optical receivers for the European ground stations.
24. The automobile is a status symbol to many -- bought to reflect our characters, to show what we aspire to be, or demonstrate how well we're doing in life. The larger and more luxurious the vehicle, the better. Or so you might think.
25. The automobile is a status symbol to many -- the larger and more luxurious the vehicle, the better. Or so you might think.
26. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Tuesday said that the people of Uttar Pradesh are caught in bind because of family disputes in the Samjwadi Party (SP).The statement came from BSP was in response to Mulayam Singh Yadav and warning the state ...
27. The balmy waters of the Caribbean could turn into a deadly heat trap for countless tiny creatures. Authors of a new study have discovered that microscopic sea urchin eggs and larvae may suffer stunting or death when the water temperature spikes just a couple of degrees above normal, adding to the impact of climate change in already warm tropical oceans.
28. The Balochistan conflict: 10 key points
29. The Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Bill, 2015 was introduced in Lok Sabha on May 13, last year by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
30. The benchmark BSE Sensex fell by 62 points as investors cut down their bets on disappointing macroeconomic data and weak trend in Asian markets. The 30—share barometer fell 61.55 points or 0.21 per c...
31. The biggest loser is undoubtedly Hong Kong, for whom the loss of such a big and important company raises questions about
32. The Bihar assembly on Tuesday ratified the Goods and Services Tax Constitution Amendment Bill which found support from the ruling coalition of JD-U, RJD and Congress as well as the BJP-led opposition.
33. The Bihar Assembly today passed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Constitutional Amendment Bill.After Assam became the first state to ratify the GST (Constitution Amendment) Bill, the Bihar Assembly today held a one-day special session to clear the ...
34. The Bihar Assembly today ratified the Constitution Amendment Bill on GST after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar highlighted its benefits. While speaking in the Assembly, Kumar said there were lots of benef...
35. The billionaire is quite the bookworm and reads one book a week
36. The birth at the Nemo dolphinarium in the Ukrainian city of Odessa was watched by vets and divers who were ready to step in if any problems developed. But fortunately the pregnancy went smoothly and the dolphin - named Julia - was able to give birth as naturally as possible. A video of the pregnancy has since gone viral. It shows the moment the calf emerges from its mother (left) before it is helped to the surface of the water to take its first breath (right).
37. The brightest stellar wildfire hosts impossibly huge stars
38. The call for a bandh was made on Friday by the Congress party demanding the Union government intervene and solve the issue.
39. The camera was tested during the massive booster test, called QM-2, at Orbital ATK's test facility in Utah. HiDyRS-X will now go through further testing, while a second prototype is built with even more advanced capabilities. The top image shows what the test would have appeared like without the use of the HiDyRS-X camera, and the bottom image shows the test captured through the HiDyRS-X's lens.
40. The Central Information Commission has issued a show cause notice to two scientists of the Environment Ministry for not following its orders to proactively disclose minutes of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee meeting on genetically ...
41. The Centre for Religious Study in the Department of Philosophy, Andhra University, was renamed as K. Satchidananda Murty Centre for Religious Study, here on Monday.Unveiling the plaque and inauguratin...
42. The Centre is planning to develop kiosks for farmers at railway stations to facilitate e-auctions of agriculture products, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Parshottam Rupal...
43. The Chang Zheng-2D launch vehicle is a two-stage rocket developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology. With storable propellants is mainly used to launch a variety of low earth orbit satellites.
44. The charges came hours after 1,000 mourners attended the funeral for the two religious leaders who were shot at point-blank range after leaving their mosque in Queens.
45. The Chief Minister of Pakistan’s restive Balochistan has dismissed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion that the province was suffering from repression and accused India of fomenting trouble ther...
46. The Chinese have launched the first satellite that can achieve quantum communications between space and Earth. The launch of the Quantum Science Satellite – called Mozi – took place at 17:40 UTC on Monday using a Long March-2D (Chang Zheng-2D) launch vehicle from the 603 Launch Pad of the LC43 complex at the Jiuquan space center.
47. The Chinese President’s Thirst for Power
48. The civic body in this erstwhile summer capital of the Raj -- the oldest in the country after Chennai and Kolkata -- is facing a grave financial crisis and acute shortage of staff.
49. The claim has been made in a new report from Tokyo-based car company, Nissan, which predicts that by 2020 there will be 7,900 public charging locations in the UK while petrol stations will fall.
50. The closure of the case of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over the use of private emails for correspondence on state issues as the state secretary should serve as a precedent for dropping charges against WikiLeaks since no threat to the national security was posed by its revelations, the website founder Julian Assange said.
51. The company has received an Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) from the US drug regulator for its topical manufacturing facility located at Changodar (Ahmedabad)
52. The company which provides cloud-based software for spas and salons founded by serial entrepreneur Sudheer Koneru, now plans to aggressively expand operations.
53. The Congress has been accusing sections of the ruling establishment of creating an atmosphere of fear, intolerance and intimidation in the country.
54. The Congress Party on Tuesday said that Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's warning to the Uttar Pradesh government and to Chief Minister and son Akhilesh Yadav not to target his brother Shivpal Yadav was indicative and supportive of ...
55. The Congress went into damage control mode on Monday after its senior leader Salman Khurshid slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for referring to Balochistan in his Independence Day speech.Mr. Khurs...
56. The Corporation Commissioner gave away awards honouring the efforts of ‘No food waste’, ‘No dumping’, ‘Toilet First’, ‘Bala Janaagraha’ and a few other teams.
57. The country managed meager GDP expansion of only 0.2% in the second quarter of this year, according to official data released Monday.
58. The country’s nuclear power programmes and the revised emission norms for coal-based thermal power plants offered considerable business opportunity for Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Tiruchi, its E...
59. The country's share of global steel production will accelerate from 5.8% in 2016 to 7.8% in 2020, it added
60. The Coup May Have Failed but Fear Still Rules Turkey
61. The Cyprus Antiquities Department has uncovered a 36-foot mosaic floor in Cyprus that dates back to the 4th century. This stunning piece depicts four chariot races in the hippodrome.
62. The CZ-2D can use two types of fairings depending on the cargo. Type A fairing has a 2.90 meters diameter (total launch vehicle length is 37.728 meters) and Type B fairing with a diameter of 3.35 meters – total launch vehicle length is 41.056 meters.
63. The Defence Minister's statement comes a day after PM Modi mentioned Balochistan in his Independence Day address.
64. The Delhi Chief Minister is in Ahmedabad to pay tributes to the late Pramukh Swami of the Swaminarayan sect
65. The Delhi Chief minister said that Cabinet will clear the proposal to revise minimum wages later this week.
66. The Delhi Police wants a senior Indian Information Service (IIS) officer to look after its public relations office, which is traditionally managed by senior officials from the force.
67. The development of CZ-2D began in February 1990. From 2002, to meet the demand of SSO satellites, the payload fairing of 3350mm in diameter and attitude control engine for the second stage have been successfully developed; and the discharge of remaining propellant and de-orbit of the second stage have been realized.
68. The device, which is made of molybdenum disulphide, has been created by researchers at Stanford University in California. It kills almost all bacteria in just 20 minutes by using sunlight.
69. The directors of the Tamil plays to be staged at The Hindu Theatre Fest speak to AKILA KANNADASAN about how they approached the script
70. The dismal story of how Air India, once the country’s pride, has been virtually grounded by ‘maximum government, minimum governance’
71. The district administration is busy setting up sanitation and drinking water facilities in 800 government schools in Hyderabad right in the beginning of this academic year. Funds for this seem to hav...
72. The District Information System for Education (DISE) report of 2014-15 shows that while government schools in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana lag behind those in neighbouring Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Keral...
73. The dollar hit a one-month low against the yen on Tuesday, staying on the defensive after recent US economic data were seen likely to limit the prospects of a near-term Fed interest rate hike.
74. The Dragonfly drone is one of the futuristic pieces of kit currently being developed for the Ministry of Defence and the UK's security forces as part of the MoD's new innovation project.
75. The earliest terrestrial plants, such as moss, made a surprising contribution to the levels of oxygen in the atmosphere some 400 million years ago
76. The economic cost of the delay, according to the State of Indian Judiciary, is pegged at 0.5% of gross domestic product
77. The European Aviation Safety Agency is proposing tougher medical examinations for pilots, including better mental health assessments, in response to last year's Germanwings crash.
78. The European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) has named Huawei P9 the "European Consumer smartphone 2016-17" under its Mobile Device awards.
79. The explosion immediately killed 9 people, including an MSF staff member, while two more patients died while being transferred to another clinic
80. The family as a microcosm of the nation
81. The Farmers' Almanac, based in Maine, is predicting a teeth-shattering 'ice cold' winter for 2017. It celebrates its 200th anniversary as the Old Farmer's Almanac turns 225.
82. The FBI was within days of arresting Balcones Heights police officer Julian Pesina. But gang members got to him first.
83. The FCC is currently weighing proposals to regulate the cable industry. Two proposals, one supported by Google and by the cable industry, could change the way we watch TV.
84. The findings, by a team at York University, supports research suggesting coffee - once considered a potential danger to the heart - may actually have a protective effect when drunk in moderation.
85. The first major study into online prostitution found pimps report an annual income of $75,000-$100,000, and often hide ads for services by offering massages or dates.
86. The first National Conference of Investigating Agencies was held from August 12 to 13, 2016 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
87. The first orbital launch took place on April 24, 1970 when the CZ-1 Chang Zheng-1 rocket launched the first Chinese satellite, the Dongfanghong-1 (04382 1970-034A).
88. The first satellite of this program, a dark-matter satellite, was launched into space in December. The second, the country’s first microgravity satellite, the SJ-10, was successfully launched on April 6.
89. The first song from Amitabh Bachchan starrer 'PINK' is out on audio entertainment streaming platform Saavn.The official Twitter handle of the movie shared the news along with the link of the song."The youth anthem of the season #JeenayDeMujhe now ...
90. The five-day Strait Warriors-2016 sampan invitational across the Bohai Strait, hosted by the PLA Dalian Naval Academy, concluded on August 13.
91. The function was attended by a galaxy of dignitaries, including Vice President Hamid Ansari, his wife Salma, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife, BJP veteran LK Advani and Vimla Sharma, wife of former President late Shankar Dayal Sharma, Union Ministers, three service chiefs and members of the diplomatic corps.
92. The gadget, called Sunscreenr, is the creation of American enterprise Voxelight which has designed it in response to shocking rates of skin cancer.
93. The genome of the tobacco hornworm -- an important model of insect biology -- has now been sequenced by a team of researchers. The sequenced genome can lead to improved molecular biology, physiology and neurobiology research in insects and also may help in developing future new methods for insect pest management. The tobacco hornworm is a good model species because of its large size -- the caterpillar can measure up to 4 inches long -- making it easy to collect tissue samples.
94. The Gilgit-Baltistan based Awami Action Committee (AAC) has called for an indefinite shutdown across the region, saying they will not be holding down their protest unless and until Pakistan withdraws its security forces and also rollbacks the China ...
95. The gold futures contract traded on Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) has been range-bound between ₹30,500 and ₹32,000 per 10 gm over the last five weeks. It closed around the middle of this range, at ₹...
96. The gold medal for badass Olympics gear goes to shooting glasses---cyborgian specs that looked like they could've been plucked straight off Deadshot's face.
97. The GOP nominee frames the battle versus ISIS as a battle of civilizations, and vows "extreme vetting" of all entrants to the U.S. CNN's Sara Murray reports.
98. The GOP presidential nominee called for a Cold War-style mobilization against “radical Islamic terror,” repeating and repackaging calls for strict immigration controls, including a new ideological litmus test for Muslim visitors and migrants. He also accused President Obama and Hillary Clinton of allowing the rise of the Islamic State.
99. The government’s “new southbound policy” aims to help local firms sell products and services to ASEAN and India, making them virtual extensions of the domestic market, experts said yesterday.
100. The Great British Bake Off 2016: savvy contestants prepare for fame and fortune
101. The great natural experiment of this election cycle
102. The Gripen NG and the F-16 Block 70 are front runners in a truncated replay of the medium multi-role combat aircraft contest
103. The Gujarat government on Monday implemented its decision of exempting small vehicles from paying toll on 27 plazas on the 12 State highways, Minister of State for Home & Energy Pradeep Sinh Jade...
104. The Gujarat High Court today partly quashed a government ordinance abolishing all NRI quota in colleges offering medical courses in the state.
105. The high-profile meeting of the world's 20 biggest economies in the Chinese city of Hangzhou from September 4 to 5 will be attended by world leaders.
106. The iconic Plaza hotel of New York, owned by crisis-ridden Sahara group, has been named among the top rated hotel residences in the world.
107. The Indian Christian Voice (ICV) on Tuesday condemned yoga guru Baba Ramdev for a TV commercial which depicts the holy Cross while urging Indians to boycott all foreign products.
108. The Indian contingent's schedule tomorrow at the Rio Olympics here:
109. The Indian Government has handed over USD one million to Zimbabwe as a grant in response to an appeal made by Harare.The Ministry of External Affairs in an official statement said Indian Ambassador to Zimbabwe R. Masakui had last week handed over ...
110. The Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad aims to attract up to USD 15 million in sponsored research funding in the next two years as the institution is giving new vigour to R&D activities, IITH Director, U B Desai, said..
111. The Indian Scout Sixty, which was launched in Bengaluru recently, is the new entry-level offering from the American motorcycle manufacturer
112. The institute started functioning in Aug 2008 from then it bagged $20 million of sponsored research projects
113. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today started a programme to train European laboratory staff on how to use nuclear-derived techniques to detect lumpy skin disease – a highly infectious cowpox virus spreading across the continent.
114. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a ...
115. The investigation into a missing persons case has led to the Maharashtra police unravelling a blood-curdling crime in the picturesque town of Wai in Satara district where a local doctor has confessed...
116. The invite came days after Rajnath Singh addressed Parliament on the Kashmir issue and said India was willing to discuss only PoK with Pakistan
117. The J-11 fighter jet of teh People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) carrying 4 PL-8 (WVRAAM)  Within Visual Range Air-to-Air Miss...
118. The Jammu and Kashmir National Independence Alliance (JKNIA), a UK -based umbrella alliance comprising Kashmiri diaspora and civil organisations, held a protest demonstration outside the Pakistani High Commission in London seeking global pressure on ...
119. The Janata Dal (United) on Tuesday advised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government to take cognizance of Chief Justice of India (CJI) T.S. Thakur's remarks on the appointment of judges while asking it to act on it.Former JD(U) president ...
120. The JioFi can support around 31 devices simultaneously, and is available to all consumers through Reliance Digital Stores and Reliance Mini Express shops
121. The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in Ejin-Banner – a county in Alashan League of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region – was the first Chinese satellite launch center and is also known as the Shuang Cheng Tze launch center.
122. The joint venture shall initially focus on producing and selling products such as plastic oil pans and cylinder head
123. The JV, Minda China Plastic Solutions Ltd will focus on manufacturing interior plastic products of Minda KTSN in China
124. The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha functionaries staged a protest in front of the office of Deputy Director of Food and Civil Supplies here on Tuesday demanding repeal of the token system for lifting ...
125. The Khiladi of Bollywood Akshay Kumar feels that being practical in life is very important.Hence according to him, world sporting platforms like Olympics should include prize money along with medals and certificates to honour the winners there."It's ...
126. The Kothur facility predominantly caters to regulated international markets, including USA
127. The last rites of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) commandant Pramod Kumar, who was killed in a terror attack in Srinagar's Nowhatta area hours before an Independence Day parade on Monday, were organised in Jamtara, his hometown in Jharkhand.The ...
128. The Latest: 3 Brazilian teams still in Rio volleyball semis
129. The Latest on the developments in Syria’s civil war after Russian warplanes took off on Tuesday from Iran to bomb Islamic State militants in Syria (all times local):
130. The Latest: Syria opposition official blasts Russian strikes
131. The launch also included a Spanish passenger in the form of a 6U CubeSat “³Cat-2” from the NanoSat lab at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, classed as “a novel GNSS-R payload for Earth observation”.
132. The law that bans federal funding for Medicaid coverage of most abortions is now in the spotlight some 40 years after it was passed by Congress, emerging as an election issue in the national debate over the procedure
133. The link between overconfidence and poor decision making is under the spotlight in a new, international study. Findings suggest that although being confident entails a reward-like component, it can lead to overconfidence which in turn can undermine decision making.
134. The long-pending project of drawing water from the Tungabhadra river to Gadag town was commissioned on the 70 Independence Day with pumped river water filling up the Bhishma Kere (tank) in Gadag city...
135. The loss of Manbij, a northern Syrian town close to the border with Turkey, to Kurdish-Arab forces is a body blow to the Islamic State. Since 2014, when it captured the town, the IS had used Manbij a...
136. The lovable Olympian is also a supremely confident character who, like Michael Phelps, is treating Olympic viewers to performances of older athletes at peak of their powers.
137. The machine tool industry is key to the government’s flagship ‘Make in India’ and ‘Skill India’ initiatives, given that it makes the machines required for the manufacturing sector. V Anbu, Director Ge...
138. The market slowdown notwithstanding, Visakhapatnam Port is confident of handling 61 million tonne during 2016-17.The port which made a good beginning in the first quarter by handling a throughput of 1...
139. The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016, demeans and discriminates against alternative parenting models
140. The MediaTek Helio X30 boasts of a similar tri-cluster architecture as found in the older Helio X20 and X25 SoCs.
141. The meeting lasted for nearly an hour, said the spokesman
142. The Minister's statement comes a day after the Prime Minister mentioned Balochistan in his Independence Day address.
143. The moment crocodile hunters dive on a 3.5m three-legged beast called 'Dick Smith' in the name of science
144. The momentum in electricity demand in the first quarter of fiscal 2016-17 has helped increase power generation. But, July 2016 has seen the year-on-year growth in electricity requirement slump to ...
145. The monsoon has weakened over Goa since last week resulting in a dry spell.
146. The monsoon session of the Andhra Pradesh legislature is likely to be held in the new capital region around Vijayawada.Assembly Speaker Kodela Sivaprasada Rao said it was likely to take some more time...
147. The most expensive hole in the world: Russian diamond mine valued at £13 BILLION is so vast helicopters are banned from flying over it in case they are SUCKED into it 
148. The most glorious chapter in Olympic history in terms of an individual athlete’s endeavour has come to an end, providing students of the biggest youth movement of the world with enough material, and m...
149. The most notorious spots are K.R. Puram bridge and Sirsi Circle flyover
150. The move comes as the president faces a deadline to close the military prison where 61 detainees will remain after the transfer of 15 prisoners to the United Arab Emirates.
151. The naked body of an eight-year-old girl was found here, police said on Tuesday.
152. The national flag will flutter round the clock at the Tiruchi international airport.A huge flag mast measuring 100 feet height has been installed near the arrival area of the terminal building.The nat...
153. The National Security Adviser of Afghanistan Mohammad Hanif Atmar has warned against the expansion of insurgency by the loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group if ...
154. The nation’s nuclear waste problem has over the past few years begun to receive public attention. Protests from various groups will inevitably increase tensions. However, public discussion and debate can also be a good opportunity, helping clarify what the problems are and what the truth
155. The nations which use the "facade of human rights" to sponsor terror are "hypocrites of the worst kind", Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar said, in a veiled reference to Pakistan.
156. The NCTF will inter – ministerial body on trade facilitation and will be headed by
157. The neighborhood of Englewood on Chicago's South Side is among the most dangerous in the country. There, gun violence is a daily occurrence. But this isn't a story about shootings. This is about a group of mothers who are standing up to the violence with the type of stern love only moms can provide. By keeping their eyes on the street, feeding their neighbors and embracing their community (both literally and figuratively), Mothers Against Senseless Killings are making Englewood safer, one day at a time.
158. The new engine from the Tokyo-based car firm uses variable compression technology, which engineers say enables it to choose the best compression ratio for combustion.
159. The new facility “Nickel, Copper and Acid Recovery Plant” will be first facility in India to produce nickel metal of London Metal Exchange (LME) grade from primary resource.
160. The new properties will be a blend of local culture and architecture to offer a pleasant experience
161. The new research, published in the journal Physical Review Letters, analysed a mid-2015 study by experimental physicists in Hungary searching for 'dark photons.'
162. The New York Times ran an op-ed from Thiel entitled "The Online Privacy Debate Won't End with Gawker" on Monday afternoon discussing the Gawker lawsuit, its subsequent bankruptcy and impending sale.
163. The New York Times reported that Paul Manafort received $12.7 million in payments from former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich. Clinton allies are saying this proves Manafort was an agent of the Kremlin. So why aren’t they saying the same thing about Tony Podesta?
164. The nonmedical use of prescription drugs and the misuse of sedatives and opioids were associated with subsequent suicidal thoughts or attempts in a study of Chinese adolescents, according to a new article.
165. The NSA develops high-powered hacking tools. Now a hacker claims to be selling a stolen batch of them.
166. The older generation people still believe in brick-and-mortar banking, says SBI chief
167. The online prostitution industry revealed: 80% of deals are done online using underground sites - and some pimps even have their own mobile apps
168. The operation has been unleashed in the Rajgal valley of Khyber, one of seven tribal districts, where militants had a strong presence before army recaptured the region in 2015.
169. The operation targets movement on high mountains and all-weather passes in Khyber Agency
170. The Orange City will become the country's first large-scale integrated smart city
171.