General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-21 06:00

1. Viacom chief operating officer Tom Dooley took over as interim chief, with Dauman remaining non-executive chairman until he leaves
2. Viacom Says CEO Dauman to Resign Post Immediately; Dooley Steps In
3. Viacom’s power struggle ends as Dauman walks
4. Vice-premier speaks at national meeting on health
5. Vice President says Dominican trip achieved 'steadfast diplomacy'
6. Victims of Comelec hacking may call new agency hotline
7. Victory song for Jeffery Xiong
8. Vijayabaskar (35), a software engineer from Hyderabad, who is on a cycle expedition across the country to spread the message of protecting environment, arrived in Mettur on Thursday.Vijayabaskar comme...
9. Vijay Vidhata may complete a hat-trick
10. Vijay Vidhata, who is in good form, may complete a hat-trick in the Governor’s Cup (1,200m), the chief event of the races to be held here on Sunday (August 21). 1. SANGAREDDY PLATE (Div. II), (1,100m...
11. Volkswagen is planning further acquisitions in the market for new transportation technologies and services, a leading manager at the German carmaker said, as it seeks to make up ground after its emis...
12. Volleyball: Women's volleyball gold results
13. Volvo and Uber Team up for Developing Self-Driving Cars
14. Voter registration for Congo's November presidential election will not be completed until next year, the electoral commission president has said, suggesting that the vote should be delayed.
15. VW Golf production suspended 
16. VW halts German production over fight with supplier
17. Waiter receives massive tip as reward for random act of kindness
18. 'War Dogs'
19. Washington has asked for evidence of Gulen's involvement and says the regular extradition process must take its course
20. Washington monuments covered in mysterious black slime 
21. Washington's Conundrum in Syria: Russia, Iran and China Team Up
22. WASHINGTON, U.S. - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump continued his attempt to reach out to African-American voters on Friday by posing a stark question before them.
23. WASHINGTON, U.S. - The second week of August saw a decline in the U.S. weekly unemployment claims, according to the Labour Department. 
24. Watch Aishwarya Rai, Sonali Bendre's Vintage Ad Before They Entered Bollywood
25. WATCH: Aishwarya-Sonali's throwback video
26. Watch: Cyrus Broacha Celebrates Parsi New Year
27. Watch: Cyrus Brocha Discusses Pakistan's Independence Day Celebration
28. Watch: How Rakshabandhan is Celebrated in Different Parts of India?
29. Watch Panda Cub Bei Bei Celebrate His First Birthday with Cake
30. Watch: Sakshi Malik Wins Bronze, Cyrus Brocha Talks To Junior Sports Minister
31. Weekly news quiz: Olympic-size edition
32. 'We have the talent in India and with the right effort, I am confident that we can do it'
33. Welcoming the draft of the New Education Policy (NEP) which laid stress on Sanskrit and yoga, the former Vice Chancellor of Anna University and Director, Commonwealth Science and Technology Academy fo...
34. We might finally be getting emoji for the English, Welsh and Scottish flags
35. We planted evidence &#8230
36. We pose twice as many questions as the Rio Games come to a close. As always, the faster you correctly answer, the more points you can score.
37. “We really haven’t taken any precautions whatsoever,” one British tourist said. “I guess we should, shouldn’t we?”
38. We think of summer love as fleeting, but sometimes it sticks. Here's how these couples made it work.
39. We want to sell a quarter of Essar's steel: Ravi Singh
40. What's Inside Industrial Epoxy? BPA and Somethin' Garlicky
41. What's Inside Industrial Epoxy? BPA and Somethin' Garlicky
42. What is a quantum satellite?
43. What makes an Olympic medal
44. When M. Chandrakala said she was breathless, her husband thought it was a routine problem. Born with a heart ailment, the 51-year-old had lived a normal life with just a few episodes.Her family physic...
45. When ministers and other dignitaries want to have ‘local grub,’ they never go in search of popular eateries but bring the food through their local contacts and relish it in the comfort of their room.
46. Where hijab meets the high-street: Modest fashion has reached Indian shores
47. While overt signs of envy can often be received badly, research indicates that how that envy is perceived and attributed by the envied person makes all the difference in how it is handled.
48. While Sonia's son and party Vice President Rahul Gandhi paid floral tributes at Vir Bhumi, the memorial of Rajiv Gandhi, daughter Priyanka and her husband Robert Vadra also skipped the prayer meeting.
49. While the regulator has already held a meeting with all major ecommerce firms, it is looking for more clarity on the matter
50. Whistleblowers being 'blacklisted by NHS' as staff records state they were 'dismissed' even after being cleared at tribunal
51. White nationalists, once dismissed as fringe, believe that their worldview is gaining popularity and that the old Republican Party is coming to an end.
52. Why Are Strong Female Athletes Being Questioned About their Femininity?
53. Why now's the time for investors to hold a little more cash
54. Widely expected to clinch one last medal for India at the Rio Games, London Olympics bronze-medallist Yogeshwar Dutt is trying hard not to let the Narsingh Yadav episode affect him ahead of the men’s ...
55. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange hinted Rich was a source for the hacked DNC emails. But police and others say that’s bogus.
56. Wildfire in central California closes Hearst Castle  
57. Wildlife through the lens of Rathika
58. ‘Will serve nation till my last breath’
59. Will you spend Rs 80 to see India win a dozen Olympic golds?
60. Wistron's India plant turns profitable in one month
61. With a comfortable lead, Clinton begins laying plans for her White House agenda
62. With a kiss of the ball and an unforgettable kick, Brazil’s biggest soccer star gave the Olympic host its biggest moment of the games.
63. With a record 130 million people worldwide dependent on humanitarian assistance, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed that while solutions to complex crises may not be simple or quick, &#8220there are things we can all do &#8211 we can show compassion, raise our voices against injustice, and work for change.&#8221
64. With digitisation, AIIMS tries to heal a broken system
65. Within the invisible walls of an open kitchen, a small army is prepping for the evening's dinner rush. Purple cabbage is rinsed in a colander, slabs of steak defrosted, plum tomatoes thinly sliced. As the staff zips from one station to the next, Italian master chef Massimo Bottura oversees the process, ensuring everything meets his high standards at his new Rio de Janeiro restaurant.
66. With no Pied Piper to help it out, the Railways has little choice left but to hire "contract killers" to eliminate hundreds of giant rodents that have dug tunnels under the platforms of the British-era Charbagh railway station here.
67. With still no clarity on whether Navjot Singh Sidhu, cricketer-turned politician, will join the Aam Aadmi Party or not, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that Mr. Sidhu had asked for more ...
68. With the menace of dengue spreading in the Uttar Pradesh capital, the district administration has asked all schools to ensure that a new dress code - with full sleeve shirts and pants - be implemented...
69. With the slogan: “Always keep left”, the speakers at a day-long road safety programme appealed to the drivers to avoid rash and negligent driving.Around 800 drivers and conductors from various educati...
70. Women athlete Nirmala participates in the 4x400m in 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium...
71. Women Officers in the Indian Army: A Reality Check
72. Wonder Woman" star Lynda Carter has started working on "Supergirl".
73. World Food Programme loses millions in Juba break-in 
74. Yadav was a criminal before he took up politics and is locally known as 'bahubali' for the power he wields in the area
75. ‘Yanhuang’ fate exposes nature of top Chinese
76. Yogeshwar Dutt gets tricky draw in 65kg category
77. Yogeshwar Dutt not letting negativity affect him
78. Young, gifted, first-generation minority science students motivated by prosocial values
79. Youths should strive to take our nation to the path of progress: I&B Minister
80. Zambia's opposition leader, the declared loser of last week's disputed presidential elections, waged a last-ditch effort in the country's constitutional court to have the vote results overturned.
81. Zambia Opposition Seeks to Overturn Presidential-Poll Results
82. Zimmerman, Lobaton reinstated from DL
83. Zoo dreams big, planning to bring in stars
84. Zuckerberg sells $95 mn in Facebook shares for philanthropy
85.  Amnesty International India’s offices are temporarily closed and the group faces sedition charges after an event it organized in Bengaluru city to discuss alleged rights abuses by Indian forces in restive Kashmir saw some of the participants raising anti-India slogans…