General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-19 : 2

1. Donald Trump and his campaign are uncomfortable with the truth. Mr. Trump has made that clear throughout his campaign, and on Wednesday his chief counsel, Michael Cohen, punctuated the point in a tense interview with CNN's Brianna Keilar.
2. Donald Trump and his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, will travel to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Friday to tour flood damage, a source familiar with the plans tells CNN.
3. Donald Trump and his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, will travel to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Friday to tour flood damage, a source familiar with the plans told CNN.
4. Donald Trump has begun buying up time for television ads to begin this weekend, though he and his allies are likely to still be outspent over the next two weeks by forces aligned with Hillary Clinton.
5. Donald Trump, in a remarkable break with his characteristically unapologetic style, acknowledged Thursday that he has sometimes said "the wrong thing" and said he regretted some of his controversial statements.
6. Donald Trump on Thursday predicted that he'll have a new nickname. Trump tweeted "They will soon be calling me MR. BREXIT!" He offered no further explanation and the post was widely discussed — and sometimes mocked — on social media.
7. Donald Trump received his first classified national security briefing Wednesday in New York, two sources told CNN.
8. Donald Trump says he regrets sometimes saying the wrong thing, especially when it causes personal pain.
9. Doping cases pile up as Rio Games enter final stretch
10. Do these self-driving Ubers spell the end of the cab driver? Taxi giant to introduce driverless cars in Pittsburgh within weeks
11. Double-digit rise in CARE, ICRA operating profit in June quarter, even as Crisil grows by a mere 7.4 per cent
12. 'Double leg attack' strongest point of Sakshi: Coach Ishwar
13. Du30’s war against women–and all of us
14. Due to the long gestation period, some infrastructure projects themselves become a problem
15. Duterte slams 'stupid' UN criticism over crime war
16. Duty drawback sops to incentivise high-value garment exports
17. Duty drawback to boost exports of expensive garments
18. EAM Sushma Swaraj to visit Myanmar on Monday
19. Earlier this month, after the revelation the US delivered the money in pallets of cash, the administration flatly denied any connection between the payment and the prisoners.
20. Earlier this week, official sources had said that Jaitley may not visit Pakistan due to 'political reasons'
21. Eaton ties Olympic record, US gets 1-2 in the shot put
22. Economic growth seen sustainable
23. Economy grows, but many don’t feel gains
24. Ecstatic but unruffled by burden of expectations after storming into the Olympic final, Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu on Thursday said she is in fact looking forward to end ace shooter Abhinav Bindra’s...
25. Ecstatic but unruffled by burden of expectations after storming into the Olympic finals, Indian shuttler P V Sindhu today said she is in fact looking forward to end ace shooter Abhinav Bindra’s reign ...
26. Eddie Bauer shoppers be warned: All of its North American stores were targeted by credit card thieves this year.<img
27. Edible oils market ruled steady with cautious mood and thin volume. On the BCE, edible oils increased in the range of ₹5-20 for 10 kg tracking bullish overseas market and price hike by local refiner...
28. Eexecutive director said charge of sedition against them in the FIR by ABVP is 'totally' wrong, has factual errors
29. Egypt secures $2bn Saudi aid - Minister
30. Egypt secures $2bn Saudi aid - Minister" Egypt secures $2bn Saudi aid - Minister
31. Eight of every ten species extinctions has occurred on islands, and invasive mammals are the leading reason for those losses. Currently, 40 percent of species at risk of global extinction are island inhabitants. In the most thorough study of its kind, scientists have now analyzed global patterns of island vertebrate extinctions and developed predictive models to help identify places where conservation interventions will provide the greatest benefits to threatened island biodiversity.
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33. E Ink Holdings Co (元太科技), which supplies e-paper displays for Amazon.com Inc’s Kindle series, yesterday said revenue this quarter is expected to grow 20 percent quarterly, aided by seasonal demand.
34. ‘Ek Manzil Rahi Do’ brought alive the classics of Rafi and Mukesh. Lalithaa Krishnan writes.
35. Election officials in Indiana have concluded that former Sen. Evan Bayh is an "inactive" voter in their state after they failed to confirm he lives in Indianapolis, creating a new problem for the Democrat as he mounts a late effort to win back his old Senate seat.
36. Election officials in Indiana have concluded that former Sen. Evan Bayh is an "inactive" voter in their state after they failed to establish his residency in Indianapolis, creating a new problem for the Democrat as he mounts a late effort to win back his old Senate seat.
37. Elephants in Bannerghatta National Park in Bengaluru...
38. End incitement in J&K, stop sheltering Dawood Ibrahim, prosecute Masood Azhar and Hafiz Saeed, discuss vacation of PoK, said Foreign Secy.
39. Energy boosts Wall St; Walmart at 14-month high
40. Energy drink Tzinga back on the shelves after food regulator’s nod
41. Esquire to air marathon of Ryan Lochte's failed reality show in midst of Rio scandal
42. Every Star Wars fan's dream come true: Disney patent reveals visitors to theme parks may be able to battle with 'real' lightsabers
43. Excluded Russian Isinbayeva elected to IOC athletes commission
44. EXCLUSIVE: British engineers at Airbus in Farnborough, came up with the radical design. It flies by day on solar power which also recharges its lithium-sulphur batteries to power it by night.
45. Exclusive - Viacom board expected to meet tonight to discuss settlement with Redstone: source
46. Executive Chairman M Manickam says he main driver is not quantity, but prices
47. Existing cross-strait pacts to continue: Chinese official
48. Exoplanet GJ 1132b Might Have a Thin Oxygen Atmosphere
49. Experts digitally recreate HMS Falmouth 100 years after it was torpedoed by German U-boats
50. Exploring Russia: Breathtaking Landscapes of Country's Farthest Corners
51. Export demand buoys Jeera
52. Exports declined the most since 2009, with shipments down for a 10th consecutive month. The continued drop highlights the difficulty of stimulating growth and pulling the economy out of the doldrums. Overseas shipments fell 14 percent last month from a year
53. Exports fail to improve 
54. Exports to China vital to US economy
55. Ex-Rovio CEO hired to bring Nokia phones back to market
56. Ex-Yahoo executive Khilan Haria joins Treebo as head of product
57. Eyewitnesses and passengers on the bus told the police that the driver was speeding when the accident happened.]]
58. Facebook has tough chance against ad blockers: Indian-origin scientist
59. Facebook's drone Aquila and Alphabet's balloon Project Loon seek to provide cost-effective internet access in remote areas
60. Faced with a lack of committed support from any one numerically strong community in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress, party sources confirmed, is planning to give as many as 100 of the 403 seats to the po...
61. Failure to utilise int'l loans cost India Rs 600 cr
62. Families of Marikana massacre victims promised compensation after 4-year wait
63. Families of Marikana massacre victims promised compensation after 4-year wait" Families of Marikana massacre victims promised compensation after 4-year wait
64. Fantasy football 2016: You can smartly draft a defense as soon as Round 6. Really.
65. Farm Ministry not for sugar buffer
66. Father of former KU hoops star charged with human sex trafficking
67. Favourable policies boost retail space offtake: JLL India chief
68. FDA widens use of Edwards' devices for heart valve replacement
69. Federal police “arbitrarily” executed at least 22 alleged criminals during an attack 15 months ago on a western Mexico ranch occupied by a narcotics gang, the country’s autonomous National Human Rights Commission charged in a scathing report Thursday.
70. Federal police executed at least 22 people on a ranch last year, then moved bodies and planted guns to corroborate the official account that the deaths happened in a gunbattle, Mexico’s human rights commission said Thursday.
71. Federal prosecutors are investigating whether a Massachusetts town’s rejection of plans for a Muslim cemetery violated any civil rights. Prosecutors will examine whether the town of Dudley violated the Islamic Society of Greater Worcester’s right to religious exercise
72. Feds Investigate Town After Rejection of Muslim Cemetery
73. Female forensic scientists more stressed than males
74. Feud hits Army’s apolitical, disciplined ethos
75. Finally, a bronze
76. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday held an hour-long discussion with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the appointment of a new RBI Governor, a post that will fall vacant on September 4.
77. FinMin issues fifth set of FAQs on Income Declaration Scheme
78. Fintech venture Digio raises ₹2.5 crore from Zerodha
79. Firms and individuals could have to pay up to 100 percent of the tax they helped their clients avoid if
80. Firms faced pressure in first quarter due to price cap and drug ban
81. First study to explore language and LSD since the 1960s: New study shows LSD's effects on language
82. Five associate banks, BMB will merge with SBI by Mar 2017
83. Flexible hours make you work LONGER: Employees reward their bosses with more overtime if they're given 'freedom'
84. Flying on an easterly azimuth over the Atlantic Ocean, the rocket will reach Mach 1, the speed of sound, 43.8 seconds after liftoff, passing through the area of maximum dynamic pressure, or Max-Q, 12.8 seconds later.
85. FMS: Afghanistan Requests Individual and Crew Served Weapons
86. Footage shared online by the Aleppo Media Center is said to show a boy who was pulled from an airstrike on Aug. 17 in the Syrian city of Aleppo.
87. For advertisers, even an Olympic star isn’t glam enough
88. Foreign Secretary-level talks: ball is in Pakistan’s court, says India
89. Forget self-driving cars: Airbus wants to make self-FLYING taxis - and it could begin tests of its first prototype next year
90. Forget Trump and Clinton, I'm campaigning for the US to embrace technology with the potential to make us immortal, says White House contender
91. Former Capitals draft pick Thomas DiPauli reportedly to sign with Penguins
92. Former Deutsche Bank Worker Turns Down Award for Revealing False Accounting
93. Former NFL star Darren Sharper has been sentenced to 18 years and four months in prison in a case where he was accused of drugging and raping as many as 16 women in four states, after he previously pleaded guilty in state and federal courts
94. For the first time, the United Nations has acknowledged its own involvement in a devastating cholera outbreak in Haiti in 2010 that killed at least 10,000 people.
95. For the interim, NASA will continue to press forward with its current instructions, of which these RS-25 tests are a required element.
96. For the second straight year, the Stags will be without a top offensive playmaker for an extended period of time.