- Arthur Hiller, who received an Oscar nomination for directing the hugely popular romantic tragedy Love Story during a career that spanned dozens of popular movies and TV shows, died on Wednesday. He ...
- Artist JR has installed large-scale art installations that depict athletes turning the city into their own personal playground.
- As athletes from around the world compete in Rio de Janeiro in the Summer Olympics, many Saudi women also dream of playing sports and winning gold medals for our country.
- As coastal ecosystems feel the heat of climate change worldwide, new research shows the humble mussel and marsh grass form an intimate interaction known as mutualism that benefits both partner species and may be critical to helping these ecosystems bounce back from extreme climatic events such as drought.
- A security guard stands in front of artwork depicting Presidential candidates including Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Rick Perry during the Politicon convention in Pasadena, California, U.S. June 25, 2016
- A senior Muslim cleric in Russia has prompted controversy by urging universal female genital mutilation after a rights group released...
- Asha Bhosle celebrates Raksha Bandhan with Indian armed forces
- Ashton Eaton did what he does best Thursday -- laid down the law to his rivals and showed just why he's considered the most complete athlete on the planet.
- Ashton Eaton of the US wins second straight gold medal in decathlon.
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- Ashton Eaton retained his title by tying the Olympic record in the decathlon, Ryan Crouser led an American one-two in the shot put with a new games record, and Kerron Clement delivered another gold for the United States in the 400 hurdles.
- As India’s representative body of a sport which is akin to a religion, the BCCI has no choice but to abide by the directions of the Supreme Court (“BCCI files review petition in SC”, Aug.18). The...
- A special one-day session of the Telangana Assembly is likely to be held sometime this month to ratify the Constitution Amendment Bill for Goods and Services Tax as half of the State Assemblies in th...
- As per the fatwa, Saeed was a man with terrorist ideology, who with his acts has brought infamy to Islam and Muslims across the world
- A spokesman for Riek Machar says his departure followed an assassination attempt by forces loyal to the country’s president.
- Assembly of the first 19 Pegasus tanker planes is set to begin under a $2.8 billion contract from the US Air Force, the defense contractor Boeing announced in a press release.
- As technology shifts, more layoffs loom at Silicon Valley
- As the Congress appeared a divided lot over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reference to Balochistan, senior leader Anand Sharma...
- As the landed booster from the JCSAT-16 mission sailed into Port Canaveral on Wednesday, the next first stage – set to launch September’s Amos-6 mission – is expected to complete a road trip to Cape Canaveral over the coming days. Meanwhile, robotic assets on the ISS have removed the IDA-2 payload from the trunk of the CRS-9 Dragon on Thursday morning.
- A string of bombings, blamed on Kurdish rebels and targeting Turkey’s security forces, killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 220 others, officials said Thursday.
- A tale of crumbling infrastructure in India's IT cities
- A team of researchers who include an Indian-origin scientist has created an experimental ad that proves that Facebook cannot win against ad blockers on its platform.
- Athletics - American Crouser wins shot gold with record throw
- Athletics - American Eaton wins second straight decathlon gold
- At its conclusion, the stage will restart for a third and final burn – shorter still – to raise the perigee, circularising the orbit.
- At least 2 people were killed and 49 others were wounded in a rocket attack by Taliban militants in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan. According to the local government officials, the ...
- A total of 300 artillery systems deployed by dozens of military units along the border began firing shells simultaneously in multiple directions this afternoon.
- A total of 52 trials were examined in a systematic review, constituting of 3,731 participants with cancer. dh file photo for representation
- A train station close to Disneyland Paris has been evacuated following a warning about a suspicious package.
- At the Anarchists' Convention, There's Not Much Structure
- August 1991 USSR Putsch 'Absolute Surprise' - Ex-GDR Prime Minister
- AU passport to encourage intra-Africa tourism? [TheMorningCall]
- A US judge has rejected a USD 100 million deal cut by Uber to settle class-action litigation challenging the treatment of drivers as contractors instead of employees.
- AUSTRAC, Australia’s financial intelligence agency, is training a machine learning system to sift millions of transactions for criminal activity
- Australian cities are set to trial the blockchain as a way to record sales of solar power between neighbours, changing the way we buy and sell energy
- Australian cities are set to trial the blockchain as a way to record sales of solar power between neighbours, changing the way we buy and sell energy
- Australian Olympic swimmers banned from closing ceremony after Rio night out
- A vision simulator works to help patients test artificial lens designs prior to implantation in the eye.
- Babita, who lost 1-5 will now eagerly await the progress being made by Maria in order to get a second chance
- Badminton: Sindhu raises Indian hopes of first gold at Rio
- Ball in Pakistan’s court on Foreign Secretary-level talks, says India
- Balochistan CM says no one supported Narendra Modi statement
- Bangladeshi lawyer seeks Taka 1 crore compensation over death of elephant
- Banks, which dominate the payment card space, are making big bets on contactless cards even as they wait to see acceptance of mobile wallets in face-to-face transactions.
- Battler Sakshi blazes a new trail
- Beach volleyball: Men’s beach volleyball bronze results
- Because the Delta IV does not use a stage descended from either the Thor or the Delta, independent analysts do not always include its launches – and in some cases the three Delta III launches – with launches of more traditional Delta vehicles.
- Before she entered her teens, she conquered the highest peak of Africa. It was many firsts for G. Narsamma, her first flight journey, first sighting of African lands and, most importantly, first majo...
- Before showing medal path, Sakshi brought Subway home
- Beheadings, mass executions, public hangings and torture -- it's all part of the massive drug war next door.
- Belagavi presents a list of long-pending demands to minister
- BERLIN, Germany - Chancellor Angela Merkel has downplayed opinions that Islamic extremism in Germany was brought by the influx of refugees, but said that it was “one that we had before ...
- Between August 8 and August 14, Louisiana was battered by roughly 6.9 trillion gallons of rain. As the flooding there continues, 40,000 homes have been damaged; 13 people are dead. And some observers are wondering when the national media is going to truly take notice.<img
- Between swimming, his own reality show and being called one of the sexiest men alive, Ryan Lochte has had a colorful journey as an Olympic athlete. CNN's Miguel Marquez reports.
- Bezoekers 'Kimmann House' in Lutten vooral opgelucht na bereiken halve finale door plaatsgenoot
- Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah arrives in Goa today on a three-day visit during which he will kick off the party’s election campaign for the 2017 assembly election, likely to be scheduled...
- Bharat Parv celebrations at India Gate lawns in Delhi to conclude tonight
- Bharat Parv: Magnificent display of country's rich cult...
- Big B congratulates PV Sindhu, takes a dig at Shobhaa De
- Big year for earthquakes in Australia
- Bilawal Bhutto blasts Modi for Balochistan comments
- Birds sing to their unborn chicks to warn them about hot weather
- Bird strike forces Qatar Airways jet into emergency landing
- BJP faced more adversities in independent India: PM
- BJP faced more adversities than any other political party in India: PM Modi
- BJP's Statue Politics: Plans For Deendayal Upadhyay Statues in All Districts
- BJP faced more adversities than Congress in independent India: PM
- Blackstone Group is contemplating a proposal by New Mountain Capital that could give it a minority stake in JDA Software, as talks to sell the supply-chain management software provider to Honeywell continue, said people familiar with the situation.
- Blackstone Mulls New Mountain Capital Proposal to Back JDA Software
- Blackwater-Exec-Turned-Trump-Adviser Accused of Anti-Semitism, Holocaust Denial
- Blockchain grid to let neighbours trade solar power in Australia
- Blue Jays dugout confrontation between Donaldson, Gibbons ends with hilarious explanation
- Bolivian prosecutors has said they have dropped influence-peddling charges against President Evo Morales's jailed ex-girlfriend, who is at the center of a steamy case involving allegations of corruption and a hidden love child.
- Bolivia prosecutors drop key charge against president's ex
- Bollywood actor Kunal Kapoor has launched the first poster of his upcoming film Veeram in which he is seen in a warrior avatar...
- Bolt wins third successive 200m gold
- Both companies and investors need to focus on corporate governance to promote the health and well-being of companies
- Bowing to pressure in April 2015, the group announced that it would restrict donations to only six Western nations and disclose its donors more frequently.
- B. Ramanatha Rai, Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment, said that increasing green cover in the plains of Hyderabad-Karnataka region was among the top priorities of his department. He was sp...
- Brazilian police accuse U.S. swimmers of lying about being robbed in Rio
- Brazilian police said on Thursday that swimmer Ryan Lochte and U.S. teammates were not robbed after a night of partying, and that the intoxicated athletes instead vandalized a gas station bathroom an...
- Brazilian police say four American Olympic swimmers lied when they said they were robbed at gunpoint during a night out in Rio de Janeiro. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports.
- Brazil's Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze have won the gold medal in the women's skiff 49erFX sailing category at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the only medal that this year's host nation has won so far this time around in the sport.
- Brazil stops two U.S. Olympic swimmers from leaving over robbery case
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- Bring nature into your home
- Britain abolished sedition only because it curtailed the freedom of speech and expression (Editorial, Aug.18). Many of those accused of sedition suffer in silence. As we are advancing towards moderni...
- Britain planning crackdown on tax avoidance
- Britain’s longest road tunnel could feature palm trees and fake clouds to keep drivers calm
- Britannia. Apart from biscuits, the name stirs up associations with Britain and you would be forgiven for thinking it was a brand with roots in that country. However, the Britannia Industries of today...
- British athletes have hit the medal mother lode in Rio, defying experts who predicted a post-London slump for Team GB.<img
- British Brothers Finished Their Olympic Triathalon in the Most Heartwearming Way
- Bronze medal winner Sakshi Malik to receive rewards worth Rs 3.5 crore
- BSNL and Microsoft India sign MoU
- Budget housing launches double in H1, says report
- 'Budget plan'
- Budget plan
- Budget to get slimmer after GST rollout
- Buffalo meat exports on recovery path
- Building of tri-national economic corridor
- But low impact seen on R&D set-up; networking major focuses on software services
- but no life due to its extreme heat. The distant planet GJ 1132b intrigued astronomers when it was discovered last year. Located just 39 light-years from Earth, it might have an atmosphere despite [&hellip
- Buy back tax bites
- By 2020, rural India will be home to most of country's Internet users
- By mid-2013, the company was looking to reduce as many as 8,000 towers and substitute them by sharing towers with Aircel and Reliance Communications.
- By the way, what is North Korea up to at the Olympics?
- Cabinet finalizes budget plan for 2017
- Cairns office workers evacuated and flights diverted after quake
- Calais mayor says migrant violence 'OUT OF CONTROL' as UK truckers urge troops on streets
- CALIFORNIA, U.S. - The U.S. has confirmed plans to hand over the internet’s naming system to a non-profit organisation, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) from ...
- Campaigners in Italy fight to block building of new mosque close to Leaning Tower of Pisa
- Canine babesiosis outbreak in UK under control, but needs monitoring
- Can’t avoid pesticides, say farm experts
- Capital Weather Gang: Disaster reveals deep challenges in flood communication
- Carriers T-Mobile and Sprint have brought unlimited data plans back from extinction. T-Mobile said it would stop selling monthly data packages, while Sprint dropped prices for its unlimited service.
- CAS bans Narsingh Yadav for 4 years, out of Rio Olympics 2016
- Cashew exports from the country continued to experience a sharp decline in April -July 2016 with the shipments falling by 24 per cent in volume and 14 per cent in value from that of the corresponding...
- Caterpillar to explore options for some mining products, cut jobs
- CD EquisearchMayur Uniquoters (Accumulate)CMP: ₹445.60Target: ₹505Mayur Uniquoters is one of the largest producers of synthetic leather having the installed capacity of 3.05 million linear metres a m...
- Centre drops plan for separate administrator for Chandigarh UT
- Centre funding 16 yoga research projects
- Centre offers special assistance of ₹1,976 cr to AP
- Centre to give special assistance of Rs 1976.5 cr to AP
- Centre to reward daily wagers
- CERN officials probe ‘spoof’ sacrifice caught on video
- Champion of human rights in China leaves tainted legacy over finances
- Charles Bombarier, a mechanical engineer in Quebec, Canada and Ashish Thulkar, an industrial designer from Bengalore, India came up with the designs for the futuristic Drone Tower together.
- Chart: Indian tech startups journey to Billion dollar Unicorns
- Chettinad Apparels of Chennai-based Chettinad Group has unveiled the identity of its cricket team ‘Karaikudi Kaalai’ in Tamil Nadu Premier League 2016, a State-level T-20 cricket tournament being con...
- Chicago's Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson plans to fire seven officers for lying about what took place when Officer Jason Van Dyke fatally shot Laquan McDonald in Oct. 2014. The officers' accounts differed vastly from video taken of the incident
- Chief Justice of India TS Thakur today arrived here on a three-day visit during which he will lay the foundation of National Law University and deliver the convocation address at Himachal Pradesh University.
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will lay foundation for A P Medical Technology Park, the first-ever medical devices manufacturing facility of the kind in the country, at Nadupuru in Peda Gantyada...
- Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has stressed the importance of ensuring a healthy and hygienic environment at Sabarimala where a large number of pilgrims from different parts of the country visit eve...
- Child soldier 'nightmare' could be imminent in South Sudan - UNICEF
- China has launched a satellite that it claims has teleportation-like quantum communication capabilities.
- China, Japan and the Republic of Korea are working together on setting up their annual trilateral foreign ministers meeting.
- China, Myanmar agree to enhance cooperation on Myitsone Dam project
- China, Myanmar jostle over Myitsone project during Suu Kyi’s visit
- China, Myanmar to boost pragmatic cooperation
- China, Myanmar to enhance trust
- China’s Increasing Role in Afghan Strategic Landscape
- China’s stated goals for engaging with Afghanistan are two pronged. Firstly to support the ‘Afghan led and Afghan owned’ peace process aimed at bringing peace and stability to the region and secondly to help Afghanistan enhance connectivity with its neighbours. A stable situation in the...
- Chinese firms are spending more on foreign takeovers than ever before, and Western politicians are worrying about the deals' potential impacts.
- Chinese firm to invest $150 m in Uttam Group’s project
- Chinese internet behemoth Alibaba, which aims to enter the domestic e-commerce market by early next year, has held discussions to acquire online marketplace ShopClues
- Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi today said it is looking to set up two more manufacturing facilities in India through its Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group.
- Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui's memorable stunned-yet-thrilled reaction to winning the bronze medal in the 100-meter backstroke final at the Olympic Games in Rio last week made the Internet love her even more.
- Choudary speeches still available online after social media refuse to remove them
- Cisco and other old-guard technology companies have been pursuing a challenging shift to software-oriented services.
- Cisco denied rumors of them laying off about 14,000 employees.
- Cisco finds India soothing in tough times
- Cisco’s 5,500 job-cuts worldwide may hit India operations
- Citi India focuses on instant loans to grow retail book
- CJI Thakur arrives in Shimla on 3-day visit
- Clinton's foundation to alter donations policy if elected
- Clinton Foundation to restrict foreign, corporate donations if Hillary Clinton wins
- Clinton Foundation won’t accept foreign, corporate donations if Clinton wins
- Clinton twists the knife in Trump's tax proposals
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- CM Pinarayi Vijayan also wants the Sabarimala temple to be kept open all days.
- CM says spurious liquor could be a reason for Gopalgunj deaths
- CNIC Recaps Guiding Principles During Visits Throughout Navy Region Southwest
- CNN Lawyer Danny Cevallos looks into the incident involving four US Olympic swimmers at a gas station in Rio, saying what he took away from the police press conference was that someone may have approached the athletes with a gun and demanded money.
- CNN's Kate Bolduan has trouble containing her emotions as she reports on the story of Omran Daqneesh, the Syrian boy pulled from the war zone in Aleppo, Syria.
- CNN's Nick Paton Walsh gives a walk-through of the incident at a Rio gas station involving members of the US Olympic swim team.
- CNN's Rosa Flores learns how the medals were made for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
- Coca Cola, Star India, India Cements to sponsor Tamil Nadu's T20
- Collector asks local bodies to intensify efforts to make district ODF
- Colombia rebels release video of politician held since April
- Colombia's second largest rebel group released the first proof-of-life video of a politician who handed himself over to the guerrillas to secure his brother's release last April.
- COLUMN | Olympian’s conceit intersected with Rio’s defensiveness, and his teammates were sucked to the bottom.
- COLUMN | The American swimmer’s conceit intersected with the delicate political issues of violence and police corruption in Brazil, creating a perfect storm that showed his disrespect for not only the host nation but his teammates as well.
- Comex gold futures edged higher on Thursday, buoyed by a weaker dollar after minutes from the US Federal Reserve’s July meeting showed several members expressing caution over hiking interest rates soo...
- Comprehensively beats Japan's Okuhara 21-19, 21-10 in the semi-final; will face Spain's Carolina Marin tomorrow
- Concussion rates rising significantly in adolescents
- Confrontation between judiciary and executive must end
- Congress asks Modi to 'apologise' to the nation over his adversity statement
- Congress President Sonia Gandhi was back in the hospital to remove the stitches put after a surgery she had undergone earlier...
- conscious Cooking with children can lead to a better understanding of the nutrient value.
- Cooking oils stay steady
- Cops question Amnesty India representatives
- Country’s largest software services firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today said its agreement with JetBlue has been extended to help enhance the US-based airline’s data analytics and operational ...
- Couple killed in apartment blast built housecleaning business with eye on retiring to Nicaragua
- Court seeks govt response to guidelines for pvt hospitals
- Cricket, not Olympics, wins gold in endorsement game
- CRI Pumps ventures into specialised products
- Croatia’s Sara Kolak wins gold in women’s javelin
- CTBC Financial Holding Co (中信金控) shares yesterday surged to a five-year high following rumors of a looming proxy fight for management control.
- Curators grappled with how much of the dark corners of U.S. history to expose. Now they are ready to tell the “unvarnished truth,” but the question is: Are visitors ready to hear it?
- Cybercriminals are using the bait of a ‘video’ — claiming to show Democratic Party’s presidential nominee Hillary Clinton exchanging money with an Islamic State (IS) leader — to distribute malicio...
- Dalian Atkinson: Two police officers face criminal investigation over ex-Aston Villa player's Taser death
- Dalilah Muhammad claims gold in 400-meter hurdles, Ashley Spencer takes bronze for Team USA’s 100th medal in Rio
- Dalits plan massive rally in Delhi ahead of winter session
- Daniel Radcliffe discusses Brexit, “BoJack Horseman” and how he got inside the mind of white supremacists for his new thriller.
- Danny Cevallos says it's possible but not likely. Rio police should not prosecute a case against the Olympic swimmers over murky 'false report' of robbery.
- Dastkar Andhra exhibition, on in the city, showcases saris, dupattas and yardage in diverse designs. The works of the weavers from various parts of Andhra — Pasalapadi, East Godavari, Ponduru, Srikaik...
- DCW Chief Swati Maliwal Slams ACB & Barkha Shukla Singh For Raids
- Debt recovery law amendments to ease NPA situation, says govt
- Dejected by the four-year ban imposed on Narsingh Yadav by CAS, the Indian Olympic Association has said that the embattled wrestler has been "defeated by compatriots" rather than opponents.
- Delta 375 will begin to climb away from its launch pad, initiating a series of pitch and yaw manoeuvres eight seconds into its flight to attain the proper trajectory for its ascent to orbit.
- Delta IV launches at Cape Canaveral take place at Space Launch Complex (SLC) 37, consisting of a single launch pad – SLC-37B – and processing facilities.
- Demand from West Asia rises, appreciating Brazil currency favours Indian producers
- Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has a narrow nationwide lead against her Republican rival, Donald Trump, in a four-way match-up that includes third-party candidates, according to a new poll released Thursday.
- Design Thinking
- “Despite weakening market sentiment, we still need to gain market share by opening more outlets,” Scan-D chairman Lim Pok Chin (林福勤)
- Despojan con violencia a conductores de auto y moto en Celaya - Periodico Correo
- Deutsche Bank whistleblower rebuffs $8.25 million SEC award - FT
- Dewan Housing Finance Corporation has informed the exchanges that it proposes to issue unsecured subordinated perpetual non-convertible debentures for ₹200 crore with a greenshoe option of up to ₹275 ...
- Dhoni launches the TNPL
- Dialogue with canvas
- Did Apple steal the idea for iTunes? Inventor claims tech giant stole idea for music sharing service after he pitched it to them in 1993
- Did Steve Jobs STEAL the idea for iTunes? Inventor claims tech giant stole idea for music sharing service after he pitched it to them in 1993
- Did these U.S. swimmers lie about being robbed in Rio?
- Did this holidaymaker catch a sight of the real Loch Ness Monster?
- Digjam arm sells 25,500 shares in open market
- Digjam has informed the exchanges that iPro Capital, part of the promoter group, sold 25,500 shares of the company through open market operations on August 16 and 17. Following the selling, iPro’s sta...
- Dilip Buildcon bags road project worth ₹2,016 cr in UP
- Dilip Buildcon on Thursday said it has bagged a road project worth ₹2,016 crore in Uttar Pradesh. The National Highways Authority of India has declared the company as the selected bidder for four-lani...
- Dil maange more, but do our netas and babus know what it takes to be champion?
- Director’s cut
- Discovering Onyok and Makmak like striking gold, says Coco
- Discussing the History of Social Change in the Modern US Navy
- Disney could be working on a lightsaber for its Star Wars Land
- District Administration's decision to construct a wet-well for pumping out city's sewage at the site in IDSMT Layout, off Mantralaya Road, left Umashree, Minister for Women and Child Development fumi...
- District Collector K. Mohammed Y. Safirulla has urged various departments to intensify efforts to make the district open defecation free (ODF) by November 1. Out of the 82 panchayats in the district, ...
- Divergent results in ratings business
- Doctors Without Borders (MSF) today said it was evacuating its staff from six hospitals in northern Yemen after 19 people were killed in an air strike on one of its facilities earlier this week.
- Does patriotism boost a brand’s fortunes?
- Doha Bank QSC, one of the prominent banks in Qatar, is formally inaugurating its first branch in Kerala on August 27. The branch is located at first floor of Lulu Mall in Edappally. The branch offers ...
- DOJ junks tax raps vs Philrem
- Donald Trump's Crucial Pillar of Support, White Men, Shows Weakness
Friday, August 19, 2016
General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-19
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