General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-20 03:00

Sarod maestro finally gets visa from U.K.
Satya Nadella turns 49: Nine interesting facts about the Microsoft CEO
SBI, Associate banks gain as board approves merger ratio
SBI merger: Temporary pain worth its while
SBI merger: the winners and losers
‘SBI merger will help cut costs, improve productivity’
SBI up after merger swap ratio announcement
SBI was the top gainer after the state-owned banking major announced a merger of its associate banks with itself
SBT borrowers stand to benefit from the merger with SBI, says MD
Scars made her discover beauty, dictate it to world
SC asks for norms to inform family of critically ill patients
Schedule and results
Scheme was planned to provide water to Jade and Anavati hoblis for drinking and farm use
Schneider Electric to make India its export hub
School officials have pleaded with students to stay away from the off-campus celebration, which has been the scene of out-of-control drinking among underage students and, last year, an alleged sexual assault involving two athletes.
Schwarzenegger says he wants world to be fitter
Scientists are hailing a breakthrough in cancer treatment they hope will usher in a new era for those battling the disease by using the body's own immune system to attack cancerous cells.
Scientists at Leiden University in the Netherlands and Oxford University, have used a new imaging technique to reveal text hidden beneath plaster of a document from the Mixtec civilisation. The Codex Selden, as it is known, is thought to have been created in around 1560. But it appears to have been written over a much older Mixtec document. Scientists discovered unusual but vivid pictograms depicting a series of scenes and individuals from this ancient civilisation.
Scientists at the University of Rochester have developed a computer model that can predict sentences by looking for brain activity patterns that are associated with different words.
Scientists conducted a large-scale analysis of the proteins and genomes of mycobacterium tuberculosis strains that are common in Russia and countries of the former Soviet Union and found features that provide a possible explanation for their epidemiological success.
Scientists discuss the chilling ways we might stop the spread of a zombie-like state
Scientists turn to satellite images to map poverty
Scientists Wonder: Can We Really Survive a Zombie Outbreak?
Sea Fairey claims Independence Trophy
Sea Fairey (Suraj Narredu up) won the Independence Trophy, the feature event of the races held here on Friday (August 19). The winner is owned by United Racing & Bloodstock Breeders Ltd. represen...
Sea level changes in the Pacific Ocean can be used to estimate future global surface temperatures, according to a new paper. Scientists knew both the rate at which global surface temperature is rising and sea level in the Pacific varied, but had not connected the two phenomena. The researchers estimate by the end of 2016, average surface temperature will increase up to 0.5 F (0.28 C) more than in 2014.
Sea life experts reveal the truth behind the mystery orbs baffling people in Cornwall
SEAL to pay $6.6 million to settle case over bin Laden book
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SEA starts pilot project to improve castor yield in Gujarat
SEBI’s norms for debenture trustees do not have “express provision” for regulating the activities of security, share or escrow trustees, the watchdog said on Friday. The regulator also made it cle...
s economic woes deepen as manufacturers&#8217
Security concerns after Peterborough plane crash
Security Council Committee Concerning Libya Updates Implementation Assistance Notice No. 3 on Arms Embargo
Security Council expresses ‘regret’ over postponed electoral process in Somalia
Security Council expresses ‘regret’ over postponed electoral process in Somalia
See a Stunning 360-Degree Drone Panorama of Rio’s Christ the Redeemer Statue
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Senate Chairman and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senator Raza Rabbani in a letter to Chief Ministers of Punjab, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) advised the three provinces to educate the school going children of the families affected by Quetta ...
Sending strong signals to China, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday landed a Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet at the newly upgraded Advanced...
Sending strong signals to China, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday landed a Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet at the newly upgraded Advanced...
Senior citizens under the aegis of the Kozhikode city unit of Kerala Senior Citizens’ Forum alleged that the successive governments were neglecting the needs and rights of senior citizens in the State...
Sensex ends lower on Fed officials' hawkish comments
Serious steps taken against insurgency in NE: Kiren Rijiju
Service Tax Department receives bids for just Rs 26.5 crore for Mallya's jet AIrbus against the reserve price of Rs 152 crore
Service Tax Dept's attempt to auction Mallya's jet derails for the second time
‘Set up special team for further investigationin activist Vinayak Baliga murder case’
s Fund (UNICEF) said today.
Shareholders Industrivarden and Investor, with around 15 percent and 21.5 percent of the voting rights respectively in the company, are behind the move.
Share of smartphones sold online in India drop 7 percentage points to 28 per cent in the quarter ended June 2016
Shares of Shipping Corporation of India fell nearly 5 per cent today after the PSU reported a 72.6 per cent decline in June quarter net profit at Rs 55.9 crore.
Sharif noted "significant progress" was being made on the western route of the CPEC and said the project will ensure equitable benefits to people in various areas of Pakistan.
She Does It Again. Shobhaa De Invites Troll for Sindhu Comments on Twitter
She fought valiantly and lost yet PV Sindhu creates history for India at the Olympics
She is an Indian first, says mother
‘She lost the gold but won a million hearts’
Sherlock and Unforgetabble You should fight out the finish of the Pune Mirror Salver, the main event of Saturday’s (August 20) races.Rails will be announced one hour before the start of the first rac...
She will win gold next time: Sindhu's parents
Shields gets shot at women's boxing gold
Shipping Corporation dips on disappointing Q1 results
Shobhaa De invites troll for PV Sindhu comments on Twitter
Shortly after midnight Friday, trains on the tube—the nickname for the subway system here—will start running all night. And that could bring real benefits for the capital’s economy.
Shuttler's dream run at the Rio Olympics could just have a fairytale ending
Shuttler Sindhu smashes into finals, assures silver at Rio
SHWETA ANN GEORGE Student, 20 What is your most prized possession? My family and friends.
Silver for India’s golden girl: Sindhu wins hearts, goes down fighting in Rio
Silver futures tumble by Rs 199 per kg
Silver medalist V. Sindhu Pusarla of India, greets gold medalist Carolina Marin of Spain
Silver medallist P.V. Sindhu (IND) of India poses with an Indian national flag...
Silver medal success turns Sindhu into hot property
Simone Biles Reveals How the ‘Final Five’ Is Going to Celebrate Together
Sindhu's silver raises hopes
Sindhu and Gopichand, paving the way for Indian badminton
Sindhu claims historic silver, others disappoint
Sindhu goes down fighting in Rio final, wins historic silver
Sindhu lends silver lining to Olympic campaign
Sindhu loses to World No 1 Marin, claims silver
SINDHU MAKES INDIA PROUD
Sindhu settles for silver after losing Olympic final
Sindhu settles for silver at Rio Olympics
Sindhu settles for silver medal: Who said what on Twitter
Sindhu’s smashing play fires up the nation
Sindhu was tenacious but lost spirit in the end, as Carolina Marin took the gold 19-21 21-12 21-15; Aditi Ashok slips on Day 3, Sandeep Tomar loses.
Sindhu wears silver crown
Singapore plans to reduce the role of cash and checks in its economy by encouraging banks to switch to digital payments, according to the head of the country’s central bank.
s Investors Service has reportedly downgraded its rating on some of Australia&rsquo
Sirwar town observes bandh over water release for crops
SIS India, a leading security and business-support company, has bought a significant majority stake in Dusters Total Solutions Pvt Ltd, a leading facility management company, for an enterprise value ...
SIS India buys stake in Dusters Total Solutions
SK Sharma, Chairman and Managing Director, BEL, has been awarded as the Most Enterprising CEO in Electronics Sector by the Indo Global Business Council (IGBC), a policy think-tank based in New Delhi...
s main opposition leader denied bail" Republic of Congo&#039
Smartphone market recovers with 17% growth in second quarter; Lenovo, Vivo, Xiaomi, OPPO, Gionee the key contributors
s military gains against Boko Haram uncover vast humanitarian needs &#8211
Smriti Irani celebrates Rakhi with the soldiers in Siachen
Soap suds fly as Jyothy Labs takes on HUL in dishwash war
Social Humour: Twitter lauds Sinshu-Sakshi show
Social media has become an integral part of modern soc...
Solar fence fail to prevent elephants, wild gaurs
Some in the paranoid class believe Barack Obama is set to impose martial law and lock up right-wingers. Trump speaks their language.
Some laser pointers that can be bought over the counter are unsafe to the point that they can cause blindness, report researchers. Now they are calling on government to consider banning green lasers. In the meantime, they are recommending authorities to implement stringent testing and quality control.
Someone deliberately called Praveen Poojary, hired his van, then killed him: Brahmashri Narayanaguru Billavara Seva Sangha chief
Some say wildfires have now become a part of living in the wildlands
Some studies are showing that reactive oxygen species (ROS) molecules sometimes can aid in maintaining health -- findings now boosted by a surprising discovery from the researchers.
Sonia Gandhi extends good wishes to Sindhu for Rio final match
Sources in the Agriculture Department said in the afternoon of August 12, department Joint Secretary Rajesh Ghadge (posted at department office in Mantralaya) got a panic call from his son, who was suffering from depression, asking him to come home in Navi Mumbai as soon as possible, failing which he (the son) would end his life.
Sources in the bank confirmed CSB chief had resigned last week due to financial performance over the last one year
Southern California 'gets to wish upon a star' as mysterious streaks of light flash across starry night sky
Southern California see mysterious streaks of light flash across starry night sky
Southern Partnership Station 2016 Doctors Fight Against Zika in Honduras
South Sudan: Hundreds of children recruited into armed groups, reports UNICEF
South Sudan warring parties recruiting child soilders as renewed violence looms
South Surrey's Herdman coaches Canada to bronze - Peace Arch News
Space Station astronauts install orbiting 'parking space' that will allow America to return to manned spaceflight
Spacewalk installs docking adapter to ready ISS for commercial crew
Spain's tennis player Garbine Muguruza advanced to the women's singles semi-finals of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Hungarian qualifier Timea Babos.
s parliamentary and presidential elections in Somalia, calling on all stakeholders to follow the revised 2016 electoral calendar &#8220
Special CBI Judge Vinod Kumar asked the probe officer as to why filing of the charge sheet in the case took such a long time when the FIR was filed much earlier.
Sports: China wins gold in women&#8217
Sports: China wins gold in women’s 20km walk, men’s badminton doubles
Sports: China wins gold in women’s 20km walk, men’s badminton doubles
Sports: India’s golden girl Sindhu wins silver, billion hearts
Sports Minister Congratulates P V Sindhu on her historic Success at Rio
Spot gold was down 0.4 percent at $1,346.56 an ounce at 0358 GMT, but up 0.8 per cent for the week
Sprinter Anastasiya Kapachinskaya was one of three Russian athletes sanctioned by the IOC on Friday.
's Rhea Butcher and Cameron Esposito weigh in on the new crop of shows. Warning: May contain time travel, remakes, and lightning.
Sri Sri Ravishankar's Art Of Living terms NGT panel report 'unscientific'
s south a week ago. Deputy national police spokesman&#8230
Star Sports’ coverage of the Rio Olympics is a big let down on many counts
State Bank of India’s Board has cleared the deck for the mega merger of five associate banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank with the country’s largest lender. The bank now requires approval from the RB...
State Bank of India's planned merger with its associate banks is set to make it one the world's top 50 in terms in terms of assets. This, however, might not suffice to make it a high performer on Dalal Street, going by global experience. Globally, ...
State Council releases policies to improve people’s livelihood
State Department of Archaeology and Museums puts on display a sample of its glass negatives’ collection
Statement of Cooperation Signing in Australia Aims to Advance Biofuels Development
State plans to control pvt. dairies
State-run NTPC has received bids amounting to Rs 1,250 crore for its taxable secured non-convertible debentures issue of Rs 500 crore.
State-run NTPC has received bids amounting to Rs 1,250 crore for its taxable secured non-convertible debentures issue of Rs 500 crore. “NTPC Ltd invited bids for its 62nd series of taxable secured no...
State Secretary Markus Ederer travelled to Turkey for a two‑day visit on Sunday. This was the first high‑ranking visit from Germany since the attempted coup of 15 to 16 July.
Statistics tell one kind of story. Attitudes and deeply held beliefs tell another. That explains why the India@70 celebration has little to do with women
Stiff competition! Map reveals average penis sizes from around the world and AFRICA is the big winner... so how does YOURS measure up?
Stock hit 52-week high last week after firm's efforts to restore confidence among investors pays off
Stone Age baseballs, alien foetuses or something more sinister? Sea life experts reveal the TRUTH behind the mystery orbs baffling holidaymakers in Devon and Cornwall
Strategic pact key for Afghanistan Mi-35 deal Russian analyst
Strong evidence supporting a new strategy against drug addiction has been revealed by research. The researchers showed that a compound that inhibits the activity of certain brain-cell receptors can reverse signs of cocaine dependency in rodents.
Stuck in Cold War mentality Washington regards Russia's activities in the Middle East as a setback for the US. The White House should learn from Russia what the "realist" foreign policy means, CIA veteran Paul Pillar writes.
Study supports new strategy to fight cocaine addiction
STUNNING A scene from the wildlife documentary screened as part of the event. DH PHOTOS BY B K JANARDHAN
Su-30MKI at the ALG is a 'Historic First' in the Predominantly Hilly State of Arunachal Pradesh
Subramanian Swamy was quoting from an IMF report which read that inflation is a highly persistent process in India.
Subrana Rekha River flowing above danger level in Odisha
Sukhoi-30MKI at the ALG is a ‘Historic First’ in the Predominantly Hilly...
Sukhoi makes maiden landing near China border
Sun TV Network today reported a 19 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 233.1 crore for the first quarter ended June.The company had posted a net profit of Rs 195.8 crore in the same period last yea...
Support for special status to Andhra Pradesh came from unexpected quarters when daughter of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and Nizamabad MP K. Kavitha told presspersons that the demand was one t...
Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan, at a press conference, sought the health ministry's intervention to institute a probe against the DCI office bearers and supersede the body with a credible Board of Governors as done with the Medical Council of India. The very appointment of the president tops the list of malpractices in the Council. PTI file photo
Surajit Kar Purakayastha after holding the meeting of SPs of various districts said they reviewed the overall law and order situation.
Surjewala, the chief Congress spokesperson, had dubbed the remarks by senior leaders as 'personal views'. The Modi government seized the opportunity and hit out at the Congress for speaking in different voices on strategic issues. PTI file photo
Surya Roshni on Friday informed the exchanges that it has secured an order worth ₹27.60 crore from Energy Efficiency Services, a joint venture company of public sector undertakings of the Ministry of...
Sushma Swaraj holds talk with Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs
Suu Kyi meets Chinese president during visit to boost ties
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Sweden's Nibe jumped 4.3 per cent after reporting a pretax profit just above forecast
Swimmer Ryan Lochte has won dozens of accolades for his performance in the pool.
Swimmer’s antics weren’t nearly as offensive as the disrespect his lies showed for Olympics host.
SYDNEY, Australia - Moody’s Investors Service has reportedly downgraded its rating on some of Australia’s major banks from stable to negative, citing weak economic fundamentals like ...
s Young Leader award
Syrian aircraft bombed near U.S. and coalition Special Operations forces, Pentagon says
Syrian planes bomb Kurdish-held areas for first time, 13 killed
Syrian servicemen during siege of military colleges in the southwest of Aleppo.
TA Associates invests ₹925 cr in TCNS Clothing
Taekwondo: Men’s welterweight (-80kg) contests bronze medal B results
Taekwondo: Women’s welterweight (-67kg) contests bronze medal B results
Taipei taxi drivers sue Uber
Taipower top carbon dioxide emitter in Taiwan: EPA
Taiwan asks Uber to pay bill in sales tax stand-off
'Taiwanese learning Thai cooking'
Taiwanese learning Thai cooking
Taiwan's Yehliu Geopark terrain resembles something from another planet. Visitors can see incredible rock formations that were shaped by nature.
Taiwan taxi drivers accuse Uber of tax evasion
aiwan, U.S. firms sign MOU on wind power technology
Taiwan was overjoyed by weightlifter Hsu Shu-ching’s (許淑淨) gold medal at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Monday last week, yet when her teammate Lin Tzu-chi (林子琦) was suspended for doping a few days later, the disparity in column inches — not to
Taj GVK Hotels, Indian Hotels surge on merger talk
Taj GVK Hotels rallied 20% to Rs 148, while Indian Hotels up 5% at Rs 139 on the BSE.
Taking a step further towards empowering citizens, the Cyberabad East and West Commissionerates today launched a mobile phone application 'Hawk Eye'
Taking forward the probe against Vijay Mallya, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has asked the CBI to provide the fresh FIR it registered...
Taking weak cues from global market, silver prices tumbled by Rs 199 to Rs 47,000 per kg at the futures trade today as participants engaged in trimming their positions. At the Multi Commodity Exch...
Talented Indian grappler Sandeep Tomar lost to two-time World Champion Vict
Talented Indian grappler Sandeep Tomar lost to two-time World Champion Victor Lebedev of Russia 3-7 in the 57 kg category to get ousted from the men’s freestyle wrestling at the Rio Olympics today.Tom...
Tang Prize Foundation promoting Taipei award cerem...
Tang Prize Foundation promoting Taipei award ceremony at Rio Olympics
Target Corp is ending all business with Welspun India Ltd, one of the world's biggest textile manufacturers, after saying the supplier was sending it phony Egyptian cotton sheets.The retailer said it discovered last month that 750,000 sheets and ...
Tata CliQ: Rs. 50 Off on SanDisk Ultra Dual SDDD2 16 GB USB 3.0 Drive
Tata Motors delivers 50 cars to Uber
Tata Motors on Friday delivered 50 cars to Uber Technologies. The company delivered cars under the ‘Tata Offer’ to drivers on the Uber platform in Bengaluru. The initiative offers driver partners ...
Tata Sons seeks time to reply to UK court order
Tata Steel drops plan for Gopalpur plant
Tax paves way for surplus
Tech Companies Are Going to War Against Robocalls
Technology: Asia goes potty for Pokémon
Temple celebrations cause damage to Tamirabharani
Terming the investor as “the most important person in the securities market,” SEBI Chairman UK Sinha on Friday said efforts are under way to deepen the corporate bonds market, widen mutual funds pene...
TerraForm Power Inc, a holding company founded and controlled by the bankrupt clean-energy giant SunEdison Inc, is seeking to sell about 365 megawatts of solar farms in the UK, according to two people familiar with the plans.
Tesla's Gigafactory, under construction in Sparks, Nevada, will be the largest building in the world, by footprint, when it's finished. The batteries it produces are crucial to Tesla's plan to make affordable electric vehicles.
Texas legislators are investigating the benefits of RAPIDO, a pilot program that dramatically reduces the time it takes to rebuild homes destroyed by natural disasters.
Thailand unveils tech hub project worth half a billion dollars to boost start-up scene
Thanks, Lochte. This Had Been a Pretty Great Olympics
That plan then changed when NASA began looking at building two Common Docking Adapters (CDAs) that would have converted two CBM berthing ports into LIDS ports, thus eliminating the need for the APAS-equipped PMAs altogether.
The 90-minute meeting is being seen as an attempt at reconciliation between Shivpal, a Cabinet Minister, and Akhilesh after intervention of the latter's father Mulayam.
The AFSPC-6 launch was the first to use an upgraded version of the Delta IVM(4,2), with the RS-68A engine replacing the original, less powerful, RS-68 which had been used since the first launch in 2002. This upgrade has already been introduced with all of the other configurations that are still flying; the Medium(5,2) and (5,4) and the Delta IV Heavy.
The Akhila Karnataka B.S. Yeddyurappa Abhimanigala Sangha has nothing to do with the Bharatiya Janata Party, though members of the sangha were BJP workers, said Shivaraj Arasikere, State general secr...
The all-new Jaguar XE Portfolio adds a dash of adventure to luxury
The ambitious plan would see the seabird have its DNA sqeuenced and edited into the cells of its nearest living relative, the razorbill.
The American wrestler and London 2012 gold medalist fell short of his lofty goals Friday.
The Andhra Pradesh government is establishing the first medical devices manufacturing cluster in the country in the vicinity of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, the foundation stone for which was laid ...
The animated dragon in Pete’s Dragon never quite melds with the environment, especially with the humans, and in another film, it’d be tempting to think of this as a flaw. But here, this incongruity i...
The annual index was released by France-based international business school INSEAD and World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), a specialized agency of the United Nations.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau officials on Thursday caught a Revenue Inspector and his assistant red handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 1,000 to issue Khata to a resident.According to the police, a f...
The apparent glitches in former BJP MP and cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu’s entry in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have added to the growing belief that it is Arvind Kejriwal himself who would be the part...
The Army has hit insurgent camps inside Myanmar and destroyed their observation posts in an operation on the early hours of on Friday morning.Sources with knowledge of the matter said that the operat...
The availability of accurate and reliable information on the location of impoverished zones is surprisingly lacking for much of the world. Applying machine learning to satellite images could identify impoverished regions in Africa, say researchers.
The Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Friday announced a reward of Rs
The Bihar hooch tragedy has a killer ingredient: officials here say it’s Thuja, a homeopathic medicine with high alcohol content. The Gopalgunj district administration and excise department officials...
The BJP lawmaker from Gorakhpur, who was in Ballia to attend a function in Rasra area, said Thursday night that India should take a stand on the issue of Balochistan.
The BJP MP said that India should take a stands on the issue of Balochistan
The body of a Penn State professor who's been missing for a week has been found in a quarry, and police said they've charged a man with luring him there under the ruse they'd harvest marijuana plants but instead pushed him off an 80-foot cliff.
The Brexit vote has dealt a blow to Ukraine's EU aspirations and thrown the legitimacy of the Poroshenko government in Kiev into doubt, Stratfor intelligence firm also known as a "shadow CIA" notes in its recent report.
The Cabinet’s Appointments Committee on Friday gave a third extension to ED Special Director Karnal Singh, who also holds additional charge as the agency’s chief, for another six months.According to...
The case pertains to allotment of a coal block in West Bengal in an illegal manner
The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) is working on the process concerning Inter-state Goods and Services Tax (IGST) and this will be put in public domain soon, said a top official. B.K. Ban...
The Centre is doing an exercise on denotification of SEZ areas, said Commerce Secretary Rita Teaotia
The Centre may have to make necessary changes in legislations relating to SEZ (Special Economic Zone) and foreign trade to make them compliant with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, the Union C...
The Centre on Friday said the benefit of deduction under section 35AC of the Income Tax (I-T) Act will only be available till March 31, in respect to the payments made to association or institution approved by the National Committee for carrying-out ...
The Chief Minister said smart cities are of little use without smart citizens
The Chinese government is holding chief editors of news Web sites liable for content, months after several portals posted material that was seen as embarrassing to Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平).
The Commerce and Industry Ministry has decided to set up a committee to examine the country’s innovation landscape and recommend new government interventions and specific domains where the Centre sho...
The Common Booster Core provided thrust for the first three minutes and 57.7 seconds of the launch, after which time it shut down, a point in the flight designated Booster Engine Cutoff, or BECO.
The company has also been talking to Reliance Fresh and Big Bazaar to be their produce supplier of choice
The company still plans to announce new watch models this fall boasting improvements to health tracking
The Congress government in Karnataka is, to put it mildly, known for its efficiency. Just about the only positive thing that can be said for Siddaramaiah's government is that it is not the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government that came before it ...
The Congress will launch the second phase of its campaign for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections from August 21 to October 9. The party plans to cover 64-65 districts during this phase of the campa...
The court also said prima facie substantive offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act are made out against Kropha and Samria.
The CRPF said it has fired around 3,500 pellet cartridges from July 9 to August 11 during violence by protesters in the Valley
The day of birth is potentially the most dangerous time for mothers and babies. Every year, worldwide, 303 000 women die during pregnancy and childbirth, 2.7 million babies die during their first 28 d...
The DCW chief called the police revealing the victim's name "shocking".
The DeAndre Jordan-led semifinal win over Spain wasn’t pretty, but it’s got the team where it wants to be.
The Defense Department's Inspector General, in a June report, said the Army made $2.8 trillion in wrongful adjustments to accounting entries in one quarter alone in 2015, and $6.5 trillion for the year. Yet the Army lacked receipts and invoices to ...
The Department of Vascular Surgery at Government Rajaji Hospital here has successfully performed three delicate vascular surgeries within a week’s time. Doctors said the department, with limited reso...
The Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal, Shri Bimalendra Nidhi calling on the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan on August 19, 2016.
The Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal, Shri Bimalendra Nidhi calling on the President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 19, 2016.
The Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal Shri Bimalendra Nidhi visited the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) office here today. Shri Nidhi's visit to NDMA acquires significance as Nepal is on its way to reconstruct itself after the massive earthquake that shook the country last year.
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The district administration’s decision to construct a wet well for pumping out the city’s sewage at a site in IDSMT Layout off Mantralaya Road has left Umashree, Minister for Women and Child Developme...
The dollar inched higher on Friday but was set for a more than 1 per cent loss against all its major peers on the week, weighed down by investors’ lack of belief in the chances of a rise in US intere...
The end of the Wild Wild West – vast swathes of US land disappearing under pressure from towns, logging and mining
The Enforcement Directorate of Mumbai police has issued summons to Chintan Modi, Director, India Infoline Commodities, on Monday for questioning in the ₹5,600-crore settlement scam in National Spot Ex...
The entire second day of the fourth and final cricket Test between India and the West Indies was lost due to poor weather and unplayable conditions in Port of Spain.
The entry of China’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning (a rehabilitated ex-Soviet aircraft carrier), into service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) attracted considerable...
The excise department seized a container ferrying smuggled imported liquor worth Rs. 90 lakh from Palaspe Phata near Rasayani on the Mumbai-Goa highway early on Friday. The cleaner of the vehicle was ...
The exhibition, called Skeletons: Our Buried Bones, will be open to the public at the Hunterian Art Gallery in Glasgow until January 2017.
The Exome Aggregation Consortium (ExAC) is a project led by scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. It provides much greater power to interpret rare disease-causing variants.
The farmer, identified as Rudrappa Palled, was referred to KIMS in Hubballi after his condition started deteriorating,
The Fasinatng… Fascinating History of Autocorrect
The FBI last year questioned a Macau billionaire charged with participating in a bribery scheme at the United Nations about whether one of his partners was involved with Chinese foreign intelligence, according to&#8230
The fictions history tells us
The financial account saw net fund outflows of US$15.4 billion in the April-to-June quarter, rising US$6.2 billion from a year earlier as
The first order of business for Williams and Rubins upon leaving the Quest airlock was to translate out to PMA-2 on the forward end of Node 2, with Rubins retrieving an Articulating Portable Foot Restraint (APFR) from External Stowage Platform-2 (ESP-2) and Jeff retrieving an APFR from the top of the Columbus module along the way.
The first sign of trouble came when an emergency exit alarm began to sound. It was 10 p.m. last Sunday night at Terminal One at JFK International Airport in New York.
The first topic that we tackle this week is describing the multipolar significance of Bolivia’s lithium exports to China.
The Fix: Clinton’s ‘Colin Powell did it’ defense of her email practices is just plain wrong
The floods that devastated Louisiana this week will make a bad state economy even worse.<img
The former listings company, which had pivoted to an online marketplace, e-grocery, finance, among other businesses has run out of cash
The former SNL star can be his own worst enemy. Or maybe he’s a mad genius. Or both.
The Fortune 2016 ‘Change the World’ list recognises companies that have had a positive social impact through activities that are part of their core business strategy.
The general impression we are getting from the media is that we are winning the war against Daesh, with major successes in Syria and Iraq. However is this really true? Do we even bother to understand why people join Daesh?
The genre of historical fiction is ‘not exactly crammed with greatness’, as critics are realising
The German auto supplier Robert Bosch GmbH played a key role in developing the software that let Volkswagen AG cheat on clean air rules, according to new allegations filed in a San Francisco court on behalf of car owners.
The girl child, generally looked down upon and subject to many atrocities in our country, is the one now salvaging India’s pride and image at the Rio Olympics (“Sakshi takes bronze, Sindhu in the hun...
The Global Marine Exploration discovered the remains of three Spanish ships off the Coast of Cape Canaveral. The cannons and monument were stole from French settlers in the 16th century.
The gold incubators
The gold medalist is free to return to America after donating $10,800 to a Rio non-profit.
The Goods and Services Tax is one of the biggest tax reforms since Independence, said K. Balamurugan, Additional Commissioner, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, government of India.At a sess...
The GOP presidential campaign endured another day of internal disruption when Manafort abruptly resigned after a staff shake-up that had reduced his role. As campaign chairman, he had sought to build bridges with the party establishment by encouraging a more temperate and consistent message by the nominee.
The government does not have any role in stalling judges' appointment and is trying to finalise a Memorandum of Procedure (MoP)...
The government does not have any role in stalling judges' appointment and is trying to finalise a Memorandum of Procedure (MoP)...
The Government, it is learnt is insisting that the age-limit, once fixed, should be strictly followed.]]
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The heart breaking photograph of Omran Daqneesh, the little boy sitting alone in an ambulance with his face and body covered in blood and dirt after being pulled from a destroyed building has reminded the world, yet again, of the unimaginable horrors that Syrian children face every day, a spokesperson for the United Nations Children&#39
The heart breaking photograph of Omran Daqneesh, the little boy sitting alone in an ambulance with his face and body covered in blood and dirt after being pulled from a destroyed building has reminded the world, yet again, of the unimaginable horrors that Syrian children face every day, a spokesperson for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said today.
The heart breaking photograph of Omran Daqneesh, the little boy sitting alone in an ambulance with his face and body covered in blood and dirt after being pulled from a destroyed building has reminded the world, yet again, of the unimaginable horrors that Syrian children face every day, a spokesperson for the United Nations Children&#39s Fund (UNICEF) said today.
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The IDAs do not feature a hatch, as the forward hatch of the existing PMAs will continue to be used as the hatch between the ISS and visiting vehicles.
The image of Omran reminds many of us of another child who died tried to escape Syria's civil war. CNN's Nima Elbagir reports.
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The innocence on the faces of the young ones, placed in contrast with the horrific settings of the background, present a direct insight into the tragedies that are associated with violence.
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat), Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR) and the Karnataka government will form a consortium along with other stakeho...
The International Olympic Committee is beginning a disciplinary inquiry into US swimmer Ryan Lochte following his allegations that he had been robbed at gunpoint at a gas station in Rio de Janeiro.
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The International Space Station (ISS) has finally received a new docking adapter on Friday, which will enable the orbital outpost to welcome the first of a new generation of crew vehicles. The spacewalkers of EVA-36 installed the long-awaited International Docking Adapter (IDA) via efforts that got underway at 12:04 PM GMT and ended just under six hours later.
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The judge also noted that Delhi Police will provide security to Payal and her children, who are 'Z' and 'Z plus' security protectees, during their stay in the capital.
The Karnataka State Wine Board has organised a three-day wine fest at the premises of Horticulture Producers’ Cooperative Marketing and Processing Society(HOPCOMS) Limited in Vinobha Nagar locality i...
The Kovalam-Karode Bypass Action Council has protested against the disparity in awarding compensation for the land surrendered from the same block and village for the Vizhinjam International Deepwate...
The largely peaceful agitation was withdrawn after officials pacify farmers
The last-minute ineligibility of Narsingh Yadav, who was handed a four-year suspension by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on the eve of his bout in the Rio Olympics, forced India to forfeit i...
The latest chapter in the entertaining saga of the post-election-defeated Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) circus was President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-bashing news conference in which tired tropes of DPP-led desinicization and the Tsai administration’s weakness in
The latest global tiger census indicates a significant rise in the tiger population in Asia, especially the Indian subcontinent. Habitats in India cover temperate, evergreen forests, alluvial grassla...
The latest inflation readings based on the Wholesale Price Index and the Consumer Price Index are a cause for concern. While the annual gain in wholesale prices hit a 23-month high of 3.55 per cent i...
The latest phase of violence has claimed the lives of over 60 people, blinded over 100 others and injured thousands...
The LDF government in Kerala today approved a new debt relief scheme for low income and poor people who face the threat of revenue recovery proceedings after they fail to repay loans taken from vario...
The letter asks Barack Obama to publicly and regularly call for the immediate and unconditional release of all Tibetan political prisoners held by the People’s Republic of China
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The maiden touchdown by a frontline fighter jet of the IAF close to the Sino-Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh was a historic event. PTI
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The military pulled US special operations forces from their northern Syria position after the Syrian military began bombing nearby, according to a US defense official.
The military pulled US special operations forces from their northern Syria position after the Syrian military began bombing nearby, attacking Kurdish positions in and around the city of Hasakah, according to a US defense official Friday.
The monthly honorariums of the first citizens of Belagavi City and other municipalities in the State would be hiked by two times, said Minister for Urban Development, Haj and Wakf R. Roshan Baig.The ...
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The MoU was signed between Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and the Roads and Highways Department of Bangladesh in Dhaka.
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The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has issued Letter of Award (LOA) for development of following National Highway section in Rajasthan under NHDP Phase-IV
The National Investigation Agency on Friday said that it has launched a preliminary enquiry into the inflow of funds in several bank accounts in Jammu and Kashmir in the last few months.
The nation’s financial account deficit continued to trend higher for the 24th consecutive quarter last quarter, central bank balance of payments (BOP) data showed.
The NBA has decided to hold the 2017 All-Star Game in New Orleans after taking the midseason event out of North Carolina because of a state law that limits anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay and transgender people
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The next task for the spacewalkers was to install a cover over a reflector on PMA-2. These reflective targets allow the guidance systems of approaching spacecraft to sense the ISS. However, IDA-2 includes its own new reflectors, and so the old sensors on PMA-2 were covered to prevent any interference with future dockings.
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The Obama administration expects to mark a major milestone in the coming weeks, admitting more than 10,000 Syrian refugees into the US within 2016 Fiscal Year, a State Department official told CNN Friday.
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The Odisha government is planning for a DBT cell to improve direct benefit transfer to the beneficiaries in the state."The government wants to encourage direct transfer of benefits to all beneficiaries under various government sponsored schemes. ...
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The outgoing RBI Governor recognised the need to encourage savings so that enough investment takes place. He did not succumb, rightly so, to pressures to reduce it.
The paradigm shift in New Delhi’s approach to Pakistan, first by raking up the Balochistan issue and now asking it to vacate PoK (Aug.19), should be seen as calculated tactics to engage a failed nati...
The paramilitary force submitted the affidavit in response to a PIL filed before the court, seeking ban on use of pellet guns as a means for crowd control mechanism in the Valley, which has been rocked by violent protests since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in an encounter with security forces on July 8.]]
The party said PM Modi should not only withdraw his 'shameful' statement on adversities, but apologise as well
The Pentagon has moved to tamp down talk of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying extra troops along the border were associated with a regular military exercise.
The Pentagon warned Friday that the Syrian government would be “well-advised” not to strike U.S. and allied military personnel operating in Syria a day after the U.S. scrambled fighter jets.
The Pentagon warns Syrian forces to steer clear of U.S. operations.
The pharmaceutical industry has two key events lined up this fortnight. On August 29, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has its Foundation Day. The NPPA has been active in curbing the pri...
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The police on Saturday charged Amnesty International India under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, which defines sedition as brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt.
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The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee paying Floral Tributes at the Portrait of Former President of India, Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma on the occasion of his Birth Anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan on August 19, 2016.
The Prime Minister said BJP party workers had suffered more since Independence than Congress under the British
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Indian Shuttler P. V. Sindhu, on winning the women’s singles badminton Semi-Final at Rio Olympics.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated P. V. Sindhu on winning Silver medal in Badminton at Rio Olympics.
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The raging mountain fire in south California's San Bernardino has caused massive power outages across the county, while high voltage grids becoming exposed to the fi....
The rapid-fire developments came hours after police announced that Ryan Lochte and three teammates had not been held at gunpoint after a night of partying.
The ratings agency Fitch has cut its outlook for Turkey's sovereign debt rating to "negative", saying last month's coup attempt underscored risks to political stability in the country.
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The regulator had issued a draft regulation in July suggesting that a year-long validity could be beneficial for marginal consumers, first-time users and price-sensitive consumers.
There have been five locally transmitted cases of the Zika virus confirmed in an area of Miami Beach, Florida Governor Rick Scott said Friday. Three of those individuals were visitors to the area when they contracted the virus.
There is consternation at the growing tendency of senior military officers to wash dirty linen in public and to litigate over promotions
There is no doubt that it is the introduction of the dwarf wheat variety that saved millions from the prospect of famine for which Agriculture Minister C. Subramaniam deserves to be remembered (Tamil...
There is no proposal to shift the Tea Board headquarters from West Bengal to Assam, Rita A Teaotia, Union Commerce Secretary, said here today.
The Republican presidential candidate had previously provoked global outrage by calling for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the US and forcing them to carry special ID cards.]]
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There was an uproar outside the Taipei District Court on Tuesday after a hearing in the trial of National Taiwan University graduate student Chen Hao-yang (陳皓揚) for allegedly strangling a cat known as “Big Orange” in December last year, with scores of protesters scuffling with
The RGIA Airport police on Friday arrested an associate of gangster Nayeem at Satamrai village in Shamshabad mandal. Faiyaz, the accused, was found moving in a suspicious manner and had a Tapancha (c...
The rich are still getting richer in the U.S., with the wealthiest 10% controlling three-quarters of all family wealth in the country.
The RIL Chairman is said to have discussed the company’s position on the standoff relating to points of interconnect with the existing cellular networks.
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The risk (of contracting Zika) is still low, but the result is catastrophic," CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden tells CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
The rocket that conducted Friday’s launch was numbered Delta 375, indicating that it was making the 375th launch of a Delta-family rocket; derived from the Thor-Delta vehicles first launched in the 1960s consisting of a first stage derived from the Thor missile and a second stage derived from the AJ-10-powered Delta – an upgraded version of the Able, developed as the second stage of the Vanguard rocket.
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The rupee had lost 5 paise to end at 66.81 per dollar on Thursday on fresh demand from banks and importers for the US currency despite firm domestic equity markets.
The rupee was trading weak at 67.01 in the evening session on increased dollar demand from banks and importers.
The Russian Defense Ministry denies Western media reports of its alleged role in an airstrike on the residential neighborhood of the Syrian city of Aleppo, ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Friday.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has denied responsibility for an attack on a neighborhood in the Syrian city of Aleppo which wounded Omran Daqneesh, the five-year-old Syrian boy filmed sitting bloodied and alone in the back of an ambulance
The Santacruz police on Friday registered an FIR against a driver, identified as Shehbaaz, employed by cab aggregator Uber for allegedly molesting a passenger, an Italian national, on Thursday night.
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The security staff thrashed two local guards at a housing society soon after the minister's vehicle passed
These included three heater power, sensor power, and hook drive power cables.
“The semiconductor and flat-panel industries will be the main growth drivers in the production value of the nation’s
The share price of Gitanjali Gems, jewellery manufacturer and exporter, hit a 52-week high last week, with its plan to capture the global recovery in diamond jewellery demand and other luxury items.
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The spent stage was jettisoned 7.4 seconds after cutoff, falling back to Earth to burn up in the atmosphere or fall into the ocean.
The start of 24-hour weekend service on London's Tube is set to boost the capital city's thriving night-time economy.
The State Council approved a plan on Aug 19 for a unified collection of business information from governments at all levels.
The state government has decided to file a special leave petition (SLP) before the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal rejecting Karnataka’s application seeking...
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The team, which will be anchored by DIPP, will also have peopel from outside the government, the Commerce Minister said
The Telangana State Council of the CPI has nominated its state secretary Chada Venkat Reddy and assistant secretary Palla Venkat Reddy to the all-party meeting on the creation of new districts schedul...
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The three-member Fourth State Finance Commission (SFC), headed by C.G. Chinnaswamy, has begun consulting with experts and urban and rural local bodies on the distribution of net proceeds of taxes, du...
The tomb was discovered in Datong City, China, and dates back to 1,500 years ago. Inside were the remains of the wife of a Chinese magistrate still draped in her exquisite jewellery. The tomb is thought to date to just a few decades before the collapse of the Northern Wei dynasty in 534 AD. The researchers, from the Datong Municipal Institute of Archaeology, were surveying the area before a construction project when they came across the tomb (pictured). She wore a pendant with a sequin-bead pattern on its neck and an inverted lotus flowers carved into it (pictured inset). Her earrings were decorated with gold, teardrop-shaped designs inlaid with gemstones (also shown inset).
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The trial proceedings have come to a halt as India is yet to send 24 witnesses to Pakistan for recording of their statements in the trial court.
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, the UN and its partners are calling for global solidarity with the more than 130 million people around the world who need humanitarian assistance to survive.
The UN has used World Humanitarian Day to plead for help for Libya, saying millions of Libyans and migrants were engulfed in a worsening crisis.
The Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation and Information & Broadcasting, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu visiting after inaugurating the photo exhibition on the theme ‘70 Years of Independence - Let’s Remember the Sacrifices’, at People’s Plaza, in Hyderabad on August 19, 2016.
The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju formally inaugurated the much awaited Advanced Landing Ground at Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh today, opening a new chapter
The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Commerce & Industry, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman and Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju visited Tawang, a border area of Arunachal Pradesh on August 17-18, 2016 as a part of the campaign launched to celebrate the 70th year of Independence. Smt. Sitharaman tied rakhis to Jawans of Forces deployed at the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Border Out Post (BOP) at Lumla, one of one of the remotest BOPs on India-China Border, on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan yesterday.
The United Nations human rights arm today expressed concern about the mounting constraints on the democratic space in Thailand – calling for a prompt return to civilian rule.
The United Nations refugee agency reports that military advances by Nigerian Government forces and the Multi-National Joint Task Force against Boko Haram have exposed a shocking level of suffering in the northeast region, identifying some 800,000 internally displaced persons in need of help.
The United Nations refugee agency said today that it is increasingly alarmed at the unfolding situation in north-east Nigeria where the advancing military campaign against Boko Haram has exposed “catastrophic” levels of suffering among a population outside humanitarian reach over months or years.
The United Nations Security Council today expressed regret over a postponed timeline for this year’s parliamentary and presidential elections in Somalia, calling on all stakeholders to follow the revised 2016 electoral calendar “without further delay.”
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The U.S. government has extended a lifting of trade sanctions against ZTE for the second time.
The U.S. men’s basketball team just got by Spain on Friday, hours before another Olympic juggernaut, Usain Bolt, says his goodbye at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
The US National Security Agency, considered the world’s most advanced electronic espionage and surveillance group, has been hacked.
The Vice President, Shri M. Hamid Ansari addressing the gathering after releasing the book ‘Secularism: India at a Crossroad’ authored by Dr. Madhav Godbole, in New Delhi on August 19, 2016.
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This year’s melt season in the Arctic Ocean and surrounding seas started with a bang, with a record low maximum extent in March and relatively rapid ice loss through May. “A decade ago, this year’s sea ice extent would have set a new record low and by a fair amount," said NASA sea ice scientist Walt Meier. Now, "it’s the new normal."
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Though the prime minister was expected to attend the summit, the recent escalation of tension in the India-Pakistan relations over the unrest in Kashmir cast a shadow over his visit to Islamabad. PTI file photo
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