General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-21 04:00

1. eliance Jio 4G preview offer now open for LG, Samsung 4G smartphones
2. Reliance Jio gives postpaid connections with data preview offer to enterprises, top telcos frown
3. RELIGIONSelva Vinayagar Temple: Kalabhairavar puja, 5 p.m., Mahasankatahara Chaturthi puja, Railway Colony, 6.30 p.m.Ramakrishna Math: Free eye check up and acupuncture camp, 9 a.m., Discourse on ‘Bha...
4. Reports of a fresh survey being undertaken by the Joint Director of Surveys between Madiwala lake and Akshayanagar triggered rumours that properties violating the new National Green Tribunal (NGT) buf...
5. Republican Donald Trump again made a direct appeal to black voters on Friday night, urging them to abandon the Democratic Party and give him a chance. Speaking at a rally in Dimondale, Michigan, a...
6. Republican Donald Trump again made a direct appeal to black voters, urging them to abandon the Democratic Party and give him a chance. "What do you have to lose by trying something new, like Trump?" he asked them
7. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has sought an apology from his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for the death and destruction she caused in the Middle East as the US secretary of state.
8. Researchers are investigating motor learning by studying the golfer's steady gaze. Not only can the researchers measure what advantages professionals have over novices: in their studies, they are also testing training concepts that can be used by golfers to optimize how they perform their movements on the green.
9. Researchers find herpes strain in the nervous system
10. Researchers have discovered the same enzyme used by 'boneworms' to dissolve whale carcasses, and that helps promote photosynthesis in corals, also regulates blood pH in stingrays. The study could help scientists better understand the enzyme's function in human kidneys to regulate blood and urine functions.
11. Researchers have found that a form of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that non-invasively measures fat density in the liver corresponds with histological (microscopic tissue analyses) responses in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
12. Researchers have revealed, for the first time, the three-dimensional molecular 'map' of a protein that has been pinpointed as a driver of many types of cancers.
13. Researchers have tested a drug in mice that promotes liver repair and the regeneration of damaged liver tissue. Their study may pave the way for medicines that help to rebuild organs instead of rel...
14. Research team of China’s 7th expedition to Arctic completes works
15. Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Urjit Patel will be the 24th Governor of RBI and will succeed Raghuram Rajan, who will demit office on September 4. Patel, 52, joined RBI as Deputy Governor on J...
16. Residents of Vijayashreepura layout, who have been trying to save their houses from MUDA demolition following a Supreme Court observation that they are encroachers, have appealed to the district in-c...
17. Residents of Vijayashreepura layout, who have been trying to save their houses from MUDA demolition following a Supreme Court observation that they are encroachers, have appealed to the district in-ch...
18. Responding to the number of violent attacks on physicians in China, researchers organized an initiative to rebuild patient-physician trust with recommendations published in a new article.
19. Return to wonderland
20. Reusing textbooks saves SDMC Rs. 1 crore
21. ‘Review system of hiring people through agencies’
22. Revolutionary method to map brains at single-neuron resolution successfully demonstrated
23. Rheumatoid arthritis patients taking medications that inhibit interleukin-1beta, a molecule that stimulates the immune system, are 300 times more likely to experience invasive Group A Streptococcal infections than patients not on the drug, according to researchers. Their study also uncovers a critical new role for IL-1beta as the body's independent early warning system for bacterial infections.
24. RIIH setting up Jio-related infrastructure, new ventures
25. Rio '16, As it happened: Farah wins 5000m gold
26. Rio 2016: Britain's Nicola Adams First Woman to Retain Olympic Boxing Title
27. Rio 2016: China's Chen Long wins gold in men's singles badminton
28. Rio 2016: China's Chen defeats Lee for badminton gold medal
29. Rio 2016, Day 15: Golfer Aditi Ashok Ends Campaign at 41st spot
30. Rio 2016: Golden Girl PV Sindhu Wins Silver
31. Rio 2016: Golfer Aditi Ashok Richer With Olympic Experience, Finishes 41st
32. Rio 2016: Mo Farah Seals First Olympic Distance Double-Double in 40 years
33. Rio 2016: Neymar Scores in Penalty Shoot-Out as Brazil beat Germany to Win Olympic Gold
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35. Rio 2016 Olympics: Day 15
36. Rio 2016: Produnova Can't be Called a Death Vault, Says Dipa Karmakar
37. Rio 2016: PV Sindhu Didn't Lose Gold, She Won Silver, Says Gopichand
38. Rio 2016: Russia Win Women's Handball Gold
39. Rio 2016: Serbia Beat Champs Croatia For Water Polo Gold
40. Rio 2016: South Korea's Park Wins First Women's Golf Gold in 116 Years
41. Rio broadcast ratings down 25 per cent among 18 to 49-year-olds
42. Rio: China’s Chen Long wins Badminton men's singles Gold
43. Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 21 (ANI): Asserting that she was thrilled beyond words on being recommended for the prestigious Khel Ratna award, bronze medallist Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik said that she was overjoyed about the possibility of joining the ...
44. Rio Olympics Athletics
45. Rio Olympics badminton silver medallist P.V. Sindhu says she had a dream phase in Rio for the whole week which culminated in the women’s singles final appearance against World No. 1 Carolina Marin on ...
46. Rio Olympics Basketball Women
47. Rio Olympics: Chen Long beats Lee for badminton gold
48. Rio Olympics: Delhi Govt announces cash prize for Sakshi and Sindhu
49. Rio Olympics: Dipa Karmakar gets rousing welcome on homecoming
50. Rio Olympics: Dipa Karmakar to be felicitated in Tripura
51. Rio Olympics: Neymar hands Brazil football gold
52. Rio Olympics: Neymar hands Brazil football gold medal
53. Rio Olympics: Pullela Gopichand downplays PV Sindhu's loss in the finals
54. Rio Olympics: PV Sindhu enters badminton final, assured a medal
55. Rio Olympics: Really happy to win a silver; gave my heart out, says P V Sindhu
56. Rio Olympics Refugee Team Member Thanks Hrithik Roshan for His Support
57. Rio Olympics: Ryan Lochte apologises over Rio 'robbery' scandal
58. Rio Olympics: Shuttler Chen Long beats Lee Chong Wei to clinch gold
59. Rio Olympics: Sindhu settles for silver
60. Rio Olympics: Spain's Ruth Beitia Wins Historic High-Jump Gold
61. Rio Olympics: Usain Bolt bids adieu
62. Rio Olympics: Viktor Axelsen beats Lin Dan to clinch bronze
63. Rio sketchbook: How do you solve a problem like Ryan Lochte?
64. R Krishna Das: One step forward, one step back for industry in Jharkhand
65. Rodent menace at Charbagh railway station
66. Rohit Shetty: Ranveer is a good script writer
67. Rs 1,100-cr project to curb farmers' suicides: Fundkar
68. Rs. 45-lakh facility is part ofGirivikas Gurukulam project
69. RSS-affiliated BMS to meet Group of Ministers on August 22.
70. RSS chief tells teachers in Agra: 'Not BJP's messenger, write to minister about your problems'
71. “Russia and Hungary share a traditional bond of friendly partnership relations. I am confident that further strengthening cooperation in trade and the economy, investment and energy, science and culture fully correspond to the long-term interests of our nations.”
72. Russia Completes New Test Campaign of Kornet-EM Missile System
73. Russian Army to Receive Pantsir-SA Systems Designed for Arctic in 2016
74. Russian cruise missiles fired from Mediterranean at al-Nusra targets
75. Russian Girl Takes Riskiest Selfies On Skyscrapers
76. Russian hacks against the Democrats and the NSA expose the weaknesses of our democracy
77. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, meets U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on her arrival at the APEC summit in Vladivostok, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012.
78. Russian shot putter stripped of silver medal for doping
79. Russian warships in the Mediterranean Sea fired cruise missiles at targets near Aleppo on Friday, a further sign of Moscow&#8217
80. Russia’s military made a fresh effort to crush Daesh and other terrorist groups by launching its first airstrikes against them from an airbase in Iran, in a move which reinforced the two powers’ collaboration in Syria and was met with strong reservations from Washington.
81. Russo Brothers find Anna Kendrick perfect for Squirrel Girl
82. Ryan Lochte goes on the record with NBC's Matt Lauer, preview set for Saturday
83. Ryan Lochte on Rio Robbery: ‘I Over-Exaggerated That Story'
84. Ryan Lochte on Rio Robbery: 'I Over-Exaggerated'
85. Ryan Lochte's apology tour is taking place simultaneously on two different TV channels in two different languages.<img
86. Ryan Lochte's apology tour: Two interviews, two languages
87. Ryan Lochte's story of an alleged robbery fit a textbook pattern of many high-profile false accusations, say Adam Galinsky and Maurice Schweitzer.
88. Ryan Lochte to Matt Lauer: ‘I was still intoxicated' during initial interview about gas station incident
89. Ryan Zimmerman and Jose Lobaton are reinstated from the disabled list
90. SaaS-based GRC firm FixNix starts initiative to train students
91. Saina Nehwal Tweets Dignified Response To Her Troll, Gets An Apology
92. Saina Nehwal underwent right knee surgery at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital on Saturday morning. She sustained the injury during the Rio Olympics.Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala, Head of centre for sports ...
93. Sakshi Malik to be awarded Rs 1 cr by Delhi govt
94. Sakshi Malik to be Awarded Rs 1 Crore by Delhi Govt, Father Gets Promoted
95. Salazar left government service and became a partner at a powerhouse law and lobbying firm.
96. Salman Khan Celebrates Rakhi, Tiger- Jacqueline Promote A Flying Jatt
97. Samsung Galaxy C9 could be the next mid-budget offering for the Chinese market with specifications similar or better than C5
98. Sand artist makes a sand art to greet two Indian Olympics medal winners Sindhu and Sakhi...
99. San Francisco honours Tony Bennett
100. Santhan to file defamation case against CBI official
101. Sarah Wildman
102. s army says its jets and ground forces have destroyed six militant hideouts in a northwestern tribal region, killing nine &#039
103. Savdhaan India: On The Sets
104. Says he is really proud of the way she played in the finals and the overall performance at the Games
105. Says industry and business must pay taxes which is due, repay loans taken from banks for economy to function
106. SBI announces results for PO mains recruitment exam 2016
107. SBI Merger to add $120 bn to asset base: SBI
108. s broadening military effort in Syria days after it began to fly bombing missions from an airbase in&#8230
109. Scattered with little silver stars, the sky was a vivid deep purple. The waters down below reflected the sky's hue......
110. Schalke overcame sixth-division team Villingen 4-1 whereas Monchengladbach craved out a 1-0 victory to progress into the second round of the German Cup football tournament on Saturday.
111. s Cheruiyot bags 5000m Gold, Obiri takes Silver
112. s Cheruiyot bags 5000m Gold, Obiri takes Silver" Kenya&#039
113. Scientists contend that ancient stones discovered at an archeological site nearly 30 years ago served not as tools, as previously thought, but as weapons for defense and hunting.
114. Scientists have created a ceramic, resistant to extreme temperatures
115. Scientists managed to create a new multi-layered ceramic material with heat resistance of the upper layer of more than 3,000 degrees Celsius.
116. Scoot awaits nod to double services
117. Scroll of honour
118. SDMC may shut milk booths over licence fee
119. Search for Entry level laboratory technician jobs in NewsNow Classifieds » Jobs
120. Search for PS3 3.55 firmware in NewsNow Classifieds » Electronics
121. Search for World coins for sale in NewsNow Classifieds » Hobbies & Leisure
122. Search operations used JCB machines to dig the earth for hidden plastic containers of mahua (country liquor)
123. Seawalls, forests show mixed effectiveness at reducing deaths, damage from tsunami
124. Security This Week
125. Seeking to reboot his flagging presidential bid, Donald Trump has made a strong pitch to African-American voters, saying he wants the Republican party to become their home once again as it used to be in the Abraham Lincoln-era.
126. See photos from Day 15 of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
127. Seer passes away
128. Senior separatist leaders, Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umer Farooq defied detention when they came out of house arrest and tried to march towards Aaripanthan village in Badgam district.
129. Sets up Fixnix University, similar to Zoho's tech school intiative Zoho University
130. Several international analyses have shown that vehicle emissions are more on road than in laboratory conditions. DH File photo.
131. Sevilla football club announced on Saturday that it has reached an agreement to extend the contract of Spanish midfielder Victor Machin 'Vitolo' until June 2020, while the 25 million euros ($28.3 million) buyout clause will be significantly ...
132. Sewage blocks likely in in Nanganallur, Adambakkam on August 22
133. s first victory of the season
134. s first victory of the season" Kenya&#039
135. Shah Rukh Khan and Manisha Koirala-starrer romantic-thriller 'Dil Se..' marks a successful 18 years today and the Badshah of Bollywood made it special in his own charming way.The 50-year-old actor shared a black-and-white video on Instagram where he ...
136. Shakti Sinha likely to be made NMML chief
137. Shakti Sinha, private secretary to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, has been appointed as director of the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library...
138. Shakti Sinha, who was private secretary to Atal Bihari Vajpayee when he was Prime Minister, has been appointed Director of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, a source said.
139. Shakur Stevenson’s medal, consolation to him, is a silver lining for USA Boxing
140. Shantanu Maheshwari earns a peck from judge Jacqueline on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa
141. Sharjah women’s cricket team, as part of its exposure trips, is at Andhra Cricket Association women’s academy at Guntur and it will play practice matches with ACA Colts till August 25.The academy at J...
142. She always insisted it was luck that led to her appointment as the first woman on the US Supreme Court. But Sandra Day O'Connor was ready for her luck. She demonstrated that 35 years ago this summer when Reagan administration lawyers flew to Arizona to interview her as one of several candidates for a court vacancy.
143. She saw her first love on the 11 o’clock news. Four months later, they were engaged.
144. She was the first Indian gymnast to qualify for Olympics and she missed the medal by a whisker
145. She won gold in shot put at the edition of Asian Schools Athletic Championship.
146. Shortlisted candidates will be called for written test in September
147. SHRC directs govt. to compensate dog-bite victims
148. Shutterbugs’ tryst with nature
149. Shuttlers from Tanuku-unit of Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy on Saturday celebrated the silver-medal winning feat of their senior colleague P. V Sindhu in the presence of their chairman Chunudri ...
150. Shuttler, who is currently assistant manager (sports) at company's Hyderabad office, will be promoted to deputy manager
151. ‘Silent’ councillors to get a final chance
152. s Inbee Park Wins Gold in Women&#8217
153. Sindhu gold attempt set to divert attention from dope shame
154. Sindhu inspires Olympic dreams
155. Sindhu settles for a silver…loses final to world no. 1
156. Sindhu wins a billion hearts, creates history at Rio
157. Singapore's Malay-Muslim community leaders have called for stricter norms for registration of religious teachers amid growing concerns over radicalisation in the country, media reports said.
158. s Inside Industrial Epoxy? BPA and Somethin&#8217
159. Sisodia visited the parents of the wrestler in Haryana's Rohtak and announced the award. He also announced a promotion for Sakshi's father, Sukhbir Malik, who works as a bus conductor in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC).
160. SIT to investigate 2012 firing on Dalits
161. s Kuroda says won&#8217
162. Skype offers new range of emojis: Olympic medals, selfie and others
163. Skype offers new range of emojis: Olympic medals, selfie and others" Skype offers new range of emojis: Olympic medals, selfie and others
164. Smerconish says Trump new hire, Breitbart News's Stephen Bannon, is the logical conclusion of the domination of the GOP by conservative talk radio.
165. s military chief: Abu Sayyaf shouldn&#8217
166. ‘Social equity must be prioritised. It’s not optional’
167. Solitary by nature, new RBI chief Urjit Patel steps into spotlight
168. Some of the exemptions and incentives given for promoting exports may be done away with once the Goods and Services Tax (GST) comes into effect, Union Commerce secretary, Rita A Teaotia said here on ...
169. Sonia Braga joins star cast of 'Wonder'
170. Soon, the Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) would ease the process of degree certificate verification by introducing an online direct verification system. The proposal is part of the...
171. Sorry Usain Bolt, but if ever a competitor was guaranteed Olympic success before competition began, this was surely it.
172. Sources close to the company stated that this unplanned shut down is because of the equally unplanned exit of its principal investor, Astro Holdings.
173. South Africa's Caster Semenya set a national record to win the gold in the women's 800 metres at the Rio Olympics.
174. South Korea's Inbee Park Wins Gold in Women's Golf in Rio
175. Spanish league: Barcelona runs riot
176. Spatial reasoning measured in infancy predicts how children do in mathematics at four years of age, says a new study published in Psychological Science. “We’ve provided the earliest documented evid...
177. s PAX Global Technology days after he ordered an analyst from Macquarie Group to leave the earnings briefing in Hong Kong on Aug 10 has a lesson to the corporate world. No&#8230
178. Speaking on the appointment of the new Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, Congress leader Veerapa Moily today said Urjit Patel has institutional experience and is highly professional and farsighted, and this will definitely take the Indian ...
179. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Mr. Setty said that the mea...
180. Special Court frame charges against ex-coal secy,5 others
181. Special postal cover released
182. Spider silk: Mother Nature's bio-superlens
183. s Plan to Keep Enemies at Bay
184. Sports: China's Chen dashes Malaysia's hope for badminton gold
185. Sports: China's Chen dashes Malaysia's hope for badminton gold
186. SRK makes 18 years of 'Dil Se..' really special
187. Staking its claim to rank among the greatest women's basketball teams ever assembled, the United States captured a sixth consecutive Olympic gold medal and eighth in nine tries today.
188. Stamp Expo: New postal building on Matsu features local architecture
189. Star Cast: S.S. Rajendran, Kalyankumar, R. Vijayakumari, Pushpalatha, V.K. Ramasami, T.V. Kumudhini, C.K. Nagesh, C.R. Manorama, S. Ramarao, ‘Master’ Mohan, ‘Baby’ Savithri
190. Starting Sunday, Namma Metro trains will have priority seating for the differently abled, senior citizens, women and children. This will be provided on the twin seats in all coaches, totalling 20 seat...
191. State Bank of India today said the ongoing merger of five of its associate banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank ...
192. State Bank of India today said the ongoing merger of five of its associate banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank will add ₹ 8 trillion or $ 120 billion to its assets and will create a banking behemoth with...
193. State government is committed to create brand Arunachal and we should utilise the tourism potential of state
194. ‘State government trying to please Sonia, Rahul’
195. State launches DNA index system
196. State-run Power Finance Corp (PFC) has got shareholders’ approval for raising up to Rs 55,000 crore via issue of securities.
197. State yet to notify yield-based plan which covers below sea-level farming
198. Streams of devotees have swarmed the Durga Ghat along the Krishna river here since August 12 for a holy dip, to take a pledge, wash away sins, or offer reverence to their departed relatives, even as thousands of security personnel and volunteers ...
199. Stressing the importance of parental care and respect for senior citizens, S. Subbiah, Vice-Chancellor, Alagappa University, said “a decline in the number of Homes for the Aged will be a sure indicato...
200. Stress on long-term projects for Wayanad
201. Strive to become change agents, SC youth told
202. Strong 6.0 quake hits northern Japan — USGS
203. Students of renowned tabla artiste Ravindra Yavagal, who was recently conferred the prestigious Karnataka Kalashree award, will honour their guru on Sunday. Titled "Naadaarpana", the eve...
204. Students to honour their guru Ravindra Yavagal on Sunday
205. Subramanian Swamy bats for V K Singh, says corrupt forces are unhappy
206. Subramanian Swamy said that the government should take steps to protect V K Singh since as a Minister he cannot defend himself in a "slugfest with the present Chief of Army Staff" Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag.
207. Sunil Mittal re-appointed Chairman of Bharti Airtel for five years
208. Superb narrator Mei Fong's book 'One Child' has garnered rave reviews.
209. Surrender land if you cannot follow rules, HC tells schools
210. Survey Finds That Melbourne Is the Most Livable City in the World
211. Survivors said that the boat began taking on water a few hours after departing Libya, and eventually capsized
212. Sushil Kumar backs Yogeshwar to strike gold at Rio Olympics
213. Swamy bats for V K Singh, says corrupt forces are unhappy
214. Swaraj to visit Myanmar to invite Suu Kyi
215. Syria deploys warplanes over Hasakah despite US warning over strikes on Kurds
216. Taiwanese golfer in Rio
217. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Saturday that unofficial communication channels with China remain in place despite Beijing in June suspending contacts because the island&#8217
218. Taiwan says unofficial communication channels remain with China
219. Taiwan’s domestic market for agricultural products is limited. Agricultural exports are therefore important to keep prices stable and balance inventories.
220. Taking a jibe at Indian scientists who prefer to serve other counties, scientist and Bharat Ratna awardee C.N.R. Rao, has said that his life is dedicated to India.“Even at the age of 83, I have been r...
221. Taliban militants launched a coordinated attack this week on the Baghlan-e-Markazi (Central Baghlan) district of Baghlan province. "Taliban were less than a kilometer away from the center of the ...
222. Taliban seizes district in Kunduz province, Afghan officials say
223. Taliban’s reaction on resumption of B-52 bombers operations in Afghanistan
224. Targeting NSCN(K) camp, Army entered Myanmar
225. Targets & Achievement
226. Tattoos are becoming ever more popular. In the EU, the number of people with tattoos has increased from 5% in 2003 to 12% in 2016 (60 million people in the EU-28), with at least half of them having more than one tattoo. A new report explores the safety and regulation of the inks used for tattoos and permanent makeup.
227. Team GB’s Martin Rooney irate as 4x400m team disqualified from final
228. Tech giant Intel has unveiled Project Alloy, a device that creates merged reality.
229. Tech giants' new success mantra: Develop in India for the world
230. Telangana, AP shower cash rewards on Sindhu, Gopichand
231. Telangana Govt announces Rs. 5 crore for PV Sindhu, Rs. 1 crore for Gopichand
232. Telangana govt starts official process of reorganisation of districts
233. Tens of thousands of Yemenis rally to support Houthi-led council
234. Tesla Model S is a powerful electric sedan available in single motor and dual motor option and autopilot feature for self aware driving
235. Thailand, a favourite destination for tourists from around the world, has doubled its visa-on-arrival fees for citizens of 18 countries, including India. Thai visa fees will go up from Baht 1,000 ...
236. That is especially the case for sustainable investors looking for a low-emission place to park their cash. “Enteric
237. The 18-year-old from Bengaluru, the only Indian woman golfer competing int the Rio Olympics, 2016, turned professional earlier this year after a sparkling amateur career.
238. The 2016 Paralympics in Rio is facing unparalleled challenges, budget cuts and the unexpected closure of facilities but will go ahead as planned, the International Paralympic Committee said Friday.
239. The 29-year-old Jamaican sprint king surged home to anchor his team to victory in the 4x100m relay and secure his ninth gold medal
240. The Afghan Taliban seized a strategic district in the northeastern Kunduz province on August 20, forcing troops to retreat to the provincial capital, which was briefly overrun by insurgents last ...
241. The allure of memoirs lies in their ability to create an intimate space between the writer and the reader where the ‘I’ of the writer becomes the ‘I’ of the reader too. Thus the space becomes a shar...
242. The ambitious idea of the Congress government to produce a full-length feature film on the former Chief Minister Devaraj Urs has runs in to rough whether, with a few film-makers demanding greater tra...
243. The American team held off Jamaica and the Bahamas, which won gold in London. This is a developing story. It will be updated.
244. The American team of Courtney Okolo, Natasha Hastings, Phyllis Francis and Allyson Felix finished first, beating Jamaica. This is a developing story. It will be updated.
245. The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet today decided to felicitate the Olympic badminton star PV Sindhu with Rs 3 crore reward in cash, a 1,000 sq yard site in the new capital city of Amaravati and a Group I cadr...
246. The AP Cabinet, which met on Saturday, also decided to offer a Group-A job to Sindhu, in addition to the cash reward of Rs 3 cr
247. The application allows users to discover video profiles created by others in their school and learn more about their colleagues, their shared interests and passions.
248. The Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Urjit Patel based on the recommendation of the Financial Sector Regulatory Appointments Search Committee (FSRASC), headed by the Cabinet Secretary. The Committee undertook an extensive exercise to suggest a panel of names to the ACC.
249. The appointment of Deputy Governor Urjit Patel as the next Governor of Reserve Bank of India is a sign of continuity in policy making, say industry veterans.Incumbent Governor Raghuram Rajan’s three-y...
250. The attack comes as the country is still reeling from last month's failed coup attempt, which the government has blamed on US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen and his followers.
251. The Best Laptops You Can Buy Right Now For Every Budget
252. The beverages giant told reporters it had voluntarily suspended manufacturing at its Dasna plant near New Delhi while
253. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday sought a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the case related to the 21 “missing” youths from Kerala who are suspected to have joined th...
254. The Bharatiya Janata Party State president B.S. Yeddyurappa said there were no differences between him and senior leader K.S. Eshwarappa.Mr. Yeddyurappa said range of issues had been discussed during ...
255. The blast in southeastern Turkey also wounded 94 people, authorities said. Other officials said it could have been carried out by Kurdish militants or Islamic State extremists.
256. The bloc...
257. The Blue Cut wildfire destroyed the Summit Inn, a landmark Southern California restaurant once frequented by Elvis Presley.
258. The Blue Cut wildfire in Southern California has destroyed at least 96 homes and a landmark diner on Route 66.
259. The Bombay High Court has imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the father of a minor boy, who drove his family car without having a licence and met with an accident in the city.
260. The bomb blast at an outdoor wedding party in southeastern Turkey also wounded 94 people, authorities said Sunday.
261. The brain is well capable of coping with the erratic way individual brain cells transmit information. This robustness is quite useful because variation in signal transmission doesn't merely concern noise, but also contains valuable information, explain neuroscientists.
262. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has identified 258 private schools that will be asked to shut down as they will be declared as illegal or unauthorised for not fulfilling the provisions of...
263. The CBI on Saturday arrested three of the accused in connection with the gang-rape of a woman and her minor daughter at Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh last month.The CBI took over the case on Friday, f...
264. The chairperson of the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Kripa Amar Alva, has termed the ongoing process of redeployment of additional teachers in schools as violation of a ch...
265. The champion looks forward to getting back to her phone, ice cream and chocolates
266. The change is the result of a new law that Mayor Bill DeBlasio signed in April and went into effect on Friday eliminating the English proficiency exam for taxi and for-hire vehicle drivers.
267. The Charbagh Railways Station in Lucknow is famous for its historic building. But it has shot to fame for another reason
268. The Chief Minister claimed that some independent legislators are taking advantage of such "bad situation" of Congress in the state.
269. The city police on Saturday said so far they have not come across any evidence to establish charges of sedition levelled against Amnesty International India...
270. The city’s bus station and railway station are witnessing a round-the-clock surge of pilgrims coming for the Krishna Pushkaralu from the beginning of the river festival on August 12.With the availabil...
271. The Clinton Campaign on Friday used 'The Post' story to allege that members of the Trump campaign have connections with the Putin regime in Russia.
272. The closure could extend for months if river conditions don't improve and fish keep dying, according to officials from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
273. The company said its invention was to prepare an incense stick with no smoke , and it would be an eco-friendly product
274. The controversy over Amnesty International India (AII) turned into a battle between the BJP and Congress on Saturday. While Home Minister G. Parameshwara noted that there was no earlier record of the...
275. The country has proven time again that it's willing to block access to sites.
276. The current situation is suitable to implement administrative reforms, Chief Secretary S.M. Vijayanand has said.“This is the apt time to implement administrative reforms. There is a new government in ...
277. The decathletes, long ago a source of greater fascination, were in no position last Thursday night to be anything more than......
278. The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has started the process of modification of a provision in the master plan for Delhi that will allow multi-level parking facilities for buses in the city.The modif...
279. The Delhi High Court on Friday told private unaided schools as that they can surrender the land provided to them at concessional rates if they are unwilling to comply with the conditions of allotment ...
280. The Delhi Police have been asked to file replies in response to the pleas for regular bail put forth by JNU Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and his two co-activists Anirban Bhattacharya and U...
281. The Democratic presidential nominee was condoling the death of the spiritual head of the Swaminarayan sect.
282. The Department of Defense finds itself in a controversy that continues to unfold in the wake of an Inspector General Report in June that found that the US Army's financial summaries misstated balances by $6.5 trillion.
283. The Department of Kannada and Culture will organise Yuva Sourabha cultural programme at Gopalakrishna hall in Mudipu-Kurnad on August 23 from 10 a.m. It is to promote young artistes aged between 15 ye...
284. The Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal, Shri Bimalendra Nidhi calls on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on August 20, 2016.
285. The Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Mr. Dmitry Rogozin calls on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on August 20, 2016.
286. The District Crime Branch (DCB) police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against former Transport Minister V. Senthil Balaji and two others on charges of forgery, cheating and criminal ...
287. The district is located some 25 km east of the provincial capital of Kunduz city
288. The district-level photography competition for school and college students organised by the Tamil Nadu Science Forum at the Panchayat Union Middle School, Kannantheri village, on Friday, evoked encour...
289. The district unit of the Kerala Unaided School Teachers and Staff Union has demanded that the managements of unaided schools give a month’s pay as bonus to teachers and non-teaching staff for Onam.In ...
290. The dust-up over the FBI handing documents to Congress intensifies, with Republicans complaining about the way the materials were turned over and Democrats saying they should not have been given to legislators.
291. ‘The education system hampers the natural innovativeness of Indians’
292. The ethnicity of women undergoing fertility treatments like IVF can affect the rate of successful live births, according to new research. After adjusting for certain factors including age of patient at time of treatment, cause of female or male infertility, and type of treatment, the study found that White Irish, South Asian Indian, South Asian Bangladeshi, South Asian Pakistani, Black African, and Other Asian women had a significantly lower odds of a live birth than White British women.
293. The Facts: Africa to consider $106.8m public health emergency strategy
294. The Facts: Africa to consider $106.8m public health emergency strategy" The Facts: Africa to consider $106.8m public health emergency strategy
295. The farmers criticised the domination of officials at the meeting.The meeting commenced at about 11 a.m. and the officials of one department after another went on making statements on the government s...
296. The father of a nine-year-old boy, who died in May after falling in a drain, moved the Delhi High Court on Saturday demanding compensation of Rs. 50 lakh from the AAP government for causing the death ...
297. The fighter jet is considered by some analysts to be the most lethal warplane hovering the skies today due to its elite stealth capabilities making it comparable to a 5th generation combat aircraft.
298. The first meeting of Vision Group for Industrial Development of ...
299. The Fisheries Department, in association with the Kerala State Cooperative Federation for Fisheries Development (Matsyafed), will collect information on fishermen’s groups and various kinds of fishing...
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