General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-24 01:00

1. A search party is headed to the Indonesian island to look for critically endangered Javan fishing cat, unique amongst felines in its semi-aquatic lifestyle
2. A selfie clicked by a functionary of the ruling Congress party during the rendition of national anthem at a government school caused a flutter here on Tuesday.Educational institutions across the city ...
3. A senior United Nations official has cautioned that many Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank are facing a heightened risk of forcible transfer as there has been a recent surge in the number of demolitions in the area.
4. A series of earthquake hit Central Italy in the early hours of Wednesday morning in which huge loss of life and property is feared.The U.S. Geological Survey reported that an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck Perugia province ...
5. A series of lawsuits filed by Judicial Watch are poised to produce more information and email exchanges from Hillary Clinton's private server.
6. A series of many firsts for India in the Caribbean
7. A sessions court has set aside lower court's order to summon three police officers and held that a case cannot be filed against them without permission from the government.
8. A shift to defined-contribution retirement plans, such as 401(k) plans, has led to an income and education gap in pension savings that could exacerbate future economic inequality, according to a study.
9. As ICC trial opens, Malian extremist admits guilt to destroying historic sites in Timbuktu
10. A single light illuminates a gloomy housing block in Portugal, casting a haunting glow over its abandoned shell. Is there life inside this monolith after all?
11. A six-member assessment team from the UNMISS Force Headquarters made a combat-readiness assessment on the 14th Chinese peacekeeping engineers detachment to South Sudan on August 22, local time.
12. Asked how many people he thought were still trapped or dead underneath debris, the mayor of Amatrice said, “many, many.”
13. As many as 78 per cent of the 18,452 inhabitable villages the government set out to provide with power have been "electrified". However, 92 per cent of the 10,072 newly-electrified villages include homes which do not have electricity.
14. As much as 93 per cent of the 11.71 lakh kg offered for Sale No: 33 of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association auction was sold despite the average prices rising to a five-week high of ₹92.82 a kg, as dema...
15. Asnath Mahapa is the first African female pilot in South Africa. Not content with breaking boundaries she has set up her own flight school to inspire the next generation.
16. As noted, most of the risk was associated with impacts on the TPS, as opposed to the windows. In the end, 
17. As of 2015, the five nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - have trading of $242 billion
18. As part of its smart city initiative, City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) is installing hotline devices at public places for people in trouble to contact the police in their area for ...
19. As part of this decision, Speedo USA will donate a $50,000 portion of Lochte's fee to Save the Children, a global charity partner of Speedo USA's parent company, for children in Brazil
20. As part of this year’s commemoration of World Humanitarian Day (WHD), the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs launched a photography exhibition in New York entitled “When I Grow Up.” By photographing African children aged six to 18 – whose young lives have already been beleaguered with hardships – photographer Vincent Tremeau documented their aspirations by capturing each dressed in the clothing of the adult they aspire to be.
21. A special court has sentenced four men to life imprisonment for robbing and gangraping a woman defence official from Pune in 2010.
22. A special one-day sitting of Madhya Pradesh assembly will be held on Wednesday to ratify the Constitutional Amendment Bill on Goods and Services Tax (GST).This sitting will be a part of the Monsoon Session of the state assembly.Madhya Pradesh will ...
23. As per the existing Delhi Tax on Luxuries Act (1996), any person who stays in a hotel room whose tariff is Rs 750 per day or above, has to pay luxury tax.
24. As per the tariff order, the hike will reflect in bills to be issued for the period from August 1 to October 31
25. As public figure, you must face criticism: SC to Jaya
26. Assam police plans to set up skill development centres at militancy affected areas in state
27. Assembly Speaker P. Dhanapal on Tuesday expressed his displeasure about Congress legislator H. Vasantha Kumar’s conduct, who allegedly told some journalists that he was not being given adequate oppor...
28. Asset size of its financial services arm PFS to be Rs 10,000 cr plus in current fiscal, says PTC India CMD Deepak Amitabh
29. As several politicians across Europe try to outlaw outfits worn by some Muslim women, one businessman is fighting back with his checkbook.
30. As Shannen Doherty battles breast cancer, she is looking to put her legal troubles behind her.
31. As Spotify gears up for a potential initial public offering next year, the music-streaming service is missing one key component in its pitch to investors: rights to play the music in years to come.
32. As the buzz around 4G gets louder, smartphone companies are embracing the technology faster than ever
33. As the Chinese economy slows, the regime is ramping up an assault on dissidents and others it brands as troublemakers.
34. As the hunt for tiger Jai continued after it went missing from Umred Karhandla wildlife sanctuary near Nagpur, state Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar today said he would write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a CBI probe into its ...
35. As the National Park Service turns 100 this year, Congress should spend the funds to care for this popular national treasure, says historian Douglas Brinkley.
36. As Tim Cook completes five years as the CEO of Apple Inc, a look into the the key financials of the company under Cook
37. A strong earthquake devastated a string of mountainous towns over a swathe of central Italy early on Wednesday, trapping residents under hills of rubble, with at least 14 people believed killed and many missing.]]
38. A strong earthquake devastated a string of mountainous towns over a swathe of central Italy early on Wednesday, trapping residents under hills of rubble, with many believed killed and many missing.
39. A strong earthquake struck central Italy early today, collapsing homes on top of residents as they slept...
40. A strong, shallow earthquake hit central Italy early Wednesday, killing at least 37 people and leaving rescuers desperately digging through the rubble in the hope of freeing survivors.
41. A strong, shallow earthquake hit central Italy early Wednesday, killing at least 37 people and leaving rescuers desperately digging through the rubble to free survivors.
42. A strong, shallow earthquake hit central Italy early Wednesday, leaving terrified residents huddled outside collapsed buildings overnight and an unknown number of people trapped beneath the rubble.
43. Astrophysicist Anjali Tripathi from California and physician Tina R Shah from Chicago are among the 16 White House Fellows appointed from across the nation for the year 2016-17, officials said.
44. A study from AIDS researchers shows how the expected disease severity when someone is newly infected by HIV reflects a balance between the virus' invisibility to the host's immune system and its ability to reproduce.
45. A Sudanese man was killed in a clash with other refugees near the port of Calais, police said, as a record number of migrants have become bottled up in the French coastal town.
46. A survey conducted by the Elabe institute for French channel BFM TV revealed on Tuesday that eight out of 10 French citizens do not want former President Nicolas Sarkozy in the Elysee Palace in 2017.
47. As US swimmer Ryan Lochte is dropped by Speedo and other sponsors, Americans apologize for the Olympian's behavior before leaving Rio. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports.
48. At 25, the World Wide Web Is Still a Long Way From Reality
49. At 25, the World Wide Web Is Still a Long Way From Reality
50. A technique that shrinks a dead body and makes it see-through could enable us to inspect human brains and bodies in greater detail than ever before
51. A temporary protection of the Indian steel industry against cheap Chinese imports is acceptable but in the long run the country is cable enough of competing with its global peers, an industry body s...
52. Athletes won't come from education-driven middle
53. A tiny hair barrette and an anguished moment marked the turning point for one mother in coming to fully accept that her child, who was born a boy, was a transgender girl.
54. Atlantis and Endeavour both suffered “bullet hole” impacts to their radiators, with Atlantis’ damage sustained when she was hit by a tiny piece of circuit board on orbit – likely from a destroyed satellite. The damage held no mission impact and was only noticed once she had returned home and was in post-flight processing inside her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF)
55. At Least 100 People Missing in Italy's Pescara del Tronto After Earthquake
56. At least 13 people were killed as a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck central Italy early on Wednesday, officials said.
57. At least 18 people have died after a powerful earthquake struck central Italy in the early hours today, according to local officials.
58. At least 21 dead as earthquake of magnitute 6.2 rattles central Italy
59. At least 21 dead as strong quake rattles central Italy
60. At least 22 militants were killed in the past 24 hours during military operations by Afghan security forces in the country's 11 provinces, authorities said on Wednesday.
61. At least 22 persons have been killed, 23.71 lakh people affected in Bihar
62. At least 275 people have died in fighting between government and rebel forces in South Sudan, officials from both sides say.
63. At least 30 people were injured, some critically, dozens of vehicles torched and property destroyed in clashes between supporters of the Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT) and a section of non...
64. At least four people were killed as an earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale struck central Italy early Wednesday, a government official said.
65. At least six passengers were injured when the Mathura-Rewari passenger train heavily jerked while the engine was attached to it at a high speed at Mathura junction station today.
66. At least three dead as Italy hit by powerful quake
67. A top Bengaluru school is now facing a threat of disaffiliation after it forged minority certificates to keep away students from economic weaker sections under the Right to Education Act.
68. A total of 41.2 percent of German companies that participated in the
69. A total of $78.8 million was raised by the entire $18-billion industry till June 20 this year
70. At Security Council, Ban calls for eradicating weapons of mass destruction ‘once and for all’
71. At Security Council, Ban calls for eradicating weapons of mass destruction ‘once and for all’
72. At some places, flood victims blocked roads to protest against inadequate relief,&quot
73. Attempted hack of N.Y. Times in Moscow might fuel more talk of Russia assisting Trump
74. At the height of the US economic boom in the 1980s, there was one clear star of Wall Street: the corporate raider, high-flying takeover artists registering big headlines and even bigger paydays. Naturally, real estate magnate Donald Trump wanted in on the game.
75. At the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi admitted guilt to the war crime relating to the destruction of historical and religious monuments in Timbuktu, (Mali), around 30 June 2012 and 11 July 2012.
76. A two-day meeting of BRICS Ministers on Disaster Management ended in Udaipur, Rajasthan today with the adoption of the Udaipur Declaration. The meeting laid bare the common thread of challenges on disaster issues faced by all the BRICS nations.
77. A two-day session of Mizoram Assembly has been summoned by Governor Lt Gen (retd) Nirbhay Sharma for ratification of the Constitutional amendment for effective implementation of GST.
78. Audi A4 1.4 TFSI First Drive Review: Luxury With Technology
79. Audi A4 First Drive Review: A Tech Loaded Luxury Sedan
80. A U.N. envoy says everything is up for discussion in an intensified phase of ongoing talks aimed at reunifying ethnically divided Cyprus.
81. A United Nations expert praised China for its huge progress in alleviating extreme poverty in recent years, saying it is “extraordinary”.
82. Aurobindo Pharma gains on strong Q1 results
83. Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. has posted a consolidated net profit (after JV share, minority interest and other comprehensive income) of Rs.584.60 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, an increase of 24...
84. Aurobindo Pharma Ltd’s consolidated net profit increased 23.72 per cent to ₹585 crore in the quater ended June 30, 2016, against ₹472 crore in the year-ago period. Total revenue of the Hyderabad-bas...
85. Aurobindo Pharma may gain after good Q1 result
86. A U.S. judge blocks Obama administration rules concerning transgender students and public school bathrooms, and a trip to Tokyo previews the 2020 Olympics.
87. A US official says the FBI is investigating a cyberattack targeting reporters of The New York Times and is looking into whether Russian intelligence agencies are responsible.
88. A US service member was killed Tuesday by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan's Helmand Province, NATO coalition authorities said.
89. Australian authorities have not ruled out terror motivations after a French national allegedly attacked three people in a northern Australian hostel, said a police official on Wednesday.
90. Australian burkini designer profits from French ban
91. Australian designer claims 'Burkini' bans are good for sales
92. Australian media reported that sensitive data concerning India’s Scorpene Submarine has been leaked, posing serious threat to the Indian Navy’s stealth weapons. The data, reportedly running into over 22, 000 pages, has been marked ‘Restricted Scorpene India’. The Indian Express has not accessed the data. The documents ­belong to DCNS – the company that is building India’s Scorpene Submarines. It could well provide an ­intelligence landmine if obtained by India’s neighbours – Pakistan or China. First of the Scorpene class submarines being built in India – Kalvari – went for sea trials in May, 2016 and is expected to be inducted in the Indian Navy soon. Indian Navy officials have said the six submarines, once inducted, would form the core of the Navy’s submarine arm for the next two decades.
93. Australia's New South Wales (NSW) farmers can legally grow poppies as the state government has passed a bill on Wednesday, legalising the production of the crops for medical use.
94. Auto drivers against online cab services
95. Auto-Parts Makers Unite to Develop Self-Driving System
96. Average power tariff for consumers of West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (WBSEDCL) is turning dearer by 23 paise but only for those consuming more than 300 units.
97. A video of two policemen announcing their resignations amid pro-freedom and pro-Islam slogans has gone viral in the Valley. The video, uploaded on news portals and forwarded on social media, shows Fi...
98. A Vietnamese court in south-central province of Khanh Hoa has sentenced two activists to up to three years in prison for spreading anti-government propaganda.
99. Award for Thamarassery school principal
100. A wealthy business executive pays fines for women in Europe — but some critics wonder why.
101. A wide view of the Security Council open debate on the topic “Challenges in addressing proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their means of delivery and related materials.”
102. A wounded nun in Amatrice. The earthquake was felt in Rome and Bologna.
103. A year after Zion Harvey became the first child to receive a double hand transplant, he says he wants to play football and other sports.
104. A youth today died in fresh clashes between protestors and security forces in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on a day...
105. A youth today died in fresh clashes between protestors and security forces in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on a day...
106. Azim Premji has just completed 50 years of leading Wipro.
107. Babies’ health could be affected by variation in IVF nutrients
108. Backing long-distance runner O.P Jaisha's claim of there being no support from the Indian officials at the recently concluded Rio Olympics, senior advocate and Rajya Sabha MP K.T.S. Tulsi on Wednesday said that the incident revealed 'gross ...
109. Bad defense has become an epidemic for the Nationals. What gives?
110. Bajaj Finance's rich valuations sustainable
111. Balochistan Chief Minister Sanaullah Zehri, in a speech last week, slammed Modi's statements, alleging that the Indian government "fully supports the ongoing insurgency in Balochistan".]]
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113. Bangladesh police arrest prime suspect in publisher’s murder
114. Bangladesh police have confirmed that the DNA samples of all six terrorists killed in a military operation following the Gulshan cafe siege, have matched with their relatives.
115. Bangladesh police say they have arrested a leading suspect behind last year’s killing of an American-Bangladeshi writer and blogger amid an ongoing crackdown against radicals blamed for violent attacks on foreigners, liberals and minorities in the country.
116. Ban Ki-moon: World not prepared for biological attacks, new technology threats
117. Barack Obama greets homeowners after his remarks following a tour of a flood-affected neighborhood in Zachary, Louisiana, Aug. 23, 2016.
118. Barbeque Nation to open its first overseas outlet in Dubai
119. Barbra Streisand is upset about her iPhone mispronouncing her name. So she decided to call Apple's CEO.
120. Battle looming: Iraqi troops, militia inch toward ISIS-held Mosul
121. Bayer Leverkusen football club has completed the transfer of Austrian centre back Aleksandar Dragovic, the "Werkself" confirmed in an official statement on Tuesday.
122. Bayer Leverkusen's Mexican striker Javier Hernandez Chicharito broke his right hand after he fell down the stairs at his home and will forfeit his place in the Bundesliga side at the beginning of the new season, the football club officials said.
123. Bayer, Monsanto said to be moving closer to deal
124. BCCI's back foot defence
125. BCCI sells India-West Indies T20 rights without a tender
126. BCCI sells India-WI US T20 rights without tender
127. Beal also insinuated the Wizards guards' relationship is complicated.
128. Bedi suggested that Swachh Bharat Abhiyan should be given priority to make Puducherry open defecation free
129. Before the denials came, the markets had already celebrated, share price of Idea in the cash segment surged and closed 6.7% higher on the BSE at Rs 100.80
130. Believing in the adage 'where there's a will there's a way', Arunima Sinha made the impossible possible and became the first female amputee to summit the Mount Everest. She made India proud by hoisting the country's flag at the highest mountain ...
131. Belt and Road construction yields stage achievements
132. BEML, a defence public sector, has bagged two awards - excellence in Training, Learning and Development Programmes and Outstanding Contribution in CSR. The awards, instituted by Employer Branding Ins...
133. BEML bags 2 awards
134. Bengaluru Police book motorists obstructing traffic movement on Ballari Road
135. Bereaved Gaziantep Locals Tell Sputnik About Turkish Wedding Attack Terror
136. Bernie Sanders Launches 'Our Revolution'
137. Besides, the dollar's weakness against some currencies overseas supported the rupee but early losses in the domestic equity market restricted gains, dealers said.
138. Better late than never: Europe's space laser to blast off in 2017, TEN years after its original launch date
139. Beyond X-ray: New technique turns entire bodies transparent
140. Bhagwat recalled how Vajpayee had "almost solved" the Kashmir issue but later governments did not follow up on his efforts.]]
141. Bhansali to compose music for 'Padmavati'
142. Bharathi met Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 in Rajaji’s home at Madras. Bharathi entered British India near Cuddalore in November 1918 and was promptly arrested. Even in prison, he spent his time in writing poems on freedom, nationalism and country’s welfare.
143. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will roll out 4G services in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode in March 2017, R. Mani, Chief General Manager, Kerala Circle has said.The move will be part of ...
144. Bill Clinton on Monday announced that he will step down from the board of the family foundation and no longer raise funds for it if his spouse Hillary Clinton is elected as the next president of the ...
145. Biological invasions threaten developing countries
146. Biologists at the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich in Germany have developed a technique that allows them to visualise delicate tissues like neurons and veins while still in the body.
147. Birla denies Idea merger talks with Vodafone
148. BJP asks Kashmiri youths to defeat designs of separatists
149. BJP Asks Kashmiri Youths to Defeat Designs of Separatists
150. BJP holds Tiranga Yatra at ‘south India’s Jallianwala Bagh’
151. BJP Karnataka Chief BS Yeddyurappa will lead the protests against the NGO.]]
152. BJP leader S Prakash said that he was not at all surprised by Congress leader Ramya's description of Pakistan being a good country
153. BJP protests against state govt over law and order situation in UP
154. BJP to Hold Protest Against Amnesty International Over Anti-National Slogans
155. 'Black slime' creeps around the world, from Washington to Angkor Wat
156. 'Black slime' taking over historic buildings
157. Blog: The curious case of hyper-patriots
158. BMC passes proposal to make Suryanamaskara compulsory in schools
159. BMC passes proposal to make yoga mandatory in civic schools
160. BMC Passes Proposal to Make Yoga Mandatory in Civic Schools
161. Board for Corrections of Naval Records, Department of Veterans Affairs Partner for Online Q&A Session
162. Board of Gillette India recommends final dividend
163. Board of Jindal Poly Films approves scheme of amalgamation
164. BOISE CELEBRATES NAVY WEEK
165. Boko Haram Leader Is Wounded in Airstrike, Nigeria's Military Says
166. Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor is the new one to join the Fawad Khan fan club. The veteran actor has recently expressed that like million others, he too is gaga over sexy Khan.In an interview with BBC Urdu, the 59-year-old actor, who launched Fawad ...
167. Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah feels biopics on musical legends Kishore Kumar and RD Burman should not be made as commercial filmmakers will end up "ruining" them.
168. Bollywood celebs rock Indian beauty looks
169. Bollywood star Ranveer Singh, who feels his smile is the facial feature that works best for him, says bad breath is a major put off for him.
170. Bolt 'caught in bed with Rio student'
171. Boom of the african car industry
172. Boom of the african car industry" Boom of the african car industry
173. Boston Herald said the latest bunch of Clinton emails released provide a host of instances in which donations to the Clinton Foundation netted the donors access to the secretary herself on an expedited basis.
174. Both sides have threatened to walk away from the agreement.
175. Bouncing back towards the fag-end of the session in an otherwise choppy trade, the benchmark BSE Sensex closed nearly 5 points higher at 27,990.21 with gains in IT, PSU and banking stocks, tracking a ...
176. Bowlers dominated with the pink ball with as many as 17 wickets falling on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy clash between India Red and India Green at the Greater Noida Sports Complex here on Tuesday.
177. Boy saved by Mother Teresa is back to celebrate her life
178. Boy with double-hand transplant
179. Boy with double-hand transplant shows off hands
180. BPA can disrupt painted turtles' brain development could be a population health concern
181. BP unit selling up to $261 million stake in Castrol India
182. Brain's chemical signals seen in real time
183. Brand Coimbatore Awards to be presented on Aug 24
184. Brazilian football star Neymar won't be seen in a Barcelona shirt until the first round of matches following the forthcoming international break on the weekend of September 3 and 4.
185. Brazil Police Find Emails Linking Olympic Official to Company Accused of Illegal Ticket Sales
186. Brazil police say IOC's Hickey discussed illegal ticket sales
187. Brazil's interim government has said that it will spend public funds on the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, despite a court ruling banning the move until the event's organising committee reveals its accounts.
188. Brazil's Michel Temer says Rio 2016 Olympics a success
189. Brexit to hit Scottish economy badly
190. Brian Lowry reviews NBC's 'Better Late than Never' starring Henry Winkler, William Shatner, Terry Bradshaw and George Foreman.
191. Brian Lowry reviews the reboot of 'Ben-Hur,' which premieres in the U.S. August 19.
192. Bribery case against ex-ED joint director: CBI arrests 3 bookies in Ahmedabad
193. Brigade Group, a Bengaluru–based real estate developer, has launched Brigade Real Estate Accelerator Program (REAP).“REAP is being set up with the aim to give real estate innovators and inventors in t...
194. Brigade group launches real estate accelerator programme
195. Brigge to launch ‘Bangalore Hobby Week’
196. Bringing energy efficiency into homes across Germany
197. Britain which has voted to leave EU couple of months ago, Scottish govt is in no mood to quit EU, this conflict can cause another Scottish independence referendum
198. British scientists are launching a £7million study to help develop vital early treatment for Alzheimer's. They aim to diagnose the disease in its initial stages when there are no clear symptoms.
199. Briton star Andy Murray, who had won Wimbledon before winning a gold medal at Rio Olympics is considered as a top favourite
200. Brother Raja rejects findings, says they grew up like Dalits, faced discrimination
201. BSF occupies 2 schools
202. BSF sets up camps at schools in Srinagar
203. BSNL's 4G services by 2017 for Kolkata users, gets order for 262 BTSs
204. BSNL to launch 4G in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode
205. Buddhist body to hold symposium on exploring path to peace
206. Budget deficit to climb for the first time since 2009
207. Budget presentation on Aug. 29
208. Budget Session of Puducherry Assembly to begin today
209. Building a project in Myanmar was and is difficult. But, is it so difficult that the connectivity proposals mooted by Delhi early in the last decade will remain a dream or at best half complete? E...
210. Burdened with heavy school bags, two seventh grade boys held a press conference here to highlight the plight of students who carry a load of 5-7 kg on their shoulders daily to school.
211. Burdened with heavy school bags, two seventh grade boys held a press conference in Maharashtra to highlight the plight of students.]]
212. Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has introduced a new star rating methodology called ISEER for air conditioners to address the issue of different climatic zones in India.
213. Burglary bid: coop. bank guard attacked
214. B.V. Kulkarni, Assistant General Manager, Raichur Division of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a Government of India undertaking, has appealed to the people to make use of attractive offers that ...
215. By age 11 Tanay Little had been trafficked for sex. Embracing her indigenous Canadian heritage helped save her.
216. Cabs operating at a low rate to cut into the earnings of autorickshaw and taxi drivers who had no other means of livelihood, they say.
217. California-based Google has announced the latest update to the Android operating system, which inc ludes smarter batteries, quicker controls and a more immersive design.
218. Called Gliimpse, the firm has created software to take medical records and put them into an easy to understand format.
219. Call for a paradigm shift in teaching, learning processes
220. Call me a dog, but not a Pakistani: Baloch refugee
221. Call option volumes surge on Idea-Vodafone merger buzz
222. Canada's indigenous population is very small -- just 4% of the population -- yet more than 50% of all sex trafficking victims in Canada are indigenous. The reasons are complicated and varied but are ultimately rooted in a legacy of poverty, racism and abuse.
223. Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard said on Monday it would buy US convenience store chain CST Brands in a deal valued at about $4.4 billion, boosting its presence in southeast United States.San Antonio, Texas-based CST is ...
224. Canadian engineer Charles Bombardier believes the vehicles would help to reduce congestion on the roads, due to their reduced width, which could also reduce energy consumption for the commute compared with existing electric cars.
225. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defends the burkini
226. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will pay an official visit to China and attend the Group of 20 (G20) Summit in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou.
227. can never be trusted as a propagator or champion of nationalism&quot
228. Can Tokyo avoid the curse of the Olympics?
229. Cardamom futures down 0.93% on profit booking
230. Cardamom prices fell by 0.93 per cent to Rs 1,177 per kg in futures trade today as speculators booked profits at prevailing levels amid fall in demand in the spot market against adequate stocks position.
231. Career opportunities abound in science streams: CECRI Director
232. ‘Casual’ creator explains Season 2 finale’s big death, says he isn’t expecting backlash
233. Caterpillar Train gets Railway official global award at MIT
234. Caught on camera: Armed goons thrash toll booth employee
235. Cauvery water: State government to explain ground reality to SC
236. CBDT Chairperson Rani Singh Nair also favours the proposal to advance the presentation of Union Budget to January
237. CBSE planning to update its affiliation byelaws
238. CBSE planning to update its affiliation byelaws: Chaturvedi
239. Celebrate International Waffle Day today!
240. Celebrating New York City’s Streetball Culture
241. Celebration of the 50th anniversary of International Literacy Day in Mozambique
242. Celebs at TNPL teams launch
243. Cell phones can do a lot of amazing things. But they still rely on people and machinery to put them together and bring them to life. Researchers at MIT are trying to fix that.
244. Cement, power stocks see mixed performance on bourses
245. Central Italy was struck by a powerful, 6.2-magnitude earthquake in the early hours today, leaving at least three people dead and devastating dozens of mountain villages.
246. Central Tool Room and Training Centre (CTTC), Bhubaneswar, has signed an agreement with ISRO for technology transfer and a contract for supply of spacecraft component.
247. Centre has fortified security presence by deploying BSF troops in the valley on the 46th day Of curfew. The troops have been deployed in Srinagar for the first time in 12 years and they have not been issued riot control gear such as batons or body armour.
248. Centre holds awareness campaigns on IPR policy
249. Centre is dedicated to welfare of poor and coninue to come out with pro poor schemes: PM
250. Centre keen to tone up power distribution, network infra: CEA
251. Centre to consider socio-economic factors in GM crop assessment
252. Centre to provide employment opportunities to 1.4 lakh youths in J&K
253. Centre Trying to Destabilise Delhi Government : Manish Sisodia
254. Centre wants Jammu and Kashmir govt to crack down on those fuelling unrest
255. Centre working to improve energy efficiency and demand-side management
256. CEO at center of EpiPen price hike controversy is Sen. Joe Manchin’s daughter
257. Certain ingredients in essential oils made from plants such as cloves, anise, fennel and ylang-ylang could serve as a natural treatment of lung and liver conditions caused by air pollution, according to a new study.
258. CGM of SBT transferred as sparks fly over move for merger with SBI
259. Chandrapur students hold press meet on school bag woes
260. Change in freight-rate structure is a revenue neutral model: Railway Board member
261. Chaudhry apprised his counterpart of the "grave humanitarian situation" in Kashmir and the ongoing "human rights violations", the statement said.
262. Cheap gas and an improving economy have been blamed for a soaring number of traffic deaths for a second straight year.<img
263. Chefs to vie for honours at Spice Route culinary fete
264. ChemChina clinches US security nod
265. Chemicals used to destroy trees as cardamom plants need minimum shade
266. Cherian who joined Flipkart in April last year has resigned from the Bengaluru-based e-tailer, sources aware of the development said
267. Chhattisgarh curtails power tariff for industry, Maharashtra gets shock
268. Chief Minister is expected to announce important people-centric schemes
269. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan suggested that the practice of providing special darshan for VIPs at the temple should be done away with.
270. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced that Bramharshi Narayana Guru Jayanti, scheduled on September 16, will be celebrated as a government programme. Sri Narayana Guru, a Kerala-born philosopher ...
271. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday directed the Revenue Department to look into the reported involvement of Chief Secretary Aravind Jadhav...
272. Chief National badminton coach P. Gopi Chand said on Tuesday that Rio Olympics silver medallist P.V. Sindhu’s ‘new-found’ aggression could not be considered a strategic shift in Indian badminton. It ...
273. Chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on Tuesday said that the country’s pride was salvaged by two girls and they in fact came to the rescue of the country by winning two medals – a silver ...
274. Children conceived in the winter are at greater risk of autism and dyslexia: Mother's lack of vitamin D affects development of baby's brain
275. Chimps opt for cooperation over competition 
276. Chimps prefer cooperation over competion — study
277. Chimps prefer the path of least resistance: Apes opt for cooperation over competition
278. Chimps prefer to cooperate over compete: study
279. China’s poverty alleviation must be accompanied by accountability – UN rights expert
280. China: Army Day Themes Laud Party Leadership, Highlights Discord
281. China has its sights set firmly on Mars and is aiming to launch its own rover to the red planet by 2020. New images have today provided the first glimpse of what this rover might look like when it launches at the end of the decade. As part of the announcement, China also launched a competition for members of the public to come up with a name and logo for the rover. The 200-kilogram (441 pounds) rover has six wheels and four solar panels, and will operate for around 92 days. It will carry 13 sets of equipment including a remote sensing camera and a ground-penetrating radar.
282. China has made huge progress in poverty alleviation, but needs meaningful accountability mechanisms that citizens can use when their rights are violated in the context of development-related activities, a United Nations human rights expert said today
283. China has unveiled the designs of its Mars probeand rover to be launched in 2020 as it looks to catch up with India, US, Russia and EU to reach the red planet.
284. China, India push up global steel output by 1.4% in July
285. China issued a guideline on setting up an accountability system for illegal operations or investments at State firms.
286. China Makes Plans for Manned Moon Base
287. China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina, 中國化工) received approval from US national security officials for its takeover of Swiss agrochemical and seeds company Syngenta AG, seen as the biggest regulatory hurdle that the US$43 billion acquisition faces.
288. China on Aug 23 released images of a Mars probe and rover which the country plans to send to the Red Planet within five years. China plans to send a spacecraft to orbit Mars, make a landing, and deploy a rover in July or August 2020.
289. China, Pakistan conduct joint border patrol
290. China plans to reorganize over half of its army’s 1.55-million ground troops in a bid to make the forces more agile.
291. China’s attempts to send an exploratory probe to Mars, called Yinghuo-1, had failed in 2011, as it was declared lost and later burnt during re-entry
292. China's crude steel production for July was 66.8 MT, an increase of 2.6% compared to July 2015
293. China's first military air ambulance debuts
294. China SOE merger is tiny step dressed as a big one
295. China’s poverty alleviation must be accompanied by accountability – UN rights expert
296. China's Silk Road powers bids for $1.5 billion Pakistan utility stake
297. China's Xi says will keep economic growth healthy
298. China to relocate over 2m poor people
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