Wednesday, August 31, 2016

General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-31 03:00


  1. BBC hopes Great British Bake Off magic rubs off on Gardeners' World as show undergoes revamp
  2. BCC issues notice to son of former Congress MLA, others
  3. B'desh suspects 2 'Neo-JMB' leaders in India: reports
  4. BDU launches school of management
  5. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but for one contest the beholders are AI. Beauty.AI used 5 robots to judge 6,000 selfies and choose winners for an international beauty contest.
  6. Becomes the second silver medallist wrestler from the 2012 Olympics.
  7. Before now, Wi-Fi Assistant was exclusive to people using Google's Project Fi service. It is now expanding the update to users in the US, Canada, Mexico, UK and Nordic countries.
  8. Behaviour and science
  9. Behind SoftBank's blockbuster bid for ARM
  10. BEIJING -- China apparently tightened security on roads leading to the city of Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, earlier this month. The city is home to Beidaihe, a popular seaside resort. But, more importantly, it is known for being the location of an an...
  11. BEIJING -- China appears eager to trumpet its economic reforms at the upcoming G-20 summit in Hangzhou, but is giving big hints that any sensitive political matters will be left off the table -- including territorial disputes.
  12. Beijing [China], Aug. 30 (ANI): China on Tuesday condemned the car bombing near the Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan that killed the suicide bomber and left three others injured.
  13. BEIJING -- China hopes to keep the spotlight on climate change cooperation at Saturday's top-level meeting with the U.S. in Hangzhou to set the tone for the following Group of 20 summit, though efforts to push maritime issues to the back burner may p...
  14. Beijing condemns car bombing near Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan
  15. Beijing is taking a new approach to its environmental and industrial issues.
  16. Being the IT hub of the country, it is no surprise that Bengaluru tops in the number of cases filed under the Information Technology Act. However, cyber law experts feel that most of the cases go unr...
  17. Bellwethers: Tata Steel, SBI, ITC, Infosys, RIL
  18. Bengaluru (Karnataka),[India], Aug.27 (ANI-Businesswire India): Marking another significant milestone, TOTOODO, India's first and largest multi branded repair and service store for smartphones, tablets and laptops was awarded the TIMES Retail Icons 2
  19. Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug. 31 (ANI): Questioning the manner in which the Indian government has signed the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) with the United States during Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's visit, the Congress Party has alleged that the decision has been taken in an "opaque" manner and added that this would jeopardise the country's national, global and strategic interests.
  20. Benghazi emails involving Hillary Clinton recovered by FBI: State Department
  21. Besides, fresh foreign fund inflows supported the rupee but strength in the dollar against some currencies overseas capped the gains, dealers said.
  22. Besides, the assessment for crop damage was being made by the authorities, it said. 
  23. Best Smartphone Mobile Service Centre&quot
  24. Better Planning for Biodiversity: Key to SDG Success
  25. Beyonce has topped the winners list at this year's MTV Video Music Awards scoring a string of top honours, including video of the year for her politically charged song, "...
  26. Beyoncé, Jay Z, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West All Hung Out After the VMAs and It Was Glorious
  27. Beyonce storms Video Music Awards, Rihanna gets lifetime award
  28. Beyonce to perform at 2016 MTV Video Music Awards
  29. Beyond the obvious targeting of Apple, the most profound and harmful effect of this ruling will be on investment and job creation in Europe, warned Cook
  30. Bhaduri has worked with Wipro since 2009 and prior to that worked with Microsoft as their HR director. Bhaduri has also worked with Pepsico, Colgate and Mudra Communication.
  31. Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), a defence public sector undertaking, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the TS Government' s Director (Employment & Training) to adopt Govt ITI in t...
  32. Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), a defence public sector undertaking, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the TS Government' s Director (Employment & Training) to adopt Govt ITI in the ol...
  33. Bhendi Bazaar: Urban India' s largest ever makeover
  34. Bigg Boss 10: Is this the premiere date of Salman Khan's controversial reality show?
  35. Big wage gap between contract, regular staff
  36. Big wave surfer Andrew Cotton has found a new big wave hotspot on the west coast of Ireland after working with scientists and forecasters to identify the factors and conditions needed for giant waves.
  37. Bihar: NDRF rescues over 27,000 people from flood-affected areas
  38. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has quietly shifted home - from 7, Circular Road to 1, Aney Marg. The shift was so quiet that when Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad arrived one evening to meet him, he found the chief minister was not ...
  39. Bihar floods: BJP calls on Centre, state government to join hands to resolve crisis
  40. Bihar floods: BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain said the BJP doesnt want any politics in this hour of crisis.
  41. Bihar: NDRF rescues over 27,000 people from flood-affected areas
  42. Bilateral trade with India reaches USD 109 billion, it would get further boost from GST: US
  43. Bildung: Hamburgs Schulsenator warnt: NÀchstes Abitur hat es in sich
  44. Binny set to launch ₹3,000-cr township project in Chennai
  45. Binyamin Ben Eliezer, Israeli politician and defense minister, dies at 80
  46. Biologists have detected a cannabinoid receptor in spermatozoa. Endogenous cannabinoids that occur in both the male and the female genital tract activate the spermatozoa: they trigger the so-called acrosome reaction, during which the spermatozoon releases digestive enzymes and loses the cap on the anterior half of its head. Without this reaction, spermatozoa cannot penetrate the ovum.
  47. BISHKEK -- A suicide bomber drove a car into the gates of China's embassy in the capital of Kyrgyzstan Tuesday morning, killing the driver and injuring three employees.Kyrgyz authorities called it a "terrorist" attack. The injured, two of whom are se...
  48. Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], Aug. 30 (ANI): At least one person is said to have been killed and three others injured in an explosion near the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek on Tuesday.
  49. BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - Security officials in Kyrgyzstan have confirmed that a car exploded after ramming into gate of the Chinese embassy in Bishkek. 
  50. Bishkek police sources told AFP that a Mitsubishi Delica car smashed through a gate at the embassy before blowing up in the centre of the compound close to the ambassador's residence.
  51. BJP members disrupted the proceedings of state Assembly leading to brief adjournment of the house during the Question Hour
  52. BJP members protest over 'derogatory' remarks against Narendra Modi
  53. BJP MLA gifts wife a Lamborghini, she rams into auto
  54. BJP MLA's Expensive Gift For Wife Nearly Turns Fatal
  55. BJP MP Udit Raj triggers row with beef remarks, clarifies
  56. BJP state general secretary Vijay Bahadur Pathak said Mayawati's desperation was because of a rise in BJP's graph among the voters and at the same time the "deep dent" in BSP's vote bank.
  57. BlackBerry to Raise About $605 Million From Fairfax, Other Investors
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  60. BMS asks unions not to participate in strike
  61. BMS has directed all its affiliate unions and members not go participate in the general strike called by Central trade unions in view of the Finance Minister' s announcement to implement the Bonus Amen...
  62. Board of Kapil Raj Finance accepts resignation of director
  63. Bob Santos, Seattle' s beloved community activist, dies at 82
  64. Bolivia: UN human rights office condemns killing of vice minister and three miners
  65. Bollywood films don't explore grey emotions: Nawazuddin
  66. Bollywood, mirroring a culture in flux
  67. Bombay HC stays Maharashtra govt decision mandating centralised counselling for medical courses
  68. Bomb blast damages Brussels crime laboratory
  69. Bonus Amendment Act will be implemented strictly, said Jaitely
  70. Boost to BIMSTEC meeting with top regional leaders attending
  71. Border Control
  72. Border Control?
  73. Bosch' s BSH plans India-specific products
  74. Both countries now aspire to increase bilateral trade to the tune of USD 500 billion from the current USD 100 billion plusannually,&quot
  75. Both groundnut oil and cottonseed oil were traded flat on limited buying . Traders said that retail buying in edible oils was almost nil and as result demand from brands and stockists was limited. Lo...
  76. Both Republican and Democratic incumbents face challenges from their respective party's insurgent wing in Tuesday primaries, as GOP Sen. John McCain and Democrat Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz battle to retain their spots in Congress.
  77. Both sides talk up maritime security dialogue, to increase frequency
  78. Both the country agreed to facilitate innovative abd advanced opportunities in defence technology and trade cooperation
  79. Boys and girls that played on an iPad ahead of surgery were just as calm as those given powerful sedatives and a new study suggests computer games are as good as drugs at helping children relax.
  80. BPCL to provide fund for Brahmapuram project
  81. Brabourne pleased when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday (Aug. 30) morning.Inner sand600m: Midnight Run (rb), Arctic Whizz (rb) 39. Pair moved freely. Black Jaguar (app) 40. Easy. El Wonder (...
  82. Brain performs feats of math that make sense of the world
  83. brand ambassador of heart breaks&quot
  84. Brazil’s real has been the world’s best-performing major currency this year and its stock market has risen by one-third, but hopes that President Dilma Rousseff’s expected ouster would usher in a new era of sound economic management could be misplaced.
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  86. Brazilian Army seeks additional remote weapon stations
  87. Brazilian Army seeks additional remote weapon stations"
  88. Brazilian beauty Gisele Bundchen has retained her title as the world's highest-paid supermodel.
  89. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff faces final impeachment vote
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  91. Brazilian Senate to Hold Vote on Rousseff Impeachment on Wednesday Morning
  92. Brazilian senators deciding whether to oust President Dilma Rousseff headed into a long night of debate Tuesday, with so many wanting to speak that the judge presiding over the impeachment trial put off the final vote until Wednesday
  93. Brazil Lawmakers Blame Crisis On Dilma Rousseff At Impeachment Trial
  94. Brazil president claims innocence at impeachment trial
  95. Brazil: Rousseff Denies Charges In Impeachment Trial
  96. Brazil' s Dilma Rousseff makes impassioned speech in an effort to remain as president
  97. Brazil Senate expected to dismiss Rousseff in impeachment vote
  98. Brazil senators inch toward Dilma Rousseff impeachment vote
  99. Brazil' s Senate is expected to vote today on whether to permanently remove Rousseff from power, in the final act of an impeachment process that has divided the country.
  100. Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff apologised before the Brazilian Senate on Monday for a lack of dialogue that she said could not be construed as an impeachable crime.
  101. Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff attends the final session of debate and voting on Rousseff's impeachment trial in Brasilia, Brazil, August 29, 2016
  102. Brazil Vote on Whether to Remove Rousseff Nears
  103. Breaking the World Record for Largest Aerial Projection Screen
  104. Brianna Byrnes knew she needed help, but she didn't know where to start. Her decade-old heroin addiction had destroyed her relationships and her life.
  105. Britian-India bilateral relationship has potential to become stronger partnership in trade, investment: Liam Fox
  106. British national Christian Michel, middleman in the AgustaWestland scam, wrote a letter to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Delhi and expressed his willingness to join the probe.
  107. British records on India
  108. Britney Spears trolled on Twitter for lip syncs during VMAs comeback
  109. Brit Teen Claims to Invent New Treatment for Deadly Breast Cancer
  110. Brokers said that apart from continuous selling by investors, a mixed trend at other Asian markets with US Fed chief Janet Yellen suggesting that interest rates could be raised this year also added to the weakening sentiment.
  111. Brooks Tigner, Brussels
  112. Brussels' Apple move tightens tax net on multinationals
  113. Brussels (Belgium), Aug. 29 (ANI): A bomb exploded at the Brussels Institute of Criminology located in the north of the city on Monday.
  114. BRUSSELS, Belgium - Europe's antitrust regulators dealt a major blow to Apple Inc on Tuesday, ordering the American technology giant to pay up to a record $14.5 billion plus interest as ...
  115. Brussels set to demand years of extra tax payments from Apple
  116. BSH Household Appliances Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd. is planning to design products specifically for the Indian market with an aim to capture over 10 per cent of the white-goods market by 2026, according ...
  117. BSNL bets on Plan 49 to bring back customers to landline business
  118. BSNL plans to set up 10 Wi-Fi hotspots in Uttara Kannada
  119. BSP, however, alleged that the SP government was not serious on the issues
  120. BSP Supremo alleged that both central government and SP government could “foment communal passions” for the sake of votes
  121. Budget gap widens to P51B
  122. Budget requests for Japan's fiscal investment and loan program to rise
  123. Building a fence brings community, military together in Lithuania
  124. Building on Africa' s Progress, Leaders Must Advance Good Governance Efforts, Secretary-General Tells Nairobi Event' s Session on Social Stability
  125. Bulgaria Demands Deployment of 300 Frontex Staff
  126. Bulgaria's Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova has said the structure of the migrant inflow in to the country has been changing in the last few months. Migrants from Afghanistan and Iraq now ...
  127. Burkini, meet facekini: What women around the world wear to the beach
  128. Business Line Twenty Years Ago Today: South Kadi field: ONGC ahead of Tatas, Essar
  129. But can the community-led redevelopment of the 125-year-old market become an urbanisation model? Bindu D Menon reports
  130. But destruction of habitat and poaching continue to be the scourge of tiger populations in India. Text & photographs By JOHN ISAAC
  131. "Buy British'  movement gains steam after Brexit vote
  132. By drilling down to the atomic level of how specific proteins interact during cell division, or mitosis, a team of scientists has found a unique new target for attacking cancer.
  133. By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss
  134. by Jerzy Shedlock
  135. by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent reference to Balochistan, a senior expert said as he warned of joint steps by China and Pakistan if an &quot
  136. By sacrificing its Kurdish allies in northern Syria, Washington wants to mend relations with Ankara and prevent Turkey from strengthening its ties with Moscow, thus far killing two birds with one stone, expert on Middle Eastern affairs Jean Perier believes.
  137. By using a clever combination of two inexpensive additives to the spray, researchers found they can drastically cut down on the amount of liquid that bounces off plants.
  138. Cab driver tries to rape airhostess, left stranded
  139. Cab Driver Tries to Rape Woman in Hyderabad
  140. Cabinet apprised of MoU between CERT-In India and CERT-UK
  141. Cabinet approves creation of a Project Development Fund to catalyse Indian economic presence in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam
  142. Cadillac exec spills company strategy ... in the comments section of a blog
  143. CAG report tabled in Parliament in March said the government has suffered a loss Rs 12,488.93 crore as six private telecom operators.
  144. Cake is the answer, no matter the question' is one of the most common statements a dessert lover would use.......
  145. California is one step closer to making prison time mandatory for anyone convicted of sexually assaulting a person who is unconscious or too intoxicated to consent -- a measure inspired by former Stanford University student Brock Turner's sentence.
  146. CALIFORNIA, U.S. - Colin Kaepernick, a quarterback of team San Francisco 49ers, sat out during the playing of the national anthem in protest of attacks on black lives in America triggering a ...
  147. Call for steps to bridge digital divide
  148. Calling upon youngsters to launch a strong fight against corruption and corporate-sponsored politics, secretary of the All India Youth Federation (AIYF) national council R. Tirumalai on Tuesday said t...
  149. Cambodia's Garment Sector Hits a Snag
  150. Cambridge English Language Assessment, part of the University of Cambridge, will help enhance the employability of students of the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University here. Both parties have e...
  151. Cambridge English to help hone job skills of engineering students
  152. Campaign against harmful pesticides
  153. "Camp Sawi'  a winner in all aspects
  154. Campus Hiring: Clearing the Roadblocks
  155. Canada is purchasing the RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the Canadian Army, the government announced on 26 August.
  156. Canada seeks to join China-backed Asian infra bank for ‘hope for middle class’
  157. Canada to apply to join China-backed AIIB: president of AIIB
  158. Canada to buy Blackjack UAVs
  159. Canadian PM Trudeau in Beijing to Meet Head of Chinese Government
  160. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was welcomed by Premier Li Keqiang on Aug 30 in the Forbidden City.
  161. Canara Bank has launched customer-centric digital initiative which enables "any Bank customers to link and operate their various Bank accounts using a single app' . Bank launched Unified Payment In...
  162. Canara Bank launches UPI app "empower' 
  163. Canara Bank launches UPI mobile app
  164. Can biotechnology boost development in post-conflict situations?
  165. Candidates will be appointed as probationary officers after successful completion of one-year PG Diploma in Banking & Finance from Manipal Global Institute or NIIT Institute of Finance, Banking & Insurance Training. Last date to apply is ...
  166. Canon’s Beloved 5D Camera Just Got Even Better
  167. Can the looming smartwatch replace smartphones?
  168. Capacity addition and moderating raw materials prices yield results
  169. Capturing the grandeur of travel: Landscape photos from the 2016 Travel Photo Contest
  170. Car Bomb Attack on Chinese Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (P...
  171. Car crash: Actor Arun Vijay surrenders, gets bail
  172. Carderock Supports Energy Innovation with Wave Energy Prize Tests
  173. Care for the mentally ill should look beyond the “madhouse” and towards inclusive communities with a place for persons with psychosocial disabilities. By RADHIKA ALKAZI and AMBA SALELKAR
  174. Car explodes after ramming into Chinese embassy gate in Kyrgyzstan
  175. Car explodes at Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan in suspected suicide bombing
  176. Carnatic music concern by Lalgu...
  177. Carnatic vocalist Sudha Ragunathan will perform at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on October 2, where she will pay a musical homage to M.S. Subbulakshmi on her birth centenary. The co...
  178. Carter and Parrikar agreed to continue their close consultation on 'Make in India' proposals and praised the discussions at the inaugural Maritime Security Dialogue held in May.
  179. Carter Honors Exemplary Employer Support of the Guard, Reserve
  180. Case against cab driver for rape attempt, robbery
  181. CA stops antitrust agency review of telco-SMC deal
  182. Catherine Garcia
  183. Catholic Syrian Bank plans to raise capital through preferential issue
  184. Caught on Camera: Couple Abducts 2-year-old Child at CST Railway Station
  185. Caught on cam: School authorities punish students
  186. Caught on CCTV: Couple abducts child at CST station
  187. Caution has been urged in the use of blood pressure lowering treatment for heart disease patients after a study in more than 22,000 patients with coronary artery disease found that too low blood pressure was associated with worse outcomes.
  188. Cayuse Warrior Attack Helicopter in Action
  189. CBDT issues closure of financial accounts of Income-tax rules
  190. CBDT notifies protocol for amendment of trade between India, Mauritius
  191. CBDT signs 20 APAs with Indian taxpayers
  192. CBI investigation in a disproportionate assets (DA) case against Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh and others is 'complete' and it wants to file the charge sheet in the matter.
  193. CBI probe in a disproportionate assets case against Virbhadra Singh complete
  194. CBI told Justice Vipin Sanghi that a case was made out against Virbhadra and others and they would like to file a charge sheet
  195. CCTVs at SAI centres, no cooking in rooms

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