General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-03 04:00

1. CNN's Elise Labott examines if Russia can be an ally in the fight against ISIS as the United States investigates a report of a chemical gas attack near the site of a downed Russian military helicopter.
2. CNN's Jim Acosta reports that Donald Trump told the Washington Post that he was not ready to support House Speaker Paul Ryan's re-election bid.
3. CNN's Kelly Wallace speaks with Laura Maurer, a mother of two who caused a serious car accident when she was texting while driving.
4. Coffee-table book Rajinism brings together interesting trivia, stories and photos of the actor
5. College football teams are being forced to share hashtags with Olympic countries
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7. Colombia peace accord offers chance to ‘close chapter of war once and for all' – UN envoy
8. Colombia peace accord offers chance to ‘close chapter of war once and for all’ – UN envoy
9. Colombo Port project firm not to press for compensation
10. Combat exposure may jeopardize the behavioral health of women in the military
11. Comcast Is Facing a $100 Million Lawsuit Over Its Service Plan
12. Come Aadi Amavasai day, people from around 45 hamlets situated in and around Udumalpet can be seen climbing their way up to Thirumoorthi Hills on bullock carts as a tradition to perform rituals at Ama...
13. Comments came a day after the CBI moved to court for issuance of warrants of arrest against Malaysian tycoon T Ananda Krishnan
14. Commodity derivatives: Sebi finalising stricter warehousing rules
15. Commuters can avoid crime hotspots: Waze app can route drivers around high-risk areas
16. Companies including Nike have turned to 3D printing technology, wind tunnels and more to increase the innovation in apparel for athletes during the Rio Olympics, to give athletes that extra edge.
17. Companies like AOL, Yahoo, started on a terrific note with massive valuation during explosive boom period of dotcom but lost ground by a crippling bust.
18. Compensation awarded to patient upheld
19. Compensation to be paid to fishermen of Pudimadaka
20. Complete guest list for the State Dinner in honor of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore
21. Complex analysis of the physical forces behind blood droplet patterns caused by gunshot wounds could be major step forward for crime scene investigators
22. Computation propels particle physicists in quest for discovery
23. Concrete is everywhere -- a ubiquity owed to its strength as a building material. Despite its strength, however, it has a pernicious but inescapable tendency to 'creep,' or deform progressively under mechanical stress, which leads to crumbling bridges and cracked roads. Despite the obvious relevance this holds for the safety of infrastructure, however, the physical origin of the mechanism has remained poorly understood, and even scientifically contested.
24. Cong Central leaders meet warring factions in Meghalaya
25. Congestion is a major problem in this old ward
26. Cong. invites Patnaik to all-party meet on Mahanadi
27. Congress assures support in GST passage, puts ball in govt's court
28. Congress delegation meets Governor
29. Congress leader Mukul Wasnik today met all 30 Congress legislators, members of autonomous district councils and party workers in Meghalaya, to work on a strategy to prevent any rift within the party due to an open revolt within the party in the ...
30. Congress leaders chalk out strategy for GST Bill
31. Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi gestures during a road show in the view of upcoming UP...
32. Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who had to break off her road show in Varanasi on Tuesday after she fell ill, returned to the national capital late night and was taken to Army Research And Referral Hospital for a check-up, party leaders said.
33. Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who had to cut short her visit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency Varanasi after she was taken ill, returned here late tonight and was taken to the Army's Research and Referral Hospital.
34. Congress seeks 4-year term for RBI governor
35. Conservative party donor Ian Taylor rules himself out for knighthood - but David Cameron's controversial resignation honours list is still set to be the longest for over 50 years
36. Consumers and businesses can tweet to communications minister Manoj Sinha (@manojsinhabjp) using #DOTSeva, #BSNLSeva, #MTNLSeva, and #PostalSeva
37. Consumers look forward to an early festive season, courtesy 7th Pay Commission
38. Contempt plea against Chief Secretary dismissed
39. Contrary to what mom and dad might think, new research has revealed that US youth, born in the early 1990s, are less likely to engage in casual sex than members of their parents’ generation were.
40. Cooking oils stay flat
41. Coonoor tea prices at 1-year low
42. Corporation flayed for delaying development works
43. Could apps like Pokémon Go and Prisma change the behaviour of people towards nature?
44. Could periodic forest thinning and prescribed burns intended to prevent dangerous "megafires" help conserve owls in the long run? Or are those benefits outweighed by their short-term harm to owls? The answer depends in part on just how big and bad the fires are, according to a new study.
45. Could Pokemon Go revive the Church of England? Clergy told to exploit the craze by meeting people 'who might not normally come to church'
46. Countries initiate anti-dumping probes to determine if domestic industry has been hurt by a surge in below-cost imports
47. Coup attempt cost Turkish economy $100 billion
48. Couple gets married in mid-air
49. Crackdown On Mumbai Tax Defaulter: Pay property tax on time or lose your fridge, computer, AC, warns BMC
50. Crews respond to serious accident at Crums Lane, Manslick Road
51. Cricketnext, photogallery
52. Crowd throng Noyyal, Bhavani to offer special prayers to ancestors
53. Currency daily report for Aug 2, 2016 by Veracity Financial Services
54. D&L upgrades 2016 profit outlook
55. Dastkar founder talks about the importance of appreciating the value of handloom
56. Data traffic is growing worldwide. Glass-fiber cables transmit information over long distances at the speed of light. Once they have reached their destination, however, these optical signals have to be converted into electrical signals for subsequent processing in the computer. Researchers have now developed a novel type of photodetector that needs far less space than conventional ones. The component has a base area of less than one millionth of a square millimeter without the data transmission rate being affected adversely.
57. Days before the Olympics, Rio families say goodbye to their homes
58. DC vs. Marvel: Box Office Battle | Data Attack
59. Deal signals what's next for Internet companies--a move towards profitability over growth at any cost, which has defined last two years, and consolidation which will drive it.
60. Declining prices and increasing costs are problems faced by all businesses today, said Ninan P. Chandy, managing director, DeltaEta, a cost reduction consultant. He called for a change in the Indian m...
61. Deep inside every galaxy is a tug of war between its forming stars and its voracious black hole, and its gas and mass that can make the difference
62. Deeply disturbed by reports that five hospitals and a blood bank have been hit by airstrikes in Syria, the United Nations today reiterated its call on all parties to the conflict to end the destruction of medical facilities and other civilian infrastructure.
63. Defects in the 360-km long sewer network in the city is likely to be rectified by the Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation (KUIDFC) before taking up the second phase of l...
64. Defence Ministry taking steps to revive HSL, says Parrikar
65. Defending the extension of nightlife till 1 a.m. in Bengaluru, Excise Minister H.Y. Meti on Tuesday said unlike in villages, drunk people in the city are more “disciplined and don’t sleep on footpaths...
66. Defensive coordinator Joe Barry is eager to get the instinctive, versatile rookie on the field.
67. Delaying sex is not necessarily bad, but some experts cite negative reasons for the current trend, including pressure to succeed, social lives increasingly conducted on-screen and unrealistic expectations of physical perfection encouraged by dating apps.
68. Delhi HC orders blocking of 73 'rogue websites'
69. Delhi Police Busts International Drug Syndicate, Seizes Rs 25 Crore of Drugs
70. Delhi’s most vibrant cultural hubs
71. Demand for special status: Bandh partial in AP
72. Demanding the revoking of Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) which is in force in Jammu and Kashmir and condemning the ongoing attacks on Muslims and Dalits by Hindu outfits in the guise of cow pr...
73. Dengue under control: Minister
74. Department of the Navy Celebrates Virginia Solar Deals
75. Depleted Pakistan make up the numbers in Rio
76. Deputy Commissioner N. Jayaram, City Police Commissioner T.G. Krishna Bhat and Superintendent of Police B.R. Ravikanthe Gowda have appealed to the people to celebrate the Vinayaka Chaturti festival in...
77. Designer Masaba Gupta finds inspiration in everything: from a table fan to a table tennis table
78. Despite a disposal gain of NT$1 billion (US$31.56 million) from the sale of land in Taoyuan, HTC Corp (宏達電) yesterday reported a net loss of NT$3.1 billion for last quarter, its fifth consecutive unprofitable quarter.
79. Despite heavy rainfall in Thane district in the last few days, there is no flood threat in any part under its jurisdiction, Collector Mahendra Kalyankar today said.
80. Despite instructions given by Municipal Administration Minister K.T. Rama Rao to ban them, the officials look the other way
81. Despite producing 27 per cent of the global requirement of pulses, India is still short of around five million tonnes, said S.A. Patil, consultant, Indo-Morocco Food Legume Initiative, at the M.S. Swa...
82. Despite Russia's new proximity to China and Pakistan, India should keep and expand its relations with the historic strategic partner
83. Despite US-Russia Tensions, Barack Obama Urges Teamwork On Syria
84. Development may be measured in terms of GDP growth, but nothing seems to be changing on the ground as far as the poor are concerned (“The dynamic nature of poverty”, Aug.2 ). The figures cited have ...
85. Development (R&amp
86. Devin Cunningham's secret might surprise you. He says his steady diet of Chipotle, which he's been been eating every single day for a year straight, has helped him get in prime shape. In fact, he plans to keep eating Chipotle daily
87. Devotees take a holy dip in the river on the occasion of ‘Adi amavasai’
88. Dharmendra Pradhan favours lower cess for explorers
89. Digital payments platform Freecharge has partnered with the payment gateway solution provider, PayUbiz, to strengthen its merchant base and help consumers move from cash to digital payments
90. Directorate of Estates under Ministry of Urban Development is responsible for management of residential and office accommodation in metro cities
91. Director Tweets Emiliano Zapata Quote After Critics Pan Film
92. Discourse on ‘Aanmeega Jothidam’ by P.A. Ponnaiah, Railway Colony, 7.30 p.m.
93. Discovery of male-harming DNA mutation reinforces 'mother's curse' hypothesis
94. Discussions on problems held; help of NGOs to be sought
95. Disgruntled discoms plan to go to court
96. Distribution of prizes to the winners of various competitions marked the end of the two-day Valvil Ori festival, flower show and tourist vizha at Semmedu in Kolli Hills here on Tuesday.The highlight o...
97. Division of revenue clarified; govt circulates list of 9 amendments to the Bill
98. D K Gayen new GM of East Central Railway
99. D K Gayen today assumed charge of new General Manager of East Central Railway (ECR) with headquarters at Hajipur in Bihar.
100. DMDK founder leader Vijayakanth and his wife Premalatha today moved the Madras High Court seeking to quash criminal defamation cases filed against them by the public prosecutor in different courts in Tamil Nadu.
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