General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-24 06:00

North Korea today test-fired a submarine-launched missile 500 kilometres towards Japan, marking what weapons analysts called a clear step forward for its nuclear strike ambitions.
Not being yourself on Facebook may make you stressed: Study
Not completely declining the fatwa issued by Islamic seminary against products with cow urine, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Zafar Islam on Wednesday said the scientific use of cow urine is not known, adding there are many things which are ...
Noted social worker Dr. Rajesh Mehta, the head of the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine in Gujarat’s Patan Medical College, remains missing four days since he was abducted while on his way...
Noted Tamil director-producer S A Chandrasekarwas admitted to a hospital here after he suffered injuries due to a fall, hospital sources said.
Noted Tamil director-producer S A Chandrasekar was admitted to a hospital here after he suffered injuries due to a fall, hospital sources said. The 71-year-old filmmaker, father of Tamil actor Vijay,...
Not every chess player gets a chance to work with Garry Kasparov. But then, not everyone can win the World junior chess championship at 15. Jeffery Xiong is not your average teenaged Grandmaster. ...
Not having friends may be as deadly as smoking, according to a new Harvard study which found a link between social isolation and levels of a blood-clotting protein which can cause heart attacks and stroke.
Noting that saving cow is in the interest of Indians no matter which religion they belong to, there should be a ban on sale of its meat, said Swaroopchand
Noting today’s meeting of the national dialogue preparatory committee in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated a call for an inclusive political dialogue to overcome an impasse in the electoral process.
Novel chip can protect devices from hardware viruses
‘No victors in war against drugs’
No water and refreshments, I could have died at Rio: OP Jaisha
Now cold and dry Red Planet had a warm and wet climate about four billion years ago, said researchers after analysing fossilised riverbeds discovered on an ancient region of the Martian surface.
Now, demolition debris blocking rajakaluves
NRHM scam: CBI court issues warrant against ex-minister, parents
NSE board had already given its nod to list in India and overseas, it would also file a draft prospectus with market regulator to Sebi by January 2017 for domestic listing
NSE board meets to finalise bankers for its IPO
NSE has appointed Citigroup, JM Financial, Kotak Mahindra Capital and Morgan Stanley as its global co-ordinating banks, bringing it another step closer to finally going public. In a press statement on...
NSE is India’s largest bourse in terms of market share
NSG chief creates flutter, says explosive defused by his men at DRDO
NTPL second unit resumes production
Nuclear Test Ban Key for Other Disarmament, Regional Security Measures, Secretary-General Says in Message for International Observance
Number of Casualties After Earthquake in Italy Rises to 38
Number of licensed liquor shops has gone down, claims Sisodia
Obama's Science Legacy: Uneven Progress on Scientific Integrity
Occupation: Document writer Come, sit down. Yes, I do write documents. I have been doing that since the age of 15 when I joined as an assistant in my father K.P. Vasudevan Pillai’s office in East Fort...
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today in a letter urged Prime Minister Narenda Modi to facilitate early establishment of the National Institute of New Energy and Innovation (NINEI) in the state capital here.
Odisha government will beholding an investors' meet here on August 26 as part of celebrations to mark 80 years of the state and birth centenary of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik.
Odisha govt to convene special assembly session on September 1 to ratify GST bill
Odisha to convene special Assembly session to ratify GST Bill
Odisha to woo investors in Bengaluru
Officer Selection Boards will no Longer Display Full-Length Photographs
Official: FBI investigating cyberattack of New York Times
Officials have reported that oil has spilled from Jordan into the Gulf of Aqaba, but the size of the leak remains unclear.
Officials investigate trooper’s fatal shooting of a deaf man in North Carolina
Officials report Jordan oil spill in Red Sea, extent unclear
Officials said the ideas and views generated in the meeting would form part of the Aayog's 15-year vision document, which would come out in the next few months
Officials vow to prevent the strategic city from falling to the insurgents a second time.
Of love and water wars-Karrigadu
Often, aquatic environments such as rivers and streams become reservoirs for BPA, affecting turtle habitats. Last year, a team of researchers determined that BPA can disrupt sexual function in painted turtles. Now, the team has shown that BPA also can induce behavioral changes in turtles, reprogramming male turtle brains to show behavior common in females. Researchers worry this could lead to population declines in painted turtles.
Oil fell below $49 a barrel on Tuesday, giving up part of August’s strong rally, as signs of rising supply outweighed hopes that producing nations will agree steps to support prices.A Nigerian milita...
Oil fell in Asia today after industry data showing an increase in US crude stocks added to oversupply worries and traders took advantage of a recent rally to book profits.
Oil prices fell on Wednesday as an unexpected build in US crude inventories weighed on markets, along with concerns that Chinese crude demand could falter as Beijing clamps down on alleged tax evasion...
Oil slips below $49 as rising supply trumps hopes for producer action
Oil up over 1 percent as Iran signals support for OPEC freeze action
Olympia Capitals to hold board meeting
Olympic athletes will never come from education-driven middle
Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik, who scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to clinch a medal in wrestling in the prestigious quadrennial event, on Wednesday admitted that her minor mistakes cost her spot in the finals of the ...
Olympic bronze medal winning wrestler Sakshi Malik arrived here this morning to a grand welcome amid scenes of jubilation and loud cheers from scores of people at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo for 2020 Games
Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo, governor calls for unity
Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo, host city of 2020 Olympics
Olympic hero Sakshi gets a rousing reception in Delhi
Olympic marathon silver medallist Feyisa Lilesa failed to return to Ethiopia Monday night despite assurances he would not be punished for his Rio protest over political repression in his country.
Olympic medalists P.V.Sindhu and Sakshi Malik will be honoured at the upcoming ninth edition of the Kerala Travel Mart to be held here on September 27.KTM 2016 -- the largest gathering of tourism stak...
Olympic Runners Who Helped Each Other After Falling Down Just Won a Major Honor
Olympics over, Rio begins cleanup
Olympics protest runner fails to return to Ethiopia
Omkar Speciality Chemicals to hold EGM
On 22 August 2016, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) enacted the amendments specified with underline and strikethrough in the entry below on its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 2 of Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:
On 23 August 2016, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic approved the following individuals as subject to the measures imposed by paragraphs 5 and 8 of resolution 2262 (2016):
On 23 August 2016, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic enacted the amendments specified with underline in the entry below on its Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze and travel ban set out in paragraphs 5 and 8 of Security Council resolution 2262 (2016) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:
On a day when the media termed the Turakhia brothers the poster boys of online advertising, elder sibling Bhavin Turakhia was in Delhi to attend the award function organised by Entrepreneur India m...
On Aug. 21, 2016, contact was reestablished with one of NASA's Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatories after communications were lost on Oct. 1, 2014.
On Aug. 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will be visible from coast to coast. It will The eclipse will start on the West Coast in Oregon and trace a 67-mile wide path east , exiting the East Coast in South Carolina. Billed as 'the biggest and best solar eclipse in American history', it will not arrive for a year - but organisers say already thousands of places have been reserved to watch the 'Great American Eclipse'.
Once implemented after getting the state Cabinet's nod, the government will save around 1000 MW energy in various sectors by 2020-21
On cyber security business, the company has seen a good uptick and may spin it off into a separate business unit
One in five pairs of prescription glasses deemed 'unacceptable' or 'unsafe', as elderly told buying specs online is too risky
One may not regard the world as a sort of meta-physical brothel for emotions.
One of the most famous humorous works in Telugu literature Barrister Parvateesam of Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry was staged at Kalabharathi Auditorium on Tuesday.Prayogam Theatre Group of Delhi staged ...
One of the most inflated giant planets found
One of the world's largest and most valuable pearls was left forgotten under a bed for more than 10 years, its owner told CNN.
One person died while eight others are feared drowned when a country boat ferrying flood victims capsized in the swollen River Punpun near Kalem village in Bihar's Aurangabad district.
One person sustained serious burn injuries following a blast in a petrol filling station here.
One photographer captures the nature of New York City's classic culture of Streetball.
One shower releases 100,000 microbeads into the ocean, MPs warn as they call for ban
One sleeper class coach each would be permanently augmented with several trains by the Southern Railway. An official release here said the trains which get additional coaches are; Train No. 22630 Tiru...
One-time loss pulls down Tata Power net to Rs 72.5 cr
One year ago today investors panicked and the Dow dropped nearly 1,100 points right after the opening bell.<img
On "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" presidential nominee Hillary Clinton succeeded in a challenge by Jimmy Kimmel when she flexed her muscles by opening a jar of pickles.
On June 6, 1944, arguably the most momentous day of the 20th century, President Franklin D. Roosevelt refused to forget America's national parks.
Online classifieds firm Quikr today said it has acquired ZapLuk, provider of on-demand beauty and wellness services, to scale up its 'AtHomeDiva' business.
Only 1 of 27 Indian sports associations has athlete as president
Only one executive director to manage affairs for the bank
On March 17, 2015, an interplanetary shock created by a coronal mass ejection triggered the greatest geomagnetic storm of the preceding decade.
On Saturday, President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) government will mark its first 100 days in office. This has not been a honeymoon, with the approval ratings of both the president and the Cabinet having dropped to less than 50 percent. Due to an apparent lack of
On Sept. 1, two NASA astronauts will spacewalk outside the International Space Station for the second time in less than two weeks.
On September 15, Kartar Singh left for India with Satyen Sen and Vishnu Ganesh Pingle and met Jatin Mukherjee, of Yugantar, in Kolkata. Mukherjee connected him to Rash Behari Bose. Kartar Singh met Bose in Benaras and informed him of the arrival of as many as 20,000 more Gadarites and plans of the revolution.
On Sunday, Mr. Kumar, had said the Farakka barrage needed to be "removed" and a national desilting policy put in place to prevent flooding
On the eve of Janmashtami, President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday conveyed his warm greetings and good wishes to the nation and said Lord Krishna's life and teachings emphasize the importance of performing one's duty without thought of reward."Lord ...
On the occasion of completion of more than 10-years of implementation of the RTI Act, the Central Information Commission is going to hold annual convention in October, the DoPT said.]]
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by Julie Hurwitz, an attorney who was a Sanders delegate to the DNC rules committee, and Anoa Changa, digital organizers with African Americans for Bernie, to discuss the launch of the organization Our Revolution.
On Tuesday, NITI Aayog called experts from Mckinsey, ADB, John Hopkins Gates Foundation and Mahindra as part of its consultations for Vision 2032. After the meeting, NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant and Anand Mahindra became part of a ...
On Tuesday, reigning super-hit South Korean drama “Doctor" ended with record-high ratings: it crossed the 20-percent mark. Ratings research company Nielsen Korea revealed that the final episode of the SBS drama scored 20.2 percent nationwide ratings. Ratings for Episodes 18 ...
On Wall Street, technology...
Open Social sluit zich aan bij nieuwe Amsterdamse tech hub TQ
OP Jaisha's complaint reveals 'gross mismanagement' on govt.'s part: K.T.S. Tulsi
Opportunities galore, but one has to be industry-ready, says TCS official
Order passed while disposing a petition filed by S.N. Builders & Developers and its managing director Shah Sanjay
Order" star Steven Hill, who played D.A. Adam Schiff and was a versatile character actor, has died at 94. The cause of death was not immediately available, but his wife said he had several ailments
Oregon collects $25.5 million in recreational marijuana taxes
OREGON, U.S. - The Oregon Department of Revenue on Monday released its latest tax figures that show that the state has collected about $25.5 million in recreational marijuana taxes as of July ...
Orioles, MASN file appellate brief outlining ‘MLB’s systemic bias’ in dispute
Orion Mall clarifies on encroachment charge
Osteoporosis treatment: Systematic global review of intervention thresholds based on FRAX
Our debt will be negligible after exiting power distribution, roads: Lalit Jalan
Our national flag is a symbol of our pride.
Outlook Asia Capital compiled data that suggests top 30 equity schemes comprising about 60 per cent of mutual fund sector's equity assets
Out of 437 babies whose mothers were tested positive for HIV, 405 were born HIV negative, officials of PPTCTC said...
Out of 437 babies whose mothers were tested positive for HIV, 405 were born HIV negative, officials of the Prevention of Parents Child Transmission Centre (PPTCTC) said today.
Outside the Assembly, Congress workers took out a ‘Jan Aakrosh Rally’ to protest the “oppression” of the BJP government and tried to storm the secretariat, even as security guards locked all five entry gates to the premises.
Over 1,900 killed in ‘chilling’ Philippines war on drugs
Over 300 dead in India as floods force villagers into relief camps
Over 500 cases against ‘rioters’ in south Kashmir during unrest
Over 500 cases have been lodged against “rioters and anti-national elements” in the four districts of south Kashmir in the last 44 days, with 381 “miscreants” arrested, officials have said.
Over a lakh people participated in over 3,000 sessions of sensitisation campaign for slum dwellers on safe sanitary practices during the 'Swachh Bharat Pakhwada' organised by ...
Over lakh participate in campaign on safe sanitary prac...
Owen Smith pitches Corbyn as ‘lunatic,’ wants vote over Brexit negotiations; Corbyn’s train video criticised
Owing to a sluggish monsoon this year, paddy has been cultivated in only about 70 per cent of the targeted area in the district so far.To tackle the situation, the Agriculture Department has prepared ...
Owing to deficient rainfall and low storage levels in reservoirs of the Cauvery basin in Karnataka, the State government has expressed its inability to ensure discharge of water to Tamil Nadu.Chief M...
Oxford University explores psychopathic traits in the US Presidential candidates and finds Donald Trump ranks just below Saddam Hussein, whereas Hillary Clinton sits above Napoleon.
Pacers in focus as India Women sweat it out at NCA
Padma Shri award winner and Indian classical music exponent Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty will perform at a 10-day cultural festival that will share cultural bonds with In....
Pak's Punjab assembly adopts resolution against PM Narendra Modi's Balochistan remark
Pakistan charged MQM chief Altaf Hussain with treason for his inflammatory speech that incited party workers to attack media outlets...
Pakistan charges MQM chief with treason
Pakistan expands glacier monitoring in effort to cut disaster risk
Pakistan forces seal MQM party headquarters after TV station attack
Pakistan has launched a fresh drive to gather support for its NSG membership bid with a top official...
Pakistani actress Mawra Hocane, who has been making headlines on account of alleged link-ups with her co-star Harshvardhan Rane, Sooraj Pancholi and Ranbir Kapoor, recently said that such speculations don't bother her anymore.The 23-year-old ...
Pakistan is a cancer to entire world: Altaf Hussain
Pakistan launches fresh drive to gather support for NSG bid
Pakistan on August 12 said that it was ready for an agreement with India on a bilateral moratorium on nuclear non-testing
Pakistan’s Institutional Turf Wars
Pakistan’s Punjab assembly adopts resolution against Modi’s remarks
Pakistan: Two children wounded in grenade blast in school
Pak launches fresh drive to gather support for NSG bid
Pak. MQM top brass revolts against chief
Pak registers treason case against MQM chief Altaf Hussain over inflammatory speech
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian weightlifter Tigran Vardan Martirosyan (under 85 kg) may be recognized as silver medalist of the 2008 Olympics as three champion weightlifters from China and eight other ...
PanARMENIAN.Net - Over 25 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered along the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh overnight on August 23-24. Azeri troops, in particular, used ...
PanARMENIAN.Net - Peacekeepers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will be involved in peacekeeping missions of the United Nations Organization, BelTa reports. CSTO Deputy ...
PanARMENIAN.Net - Some 30 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered along the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh overnight on August 22-23. Azeri troops, in particular, used ...
Panasonic India has partnered with Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited to make the Jio Preview Offer available on all its 4G VoLTE smartphone customers.
Panasonic smartphone users will get complimentary access to Jio applications under the Preview offer.
Panchayat forms group to ensure full use of toilets
Panel to speed up steps to put Masood Azhar on U.N. terror list
Paolo Santalucia and Nicole Winfield | AP
Parents would undoubtedly give the TV rating system in the United States a terrible review.
Paris Tourism Industry Hurt by Terror, Floods, Protests
Parrikar seeks navy's report on Scorpene submarine data leak
Parthasarathi Shome: A socio-historical perspective of Brexit
Parts of Hussain’s speech that went viral on social media showed that while addressing MQM workers protesting outside the Karachi Press Club.
Passengers travelling from or to Mangaluru International Airport can now give their feedback to the airport authorities online. Mangaluru International Airport has opened an account — @aaimlrairpo...
Patec Group (百達), a Singapore-based automotive components supplier, yesterday gave a positive revenue outlook for the second half of the year, supported by a booming car market in China.
Pathak joined BJP in the presence of party president Amit Shah
Patterns abound in nature, from zebra stripes and leopard spots to honeycombs and bands of clouds. Somehow, these patterns form and organize all by themselves. To better understand how, researchers have now created a new device that may allow scientists to study patterns in 3-D like never before.
Penguin made Brigadier by Norwegian army
Penguin promoted to brigadier at Edinburgh Zoo
People For Animals protests govt move to cull dogs
People stand along a road following a quake in Amatrice, central Italy, August 24, 2016.
People told to make use of BSNL offers
Permanent Link to GOES-R next generation weather satellite arrives for Florida processing
Permanent Link to NASA classes MMOD as primary threat to commercial crew vehicles
Pfizer Inc, beating out numerous other bidders, said it has agreed to buy US cancer drug company Medivation Inc for $14 billion in cash, adding its blockbuster prostate cancer drug Xtandi to the compa...
Phillip Aguer says rebels attacked the army barracks in the northeast town of Pajut on August 19
PH-NDF panels fast-track peace talks
Photos: Mother, Daughter Pandas Celebrate Birthdays
Picking Nehru Memorial Museum and Library chief: The controversy and background
Piers Morgan, known for getting into the news due to his Twitter posts, recently got trolled for his criticizing India's hyped celebration at winning two Rio Olympics medals.Some hours back, the British journalist took to his Twitter handle to ...
Piers Morgan Makes Fun of India's Olympic Heroes; Gets Slammed
Piers Morgan trolled for sarcastic tweet on India's Olympic celebration
Pink colour envelop launches in Jharkhand to expedite judicial process
Pinterest Acquires News-Bookmarking App Instapaper
Pinterest Inc. on Tuesday said it had acquired article-bookmarking app Instapaper. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.
Piracy is eating into the profits of Hindi films lately, and for Bollywood producer Ritesh Sidhwani, it's no laughing matter. He says endorsing piracy is akin to supporting terrorism and he is all for stricter laws to curb the menace.
Piramal Enterprises and Bain Capital Credit have inked a pact to create a strategic partnership to invest in restructuring debt.The platform will invest capital directly into businesses and acquire d...
Planetary Habitability Depends on Internal Planet Temperature
Plans a ‘lighter’ sub brand for tier II, III cities
Plans to raise $10 million less than two months after it acquired TinyOwl
Playing without rules: An infographic on sports bodies in India
PM condoles the demise of Former President of Singapore Mr. S.R.Nathan
PM congratulates All India Radio (Akashvani), on the launch of Akashvani Maitree
PM congratulates All India Radio(Akashvani),on the launch of Akashvani Maitree
PM inaugurates Stor Palace in Kabul via video link
PM Modi assures round the clock assistance to flood-hit Varanasi
PM Modi had a 75-minute-long meeting with a joint opposition delegation led by former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday
PM Modi's assets up Rs 32 lakh; books royalty new entry
PMO open to single water panel
PM reviews progress of key infrastructure sectors
PM'S assets up Rs 32 lakh; books royalty new entry
PODCAST: Preventing the young terrorist of tomorrow – former Taliban supporter says UN has key voice in global debate
PODCAST Preventing the young terrorist of tomorrow former Taliban supporter says UN has key voice in global debate
PODCAST: Preventing the young terrorist of tomorrow – former Taliban supporter says UN has key voice in global debate
Poe reminds Bato: Power can be deceiving
Pokemon Go banned at government and defense sites in Vietnam
Pokemon Go spurring adults to the world of fandom
Pokemon-mad Russians hunt Ivan the Terrible with new app
Police hunt men who dumped crocodiles in Australian school
Police in Bangkok announced a crackdown today against Thai drivers playing Pokemon Go following complaints that the craze was bringing further gridlock to an already notoriously congested metropolis.
Police in Brazil have uncovered a series of potentially damning emails between a high-ranking Olympics official and a company alleged to have illegally sold tickets to the Olympic Games. The official formerly served as president of the Olympic Council of Ireland
Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir say government forces have fired shotguns and tear gas to break up fierce new protests demanding an end to Indian rule in the disputed Himalayan region, killing a young man and wounding dozens of others.
Police in Thailand said one person was killed and several others wounded when two bombs exploded late Tuesday in the southern town of Pattani.
Policemen’s resignation video goes viral

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