General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 20160802 23:00

1. Trump: Crimean Citizens Want to Be With Russia, Not With Ukraine
2. Trump Denounced for Response to Slain Soldier’s Father
3. Trump fears US presidential polls going to be 'rigged'
4. Trump for strong ties between US and Russia
5. Trump has said he would not release his returns until the Internal Revenue Service has completed an audit.
6.     Trump Invites Russia to Dig Up Hillary’s Emails   
7. Trump Probably Makes Russia Nervous Despite Backing Crimea Secession
8. Trump's decision to lash out over the timing of the presidential debates is a calculated move. In fact, he may not even want to participate, writes Rachel Sklar.
9. Trump's Russia praise raises 'security issues': Clinton
10. Trump suggests US accept Russia's annexation of Crimea
11. Tsai congratulates Koike on Tokyo governor election victory
12. TS Genco commissions unit 3,4 of Lower Jurala Hydroelectric project
13. Turkey captures commandos who tried to seize Erdogan during coup bid
14. Turkey, Russia take steps for reconciliation ahead of Erdoğan-Putin meeting
15. Turkey Wants Pakistan to Close Schools Linked to Imam
16. TV Spot Drops For 'Star Wars' Spinoff 'Rogue One'
17. Twelve garbage collection workers (Thuimai Kavalargal), including two supervisors, recruited under the Swachh Bharat Programme in Kanyakulam panchayat demanded increase in the number of working days t...
18. Two former officials of First Leasing Company of India have been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a ₹500-crore bank fraud case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act,...
19. Two people a day being turned away from extremism, says police chief
20. Two startup entrepreneurs and two investors at an Economic Times roundtable faced off on a contentious topic: Could investors have done better for entrepreneurs?
21. Two-wheeler riders flocking to petrol pumps in the city on Monday morning were greeted by Motor Vehicles Department officials with pamphlets and awareness talks on use of helmets and their importance ...
22. Two young men from Bidar have developed an application called Bidar App, a multi-utility portal that will help residents of the city access services by public and private agencies and business.“It is ...
23. Two youths who rode motorcycles without helmets at Irimpanam on Seaport-Airport Road on Monday got a free helmet each at the function in which the ‘Wear Helmet, Get Petrol – Be Safe’ project was launc...
24. Typhoon Nida has hit the coast of the Chinese territory of Hong Kong and residents were advised to stay away from waterways in case they flood, the media said on Monday.
25. Typhoon Nida is moving northwest across southern China, bringing high winds and heavy rain but no immediate reports of deaths or destruction.
26. Typhoon Nida makes landfall, lashes Hong Kong
27. Typhoon Nida moving northwest across southern China
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29. Typhoon Nida shuts Hong Kong, more than 150 flights cancelled
30. Typhoon Nida will make landfall in south China's Guangdong Province during the day tomorrow, according to meteorological authorities forecast, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
31. Uber agrees £26bn deal to merge with its Chinese rival Didi Chuxing after bitter two-year battle to try and become the country's biggest cab firm
32. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick will join Didi's board, while Didi Chuxing chief Cheng Wei joining the Uber board
33. Uber China, Didi said to merge
34. Uber DOESN'T lower drink drive rates as drunks don't order taxis say researchers
35. Uber DOESN’T lower drink drive rates as drunks don’t order taxis say researchers
36. Uber founder and CEO Travis Kalanick sent an internal email to UberChina employees elaborating on the deal. Read on for the full memo
37. Uber has a new strategy in China: If you can't beat them, join them.
38. Uber loses bid for China business, plans to merge with main rival
39. Uber Plans to Map the World
40. Uber reverses out of dead end in China
41. Uber spends £380m to map the world: Firm says its updated database could make pickups more accurate
42. Uber Technologies Inc is to sell its China business to Didi Chuxing (滴滴出行), the dominant ride-hailing service in the country, people familiar with the matter said. 
43. Uber to Invest $500 Million in Global Mapping Project: Report
44. UDF has disintegrated, says Kummanam
45. Ujjivan Financial Services banks on housing, SME segments for coming years
46. ‘Ujjwala is a welfare scheme’
47. Under Iran's buy-back system foreign firms have been banned from booking reserves or taking equity stakes in Iranian companies
48. UNESCO and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reinforce cooperation to drive education reform
49. UNICEF working at ‘full strength’ in north-east Nigeria, despite attack on aid convoy
50. UNICEF working at ‘full strength’ in north-east Nigeria, despite attack on aid convoy
51. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has advised the residents to register or update their mobile number in Aadhaar for easy access of various government services online.
52. UN rights chief expresses concern about Iraq's fast-tracking of executions
53. Until recently, Kedar was Vice-President, Global Generics Finance, and Head of Investor Relations in D...
54. Unveiling the Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva 2016 finalists
55. UPDATED: Interactive Graphic: Zika Goes Local in the U.S.
56. UP polls: Sonia to lead roadshow in Varanasi to launch party's campaign
57. Urban Development Ministry said it has decided to rope in the youth of the country through its next set of thematic drives
58. U.S. assisting India in the search for missing aircraft
59. US-based YouTube channel, End Times Prophecies, also predicted a giant asteroid would collide with Earth in May. Nasa says a polar flip would be unlikely to end the world.
60. U.S. Charges 2 Venezuelan Officials With Cocaine Smuggling
61. US cloud and software major Oracle has acquired enterprise cloud services company NetSuite for nearly $9.3 billion in an all-cash deal
62. U.S. general seeks to soothe Turkey ties strained by coup purge
63. US general seeks to soothe Turkey ties strained by coup purge
64. US General seeks to sooth strained Turkey ties after failed coup attempt
65. US health authorities warn against travel to Zika virus 'transmission zone' in Florida after more cases discovered
66.     U.S. health officials say pregnant women should not travel to an area north of downtown Miami that has active Zika transmission. The agency said that it is also recommending that pregnant couples in the area avoid mosquito bites
67. Using a heat-resistant device, made of tungsten and alumina layers, researchers have found that the device can absorb the sun's broad spectrum radiation and convert it to electricity.
68. Using a telescope in remote outback Australia, astronomers have peered into the past of a nearby star millions of years before its famous explosion.The research paints a picture of the star's life long before its death in what was the closest and brightest supernova seen from Earth, now known as supernova remnant 1987A, which collapsed spectacularly almost 30 years ago.
69. Using new and innovative immune-therapeutic approaches to silence 'don't eat me' signaling proteins recognized by specialized cells of the immune system, molecular biologists have identified an effective way to combat metastatic melanoma.
70. Using telescopes on the ground and in space, a team of astronomers has discovered a new type of exotic binary star in the system AR Scorpii. The rapidly spinning white dwarf star is powering electrons up to almost the speed of light. These high energy particles release blasts of radiation that lash the companion red […]
71. US launches airstrike on ISIS in Libya on request of UN-backed government