General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-22 00:00

10,596 toilets have been constructed in rural areas this year, registering a progress of 36 per cent
15 militants killed in gun battle with Afghan security forces in Afghanistan
18 school children injured after bus overturns
1 man killed, Louisiana trooper wounded in New Orleans
1% TCS on cash buy not to apply on embassies, UN bodies, Govt
24-karat gold particles in liquid ink make Montblanc’s Golden Elixir Collection worth it only for those golden words of wisdom
28-year-old Jigisha, working as an operations manager in a management consultancy firm, was abducted and killed on March 18, 2009 after she was dropped by her office cab around 4 am near her home in Vasant Vihar area of South Delhi. Her body was recovered three days later from a place near Surajkund in Haryana.
43 militants killed in Afghan military operation
4,500 slavery victims supported by Salvation Army since 2012
4 prominent Taliban commanders killed in East of Afghanistan
50 Indian startups who could be the next potential unicorns
8 'best-selling' smartphone brands in India
A $4.1 billion luxury hotel that features an artificial lake, gondolas, a Jeff Koons art installation and rooms dripping in crystal is finally set to open its doors in Macau next week. (AFP)
A 45-point diagnostic test for checking signs of economic revival
AAP government in Delhi preparing to set up a Sports University
AAP govt drags its feet on special prosecutors
AAP govt plans to set up mohalla clinics in commercial hubs
AAP MP Bhagwant Mann said the party will get boost with the unconditional joining and support of the Maha Sabha
A Belgian expatriate was sentenced to five years' jail in Singapore today for killing his five-year-old son last year while suffering from severe depression during a child custody battle.
Abhishek Bachchan was recently spotted at the 36th India Day Parade in New York celebrating the independence spirit amid the Indian diaspora.Considered as the largest India Day Parade in the world, the chief guests for the event were yoga guru Baba ...
A bowl of hot soup is something one would associate with being sick. Slurping on the hot liquid in the dense spoon......
A boy from Mangueira favela watch fireworks over Maracana Stadium during the 2016 Olympics closing ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on August 21, 2016
A boy would-be suicide bomber was apprehended in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk before he was able to detonate his explosives belt, Iraqi police said Monday.
A branch of the City Central Library began functioning from the newly-built premises in the Cement Block Government Higher Primary School in Chamundipuram here on Sunday. The library, which was shifte...
A bunch of handwritten posters denouncing the alleged destruction of crops in “podu lands” belonging to tribal people in forest fringe areas of the district sprang up in the name of the CPI (Maoist) S...
A burst of colours, quirky motifs and all things India-inspired... A. SHRIKUMAR hands out tips on how to embrace this trend
Academy writes to govt. to introduce Tulu at PU level
A car bomb exploded outside a police station in Van, Turkey, killing three people, according to a senior Turkish official. Several days later, another bombing at a wedding killed 51, state news agency reports.
Accessing blocked torrent sites in India now comes with 3 year jail warning
According to a company official the rise in net profit has been due to increased generation and better ulilisation of its capacities
According to reports, the chief minister will also present a supplementary budget of around Rs 25,000 crores for approval
According to the message posted on Abe's Facebook page, the first lady of Japan, Akie Abe, has paid a visit to the US Pearl Harbor to pay tribute to those that fell victim to the attack by Japan almost 75 years ago.
According to the officials, three militants have been arrested and a stock of arms and ammunitions was destroyed
Accused used to clone credit cards by encoding data of account holders in various banks
Accusing the Centre of inaction in pacifying situation in the violence-hit Kashmir, the Janata Dal (United) on Monday said President Pranab Mukherjee is the only ray of hope in the nation, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has given up ...
A Chinese envoy arrived in Taiwan on Monday for a city-to-city dialogue, amid a chill in relations between the sides following the inauguration of the island’s independence-leaning president, Tsai ing-wen, in June.
A court here on Monday awarded death penalty to Ravi Kapoor and Amit Shukla for kidnapping and killing Jigisha Ghosh in 2009, saying the magnitude and brutality of the crime made it "a rarest of rare cases".
A court here on Monday awarded the death penalty to two convicts for kidnapping and killing IT executive Jigisha Ghosh in 2009.
A creative director of a production house was allegedly harassed by a vigilante group in Mumbai over a leather bag, which they thought is made of cow skin.]]
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Acting District Police Officer Khuzdar Muhammad Ashraf Jatak said the petitioners claimed that the arrested men had "supported" Modi’s August 15 remarks
Activist Piyush Manush has refuted the charge of assault levelled against him by an office-bearer of an activist group.In a statement issued here on Sunday, Mr. Manush said that he went to Nilavarapat...
Actor Charlie Hunnam and Lea Seydoux will play the lead couple in "Like Crazy" director's next film.
Actor Gaurav Arora, who made his debut in the Hindi film industry with the thriller "Love Games", is now geared up for the release of "Raaz Reboot". He says the market is huge for thriller and horror content in India.
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio got involved in a car accident along with his rumoured girlfriend Nina Agdal over the weekend.
Actor Sonu Sood's upcoming home production "2 in 1" is all set to release on October 7.
Actor Vin Diesel says the experience of working with veteran actress Helen Mirren on "Fast 8" was surreal and special.
Actress Lindsay Lohan is allegedly demanding 500,000 pounds and a meeting with President Vladimir Putin in exchange for doing an interview about her tumultuous romance with Egor Tarabasov on Russian TV.
Actress Lindsay Lohan is willing to appear on a popular Russian TV show to discuss her relationship and breakup with Egor Tarabasov -- but it will come at a heavy price.
Actress Nargis Fakhri, who is currently in New York preparing for a Hollywood film, says reading "Robinson Crusoe" was her first tryst with the "magical experience" of world travel -- so much so that she has become a travel junkie herself.
Actress Sonali Bendre is the latest one to follow the league of several B-town A-listers like Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor and Shah Rukh Khan, who after attaining a remarkable feat on silver screen headed towards television.As per Pinkvilla ...
Actress Vishakha Singh, who plays a ghost in forthcoming Tamil horror-thriller "Bayam Oru Payanam", describes it as the most exciting role of her career. She says it was emotionally as well physically taxing to essay the character.
A day after a teenager was killed in clashes with the security forces, authorities decided to continue curfew in the entire Srinagar city on Monday.
A day after the former Vice-Chancellors of KSOU, K.S. Rangappa and M.G. Krishnan, were booked for alleged irregularities in the university during their tenures, Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Ra...
A day after the mysterious deaths of former manager of Parlakhemundi palace Anang Manjari Patra and her two siblings, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today ordered a probe by Crime Branch into the incident.
A day-long session of the Maharashtra Legislature has been convened on August 29 to ratify the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill passed by both Houses of Parliament recently.The decision was taken tod...
Adding that the 'Housing for All' initiative requires an investment of $2 trillion by 2022
A delegation of Congress leaders from Gujarat met President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday and sought his intervention to stop the “rising atrocities” against Dalits and other Schedule Caste communities i...
A delegation of Opposition Parties from Jammu & Kashmir meeting the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on August 22, 2016.
A delegation of Opposition Parties from Jammu & Kashmir meeting the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on August 22, 2016.
A Delhi Court on Monday awarded death sentence to two convicts and life imprisonment to the third accused on charges of murdering IT professional Jigisha Ghosh seven years ago.The two convicts, Ravi Kapoor and Amit Shukla, have been awarded death ...
A Delhi court today awarded death penalty to two convicts and life term to another for robbing and killing IT executive Jigisha Ghosh here in 2009, observing that it was a "brutal" and "cold blooded murder".
A Delhi court will on Monday pronounce the quantum of sentence for all three convicts in the March 18, 2009 murder case of IT executive Jigisha Ghosh.The Delhi Police had on Saturday sought maximum punishment for all three convicts in the murder ...
A delirious sold-out crowd and countless Canadians on live TV watched the final concert by rock band The Tragically Hip, whose lead singer and songwriter Gord Downie has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer
A demonstration was held in front of the Secretariat under the aegis of the Federation of Residents’ Associations Thiruvananthapuram (FRAT) and the Stray dog-free movement on Sunday seeking urgent ste...
Admission to Class XI not automatic if school switches affiliation: HC
A driver lost control and struck two other vehicles on a major Long Island roadway, and police said a former aide to New York Gov Andrew Cuomo and four other people including a 10-year-old boy were killed and six others were injured.
A driver was fatally run over by a driverless bus at the Delhi Transport Corporation’s Dwarka depot on Sunday. The victim has been identified as contractual DTC employee, Bhoj Singh.The engine of the ...
Adult literacy mission
Afghanistan is a close friend and India is with you, says PM opening Kabul’s Stor Palace
Afghan-Pakistan Border Crossing Shut Over Flag-Burning Dispute
Afghan security forces during operations against militants in the eastern Parwan province have captured a Taliban shadowy judge, said a statement of interior ministry released here on ...
A fisherman of Nagore Pattinacherry, S. Madhiyazhagan (38), who slipped from his boat while fishing deep sea on Sunday, has since been missing.According to official sources, Madhiyazhagan, along with ...
'A Flying Jatt' set to release worldwide on Janmashtami
A former Australian High Court justice on Monday warned against setting a "dangerous" precedent by having a citizen-decided plebiscite on the future of same-sex marriage in the country.
A former palace manager of Odisha’s Gajapati dynasty was found dead along with two of her siblings inside a house at Parlakhemundi in Gajapati district on Sunday, police said.
A French student was robbed of valuables and cash by three men who offered him a lift in Ghatampur area here, police said today.
After a brief and fumbling ban on porn, the Indian government seems to be trying ban torrents -- the very idea of torrents.
After a close call against the Serbs earlier in the tournament, Team USA was in full control in Sunday’s 96-66 win. Carmelo Anthony’s third Olympic gold medal is the most won by any male basketball player ever.
After a tremendous final men's soccer match in Maracana stadium Brazil won its first gold medal, edging Germany in a tense penalty shootout.
After brilliant athletics and myriad mishaps, Brazil bids farewell to the Olympics
After bringing laurels to the nation by becoming the lone badminton player to win silver at the Olympics, star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu is feeling on top of the world and insisted that her dream has come true."We have sacrificed so many things and ...
After Cairn India's absorption, Cairn Energy will be left with 5% stake in Vedanta, currently worth about Rs 2,600 cr
After giving Rs. 8 lakh for the ongoing work on the Tulu Jnati Padakosha (Tulu Cognate Dictionary) during 2015-16, the Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy has stopped funding the project.It was a joint ini...
After its successful marketing for the Kwid 800cc, Renault India on Monday has launched its latest offering in the car with bigger 1-litre engine (SCe), priced (ex-showroom) at ₹3.83 lakh (RXT) and ₹...
After leading an all-party delegation of opposition parties from Jammu and Kashmir to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to apprise him of the ground situation in the valley, National Conference chief Omar Abdullah on Monday said they were given a ...
After Olympics, Brazil's Focus Shifts to Political Saga
After Rio, Olympics headed for Asian venues seen as safe
After selling 1.75 million units in just five months, Chinese smartphone-maker Xiaomi's Redmi Note 3 device has become the highest shipped smartphone in the history of India's online market in any given quarter, a new report claimed on Monday.
After she teamed up with her new partner, Barbora Strycova of Czech Republic to win the Western & Southern Open
After the river ghats and the Durga temple, the picturesque settings and the cultural programmes being hosted at various venues across the city are turning out to be the crowd-pullers, giving the much...
After winning last week’s disputed vote, Zambian President Edgar Lungu moved to assure supporters that a new government will
After winning silver medal in marathon, Ethiopian runner raises arms in protest
Agency Uses Clickbait For Charities
A good way to add friction (and jobs) to our software-driven economy would be to invest in painfully slow, physical, local, wasteful infrastructure.
A grand welcome awaits for Rio Olympic star P V Sindhu in Hyderabad as she arrivea today back home with silver medal. The shuttler is the first woman to win an Olympic silver medal for the country. ...
A green history of the city
A gun battle broke out between suspected militants and government forces in Tangdhar area of frontier district of Kupwara on Sunday.]]
A home ministry release said that the central government has extended certain facilities in last two years to persons from the minority community of the three countries, namely Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians staying on additional facilities extended to persons residing in India on LTV.
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has said his party is open for an alliance to fight elections in Uttar Pradesh...
AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi. PTI file photo
Air India’s good gesture falls flat because of its crassness
Air India tries to fight debt burden in profitablity chase
Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) officers on Monday confirmed that they had taken a woman passenger travelling from Dubai to New Delhi into their custody after they retrieved gold bars from her possession.A statement issued by the AIU said that on the ...
Airline stocks gain on good growth in passengers in January to July period
Airplane Tires Don’t Explode on Landing Because They Are Pumped!
Airplane Tires Don’t Explode on Landing Because They Are Pumped!
Airport protest as China official visits Taiwan
AISA said that it has taken strong note of the allegations and has expelled the allegedly accused
AISA’s former Delhi president booked for rape of JNU student
A Jawaharlal Nehru University student, an activist of the All India Students' Union, has been booked for allegedly drugging and raping a 28-year-old research scholar at his university hostel room on ...
A joint delegation of opposition parties led by former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and apprised him of the ground situation with an appeal to adopt a political approach in dealing with ...
A journey through India’s first waterway
Alaindair may score in Nizam’s Gold Cup
Alaindair, who is in great heart, may score in the Nizam’s Gold Cup (2,000m), the main event of the races to be held here on Monday (Aug. 22).There will be no false rails. SUBRAMANYA BHARATI PLATE (...
A leading environment conservation organisation here has demanded CBI probe into the "fake" rhino horns in the custody of state forest department and various treasuries of Assam.
Allahabad has been the worst affected as 20% of the city is flooded, Several rivers in Central UP and Bundelkhand region are also flowing above the danger line
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi has said his party is open for an alliance to fight elections in Uttar Pradesh, where he claimed the Samajwadi Party is
All new Renault Kwid launched at Rs 3.82 lakh
All states compete for investors, and only the fittest will survive
All the students, get some sleep in between study sessions as that may make it easier to recall what you studied and relearn what you've forgotten, even 6 months later."Our results suggest that interleaving sleep between practice sessions leads to a ...
Almost 1800 people die in Philippines' war on illicit drugs, confirms police
Almost there! Six scientists living in an isolated Mars simulation in Hawaii near the end of their lonely, year-long mission
A local court today reserved order on transfer of a criminal complaint case against former Nagaland chief minister and Lok Sabha MP Neiphiu Rio from the court of chief judicial magistrate here to another court.
A look at English cricket history with Graham Gooch
Al-Shabab is waging an insurgency against Somalia's weak UN-backed government to establish an Islamic emirate
Also on the anvil is abolition of distinction between Plan and non-Plan expenditure and replacing it with capital and revenue expenditure
A luxury cruise ship sets sail for the Arctic, thanks to climate change
A major crossing on the Afghan-Pakistan border has been closed over a dispute over the burning of a Pakistani flag by Afghan demonstrators last week. Pakistani officials said the ...
A Malian jihadist today confessed to ordering the 2012 attacks on the fabled city of Timbuktu, becoming the first person to plead guilty at the world's only permanent war crimes court.
A man died on the spot after he was allegedly electrocuted while painting a school van in Bannerghatta police station limits here on Sunday morning. The deceased has been identified as Ambrose (55...
A man in India spent two months swallowing knives and had 40 of them surgically removed from his stomach, according to the doctor who led the operation.
A man in Sheikhpura village here was attacked allegedly by his daughter's in-laws after he pressed that the girl, who had eloped and married, return to her paternal home, police said today.
A man was allegedly electrocuted while painting a school van in Bannerghatta police station limits here on Sunday. He has been identified as Ambrose (55), a resident of Vasanthanagar at Bannerghatta.A...
A man was allegedly electrocuted while painting a school van in Bannerghatta police station limits here on Sunday.He has been identified as Ambrose (55), a resident of Vasanthanagar at Bannerghatta.Ac...
A man was killed and a Louisiana State Police trooper was shot in the arm during an auto theft investigation in New Orleans.
A medium intensity earthquake measuring 3.5 on Richter scale hit Haryana today, with tremors being felt ....
American Boxer Claressa Shields Wins Gold at Rio Olympics
American researchers suggest women would get the 'fittest' genes for their child from their affair partner - and have the baby looked after by their more reliable long-term partner.
Americans’ 121 medals, most in a non-boycotted Olympics since 1904, surprise even U.S. officials.
American star Eaton, who retained his decathlon crown in Rio, and his Canadian h...
American wrestler Kyle Snyder won gold on Sunday, becoming the youngest Olympic wrestling champion in US ...
America’s senseless pursuit of regime change has destroyed lives and ruined nations in the Middle East and Africa. Drawing lesson from what had happened to former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, countries blacklisted by Pentagon will now go nuclear like North…
A mid-air mishap was averted due to an auto generated warning after a SpiceJet aircraft came in close proximity of an overflying Emirates plane in the Indian airspace.
Amid a riot of colour combining tradition with modernity, Brazil showcased its cultural variety, paying tributes to the country's music maestros, arts and dance forms, as the curtains came down on the 31st Olympic Games here on Sunday.
Amid a weak global trend, gold futures plunged Rs 176 to Rs 31,228 per 10 gram today as participants trimmed their bets.At the futures trade, gold for delivery in October was trading Rs 176 or 0.56 p...
Amid concerns over growing presence of terror groups in South-East Asian region, the Indonesian Tourism today said safety of the tourists visiting the island nation would be of prime importance and security has been heightened to avert terror ...
Amid continued earnings downgrades, eight companies witnessed earnings upgrades for three quarters in a row and most of them make for good investment bets
Amidst scenes of jubilation and a sense of pride, Olympics silver medallist P V Sindhu was today accorded a rousing welcome on her arrival to home town and felicitated by Telangana government for her stupendous performance at Rio Games.
A minor earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter Scale struck Delhi and Haryana on Monday, officials said.
Amnesty International's Gauri van Gaulik gives a first hand account of what awaits Syrian children arriving in Europe.
Amnesty row: Ananth Kumar criticises Karnataka government
Amnesty row: Arun Jaitley says Congress indulging in vote bank politics
Amnesty Row Shows Cong Plays Vote Bank Politics: Arun Jaitley
A mobile ticketing van to provided hassle-free journey and issue railway tickets on the move has been introduced by the South Central Railway, Guntur Division. The van positioned nearer to the pushkar...
A Monday report in The Economic Times said the state-run carrier is looking to convert its debt into equity through the Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets or S4A scheme
A month since it went off radar enroute Port Blair, the search for the missing AN-32 aircraft of Indian Air Force continues without any concrete evidence about the fate of the aircraft.
A mother is under investigation for murder after her four children, including a girl as young as three, were found dead.]]
A mother is under investigation for murder after her four children, including a girl as young as three, were found dead, Japanese media reports and police said today.
Amul MD Sodhi appointed on board of India Post Payment Banks
An accidental fire that erupted due to mishandling of chemicals at a fireworks unit near here claimed the life of a worker on Sunday. Another woman worker suffered serious injuries and was admitted to...
Anamalai Police arrested three persons from Anamalai on Sunday for allegedly threatening an aged person and taking away Rs. 1 lakh cash from his house in June this year. The police said the incident t...
Ananga Manjari Patra, manager of ex-king of Paralakimedi and former MP Gopinath Gajapati Narayan Deo, her sister Bijoylaxmi and brother Sanjay Patra, the king’s personal assistant, consumed poison, police said.
A National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) Peer Team will be assessing the Chikkaiah Naicker College in the city for accreditation from August 22 to 24.The historic institution inaugurated...
Andhra Pradesh police will soon have the backing of DNA technology to improve efficiency of policing. The State Government has decided to use a technology sourced from IntegenX Inc., US to generate D...
An eight-year-old boy from Hyderabad, Harthik, drowned in the Krishna river on Sunday while taking the dip as part of the on-going pushkaralu festival, far away from the ghat at Kacharajupalli in Chan...
An eloquent defence statement prepared by a professor saved the day for his client. Read on to know more...
An employee of a private firm was robbed by two men in Kamakshipalya police station limits on Saturday night.The victim, Madhukumar, a resident of Sunkadakatte, was standing at Nagarabhavi junction a...
An employee of a private firm was robbed by two unidentified men near Kamakshipalya police station limits on Saturday night.
An Ethiopian medalist just led a protest that could land him in jail
An Ethiopian medalist led a protest that could land him in jail
A new form of artistic dialogue
A new study says that games like Pokemon Go may have quite a good impact on personal and public health.In an editorial by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers "Pokemon Go, Go, Go, Gone?" it is said that The combination of augmented reality technology, ...
Angara pushes lower estate tax
An Indian delegation led by the Secretary, DARPG Shri C Viswanath visited Malaysia from August 17-20, 2016 to attend the Meeting of General Members of Commonwealth Association for Public Administration & Management (CAPAM) & CAPAM Biennial Conference at Putrajaya.
An Indian national was reportedly found dead hanging from a tree in the Damhimadai Village Defence Committee area of Nepal's Mahottari district on Monday.According to a Himalayan Times report, the deceased has been identified as Ramsnehi Sada, a ...
An Indian-origin woman faces 25 years to life in prison in the US for strangling her 9-year- old step-daughter to death as federal prosecutors charged her with the murder and her ex-husband for obstructing the investigation.
An Indonesian radio station today denied airing extremist sermons after Singapore linked it to the radicalisation of two men detained in the city-state who allegedly planned to join the Islamic State group.
An infinite universe and many worlds leave no room for a creator. Time to rethink what’s sacred, says philosopher of religion
An invitation that was notFirst-time DMK MLA P.T.R.P. Thiagarajan is a regular visitor to the Meenakshi Temple. A week ago, when officials invited him to participate in a function at the temple, he ag...
An Islamic extremist has pleaded guilty to destroying historic mausoleums in the Malian desert city of Timbuktu.
An Islamic State group suicide bomber as young as 12 years old attacked an outdoor Kurdish wedding party in southeastern Turkey, killing at least 51 people and wounding dozens of others, the Turkish president said
Anti-IS forces seize more ground in Libya's Sirte
Anti-national forces in the coastal region should be crushed: Minister
An upset LG says lack of cooperation for her cleanliness drive may even force her to leave the Union Territory
A parliamentary panel has rejected Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi’s contention that there cannot be preparation for a disaster like the Chennai floods which “occurs once in 100 years.” The Pa...
Apart from T S Thakur, key speakers in the programme include Delhi High Court Chief Justice G Rohini and Satyarthi.
A penguin dives from an ice block
Apologises for missing a medal in Rio; says India should cut its dependence on foreign coaches in sports.
A powerful typhoon was on course for a direct hit on Tokyo on Monday, with nearly 400 flights grounded due to heavy rain and strong winds.]]
Apple's iPhone: a definitive history in pictures
Appointment of GOCC directors
Apps that enhance sexual pleasure
A pregnant woman, her husband and infant daughter were among six Filipinos killed in a weekend fire at their Saudi Arabian residence, the Philippines embassy said today.
A proposal has been sent to the State government for introduction of helicopter tourism on Kodaikanal hills, according Minister for Forests C. Seenivasan.Talking to reporters here on Sunday, he said a...
Archaeologists have discovered an unusually large tomb at the ancient Maya city of Xunantunich in western Belize, where they found the skeleton of a 20-30-year-old man and three hieroglyphic panels.
Are aging and the economic slowdown linked?
A recent meeting of bird watchers in Bidar has identified some bird habitats that are under threat from destruction of water bodies, deforestation and real estate development in the district.
A recent speech made by Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader K.M. Shaji, MLA, here making light of the “serious threats” posed by the Sangh Parivar outfits is a ploy to conceal the realities, Comm...
A report by Bank for International Settlements suggests heightened risk of banking distress in a number of emerging market economies
A report in The Economic Times said the state-run carrier is looking to convert its debt into equity through S4A scheme
Arijit Singh won't sing for Salman Khan
Army has been kept on standby for rescue and rehabilitation efforts in Allahabad
Army kills 3 militants, foils infiltration bid along LoC
Army, NDRF (National Disaster Response Force(NDRF) and RAC (Rajasthan Armed Constabulary) have been deployed in the affected areas and several people have been shifted to safer places.
Army's handling of Bergdahl case highlights upcoming hearing
A robot directs you to your stadium seat, while artificial meteorites streak across the sky.
A robot helper ushers you to your stadium seat, while artificial meteorites streak across the sky. This is the crazy reality that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Committee wants to bring to life.
A roommate ad seeking "person of color only" posted on Facebook by a California college student created a national debate.
Around 18 school children were injured when the vehicle they were travelling in overturned after being hit by a truck at New Town this morning. The driver and the helper of the bus were also injured.
Around 800 boys and girls took part in the 4.8 km mini marathon organised in the city on Sunday morning to create awareness on substance abuse.Youngstro Marathon was organised by Don Bosco Anbu Illam ...
Around the world, farmers are an ageing demographic as the sector fails to attract younger talent who are heading instead to cities in search of work
'Arrest Us' Says Defiant Hong Kong National Party
Arunachal Cabinet approves special Assembly session
Arunachal Pradesh's Apatani tribal group's traditional outfit from the 1960s impressed one and all at the North East India Fashion Week (NEIFW) here.
Arun Jaitley in a tweet said Urijit Patel will successfully lead the Reserve Bank and contribute to India's economic development
Arun Jaitley said that NDA government will make sure that there is no compromise with national integrity and those indulging in violence.
As a growing power, India has a role to play in meeting the challenge of terrorism, Syrian President...
As curfew continued for the 46th day in Srinagar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met a delegation of opposition parties from Kashmir who warned that a continuing law and order problem and unrest in the state will only alienate the people ...
As Feyisa Lilesa crossed the marathon finish line, he let the world know his people were being oppressed.
As floods ravaged some parts of the country, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today spoke to chief ministers of four flood-hit states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar and Rajasthan -- and assured all central help in dealing with the disaster.
As Games wrap up, Team USA leaves with many medals and some tarnish
Ashok Chawla to take over as YES Bank non-executive chairman
A shooting at a crowded house party has left 13 people wounded, and police in Connecticut are investigating what they said is an unusual outburst of violence in the state's largest city. Representative Image
Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen-Eaton are the power couple of the Olympics, a gold and bronze medal to their names.
Asian shares drop, dollar gains as investors await Fed hike signal
Asian shares slipped on Monday and the dollar pulled away from last week’s lows on expectations that a signal might emerge from a Federal Reserve gathering this week in Jackson Hole, Wyoming that the ...
A Sikh candidate, who is running for a place in the city council of Hamilton in New Zealand, has had one of his election billboards defaced with the word 'ISIS' plastered over it in black paint.
As inflation rate is near the upper limit of the comfort zone, experts rule out rate cuts anytime soon
As it happened | 'Marvellous' Rio flames out as Super Abe takes baton
As it happened: Rio Olympics closing ceremony
A six-month pregnant woman was allegedly beaten by three men in Sihi village here over a squabble between her son and a neighbouring boy, police said today.
As Lyft Inc was gauging interest from prospective acquirers, executives from Uber Technologies Inc in the past few weeks told investors that the company would not pay more than US$2 billion to purchase its main US ride-hailing competitor, people familiar with the
As of Aug 10, over 10,000 projects to relocate poor residents have been launched in about 1,100 counties in 22 provincial regions, according to NDRC.
As part of the efforts to restore the rich heritage of the buildings housing the Madras High Court, restoration of the old paintings on the domes are likely to be given to National Research Laboratory...
A special court today decided to hear afresh the arguments on appointing of special public prosecutor (SPP) in the Rs 100 crore transport scam case in Delhi in view of Delhi High Court's recent verdict on powers of Delhi government and Lieutenant ...
A special Lok Adalat has released 14 undertrials lodged at the district jail here after deciding their cases, said jail officials today.
A special team of police personnel raided two places in Afzalpur taluk in Kalaburagi and Madnal village in Sindagi taluk in Vijayapura and seized three country-made pistols and eight live rounds of am...
As per the amendment to the Competition Act, consolidation in the banking sector space is exempt from the approval of CCI
Assad made the assertion during a meeting with Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar when the latter called on him on Saturday during his Syria visit.
Assad said as a growing power, India has a role to play in meeting the challenge of terrorism,&quot
Assamese actor Nisita Goswami inaugurates Aerofitness Gym at Hatigaon in Guwahati
A Stanford University Medical Center study has found out one approach that can prevent both obesity and eating disorders in teenagers.Scientific evidence summarised in the new recommendations shows that physicians and parents can ward off problems ...
A state-of-the-art floating laboratory that would take the marine researchers and oceanographers across the oceans is taking shape on the drawing board.Expert Committee constituted by the Ministry of ...
A state-of-the-art oceanographic and fishery research vessel takes shape
As the country celebrates 70 years of independence, youth across the country are re-living the sacrifices made by our great revolutionaries who gave their lives for our freedom.
As the curtains came down on the world's greatest sports extravaganza here, India goes back with one silver medal and one bronze -- consolation prizes for a nation of 1.3 billion people amidst dashed hopes of improving on London Olympics of four ...
As the deputy governor, Urjit R Patel's biggest contribution has changed the way monetary policy is framed in India. He chaired the experts group that put in place the framework of the monetary policy committee
As the presidential race ramps up in the US, supporters and opponents of the American presidential nominees have also seemed to liven up; ex-NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has decided to fuel the flame by taking a shot at Republican nominee Donald Trump.
As the United States walks away with the highest medal tally, bids adieu to two all-time-great Olympians, Rio winds the 17-day carnival up with some festivity. Sakshi Malik is the Indian flagbearer.
As the unrest in the Kashmir valley continues for the 44th day, a committee constituted by the Home Ministry to look for alternatives to pellet guns is exploring options including enhancing the intens...
A strong typhoon stuck near Tokyo today, with heavy rain and winds grounding more than 400 flights as officials warned of landslides and flooding.
A student had complained that schools’ insistence on plaits for girls led to health problems
A study conducted by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India has found that child sex ratio i.e. number of girls per 1000 boys is all set to fall drastically to a little over 800 by 2021 census.The report "The State of Female ...
A suicide bomber aged between 12 and 14 carried out the attack that killed at least 51 people, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, adding that initial evidence suggested it was orchestrated by Islamic State.
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gates of a local government headquarters in Somalia while another bomber targeted a nearby marketplace, killing at least 17 people.]]
As World Photography Day was observed, here is a choice collection of images, clicked and composed by The Hindu's photographers, that tells a story only a montage — not the individual pictures — could have told.
At a national meeting on health during Aug 19-20
At an average resale price of $520, tickets to see the women's final on September 10 are only 18% cheaper than the men's final -- which is the closest the tournaments have come in price since SeatGeek began tracking the numbers in 2011.
At a time when the Tripura state administration is gearing up to welcome Dipa Karmakar on her homecoming on Monday, the gymnastics icon has been invited by a cultural association from Bangladesh for ...
A team of astronomers has identified a young star, located almost 11,000 light years away, which could help us understand how the most massive stars in the universe are formed.
A team of ministers has been constituted to take a call on using a new machine which prevents disclosure of voting pattern during counting to enhance voter secrecy.
A team of researchers is working to use naturally-occurring fungi for an environment-friendly recycling process to extract cobalt and lithium from waste batteries.
A technician from Manipur allegedly committed suicide by hanging at his house in Subramanyapura police station limits on Sunday.The deceased has been identified as Lishwant Gojendra Singh (25).The pol...
Athletes’ Olympic performance lauded
Athletics nervously enters post-Bolt world
Athletics nervously enters post-Usain Bolt world
At least 10 people died when two suicide car bombs rocked a government building in Somalia on Sunday, authorities said.
At least 15 fishermen were rescued, around 70 nautical miles away from North of Mumbai, after two fishing boats Himsagar and Krishna Sagar they were onboard sunk last night.The Indian Navy helicopters were pressed to search the survivors following ...
At least 1,779 persons have been killed in the Philippine's war on illicit drugs since July 1 this year, authorities said on Monday.
At least 22 victims in southeast Turkey wedding attack under 14 - official
At least 23 people died when two suicide car bombs struck a government building in Somalia on Sunday, authorities said.
At least 55 girl students of Government Polytechnic College here were hospitalised following complaints of nausea and diarrhoea after they had food from the hostel, police said.
At least four prominent commanders of the Taliban group were killed during an operation in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said the Taliban ...
At least one soldier was killed and three others were injured in a bomb attack on an armoured military vehicle in Turkey's Sanliurfa province on Sunday, the local media reported.
At least six people were killed by Pakistani security forces in a remote northwestern valley near the Afghan border in a new offensive.The Inter-Services Public Relations in a statement said that all the six killed in the Khyber region were ...
At least ten persons were killed and 18 injured when a bus fell into a canal in Telangana's Khammam district early on Monday, police said.
ATMs are key for last mile delivery of the govt's ambitious financial inclusion programme in the country
At nearly 17 per cent, Maharashtra has emerged at the top in terms of attracting investments in the country's hospitality and tourism industry, a study by industry lobby Assocham said on Monday.
A total of 1,157 candidates benefited at the job fair organised by the Placement and Training Cell of Bharathidasan University here on Sunday in co-ordination with Equitas Microfinance, Vizion India, ...
A tree was falling toward her children. She was paralyzed trying to save them.

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