Thursday, September 29, 2016

General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack


    1. Five big holders of cellular patents, including Qualcomm, are joining an effort proposed by Ericsson to jointly license patents in an emerging field called the Internet of Things.
    2. Five people are reported to have been killed by police 12-gauge shotguns that fire No. 9 lead birdshot, and two more by teargas shells, since the report was finalised on September 1.
    3. Five persons, including two women and as many children, were killed and 21 others injured when a state transport bus rammed into a stationary truck near a village on Godhra-Dahod highway today.
    4. Five Russian meteorologists at a remote weather station in the Arctic are currently being besieged by about 10 polar bears for nearly two weeks on Troynoy island.
    5. Flames engulfed the car on a highway in Port St. Lucie, Florida, after the cellphone exploded inside, less than a week after Samsung told customers to stop using the phone.
    6. Flipkart debuts in eSports launches 'Flipkart Gaming Online Championship'
    7. Flipkart Gaming Online Championship&#039
    8. Flock leaders who attempt to give their fellow pigeons incorrect information about their direction of travel can be overruled by the collective wisdom of the group, according to new research.
    9. FM launches the Web Responsive Pensioner's Service portal to provide better services to the pensioners
    10. Focus to be on achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030
    11. Following are the UEFA Champions League group stage results on Wednesday:
    12. Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a prayer service on the occasion of the opening of the seventy-first session of the General Assembly, in New York, today:
    13. Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the “Back to the Present” launch of a time machine installation on data for children, in New York, today:
    14. Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Tourism Day, observed on 27 September:
    15. Following Myanmar Democratic transformation, U.S. President Barack Obama has announced that his government was prepared to lift sanctions on the country.Obama made the remarks after meeting with Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the Oval ...
    16. Following protests by residents and black flag demonstrations in various pockets in the city, the Coimbatore Corporation has assured residents of adequate supply of drinking water.In a release, the Co...
    17. 'Food waste may store solar, wind energy'
    18. For Army football, brotherhood in victory and tragedy
    19. For B2B e-commerce companies, fireworks start on Vishwakarma
    20. Forces are facing dificulty to sanitize the area as it is covered with maize crop and tall grass
    21. ‘Forcible’ land acquisition for solar power plant decried
    22. Ford India rolls out 100,00th vehicle from its Sanand plant
    23. Ford Motor Co. made its latest plea for investors to view the auto maker more like a Silicon Valley company, promising lofty returns on future product ventures while warning that short-term profits will be pinched by deep investment.
    24. Ford moving all small car production to Mexico
    25. Ford Rolls Out Business Services Unit, Plans Autonomous-Car Services
    26. Foreign firms may pick up stake in coastal refinery project: IOC Chairman
    27. Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov (L) and US Secretary of State John Kerry shake hands
    28. Foreign Minister Steinmeier to travel to Ukraine
    29. Foreign Minister Steinmeier to travel to Ukraine
    30. Foreign Minister Steinmeier traveles to Ukraine together with Foreign Minister Ayrault. A visit to the east of the country is on the itinerary alongside talks in Kyiv.
    31. Foreign ministers visit eastern Ukraine as fresh ceasefire begins
    32. Forest Department officials have seized a carcass of a peacock and a motorcycle, used by poachers, during a raid conducted in Sirguppa taluk recently. However, the poachers managed to escape in the co...
    33. Forex dealers said that besides selling of the American currency by exporters and banks, weakness in the dollar against some currencies overseas supported the rupee.]]
    34. Forging peace between States, with pictures from history
    35. Forgotten inside Greece’s notorious
    36. Formal talks with partners to begin after land is finalised
    37. Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has sharply criticized new authorities giving the U.S. military greater freedom to fight Taliban insurgents, saying they were a further erosion of the country&#8217
    38. Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been charged in the Petrobras corruption scheme that cost the state oil company billions of dollars.
    39. Former Chicago marathon silver medallist Sammy Kitwara of Kenya will face a daunting task in his quest to conquer the Copenhagen half marathon on Sunday.
    40. Former "Dancing With the Stars" champ and HLN sports contributor Hines Ward weighs in on the jaw-dropping premiere.
    41. Former England batsman Graeme Hick has been appointed as Australia's specialist batting coach on a four-year contract.Hick, who represented England in 65 Tests and 120 ODIs, had acted as Australia's assistant coach in the absence of head coach ...
    42. Former England batsman Graeme Hick was today promoted to be Australia's specialist batting coach starting with the upcoming series against South Africa.
    43. Former football star David Beckham has reunited with actor Kevin Hart for the new 'Modern Essentials selected by David Beckham' campaign for Swedish fashion retail giant H&M. Both the celebrities will be seen enjoying a road trip together in the ...
    44. Former Israeli president and Noble Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres saw "real improvement" today but remained in serious condition after the 93-year-old suffered a major stroke, his doctor said.
    45. Former Israeli President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres' condition has improved somewhat a day after his stroke, and he was able to shake his son-in-law's hand as physicians reduced his level of sedation, doctors said Wednesday.
    46. Former Israeli security chief works to make unhackable cars
    47. Former Minister Devineni Rajasekhar (Nehru) is going to join the Telugu Desam party amid fanfare on Thursday. The meeting will be a show of strength with thousands of his followers and supporters also...
    48. Former News Corp Executives Accused of Misleading U.K. Parliament
    49. Former One Direction singer Zayn Malik's girlfriend and model Gigi Hadid loves playing with the children's construction set Lego.
    50. Former President Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea will leave the board of a health project connected to the Clinton Foundation, should Hillary Clinton win the White House.
    51. Former Prime Minister David Cameron’s 2011 decision to intervene militarily in Libya was misguided and helped give rise to Islamic extremism in North Africa, a key British parliamentary committee sai...
    52. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell described the investigation into the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, as a "stupid witch hunt," saying the fault lies in part on the "courageous ambassador" who died in the assault, Christopher Stevens.
    53. Former Tiruchi Mayor Sarubala R. Tondaiman who quit the Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) last month joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Wednesday.Along with Ms. Sarubala, forme...
    54. Former X Factor judge Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, 33, has recently discovered that she is the distant cousin of Yvonne Ridley, the 58-year-old reporter who was captured by the Taliban in ...
    55. For over 65 years, the Tupperware Brands Corporation has been at the forefront of providing entrepreneurship opportunities for women.Today our innovative products are found in over 80 countries, including in India where we have been empowering women ...
    56. ForPressRelease.com launches Mobile App for easier access to press releases
    57. For supply of power transformers
    58. Fort Benning Closes Maneuver Conference to Talk Russian Threat
    59. for the damage that has plunged the party into a crisis, party national General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav, without taking anyone&#039
    60. For the farmers, by the farmers: School in Jharkhand
    61. For the first time, researchers have identified rapidly proliferating cells (known as “neural crest-derived progenitor cells”) in the corneal endothelium of specimens from normal corneas and from corneas with Fuchs’ Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD), a condition in which the cells responsible for keeping the cornea clear die prematurely — often leading to blindness. The findings hold promise for new therapies to be developed using the proliferating cells to return normal clearing abilities to the cornea in patients with FECD.
    62. Fouad Baka of Algeria finished a 1500-meter race in just 3 minutes and 49.59 seconds at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
    63. Four children including one girl drowned in a water tank on the city outskirts today, police said.
    64. Four general secretaries of West Bengal Congress have recently written a letter to the Party high command demanding removal of Chowdhury from the post of state unit president.
    65. Four months after the murder of bureau chief of a Hindi daily Rajdev Ranjan in Siwan, CBI will be taking over the investigation in the case.
    66. Fox News co-presidents sign long-term deals
    67. Free Balochistan activists hold Protests at UNGA session
    68. Free flights to medalists in Rio Olympics, Paraolympics
    69. Free power for farmers fuelling water crisis: Minister
    70. Freesky Discount Card, a new initiative by Purchasekaro
    71. Free Syrian Army Declares Mobilisation in Daraa
    72. (From AFP) Rodrigo Duterte shot dead a justice department employee and ordered the murder of opponents, a former death squad member told parliament Thursday, in ...
    73. (From AFP)  Rodrigo Duterte shot dead a justice department employee and ordered the murder of opponents, a former death squad member told parliament Thursday, in explosive allegations against the Philippine president. The self-described assassin told a Senate hearing that he…
    74. From Basaveswara Circle to Esteem Mall in Hebbal
    75. (From Deccan Chronicle) A 35-year old Indian engineer has completed an epic journey of 14,000 kilometers on a solar-powered auto-rickshaw. Naveen Rabelli, originally from Hyderabad, started his journey from Bengaluru in February and reached London — the final leg of ...
    76. From Galaxy J7 Prime to Lenovo A7700, the best gadgets of the month
    77. From now, you can watch the first ever live feed from the Syrian city of Aleppo organized by the Russian Defense Ministry.
    78. (From PTI) The much-anticipated contract for 36 Rafale fighter jets is likely to be sealed soon as both India and France have finalized the details ...
    79. (From PTI) The much-anticipated contract for 36 Rafale fighter jets is likely to be sealed soon as both India and France have finalized the details for the deal, which will cost about Euro 7.87 billion. Indian government sources said the cost,…
    80. From Russia
    81. FSC fines Mega Bank, orders executives fired
    82. FSC fires Mega Bank's Tsai, orders dismissal of 5 other executives

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