Sunday, September 4, 2016

General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-09-04 06:00


  1. Pressure on India as US and China ratify Paris deal
  2. Price war: Idea, Vodafone and Bharti Airtel to slash tariffs to compete with Reliance Jio
  3. Prick of conscience: Youth moves HC to surrender BE degree
  4. Pride, redemption and more at stake in dead rubber
  5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping met before they attended the BRICS leaders meeting held ahead of the G20 summit.
  6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his arrival at Hangzhou airport, China on Saturday. PTI Photo
  7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Tran Dai Quang, in Hanoi, Vietnam on Saturday. PTI Photo
  8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping for a bilateral meeting here on Sunday ahead of the G20 Summit.
  9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the leaders of the other BRICS countries in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, in his second engagement of the day on Sunday.
  10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, ahead of the G20 Summit which is scheduled to take place on September 4 -5 in Hangzhou City of China."First engagement in Hangzhou is a meeting with the ...
  11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the five BRICS nations are an influential voice in international discourse and it is their shared responsibility to shape the international agenda.
  12. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today left Vietnam for China to attend the G20 summit beginning tomorrow after wrapping ...
  13. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met Chinese President Xi Jinping here amid differences between the two countries...
  14. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met Chinese President Xi Jinping here amid differences between the two countries...
  15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met Chinese President Xi Jinping here amid differences between the two countries over a raft of issues, including the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor which runs th...
  16. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met Chinese President Xi Jinping here amid differences between the two countries over a raft of issues, including the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor which runs through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
  17. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived here on Friday night to attend the G20 Summit on September 4 and 5, will take up multiple issues of India's interest with various global leaders on the sidelines of the Summit."During the visit, India will ...
  18. Prime Minster Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping for a bilateral meeting here on Sunday ahead of the G20 Summit.
  19. Prison Department has suspended superintendent of Thane District Jail Hiralal Jadhav, who is accused of molestation by a woman staffer.]]
  20. Privacy Shield is a voluntary scheme, whereby companies promise to treat European citizens' personal data in compliance with European Union data rules
  21. Private consumption is looking up and will get better as the full effect of the good monsoon is felt on rural income, and the effect of the payout from the 7th Pay Commission is felt on urban income
  22. Private consumption is looking up and will get better as the full effect of the good monsoon is felt on rural income, and the effect of the payout from the Seventh Pay Commission is felt on urban income
  23. Priyadarsan’s Mohanlal-starrer Oppam has four friends on board as composers
  24. Pro-IS Group Publishes Posters Threatening West, Inciting Lone-Wolves to Avenge 'Adnani Killing
  25. Proof of life North American couple held by Afghan terrorists issues plea in new video
  26. Protect RBI’s ability to say no to govt: Raghuram Rajan
  27. Protect RBI's ability to say 'no' to govt: Rajan
  28. Protesters appear to chase Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro through streets on Margarita Island
  29. Protesters Cast a Shadow on Trump’s First Campaign Visit to a Black Church
  30. Protesters seek suspension of Social Welfare Department officer
  31. " Protesters storm Gabon embassy in Paris demanding Bongo to step down
  32. Protesters storm Gabon embassy in Paris demanding Bongo to step down
  33. Protests Erupt in Brazil as Rousseff's Impeachment Is Confirmed
  34. PSB beats Indian Railways
  35. pThe Prime Minister of India, Mr Narendra Modi started a four-day tour on Sep 02, 2016, visiting Vietnam and later China. At Hanoi, Prime Minister Modi met President Tran Dai Quang and Prime...
  36. pThe week-long visit of Minister of State for External Affairs M. J. Akbar to Lebanon (17-18 August), Syria (19-20 August) and Iraq (21-23 August) has come at a crucial time. The situation in the Syrian theatre is changing and the Islamic State is under stress due to persistent military...
  37. Public sector employees protest over `smearing' on pension reforms
  38. Punjab Police on Saturday booked Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann for allegedly misbehaving and insulting media persons and using objectionable language against them at a public rally two days ...
  39. Putin and Erdogan seek to restore Russia-Tukrey ties
  40. "Putin Pushes for OPEC Oil Freeze, Iran must be Exempted";
  41. Putin Pushes for OPEC Oil Freeze, Iran must be Exempted
  42. Putin Takes Part in BRICS Leaders Meeting on Sidelines of G20 Summit in Hangzhou
  43. Putin Tells School Students Why a True Leader 'Shouldn't Turn Up His Nose'
  44. Quarterly increase indicates that miners wary of price increase, trend reverses in September quarter so far
  45. Race to form players’ associations breaks out
  46. Radio Sputnik discussed the burqa, women’s right and freedom of choice with London-based political analyst and author of the book “Arabia's Rising: Under the Banner of the First Imam," Catherine Shakdam.
  47. Raghuram Rajan argues for RBI autonomy in last public speech as RBI governor
  48. Raghuram Rajan, the common man's central banker
  49. Rahul rejects state list of appointments to boards, corporations
  50. Railway budget likely to be presented by Finance Minister by 2017
  51. Railway Minister says World Bank has agreed to anchor Railway Infra Development Fund with a corpus of $5 bn over 7 year
  52. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said that World Bank had agreed to anchor the Railway Infrastructure Development Fund with a corpus of $5 billion over 7 year
  53. Railway Minister urged totake steps to create zone
  54. Railway Ministry working on $5 billion fund to finance projects
  55. Railways has Rs 8.56 lakh-crore capital investment in pipeline
  56. Railways seek non-budget funding for infrastructure development
  57. Rainfall scarcity in Bidar; crop loss compensation delayed
  58. Rajan pitches for RBI's independence; wants Guv rank be raised
  59. Rajan says ranking of India’s bank governor should be raised
  60. Rajan says ranking of RBI governor should be raised
  61. Rajmata Padmini Devi of the former royal family today met with Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje amid the ongoing row over Jaipur Development Authority sealing hotel Raj Mahal Palace, owned by the family.
  62. Rajnath gives nod for use of PAVA shells for mob control
  63. Rajnath Gives Nod for Use of Pava Shells for Mob Control
  64. Rajnath Singh gives nod for use of PAVA shells for mob control in Kashmir
  65. Raman Singh felicitates 'best' farmers, agriculture officers
  66. Ranga Shankara, Bengaluru, will stage five plays here from September 13 as part of its ‘Loka Sanchara’ programme. Three of them are for children. These plays will be staged at Srujana Auditorium loca...
  67. 'Ranking of Governor should be raised'
  68. Rank of RBI governor should be raised: Rajan
  69. Rape, theft and assault cases have dropped while offences that result in death - murder, riot cases, etc - continue to rise
  70. RBI freezes operations of Maratha Co-op Bank, Koliwada’s festival plan goes awry
  71. RBI's ability to say 'no' to govt must be protected: Raghuram Rajan
  72. RBI will have different priorities after Raghuram Rajan: Deutsche Bank
  73. Reacting to reports in a section of the media, the former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday said a canard was being spread that his son Karti had refused to appear before the Enforcemen...
  74. Reaction of UK Economy on Brexit Appears Better Than Expected - May
  75. Read more about Modi’s Visit to Vietnam and China: The Strategic Underpinnings
  76. Read more: IS Division in Greater Sahara Reportedly Claims Attack on Burkina Faso Border Post
  77. Ready to meet rising demand from China, says Saudi Energy Minister
  78. Real time video monitoring of crowds at railway stations
  79. Red carpet of Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva 2016 grand finale
  80. ‘Regulators have done well in ensuring e-transaction safety’
  81. Reliance 'Jio Welcome Offer' also gives access to a suite of Jio apps offering music, chat, payment and other services
  82. Reliance AGM: Mukesh Ambani's 45-minute speech cost Bharti, Idea Rs 13,800 crore
  83. Reliance Jio 4G services: Here is everything you need to know about the app suite
  84. Reliance Jio effect: Grim future for small telcos like Aircel, Telenor India
  85. Reliance Jio having a superior network is a huge misconception: Suresh Mahadevan, UBS
  86. Remains discovered in central Minnesota belong to the 11-year-old boy who was abducted in 1989 from a rural road near his home, officials said. His disappearance shattered childhood innocence for many in Minnesota and sparked changes in sex offender laws.
  87. Representatives of foreign intelligence services continue to try to organize a union of various groups with support of the Jabhat…
  88. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to members of the Great Faith Ministries in Detroit as part of his effort to reach out to African-American voters.
  89. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was to continue an effort to peel away minority support from Democratic rival Hillary Clinton on Saturday, visiting a church and touring neighbourhoods ...
  90. Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence says he will release his tax returns next week, drawing a stark contrast with his running mate, Donald Trump, who has refused to release them until an Internal Revenue Service audit is completed.
  91. Rescue workers heard something as they shuffled through the remains a home in Amatrice, Italy, nine days after it was damaged by a 6.2 earthquake.
  92. Researchers are rethinking the lowly circuit board, betting a shift to ultrathin and flexible substrates could reshape electronics and spur more product manufacturing in the U.S.
  93. “Reservation for women will ensure clean governance”
  94. Residents of Ladakh, reeling under a severe water crisis, want tourists to use traditional dry toilets instead of the commonly-used flush ones.
  95. Residents sent on government-subsidised “holidays” ahead of G20 summit in China
  96. Restuarant review: Belfast Merchant Hotel's The Great Room - Belfast Telegraph
  97. Revenge at last for Germans as Berlin Philharmonic take on London musicians in friendly football match
  98. Riding on firm global trends and increased buying by jewellers at domestic spot market, gold prices advanced by Rs 30 to trade at Rs 31,000 per ten grams, while silver prices soared Rs 800 to Rs 45,9...
  99. Rising emissions show Paris climate agreement is an act of delusion
  100. Rising oil import costs may become Asia's growing pain
  101. RJio to incumbent telcos: Fulfill connectivity obligations
  102. Road, footpath projects: Official told to sort out land issues
  103. Robots could soon take on many jobs that involve ethical interactions, such in healthcare or education - but will they command the respect we give humans?
  104. Rocket Launches Are Actually Surprisingly Successful
  105. Rock On 2: Teaser Launch
  106. Rohingya's suffering continues under Myanmar's new government
  107. Rohingya's suffering continues under Myanmar's new government
  108. Rs 33,000 cr. fund for railway stations
  109. RSS wings go hammer and tongs at BJP’s FDI policy
  110. Rudreswar Deka emerges winner of 'Run Raise Respond' North East -...
  111. Rudreswar Deka emerges winner of 'Run Raise Respond' North East - Guwahati Half-Marathon on Abhiruchi Sports Day
  112. Russia’s Deck-Based Warplanes to Hit Terrorists in Syr...
  113. Russia’s Deck-Based Warplanes to Hit Terrorists in Syria with Extreme Precision
  114. Russia Defense Minister & Surveillance Plane
  115. Russian blogger faces jail for playing Pokemon Go in church
  116. Russian Military Advisers in Aleppo City &#8211
  117. Russian Military Advisers in Aleppo City – Photo
  118. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan backed today the healing of relations between their nations, damaged by Ankara's shooting down of a Russian war plane last year.
  119. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived here in China on Saturday night, kicking off a tightly scheduled trip headlined by the 11th summit of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies.
  120. Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during an awards ceremony for Russia's Olympians in Moscow's Kremlin in Moscow, Russia
  121. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the US agrees with Russia that the Syrian ‘moderate’ opposition must be separated from…
  122. Russia Unveils Phlox Self-Propelled Gun System
  123. Russo-Turkish cooperation in Syria may take on a new significance given the ongoing frictions between Ankara and Washington related to Turkey's "Euphrates Shield" operation, experts note.
  124. Rwandan president Paul Kagame attended an event where 22 baby gorillas were named in the country's annual Gorilla naming ceremony.
  125. Sacked Delhi Minister Sandeep Kumar surrenders before police
  126. Sacked former minister suspended from AAP. Sandeep Kumar surrenders before cops.
  127. Sacked minister arrested on rape charge, suspended from AAP
  128. S. Africa announces racial quotas
  129. Saints, Miracles And Mother Teresa: The Process of Canonisation
  130. Salman couldn't take his eyes off Aishwarya?
  131. 'Salute to soldiers '
  132. Salute to soldiers
  133. Samarkand - Uzbekistan laid strongman President Islam Karimov to rest on Saturday amid tight security, after his death triggered the deepest period of uncertainty in the country's post-Soviet ...
  134. Samithi member lodges complaint against Koganti Satyam.
  135. Samsung delays Galaxy Note 7 sales in India
  136. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd recalled all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones equipped with batteries it has found to be fire-prone and halted their sales in 10 markets, denting a revival of the firm's mobile bu...
  137. Samsung Electronics Co’s Taiwan branch on Friday said Taiwanese consumers can have their Galaxy Note 7 smartphones replaced unconditionally starting in the middle of this month, after the South Korean company announced a global recall of its latest series of smartphones due
  138. Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Sales Under Fire in India
  139. s amusing reply on ex-flame Aishwarya&#039
  140. Santa Clara, Calif., officers don't like the quarterback's views of police, union officials say. He has refused to stand during the national anthem to protest police violence and killings.
  141. Santa Clara police are threatening to boycott 49ers games over Colin Kaepernick
  142. Santa Clara police threaten to boycott 49ers games after Kaepernick protest
  143. Sarbananda Sonowal vows to seal porous Indo-Bangla border in Assam
  144. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel would have made Kashmir complete part of India: Venkaiah Naidu
  145. Saudi Arabia fleshing out plan to feed rest of its economy
  146. Saving stroke victims from brain damage...in a high tech 'wine cooler' body suit
  147. Saving stroke victims from brain damage...in a high tech 'wine cooler' body suit 
  148. s Beautiful World Is a Worthy Successor to
  149. SBI Life Insurance Company, a joint venture between the State Bank of India and French insurer BNP Paribas Cardif, is set to become the number one life insurance company in the private sector, accor...
  150. s campaign headquarters
  151. Scientists have never explored Jupiter's north pole -- until now.
  152. Scientists have never explored Jupiter's north pole -- until now. What they've found is unlike anything they've ever seen before in our solar system.
  153. Scientists name new fish after Barack Obama 
  154. Scientists name new fish after US President Barack Obama
  155. Scientists say Singapore Zika is Asian, cases reach 200
  156. Scientists should focus on innovation & "pro-people" info tech products: Ravishankar Prasad
  157. Scientists who last year identified new gene mutations unique to colon cancers in African Americans, have now found that tumors with these mutations are highly aggressive and more likely to recur and metastasize.
  158. s directorial &#039
  159. Seated in her studio-gallery on Advocate Chinna Tambi Street, Kirti Chandak, 45, sips green tea with self-made ragi...
  160. Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas visits the proposed Strategic Petroleum reserve site at Chandikhol, Odisha
  161. Secretary of the Uralvagonzavod Corporation, Aleksey Zharich published the first photos of the new Russian Floks wheeled self-propelled artillery platform…
  162. Seems search giant Google has still not lost hopes from its social media platform Google Plus. The company has announced three new updates to Google Plus.
  163. Sees JV with state govts to be game changer, with seven states already having held talks on the subject
  164. Self-appointed Guardians Don't Like That I'm With Dalits: PM Modi
  165. Sep.2 23:25 Islam Karimov, president of Uzbekistan, 1938-2016
  166. Sep.3 01:00 China taps CNBC for G20 summit ads
  167. Separatists in jail, J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti says talk to all-party team
  168. Serena Williams sets women's record of 307 victories in grand slams
  169. Serena Williams sets women's record of 307 victories in grand slams
  170. Serena Williams swept aside Johanna Larsson in round three of the US Open Saturday with an impressive display of powerful and aggressive tennis.
  171. Set the stage for future political fights over Beijing's control over the city
  172. Sevastopol: City of Maritime Glory, Rich History and Radiant Future
  173. Several top staffers on the GOP presidential nominee's campaign go unpaid. Some are volunteers but others say they just haven't been compensated.
  174. Sex CD row: Ex-AAP Minister Sandeep Kumar surrenders
  175. Sex CD row: Valmiki community demands Arvind Kejriwal's resignation
  176. Sex CD scandal: Sacked AAP minister Sandeep Kumar arrested
  177. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has begun sending letters to over 600 Pakistanis named in the Panama Papers for owning offshore companies, which also includes names of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif&#039
  178. Shah silences U.P. CM, says it's time for Akhilesh to give report on five years
  179. Shailene Woodley disappointed that last ‘Divergent’ will be a TV movie
  180. Shanghai [China], Sept.3 (ANI): The Indian challenge at the China Squash Open ended with the elimination of Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa following their respective defeats in the quarterfinal round in Shanghai.
  181. Sheila Dikshit, chief ministerial candidate of Congress in Uttar Pradesh begins her three-day...
  182. Sheraton Hyderabad Hotel launches 56 ‘service apartments’
  183. Sheraton Hyderabad Hotel, located in the city's financial district and close to the IT hub of Gachibowli here, announced the launch of 56 fully furnished apartments, adding to the hotel’s existing 21...
  184. She said the present situation in Kashmir calls for every right thinking party, group or individual to rise to the occasion
  185. Shinzo Abe urges new epoch in Russia-Japan ties hit by WWII dispute
  186. Shivraj Chouhan concludes his 5-day US trip, apprises investors of...
  187. Shootouts in Mexico Border City Kill 11, Including Bystander
  188. Sikorsky aircraft producer will construct 24 UH-60M Black Hawk multi-mission helicopters for Taiwanese armed forces under a foreign military contract deal.
  189. Siliguri hosts coin and currency exhibition-cum-auction
  190. Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Sept. 4 (ANI): A two-day world coin and currency exhibition cum auction is being held in West Bengal's Siliguri district, where coin collectors from all over the country are arriving to witness the vast collection of coins.
  191. Singapore says confirms 26 more local transmission Zika cases
  192. SINGAPORE -- Stagnant resource prices are eroding earnings at Southeast Asian energy giants, with the impact rippling to the financial sector here as well as housing and auto sales in Malaysia.New York crude oil futures fell below $30 a barrel for th...
  193. Singapore today reported 215 cases of Zika infections as scientists in the city-state said the virus strain comes...
  194. Singer Anastacia, who divorced her husband Wayne Newton in 2010 following a three-year marriage, says she is dating someone.
  195. Singh today chaired a meeting of about 30 Members of Parliament, who will visit Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow
  196. Singur: The survey by the West Bengal government of the 997 acres of land to be returned to farmers in Singur under a Supreme Court ruling continued on Saturday on war footing despite inclement weather.
  197. s interference in Balochistan over the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the Balochistan Republican Party (BRP) activists have said Islamabad wants to build the same in the region on the dead bodies of Baloch people with Beijing&#039
  198. Siruvani: Stalin urges CM to lead all-party delegation

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