Sunday, October 30, 2016

General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-10-30 05:00

  1. Bad loans: Bankers shift focus to resolution from recognition
  2. Badminton becomes a blur as new '11x5' format is proposed
  3. Bajaj Auto: Exports continue to challenge growth
  4. Bajaj Auto has posted muted numbers in the quarter ended September 2016. Overall volumes for the company dropped by 2.3 per cent, driven by the sharp 27 per cent fall in motorcycle and three-wheeler ...
  5. Bali [Indonesia], Oct. 28 (ANI): The United States has admitted to rebalancing its global security policies with regard to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, as this is determined by recent events taking place in the region.
  6. Baloch activists protest against Pakistan government seeking release of Abdul...
  7. Ban condemns outbreak of violence and attacks on UN mission in Central African Republic
  8. BANGALORE, India - Amazon has announced that it would be buying Tata’s publishing house, Westland for Rs. 39.8 crores.
  9. Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], Oct.29 (ANI-Businesswire India): McDowell's No.1, the flagship brand from the house of United Spirits, a Diageo Group Company, has launched a limited edition glow-in-the-dark festive pack to light up the season.
  10. BANGKOK -- As Thais continue to mourn, there is not much that can be done to get them to buy, and that is dragging down the economy.
  11. BANGKOK -- Sales of new automobiles in the six leading Southeast Asian nations rose 4% on the year to 274,585 vehicles this September, the sixth straight positive showing.Indonesia, the region's largest market, saw volume edge up 0.1% to 93,156. Whil...
  12. Bangladesh to S.Africa; extradite grenade specialist Maulana Tajuddin
  13. Banking Round Table highlights: AI, bots the future but security a concern
  14. Banking Round Table highlights: GDP is fine, trajectory upwards, says HDFC Bank's Puri
  15. Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Kikuo Iwata said longer yields have less influence on economy
  16. Ban on Chinese fireworks fails to boost domestic industry owing to anti-cracker campaign: Survey
  17. Bansal dismissed all social media and internal speculation of an alleged fraud inquiry by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
  18. Ban urges all parties in Venezuela to reduce polarization and engage sincerely in dialogue process
  19. Ban welcomes steps by UN maritime agency to limit carbon emissions from international shipping 
  20. Barack Obama campaigns for Hillary Clinton despite FBI review
  21. Barcelona are now five points off the top, but can move into second with victory at home to Granada.
  22. Barring any surprises, a former Lebanese general and a strong ally of the militant Hezbollah group is poised to be elected Lebanon's president next week, formally ending a two-year vacuum in the country's top post and a political crisis that has paralyzed the troubled Mideast nation.
  23. Based on true events, Amazon's latest series charts the end of the '60s—and the rise of feminism—as seen from the offices of a bustling NYC magazine.
  24. Based on various news triggers, here is a list of 15 stocks that are likely to be in focus during Sunday’s mahurat trading.
  25. Baton Rouge to host Navy Week. October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. USS Ross Completes operations with French Navy Strike Group. 
  26. Battered export sector rebounded and businesses finally began restocking their shelves at a faster clip
  27. Battle for Bittora&#039
  28. Battle for Mosul: Defeat of ISIS will send Important Message
  29.     Battle for Mosul: Images of a ghost...
  30. Battle for Mosul: Images of a ghost town" border
  31. Battle with Flipkart, Snapdeal behind Amazon's $541 million loss
  32. Bauer set to go on short rest for Indians
  33. ​Baweja's exit adds to the growing list of senior level executives who have left the firm in recent past including Mukesh Bansal, Flipkart CBO Ankit Nagori and Punit Soni
  34. Bayern wins again, promoted Leipzig keeps pace
  35. Beauty queens and their Diwali celebrations
  36. Beauty Queen who battled drug addiction & HIV
  37. Behind the history-making exploits of Bengaluru FC is a tight-knit unit and great professionalism
  38. BEIJING -- China's Communist Party has referred to President Xi Jinping as its "core," paving the way for him to consolidate his power at next year's congress.
  39. BEIJING -- China's Communist Party has toughened rules on intraparty discipline, empowering President Xi Jinping's sweeping anti-corruption campaign to pursue bigger targets.Top Communist officials took their pens to an intraparty supervisory regulat...
  40. Beijing [China], Oct. 28 (ANI): Expressing its displeasure over India inviting the Dalai Lama next year to Arunachal Pradesh, part of which China claims as its territory, Beijing on Friday warned that his visit could result in strained ties with New Delhi.
  41.     Beijing intl cultural, creative industry expo focuses on innovation
  42. BEIJING -- The Communist Party reaffirmed Chinese President Xi Jinping's status as its "core" in a Friday news conference, eager to make the label stick.Xi, who also serves as the party's general secretary, was first officially referred to as the org...
  43. Being part of a 500-million trading bloc is significant for us. I think, as I was saying to you a little earlier, that one of the issues is that a lot of people will invest here in the UK because it is the UK in Europe.
  44.     Belgian Band Oathbreaker Discusses an Epic Two-Song Dyad   
  45. Belgian Band Oathbreaker Discusses an Epic Two-Song Dyad"href
  46. Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel held marathon talks in a bid to win the holdout regions over, finally announcing Thursday that the two sides had reached a deal
  47. Bella Hadid to debut with 2016 `Victoria`s Secret` coveted runway
  48. 'Bell Helicopter's planned V-247 Vigilant unmanned, single-engine armed tiltrotor platform may be a candidate for the Marine Corps' plan for a mega-drone. (Illustration courtesy Bell Helicopter, a unit of Textron)'
  49. Below is the timeline of major incidents of stray dog menace that hit the headlines in national and regional media
  50. Belt and Road spurs common prosperity
  51. Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 to curb black money comes into effect
  52. Bengaluru driver wins Mr. Asia 2016
  53. " Benin's ex-presidential candidate arrested after cocaine seizure at port
  54. Benin's ex-presidential candidate arrested after cocaine seizure at port
  55. Be patient, console fans! Nintendo Switch launch date and games line-up won't be announced until January 2017
  56. Besides, a suspected RBI intervention largely supported the local currency
  57. Between 800 and 900 Islamic State militants have been killed since the start of the offensive to retake the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, U.S. Gen. Joseph Votel, head of U.S. Central Command, said Oct. 27, AFP reported.
  58. Beware of fake currency notes
  59. Be Your Own Savior: Tractor Driver Pulls Himself out of Mud
  60. Bharat Financial Q2 net up 87% at Rs 146 cr on higher income, zero taxes
  61. Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal on Wednesday took exception to free voice calls offered by Reliance Jio, saying nothing could be free forever.
  62. Bharti Airtel on Tuesday launched its 4G services in Bihar starting with Patna, Gaya, Siwan, Motihari and Bhagalpur.
  63. Bharti Airtel on Tuesday launched its 4G services in Chhattisgarh with services going live in Raipur and Bilaspur.
  64. Bharti Airtel to unleash aggressive 4G bundled offers to take on Reliance Jio
  65. Bigg Boss 10, 28th October highlights: Contestants receive emotional gifts from family on Diwali
  66. Bigg Boss 10, Day 12: Salman Khan Kick-Starts Diwali Celebrations In The House
  67. Bigg Boss 10, October 27 Review: Navin, Lokesh Fights During The Immunity Task
  68. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday announced Rs 11 ex-gratia to the next of kin of BSF head constable Jitendra Singh who was killed in Pak shelling at R S Pura sector in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
  69. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced Rs 11 ex-gratia to the next of kin of BSF head constable Jitendra Singh who was killed in Pak shelling at R S Pura sector in Jammu and Kashmir on Thur...
  70. Bill Cosby's defense attorneys declare he is legally blind in a new motion filed in a Pennsylvania court, and they argue that the impairment will hamper his ability to defend himself at his criminal trial.
  71. Bill Murray Is Singing ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame’ at the World Series
  72. Billy Graham: Parents Should Welcome Rebellious Children Back With Open Arms Christian Men Struggling With Homosexuality Find Refuge in 'Your Other Brothers' Storytelling Project ...
  73. Binny, Gautam put Karnataka in driver's seat
  74. Bins’s big, tall Viking friend, Birk comes by this morning with a cupcake. For me. There’s a background to this story. It begins with Bins two weeks ago, breezing into the house with chocolate on his...
  75. [Bioethics] Personalized medicine by another name
  76. Bird flu forces cancellation of Indira Gandhi death anniversary programme
  77. Bizarre optical illusion divides social media... so can YOU spot what is wrong with this pair of legs?
  78. Bizarre optical illusion divides social media… so can YOU spot what is wrong with this pair of legs?
  79. Bizarre optical illusion of shiny legs divides social media
  80. Biz buzz: Davao banker to be named new Landbank chief
  81. BJP leaders accused Kumar of encouraging foreign liquor production and bottling through the tax holiday
  82. BJP MP Subramanian Swamy has demanded constitution of a multi-agency SIT to probe allegations of "certain fraudulent transactions" in Air Asia levelled by Cyrus Mistry following his removal as chairman of the Tata Group.
  83. BJP Slams Congress Over Vacancies in Judiciary, Says it Eroded Institution's Sanctity
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  85. Blockchain holds a lot of promise ..."
  86. Blockchain holds a lot of promise... let us see where we are in a year or two..:)
  87. BMW recalling 136,000 US vehicles for fuel pump problem
  88. Bob Dylan acknowledges Nobel Prize
  89. Bob Dylan apparently isn't going to leave the Nobel Prize committee hanging. The singer-songwriter, whose tunes have spoken to the socially conscious for more than five decades, told a reporter for The Telegraph newspaper of the United Kingdom that he probably will show up at the award ceremony in December.
  90. Bob Dylan has accepted the 2016 Nobel Prize for literature, the Swedish Academy said, adding that getting the prestigious award left him "speechless."
  91. Bob Dylan now says will accept Nobel prize for literature
  92. Bob Dylan says he'll turn up for Nobel Prize ceremony
  93. Bob Dylan will accept his Nobel Prize in person, he tells The Telegraph newspaper. The Swedish Academy initially said it couldn't reach the singer-songwriter.
  94. Boeing is preparing a demonstration in Q3 2017 to prove its latest unmanned concept of operations on the back of Unmanned Warrior 2016
  95. BOJ’s Iwata sees no need to control super-long bond yields
  96. Bombay House: A sense of place and tradition
  97. Bonds has worldwide lost 2.9% this month through October 27
  98. Booker prize winner's deft writing takes no prisoners
  99. Book highlights Vietnam-China friendship
  100. Bookish Mobsters Made Better Bookies
  101. [Book Review] Is anyone out there?
  102. [Book Review] Striking the right chord
  103. Books are more important than films to Vishal Bhardwaj
  104. Boosting the fuel efficiency of motor vehicles by “harvesting” the energy generated by their shock absorbers and feeding it back into batteries or electrical systems such as air conditioning has become a major goal in automotive engineering. Now, a researcher has made a breakthrough by designing a new system and constructing a prototype that is ready for real-world testing.
  105. Boost to Skill India: HAL-IISc to Set-Up Skill Development Centre at Chitradurga (Karnataka)
  106. Border Security Force Government of India : External website 
  107. Bosch has shut its Jaipur plant after Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board found the company to be flouting environmental norms and revoked the consent given to the plant. The PCB gave orders f...
  108. Bosch resumes operations at Jaipur plant
  109. BOSS to haunt Baumholder community Oct.27-29
  110. Boswell: Indians manager pushes the right buttons
  111. Botanists have discovered the 'thermometer' molecule that enables plants to develop according to seasonal temperature changes.
  112. Both Ivy League-trained lawyers with their own careers, Clinton bridled under the stereotypes associated with the office, Mrs. Obama declared herself "mom-in-chief'' (and let it be known she prefers the Mrs. title before her last name).
  113. Both Kurdish forces and pro-Turkish militants continued to recaputre areas from the ISIS terrorist group in the northern part of Aleppo…
  114. Both Northrop Grumman's and Boeing's bids for the work met technical requirements,
  115. Boycott of Chinese goods: China warns of impact on India-bound investments
  116. Brad Pitt child abuse row: Angelina Jolie spends four hours with FBI
  117. Brazilian downturn delays helo upgrade plans
  118. Brazilian downturn delays helo upgrade plans"
  119. Brazilian Prosecutor Investigates Trump Involvement in Rio Olympics Corruption
  120. Breaking age-old taboo, Vrindavan's widows celebrate Diwali inside Gopinath temple
  121. Breaking an age-old taboo, about 700 widows celebrated Diwali for the first time in the ancient Gopinath Temple on Thursday.
  122. Breaking smart: 7 things you need to stop doing online
  123. Breakthrough achieved in key tunnel in Suhua highw...
  124. Breakthrough achieved in key tunnel in Suhua highway project
  125. Breakthrough in harvesting energy from automotive shock absorbers
  126. Breakthrough in production of dopamine neurons for Parkinson's disease
  127. Brexit, weak global demand hurt pre-Christmas exports
  128. Brian Rich has been waging a five-year battle to protest retailers that open on Thanksgiving. He says some stores are finally listening.<img
  129. Brick workers enslaved for life as Afghan warlords profit
  130. Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair said on Friday there was nothing preventing a second Brexit referendum and warned that the break-up would be "very, very tough" as European leaders were in an unforgiving mood.
  131. British Army Manoeuvre Demonstration
  132. British patients beware
  133. BroadVision launches digital business platform VMOSO
  134. Brokers retain Tata Steel ratings post analyst meet
  135. Brothers Rick and Marty Lagina finally get answers from the bottom of borehole 10-X just before making an incredible discovery deep inside the Money Pit.
  136. Bruce and Blair Johanson always knew that they were identical twins, even though a medical intern told their mother when they were born that they were fraternal. Fortunately for Bruce, the intern was wrong. Because they are identical, Blair was able to help save Bruce's life by donating stem cells to help him fight cancer.
  137. BRUSSELS, Belgium - Canada and the European Union will finally come together to sign a landmark free trade deal on Sunday, after a late but decisive opposition by Belgium’s French-speaking ...
  138. Bryan Cranston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne whirl Norton Show
  139. BSF, army giving befitting reply to Pakistan: HM Rajnath Sin...
  140. BSF Jawan Commits Suicide in Jaipur
  141. BSF jawan killed in ceasefire violation by Pakistan
  142. BSF jawan killed while retaliating to Pak ceasefire violation
  143. BSF jawan Nitin Koli’s kin say he was to come home on leave
  144. BSF jawans pray for peace in J-K at Diwali mela
  145. BSF, Pakistan Rangers hold bi-annual meeting in Lahore
  146. BSF personnel celebrate Diwali amidst tension in area
  147. BSNL expects total employees as on April 30, 2017, to be 1,96,162, the state-driven telco said in response to an application filed under the Right to Information Act, 2005.
  148. BSNL offers Freedom Plan for pre-paid mobile services
  149. BSP Will Probe Akhilesh Yadav's 'Big' Economic Decisions: Mayawati
  150. BSY's acquittal ignites hopes of BJP's revival
  151. Budgeting for Defence
  152. Budget is also called the Annual Financial Statement. This is the main budget document. Under Article 112 of the Constitution, a statement of estimated receipts and expenditure of the government of India has to be laid before Parliament for every financial year. This statement shows the receipts and payments of Government under the three parts in which Government accounts are kept: (1) Consolidated Fund (2) Contingency Fund and (3) Public Account. What is Revenue Budget?
  153. Builders to pay 12% interest for project delay
  154. Building a "fire" wall around the nation
  155. Buk-M3 SAM enters Russian service
  156. Bulgaria and NATO boost cooperation on cyber defence
  157. Bulgaria and NATO will boost their cooperation on cyber defence. A new Memorandum of Understanding, signed during NATO Defence Ministers’ meeting in October 2016, will facilitate information-sharing on cyber threats and best practices, improve the prevention of cyber incidents and increase Bulgaria’s resilience to cyber threats. Furthermore, the new arrangement will facilitate assistance between NATO and Bulgaria’s cyber defence authorities in case of need.
  158. Bullied out of research
  159. Bundeswehr Equipment (BAAINBw) and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann
  160. Bureaucrats and politicians were out of step with the PM’s zeal. And the government’s reforms did not match the rhetoric.
  161. Bureau of Police Research & Development : 
  162. burned, many children were forced to sleep out in the cold, the United Nations Children&#8217
  163. Business transactions in GIFT cross $1-billion mark
  164. "But we will defend the citizens of this country, and the Russians need to understand that."I'm getting pretty tired of this setting the Russians up as the strawman.&nbsp
  165. Buying clubs lays foundations for China's soccer empire
  166. Buyout purely commercial, not forced by Narendra Modi: GSPC
  167. By developing an atomic-scale picture of how the cancer-linked enzyme PP2A binds to other proteins, researchers have developed a new list of nearly 100 of its potential partners.
  168. By his own admission Rupinder Pal Singh is witnessing a "dream run" in the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy but the ace India drag-flicker said he was just doing his d...
  169. By Peter McGlone A ROYAL Marine who lost his right leg in an explosion has named his company after the Taliban device that nearly killed him. ...
  170. by recently bidding a fortune to acquire the rights to late icon Prince&#039
  171. C2C Express: A journey and a race, run at warp speed. Or about 80 mph.
  172. Cabinet approves Agreement between India and Estonia 
  173. Cabinet approves Agreement between India and Estonia on the transfer of sentenced persons
  174. Cabinet approves Cadre Review of Indian Posts & Telecommunications Accounts and Finance Service Group “A”
  175. Cabinet approves establishment of National Academic Depository
  176. Cabinet approves exchanging of land between Airports Authority of India and Government of Odisha for widening of road at Biju Patnaiak Airport, Bhubaneshwar
  177. Cabinet approves release of an instalment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to Pensioners
  178. Cabinet approves release of an instalment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to Pensioners due from 01.07.2016
  179. Cabinet approves Tainan green energy park plan: spokesman
  180. Cabinet approves the new Agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit between India and Bhutan
  181. Cabinet gives in-principle nod to biggest divestment drive
  182. Cabinet nod for cadre review in post and telecom account services
  183. Cache of Weapons Found Near Serbian Prime Minister's Home
  184. CAF Champions League: Triumphant return of Mamelodi Sundowns [no comment]
  185. Cairo's maturing government tackles Egypt's fragile economy, but some Egyptians are unconvinced the tactics used will work.
  186. Calais migrants face opposition at new, small-town destinations
  187. Call centre scam: Shaggy gifted girlfriend Audi he purchased from Virat Kohli
  188. Call drop issue: Telecom minister to meet CEOs on Nov 1
  189. Called Nintendo Switch, the new system connects to the TV when mounted in its dock - and when removed, it transitions to 'portable mode' to be played through a handheld device.
  190. Campaigning in the battle ground State of Florida, Obama also slammed Donald Trump
  191. Campaign websites in US elections often use templates to create pages that appeal to constituencies such as Latinos and African Americans. The worst change a few words or phrases to fit the group being courted and post the obligatory photo of the candidate cuddling a minority baby or two. But the pitches pretty much look alike. The webpage for Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) on www.hillaryclinton.com isn’t boilerplate. It boasts plenty of original content: data points...
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