General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-10-30 02:00

1.  A plastic bag full of explosives was found inside the high security Allahabad High Court premises late on Thursday night, sending authorities into a tizzy.]]
2. A political power-sharing arrangement could yet herald the end of the ruling elite consensus.
3. A Post investigation found that the businessman had sought credit for charity he had not given — or that he claimed other people’s giving as his own.
4. Appeal for Blood in Cameroon After Deadly Train Crash [no comment]
5.     Apple’s New TV App Won’t Have Netflix or Amazon Video   
6. Apple adds touch screen keys to MacBook Pro, price jump startles some
7.     Apple Debuts Revamped MacBook Pros and a New TV App   
8. Apple has unveiled a radical overhaul of its MacBook - and continued to kill off ageing technology. The machine's new keyboard gets rid of the traditional function keys, replacing them with a smart touchscreen. Different buttons appears depending on the app being used, and it even doubles as a fingerprint sensor.  It also took aim at cable TV firms, unveiling a new TV app that will allow users to easily find and watch streamed and live TV in one place.
9. Apple hikes MacBook and iMac prices by 20pc in response to post-Brexit sterling fall
10. Apple iPhone 7 Plus Vs Google Pixel XL: Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Which One To Buy
11. Apple iPhone Supplier InvenSense Exploring Sale: Report
12. Apple is delaying the launch of AirPods, its wireless earbuds designed for the iPhone, saying on Wednesday that the accessory is not quite ready for prime time.
13.     Apple is killing the function keys. The company unveiled a new version of the MacBook Pro with a thin touch display that sits above the keyboard. This screen, called the Touch Bar, will display different keys and icons depending on the app that's being used
14. Apple kills off the function keys and takes aim at cable companies: Tim Cook unveils new TV app and radical MacBook redesign featuring a touchscreen that transforms into smart buttons (and emoji)
15. Apple Launches New MacBook Pro Models With Revolutionary Touch Bar
16. Apple leaves AirPod buyers up in the air: Firm admits it 'needs a little more time' as it delays $159 wireless headphones
17. Apple MacBook Pro
18. Apple Macbook Pro 2016 launch: release date, UK price and best new features
19. Apple MacBook Pro 2016: release date, UK price and best new features
20. Apple MacBook Pro: What is the new USB-C port and will I need an adapter?
21. Apple ramps up MacBook Pro with 'Touch Bar', starts from Rs 129,900
22. Apple said 'we don't believe in shipping a product before it's ready, and we need a little more time before AirPods are ready for our customers.' They were scheduled to go on sale in 'late October'.
23. Apple's India dilemma
24. Apple's new MacBook Pro is a touch different
25. Apple's new MacBook Pro is out and here's what you need to know
26.     Apple’s New MacBooks Sport a Beautiful ‘Touch Bar’   
27. Apple to launch THREE versions of the iPhone 8
28. Apple to launch THREE versions of the iPhone 8: Flagship model will have radical 'all screen' design and be sold alongside new 5inch version
29. Apple unveils its new MacBooks: Machine to have mini screen
30. Apple unveils its new MacBooks set to have fingerprint sensor instead of a power button
31. Apple unveils its new TV that unites digital content into one place
32. Apple unveils MacBook Pro models with 'touch bar' controller
33. Appointment of Cyrus Mistry was against corporate governance: C Sivasankaran, Chairman, Siva Group
34. A Preview of the Brexit Battle
35. A protein produced by the hookworm - a common cause of stomach infections - relieved breathing difficulties in mice, scientists from James Cook University, Australia, found.
36. AQAP Official Batarfi Portrays Battles in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen as "Crusader-Safavid" Plot Against Sunnis
37. A Ransomware Tutorial For SMBs
38. Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient tower thought to have once stood atop Jerusalem's 'Third Wall,' breached during the Roman siege of the city 2,000 years ago.
39. Arctic Sea ice losing bulwark against hot atmosphere
40. Arctic sea ice, the vast sheath of frozen seawater floating on the Arctic Ocean and its neighboring seas, has been hit with a double whammy over the past decades: as its extent shrunk, the oldest and thickest ice has either thinned or melted away, leaving the sea ice cap more vulnerable to the warming ocean and atmosphere.
41. Arctic warming effect on jet stream may be causing intensely cold w...
42. A reboot of the classic 1980s action franchise "Rambo" that starred Sylvester Stallone is being developed.
43. A rejuvenated New Zealand will take on India in the fifth and final cricket ODI in Vizag today. With the series locked at 2-2, the hosts will be eager to clinch the issue while history beckons Kane W...
44. Are you ready to invest in mutual fund direct plans?
45. A rift between the civilian and military leaderships on the powerful ISI's covert support to terror groups in the country was the subject of a news report.
46. Armed forces are answerable to government, says Supreme Court
47. Armed forces are answerable to the government, otherwise there will be martial law in the country, the Supreme Court said on Friday.
48. Armed forces personnel to get disability pension
49. Armed Men Burn Down Girls' School in Afghanistan, Police Blame Taliban
50. Armed men burn down school in Afghanistan
51. ARM has support to push ahead with efforts such as attempting to dent Intel Corp's domination of the lucrative server chip business, said SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son.
52. Army and BSF giving a befitting reply to unprovoked firing by Pakistan, says Rajnath
53. Army Braveheart Sandeep Singh Rawat Cremated in Haridwar
54. Army Destroys 4 Pakistani Posts in Keran Sector, Inflicts Heavy Casualties
55. Army destroys 4 Pakistani posts in massive assault, inflicts heavy casualties
56. Army destroys 4 Pakistani posts in retaliation, inflicts ‘heavy casualties’
57. Army destroys 4 Pak posts in Keran sector
58. Army destroys four Pakistani posts in a massive assault across LoC in Keran sector of Kupwara district in J&K
59. Army destroys four Pakistani posts in massive assault across LoC, inflicts heavy casualties
60. Army destroys Pak posts in Keran sector
61. Army has said it has destroyed four Pakistani posts in a massive assault across the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of north Kashmir's Kupwara distric...
62. Army Investigating Death of Fort Bragg Soldier in Africa
63. Army makes changes to retention programs
64. Army medics to compete in 2016 Best Medic Competition
65. Army men to get disability pension under old formula
66. Army National Guard Helicopter Taskforce completes Europe Special Operations
67. Army rank downgrade: 5 takeaways from Rahul Gandhi's letter to PM Modi
68. Army researchers engage in quantum entanglement research
69. Army soldiers take position during an operation in Keran sector of North Kashmir's Kupwara district. File photo
70. Army today said it has destroyed four Pakistani posts in a massive assault across the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
71. Army UAV missing in mountainous area in Chiayi
72. Army vehicles could have laser weapons to shoot down drones by 2017
73. Army vehicles could have laser weapons to shoot down enemy drones by 2017
74. ARNG Helicopter task force completes Europe SOF
75. Around 12,000 demonstrators in Seoul gathered Oct. 29 to demand the resignation of President Park Geun Hye, AP reported.
76. Around 40% of the industry's sales take place during this season
77. Arrested SP MP's aide was Pak spy for 20 years
78. Arun Jaitely asks policemen to deploy all tools to tackle new-age crime
79. A runway at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago was closed Friday afternoon due to a disabled aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a tweet.
80. A. Russell SS
81. Arvind Kejriwal Hails SC Ruling on Temporary Staff Wages
82. As a companion to season three, the studio talk show, "The Curse of Oak Island: Drilling Down," will serve as a crash course for new viewers and include a variety of special guests, interviews and in-depth, thought-provoking discussion of History's hit series "The Curse of Oak Island."
83. A safe space from cyber pervs: Game creators invent a protective 'force field' after player is groped in virtual reality
84. As a result, the NASA team recommended a “go” for nominal and planned EVAs.
85.     As China’s space exploration continues to grab national attention, scientists on Oct 28 decoded an important technology on China’s space lab Tiangong-2.
86. A School Police Chief Turned the Tables on a Pair of Creepy Clowns While Out Jogging
87. As corporate gifting goes digital, ItzCash, Zeta want big bite of the market
88. As Diwali, the festival of lights, approaches, Hindu and other faith leaders have come together to advocate the benefits of solar power, writes Gopal Patel
89. As Earth Warms, the Diseases That May Lie Within Permafrost Become a Bigger Worry
90. A senior Pakistan army officer died, while another suffered serious injuries after falling into a ditch on the Rawalpindi-Peshawar Motorway near Hazro in Punjab province.
91. A senior spokesperson at Hero MotoCorp said, “We have already crossed one million units in sales this festive period even before D...
92. A series of strong earthquakes rocked a wide area of central Italy on Wednesday, striking fear among residents rattled by a deadly tremor in August, but there were no reports of casualties and few serious injuries.
93. As fires burn through Calais ‘Jungle,’ UNICEF urges protection of children remaining in the camp
94. As fires burn through Calais ‘Jungle,’ UNICEF urges protection of children remaining in the camp
95. A shortlist of six buildings as stylistically different from one another as Britain's St Paul's Cathedral is from Spain's La Sagrada Familia have been announced as finalists for the first RIBA International Prize.
96. Asian Champions Trophy 2016: India to Meet Arch-Rival Pakistan in Final
97. Asian Champions Trophy 2016: Political Situation Has an Effect on Indo-Pak Games, Says Oltmans
98. Asian Champions Trophy hockey: India beat Korea in penalty shootout to enter final
99. Asian CT: India beat Korea to set up title clash vs Pak
100. Asian CT: India set up title clash vs Pakistan
101. Asian stocks headed for a weekly drop as Chinese shares retreated and investors weighed mixed earnings reports before central bank meetings and the US presidential election. 
102. Asia-Pacific women dismayed at US presidential campaign
103. As India's purchasing power and geopolitical influence increases, Pakistan risks increasing global solation when it comes to purchase of high-tech defence items, an American think-tank has said.
104. As ISIS militants retreat from areas around Mosul, Iraq, displaced civilians flood into the city. UN officials fear ISIS will use the people as human shields.
105. A six-month stay on the International Space Station can be a pain in the back for astronauts. While they may gain up to 2 inches in height temporarily, that effect is accompanied by a weakening of the muscles supporting the spine, according to a new study.
106. As newly-displaced Iraqis are starting to arrive at camps set up by the United Nations for people fleeing the ongoing military offensive to wrest Mosul from terrorists, the Organization’s health and refugee agencies have ramped up their own operations to provide assistance and to respond to what has thus far been a ‘moderate’ influx.
107. As part of the SETI project to speed up the search for alien signals, a team of astronomers in the US will recruit a huge telescope in West Virginia to study distant star KIC 8462852 more closely.
108. As police detained more than 600 activists of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf in different parts of Punjab province, party chief Imran Khan on Saturday directed his workers to escape arrest and reach Islamabad on November 2 for a final showdown with the Nawaz Sharif government.]]
109.     As Protesters Face Down Law Enforcement, the World Watches on Facebook   
110. Assadi said the operation was launched from the Sin al-Dhaban area south of Mosul and aimed to retake the towns of Hatra and Tal Abta as well as Tal Afar.
111. Assam: Addl DGP to act as mediator between agitating communities and government
112. Assange had sought temporary suspension of arrest to attend the funeral of fellow journalist Gavin MacFayden in London
113. Assange's warrant not suspended for friend's funeral
114. Asserting that the human rights of an Army soldier are supreme, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that the human rights of an Indian soldier should take precedence over those of a terrorist, in Rajpura, Kathua, J&K today.
115. Asserting that the human rights of an Army soldier are supreme, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that the human rights of an Indian soldier should take precedence over those of a terrorist, in Rajpura, Kathua, J&K today. He added that a terrorist forfeits his entitlement to human rights the day he resorts to terrorism which is the biggest violation of human rights.
116. ASSOCHAM Secretary General said that though banning Chinese fireworks was aimed at strengthening domestic industry, negative publicity around firecrackers had faded the growth of firecracker industry across India.
117. Associated Press
118. [Association Affairs] AAAS Council reminder
119. [Association Affairs] Conference navigates gap between science and government
120. As SouthFront reported on October 28 (morning report, evening report), the real military situation in Aleppo city is far away…
121.     As Standing Rock Protesters Face Down Armored Trucks, the World Watches on Facebook   
122. As Standing Rock Protesters Face Down Armored Trucks, the World Watches on Facebook
123. A startling new photo shows an Indiana woman passed out behind the wheel of a car after an apparent heroin overdose with a syringe clutched in her fist.
124. As the dust settles in Malkangiri, a policeman arrives to take home his Maoist father’s body
125. As the extent of Arctic ice shrunk, the oldest and thickest ice has either thinned or melted away, leaving the sea ice cap more vulnerable to the warming ocean and atmosphere, NASA said.
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127. As the World Series comes to Wrigley Field on Friday for the first time in seven decades, not every Chicago Cubs fan watching in person will be confined to the ballpark known as the Friendly Confines.<img
128. A St Louis jury has awarded a California woman more than USD 70 million in her lawsuit alleging that years of using Johnson & Johnson's baby powder caused her cancer.]]
129. Astronaut Rakesh Sharma, said that environmental degradation of the earth caused by vehicular and industrial pollution was clearly visible from the space. ]]
130. Astronomers are using data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission to provide new insights into the huge impacts that dominated the early history of Earth’s moon and other solid worlds, like Earth, Mars, and the satellites of the outer solar system. In two papers, published this week in the journal Science, researchers examine […]
131. Astronomers Discover a Young Triple Protostar System
132. Astronomers Find Unexpected Giant Glowing Halos around Distant Quasars
133. Astronomers have discovered a batch of rapidly spinning stars that produce X-rays at more than 100 times the peak levels ever seen from the sun. The stars, which spin so fast they've been squashed into pumpkin-like shapes, are thought to be the result of close binary systems where two sun-like stars merge.
134. A stunning new map from Imgur user Fejetlenfej shows the complex network of rivers and streams in the contiguous United States, highlighting the massive expanse of basins across the country.
135. Asustek to top Apple in notebook computer shipments: research
136. Asylum seekers who use people smugglers to illegally come to Australia by boat will be given a lifetime ban from entering the country, under a government plan set to be put to Parliament next week.
137. At 14, my father told me I'm his business partner: Mukesh Ambani
138. A tanker hauling chemical products through the Bab el-Mandeb strait was attacked Oct. 27, the second assault on a commercial ship in the area in the past three days, the Maritime Herald reported.
139. At a Security Council debate today on cooperation with regional and subregional organizations, the Secretary-General spoke about the International Criminal Court and noted concerns about the Court’s work, including the idea that it has convicted only Africans despite evidence of crimes in other parts of the world.
140. A team from the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition has made an electronic circuit with biological components using modified bacteria
141. A team of experts led by Marián Cueto from the University of Cantabria, Spain, examined nine fossilised cave lion toe bones from the Upper Palaeolithic cave site of La Garma, in northern Spain.
142. A teenager dressed as Batman danced through the door as Reggaeton music thumped inside for a Halloween party in the ground-floor apartment of a Soviet-era housing project in Cuba’s capital. On a side table, candles flickered inside squashes carved into jack-o’-lanterns.
143. Ather Energy is building the country’s first smart electric scooter - S340 - which is slated for production later this year
144. A tight-knit unit and great professionalism fuelling the history-making exploits
145. A timely baseball comedy, Reese Witherspoon's funniest performance, a landmark Cartoon Network series, and more leave the streaming service November 1.
146. At Iraqi village, victory is fraught with risks in Mosul offensive
147. At least 15 Pakistan rangers were reportedly killed in a retaliatory firing along international border in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.]]
148. At least 21 people have been killed since Friday in tit-for-tat clashes between Syrian regime forces and rebels in the besieged city of Aleppo, the UK-based monitoring group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported.
149. At least 84 militants including 27 loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed during the counter-terrorism operations in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of ...
150. At least one politician said something noteworthy. And what about Dorothy's ruby slippers? The faster you correctly answer, the bigger the time bonus.
151. A top woman functionary of a Kerala-based religious outfit has been booked for her alleged inflammatory speeches, which were widely circulated on social media.]]
152. A total of 126 migrants were in the boat, mostly African nationals.
153. At places where they (Muslims) in large numbers or less are called 'minority', Singh said
154. At present, agriculture workers in the central sphere are paid as per the rates prescribed under the national floor level minimum wage, which is Rs 160 per day.
155. A Triple Protostar System
156. Attack On the Internet: Weak-Link Nanny Cams
157. At the 2016 World Robot Conference in Beijing, exhibitors for the Xiao I bot revealed the AI can mimic the functions of the human brain, allowing it to analyze massive amounts of data.
158. At the age when most of the kids are confused about life in general, 16-year-old Aryan Mishra is busy scanning the night sky, discovering asteroids.]]
159. At the end of this month, Hindus in India and around the globe will adorn their houses with lamps, share feasts and exchange gifts to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights. For Hindus, light symbolizes the triumph of good over darkness, or of knowledge over ignorance.
160. At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 51-scrip Nifty, which had closed at 8,615.25 points, was trading at 8,585.95 points, down 29.30 points or 0.34 per cent.
161. At the time of undocking, Expedition 50 began aboard the station under the command of NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough. Along with his crewmates Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos, the three-person crew will operate the station for three weeks until the arrival of three new crew members.
162. At the Wall Street Journal Live conference on Tuesday, Hastings discussed the challenges the streaming service may face in the future, including 'pharmacological' competition.
163. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates disagreed with FBI Director James Comey's decision to notify Congress about his bureau's review of emails potentially related to Hillary Clinton's personal server, law enforcement officials familiar with the discussion said.
164. A two-star general who was found dead at an Army base this summer died by suicide, the service said.
165. Audi switches to Formula E from World Endurance Championship
166. A UN General Assembly committee has adopted a resolution to launch negotiations next year on a new treaty...
167. A UN General Assembly committee has adopted a resolution to launch negotiations next year on a new treaty outlawing nuclear weapons, even as India abstained saying it is not convinced the move can lead to a comprehensive instrument on nuclear disarmament.
168. Aung San Suu Kyi faces the tough challenge of keeping Myanmar on neutral ground as world powers fight to wield influence over the nascent democracy.
169. AUSA 2016: Chinook Block 2 Upgrade Programme
170. A U.S. government monitoring agency says that more than two dozen programs that cost more than $2.3 billion "were unsuccessful overall as implemented in Afghanistan." The findings were ...
171. A US official said the Syrian regime had rejected UN requests to deliver aid to Eastern Aleppo -- using 'starvation as a weapon of war.'
172. Australian couple imprisoned for raping, torturing daughter for 14 years
173. Australia needs to step up the quality of its service and accommodation to cash in on a Chinese tourism bonanza, as latest data show it stuck well down global rankings of preferred destinations for visitors from China.
174.     Australian naval shipbuilder ASC posted mixed results for fiscal year 2015-16 as it prepares to be split up by the government into three separate companies.
175. Australian Rhiannan Iffland completed a fairytale debut season in the Women's Red Bull Cliff diving World Series by winning the overall title.
176. Australia on Sunday announced plans to ratchet up its tough policy against refugees by banning any asylum seeker who attempts to reach its shores by boat from ever visiting the country.
177. Australia plans to ban asylum seekers from ever visiting
178. Australiaplanstobanasylumseekersfromevervisiting', 'width
179. Australia's ASC posts mixed results before planned corporate split
180. Australia tilts and spins with the seasons: Satellite data reveals how the weather sways the continent
181. Australia was 17th among worldwide destinations for Chinese tourists
182. Authorities file charges against 61 in a phone fraud that cheated 15,000 out of $250 million via identity theft and impersonation.
183. Autocar India Show
184. Auto component maker Bosch Ltd today said it has resumed operations at its Jaipur plant following the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board keeping a notice to close the plant in abeyance for a mon...
185. Autonomous assets including ScanEagle, S-100 Camcopter and SHARC interacted with manned maritime and airborne
186. A Verizon executive overseeing the purchase of Yahoo said Wednesday the deal was moving ahead pending the outcome of an investigation into an epic hack.
187. 'A Veterans Health Administration map, showing the realigned Veteran Integrated Service Networks. (Government Accountability Office)'
188. AWA 17.1: Increasing the pace of battle in a coalition environment
189. A warm Sunday before the onset of winter becomes an excuse for a jaunt to one of Paris’s oldest marchés
190. A WhiteHouse.gov petition asking the Navy to reverse the decision to get rid of its job ratings has reached 100,000 signatures.
191. A woman puts flower petals on 1000 Indian rupee notes as she prays as part of a ritual during...
192. A woman sits next to her bloodied boyfriend and tells the camera he was just shot. A young refugee's body washes up on the shore. A bus driver is bullied while students cheer. A man commits suicide.
193. A youngster is brought in, with lot of fun fair. Even the old stalwarts bless the youngster.
194. Azam Khan Criticises PM Modi Over 'Jai Shree Ram' Slogan
195. Azam Khan criticises PM Narendra Modiover 'Jai Shree Ram' slogan
196. Azerbaijan launches investment offensive as cheap oil looms
197. Bac Giang: Former experts, volunteer soldiers awarded Lao orders, medals
198. Bad bank needs significant govt capital infusion to work: IDFC MD & CEO Rajiv Lall