Wednesday, October 5, 2016

General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack

  1. Beijing [China], Oct.4 (ANI): Spanish tennis maestro Rafael Nadal kicked off his campaign at the China Open with a dominant straight-sets victory over Italy's Paolo Lorenzi in the men's singles event here on Tuesday.
  2. Beijing [China], Oct.4 (ANI):World number two Andy Murray began his quest for a maiden China Open title with a comfortable straight-sets victory over Andreas Seppi of Italy here on Tuesday.
  3. Being a narcissist wins you friends - but not for long: Popularity of people with the personality trait is only temporary
  4. Being a narcissist wins you friends (but not for long): Popularity of people with the personality trait is only temporary
  5. Being overweight is associated with decreased risk of breast cancer before menopause and increased risk after menopause, report scientists.
  6. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has travelled to Pakistan for an official three-day visit, his press office said on Tuesday.
  7. Belarus soldiers of airborne forces perform as they celebrate the Paratroopers' Day in Minsk on August 1, 2015.
  8. BEL buyback offer opens on Oct 6
  9. Bell Touts Armed Tilt-Rotor Drone at Army Show
  10. Ben Affleck Is Every Diehard Football Fan When He Hilariously Finds Out His Team Lost
  11. Benedict Cumberbatch finds behaviour of some fans 'scary'
  12. Benedict Cumberbatch Remains Grounded Despite the Internet’s Huge Crush on Him
  13. Ben Stiller arrives at "The Watch" premiere on July 23, 2012 in Hollywood, California.
  14. Ben Stiller reveals secret battle with prostate cancer
  15. Besides fever and joint pain, skin rashes are the most common issue faced by recovering patients
  16. Best cars under Rs 10 lakh to buy this Diwali
  17. Best selling plants apt for gifting this festive season
  18. Best Warrior concludes, Soldier and NCO of the Year announced
  19. Beware of Indore's 'Vaanar Sena'!
  20. Bharat Electronics’ Rs 2,171 crore buyback offer to open on Oct 6
  21. Bharat Electronics' Rs 2,171 crore buyback offer to open on October 6
  22. Bharatiya Janata Party General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya surprised many by his strident #BoycottChina tweets
  23. Bhubaneswar train collides with goods train; one dead, 22 injured
  24. Big B speaks up against open defecation on Railway tracks
  25. Big technology companies, including Google, Microsoft Corp., Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. denied scanning incoming user emails on behalf of the U.S. government, following a report that Yahoo Inc. had built such a system.
  26. Bihar Govt. helped rape-accused MLA get bail: BJP
  27. Bikaner (Rajasthan) [India], Oct. 4 (ANI): An unknown person on Tuesday evening threw ink on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Rajasthan's Bikaner district.
  28. Bike-sharing mobile applications are changing the way Chennai commutes, writes SRINIVASA RAMANUJAM
  29. Bill Clinton calls Obamacare 'the craziest thing in the world'
  30. Bill Clinton raised some eyebrows on the campaign trail Monday when he declared that Obamacare "is the craziest thing in the world." He assailed the law for escalating health care costs and decreasing health plan choices amongst middle-income Americans. The critique of Obamacare, which was entirely accurate, was surprising particularly because it puts his wife -- an ardent defender of the law -- in an awkward political position going into Sunday's second presidential debate.
  31. Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar Shaw backs two cancer startups
  32. Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw backs two cancer startups
  33. Birmingham [England], Oct.3 (ANI): Aston Villa have sacked manager Roberto Di Matteo following the side's disastrous start to the season that left the team occupying 19th position in the Football League Championship.
  34. Birth anniversary of Tirupur Kumaran celebrated
  35. BJP asks Kejriwal if he trusts Indian army or Pak 'propaganda
  36. BJP, Congress playing games over Cauvery water for power: AIADMK
  37. BJP demands Arvind Kejriwal's resignation for his pro-Pakistan stance
  38. BJP holds Congress govt. responsible for imbroglio in Cauvery, Mahadayi issues
  39. BJP leaders at the end of the two-day Executive Committee meeting of party’s State unit rejected the condition of senior counsel F.S. Nariman representing the State in the Supreme Court in the Cauvery...
  40. BJP plans rally against Naveen Patnaik govt.
  41. BJP's Bengal president of Mahila Morcha, Roopa Ganguly has been nominated to fill the post in Rajya Sabha vacated by cricketer turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who resigned earlier this year.
  42. BJP slams Kejriwal, Chidambaram over comments on surgical strike
  43. BJP welcomes Nitish Kumar's re-imposition of liquor ban law
  44. BJP women wing celebrates Bathukamma at Golkonda Fort
  45. Black artists' exploration of race and segregation on show in Paris
  46. Black money declarations tip of iceberg, target real estate, gold: Mohandas Pai to government
  47. Blamed for showing an economic growth of close to eight per cent in the last quarter of 2015-16
  48. Blaming heavy vehicles operating to and from Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) as the reason for the bad condition of Surathkal-Kana-MRPL Road, Mayor Harinath said on Tuesday that the ...
  49. Blaupunkt launches mobile phone accessories globally, eyes to sell 10 million units by next year end
  50. Blaupunkt picks India for global mobile phone accessories launch
  51. Blaupunkt to launch smartphones and wearables in India next year
  52. Blaupunkt will also launch smartphones, tablets and wearables in the Indian market next year, but will take into account profitabi...
  53. Blaupunkt will also launch smartphones, tablets and wearables in the Indian market next year, but will take into account profitability and business demand before deciding on the price segments it plans to enter.
  54. ​ Blaze of Glory More bidding battles are expected to be fought over 1800 MHz and 2300 MHz bands while telcos avoid the highly priced 700 MHz waves
  55. Blocking JNK signaling halts neuroinflammation caused by infection with Japanese encephalitis virus.
  56. Blue Bottle Is Finally Coming Out With an Easy Way to Make Its Coffee at Home
  57. Blue Jays fan nearly hits Orioles’ Hyun Soo Kim with a beer can during wild-card game
  58. Blue Jays fan nearly hits Orioles’ Hyun Soo Kim with a beer can
  59.     Blue Origin Is Testing Its Escape System. Expect Explosions   
  60. Blue Star plans ₹450-crore capacity expansion
  61. BMT Defence Services will provide design, engineering, and technical assistance 
  62. Bodies taken away on trucks, loud explosions: Eyewitnesses across LoC give graphic details on India’s surgical strikes
  63. Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar and Alia Bhatt during the graduation day ceremony of women self defense center in Mumbai. (PTI Photo)
  64. Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor has approached the police alleging that someone has filed the income tax return for the financial year 2015-16 in her name online without her knowledge.]]
  65. “Bollywood is so popular in Egypt. Actors Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan are so beloved that we use a lot of Bollywood markers in the annual ‘India by the Nile’ festival which showcases India’s d...
  66. Bombastic! Russia Unveils Kamikaze Robotic Tank
  67. Bookmarks with seeds of wild flowers for fliers
  68. Book now, Pay at Hotel&#039
  69. Book on IT project management launched
  70. Borderline strategies against jihad
  71. Both parties have come down heavily on the rulling Trinamool Congress for poaching into the opposition turf and taking away its legislators
  72. Both sides inked 3 pacts, set up Finance Dialogue
  73. Boy shot at South Carolina school to have superhero funeral
  74. Brain training games may be a waste of time: Scientists say that there is 'little evidence of real-world benefits'
  75. 'Branded' cotton from Africa, Peru strangle India's global competitiveness
  76. Brand Modi key to success of 2017 Vibrant Gujarat Summit
  77. Brand Revival
  78. Brazil hit by more punches amid historic recession
  79. Breakaway group of HLP merges with AAP in Himachal
  80. Breakthrough in mapping nicotine addiction could help researchers improve treatment
  81. Brent's reputation for being the best in historic restoration lands him a job rebuilding an original column for the front of a 1900's home. What makes this job challenging is that the column has been cut into dozens of pieces.
  82. Britain announces crackdown on immigration, decision to hit Indians
  83. Britain's eurosceptic UK Independence Party was thrown into turmoil as its leader Diane James quit, citing "personal and professional reasons" for stepping down just 18 days after her election.
  84. Britain's eurosceptic UK Independence Party was thrown into turmoil as its leader Diane James quit, citing "personal and professional reasons" for stepping down just 18 days after her election.]]
  85. Britain's exit from the EU to reassure businesses after pound plunged in the wake of her announcement of the deadline
  86. Britain's new £31billion Trident submarines will be built with steel coming from FRANCE
  87. Britain’s pound slumped to a three-decade low on Tuesday as its Brexit worries were compounded by a revitalised dollar, boosted by resurgent US interest rate hike expectations.Sterling dropped to its...
  88. Britain will be treated 'like Greece during 2015 bailout negotiations' when it comes to Brexit talks, Malta's PM warns
  89. Britain will trigger the formal process for leaving the European Union before the end of March, Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday, putting to rest weeks of speculation on the timing of the move.]]
  90. British-born scientists David J. Thouless, F. Duncan Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz won the Nobel Physics Prize on Tuesday for deep new ideas in quantum theory of matter, using topology. Watch...
  91.     British-born scientists David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz were honored for work that "revealed the secrets of exotic matter," the prize committee said, and "opened the door" to an unknown world where matter takes unusual states or phases
  92. British-born scientists David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz won the 2016 Nobel Prize for Physics on Tuesday for their studies of unusual states of matter, which may open up new appl...
  93. British Council brings world's largest science competition 'FameLab' to India
  94. British PM to Protect Soldiers from 'Vexatious' Legal Claims
  95. British prime minister Theresa May yesterday (2 October) said that the UK will by the end of March 2017 trigger Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty, setting in motion the formal procedure for the UK to leave the EU in 2019. 
  96. British scientists David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz's studies of unusual states of matter may open up new applications in electronics
  97. British scientists on verge of HIV cure: Report
  98. British team win Nobel prize in physics for work on 'exotic matter'
  99. Bronze Age hoard includes a complete 3,000-year-old pressed flower
  100. Brussels [Belgium], Oct.4 (ANI): The European Parliament has backed India's surgical strike on terrorist training camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
  101. Brussels, SANA - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Russia and the United States to resume talks on Syria. During a press conference held in Strasburg, Ki-moon said that he intends to go to ...
  102. ‘Bryce is worse than Hitler’: A social media minefield
  103. BSE Sensex climbed 0.32 per cent to 28,334.55 points and yield on the benchmark bond fell six basis points to 6.72 per cent, reflecting optimism that further rate cuts are on the horizon.
  104. BSF and BGB has agreed to take measures to trans-border crimes like smuggling of drugs, cattle, gold and fake currency as well as human trafficking
  105. BSF confirms stone pelting at Wagah border, says issue flagged with Pak
  106. BSF has also reviewed the preparedness of security mechanisms along the eastern front with Bangladesh so that terrorists are not able to use that country to sneak in
  107. BSF hasn’t ordered border evacuation
  108. BSF helps distraught farmers to grow crops amid tension on border
  109. BSF Returns 12-year-old Pakistani Boy Who Accidentally Crossed Over to India
  110. BSF Seizes Empty Pakistani Boat Along Indo-Pak Border in Pathankot
  111. BSF seizes empty Pakistani boat from Ravi river in Punjab
  112. BSIMM is free under Creative Commons
  113. BSIMM Shows Secure Software Development Making Inroads
  114. BS Jury on bi-monthly monetary policy review
  115. BSNL and MTNL will provide the service for seven years with the Tourism Ministry bearing the operational cost for the first three years.
  116. BSNL launches FTTH in Warangal
  117. BSP’s attempt to woo Muslim voters in this election and the Muzaffarnagar riots have contributed in the breakup of the JM votebase.
  118. Budding Chefs, Mixologists create magic with US Premium Agricultural Products at seventh edition of restaurant, catering show
  119. Buffoons like Kejriwal & Nirupam should be thrown out of country...Time and again they''ve shown their true colours! Traitors!!
  120. Buhari orders sale of 2 presidential jets to &#039
  121. " Buhari orders sale of 2 presidential jets to 'cut down on waste'
  122. Buhari orders sale of 2 presidential jets to 'cut down on waste'
  123. Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev has said the country will not pull its 110-strong contingent out of Afghanistan, despite threats by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov hurled last week and ...
  124. Bulgaria Not Withdrawing Troops from Afghanistan - DefMin
  125. Bulk Buying Platform&#039
  126. Bullish outlook intact for Tata Steel
  127. ‘Bunker-buster’ bombs in eastern Aleppo mean children not even safe underground, UN experts warn
  128. Businesses have spent years fighting off internet intruders bent on stealing corporate secrets. Now, businesses leaders must also worry whether hackers will use private emails to embarrass them or seriously damage the company.
  129. Bus services to Tamil Nadu are likely to resume on Wednesday. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation is in talks with its counterparts and government officials. “We are negotiating with the T...
  130. Buyback open offer begins for Mayur Uniquoters
  131. Buys back shares from estranged wife; Sequoia, General Atlantic to stay invested
  132. Buy, sell hold? Top picks for long & short-term
  133. B.V.R. Mohan Reddy appointed Honorary German Consul
  134. Byju’s founder plays football with his team at
  135. By therapeutically targeting the receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) in breast cancer cells, researchers decreased tumor growth, reduced tumor angiogenesis and recruitment of inflammatory cells, and dramatically decreased metastasis to the lung and the liver.
  136. By the way, all those China haters ...... Practically all your imported consumer white and other goods are MADE IN CHINA even if the BRAND itself is of non-Chinese o...
  137. By Youth and for Youth: UNESCO launches Global Youth Poster Contest on Media and Information Literacy
  138. Cab driver held for molestation
  139. CACP has suggested a hike of Rs 100 in wheat MSP (minimum support price) to Rs 1,625 per quintal the rabi crop (winter) against Rs 1,525 per quintal in the last year, sources said.
  140. Caelus lands massive oil discovery in Alaska
  141. California-based Google has said that the snippet feature is an automatic and algorithmic match to the search query, and that the response came from a third-party site that it does not control.
  142. Cambodia to raise minimum wage for apparel, footwear workers
  143. Cam Newton
  144. Campaign 2016
  145. Cam Ranh is the jewel in the crown of Vietnam's military, with an air base once used by the U.S. and Soviet forces and a deep water bay home to its modern, Russian-built submarines.
  146. Canada Rejects Proposal to Scrutinize Arms Exports to Rights Abusers
  147. Canada’s parliament has rejected a motion to establish an oversight committee to monitor weapons exports to countries with poor human rights records.
  148. Canadian college to launch marijuana cultivation course
  149. Can a new parent company save Twitter from a lifetime of disappointment?
  150. Candle that smells just like a brand new Apple Mac launches  
  151. Can sheer willpower keep dying patients alive?
  152. Capillary Technologies acquires Sellerworx
  153. Capillary Technologies acquires SellerWorx to strengthen product portfolio
  154. Capillary Technologies buys SellerWorx ​to strengthen product portfolio
  155. Capitals trim training camp roster to 30 after more cuts
  156. Caps make another round of training camp cuts, sending several top prospects back to AHL
  157. Captains of Indian industry expect banks to pass on the benefit of Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) decision, to cut the benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points, to borrowers. While many expect the mov...
  158. Carcanet Infra Projects launches 'Royal Purandar'
  159. Cardiac research: Svims inks pact with American institutes
  160. Car makers wary of rising pollution in the capital
  161. Carnatic vocal performance by P.V. Apoorvalakshmi and party, B.P. Wadia Road, Basavanagudi, 6 p.m.
  162. Carolyn Hax: With disagreements about medicine, this couple needs boosters: Therapy
  163. Cashing in on the rush for Jio 4G sims, the Rotary Club of Ghaziabad devised a novel method to draw people into donating blood.
  164. Casio introduces 'Lamp Free Projectors' with TCO certification
  165. Casio Launches Lamp-Free Projectors in India at Rs 85,995
  166. Casting an overview of challenges facing social development - ranging from inequalities in employment through specific issues facing rural populations - the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) began its work today, with delegates calling for closer international cooperation and solidarity with the world’s most vulnerable groups.
  167. Cauvery board formation put off, SC gives nod for ‘technical team’
  168. Cauvery Board: TN asks Centre to withdraw interlocutory application
  169. Cauvery Board: TN urges Centreto withdraw interlocutory plea to SC
  170. Cauvery dispute: farmers’ federation plans all-party meet in Chennai
  171. Cauvery water row: Karnataka files review plea in SC, calls House session again
  172. CBDT meet on Oct 15 to discuss ways to bring more evaders under tax net
  173. CBI arrests senior civil judge of Tis Hazari court in bribery case
  174. CBI personnel verify records of DD in Vijayawada
  175. CBSE to review optional Class 10 exam and CCE
  176. CCI orders fresh probe against Monsanto
  177. CCL Products dips post Q2 results
  178. ![CDATA[BAE Systems unveiled a next-generation Bradley fighting vehicle demonstrator, built with internal research and development (R&D) funding and intended to showcase technology options as the US Army considers how it will replace its ageing but still operational Bradley fleet. 
  179. ![CDATA[General Motors (GM) and the US Army on 3 October unveiled a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle based on a Chevrolet Colorado truck. 
  180. ![CDATA[India's Reliance Group and France's Dassault Aviation have announced an intention to establish a joint venture (JV) in India to support the Indian Air Force's (IAF's) procurement of 36 Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft. 
  181. ![CDATA[Japan is ready to be flexible with the cost of ShinMaywa Industries' US-2i amphibious search-and-rescue (SAR) aircraft in order to push through a deal to export the platform to India. 
  182. ![CDATA[Last week, following the results of Russia’s parliamentary election, Russian media run a story suggesting that the Kremlin is planning to implement far-reaching changes to the country’s intelligence apparatus. Could this be the beginning of the resurgence of the Soviet-era KGB?
  183. ![CDATA[QinetiQ North America (NA) has unveiled two new unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) at the annual Association of the US Army (AUSA) 2016 in Washington, DC, and announced a new teaming arrangement with Estonia's MILREM.
  184. ![CDATA[The Colombian Aviation Air Assault Division (DAVAA) hosted the 2016 edition of the Army Aviation International Conference (CIAVEC) in Bogota on 27-29 September. 
  185. ![CDATA[The most famous intelligence operative in Germany went on trial last week after his name was linked to dozens of offshore bank accounts and shell companies. But he claims he used these accounts to rescue hostages as part of his undercover work.
  186. ![CDATA[The Taliban launched a co-ordinated assault on the Afghan provincial capital of Kunduz on 3 October, briefly overrunning central neighbourhoods of the city before being driven back by Afghan security forces.
  187. ![CDATA[The US Army expects to complete operational tests of enhanced manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-TX) capabilities, as well as a host of upgrades known as Version 6, for its Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopter this year, a senior service official said on 3 October. 
  188. ![CDATA[The US Army expects to issue a request for proposals (RfP) within the next week or two for another Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) 'rebuy' programme.
  189. ![CDATA[The US Army has accepted its first seven Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) at the end of September and is soon shipping those to test sites, programme officials told reporters on 4 October.
  190. ![CDATA[The US Army hopes to soon move 'cross-domain' fires from a concept to reality, but significant work on the idea remains.
  191. ![CDATA[The US Army is beginning a new programme to add weapons to Stryker wheeled combat vehicles and is preparing to accept its first 'upgunned' Stryker vehicle for testing in December under an urgent effort.
  192. ![CDATA[The US Army is to receive its first prototypes for an 'upgunned' Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) in December under an urgent lethality upgrade project, according to contractor General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS). 
  193. ![CDATA[Trijicon has unveiled a new mounted machine gun optic, the Machine Gun Reflex Sight (MGRS), to provide mounted machine gunners with a sight similar to the company's legacy Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight (ACOG). 
  194. ![CDATA[US Army Europe (USAREUR) is shifting from a deployment model whereby troops fall in on existing equipment, to rotating in a brigade with its own gear early next year.
  195. ![CDATA[US Army leaders are considering how to modernise and structure the service to deal with potentially major shifts in the nature of ground combat, which could be considerably more dispersed and less dependent on current technology, according to the service's top officer. 
  196. ![CDATA[US Army officials by the end of October expect to release a request for proposals (RfP) for replacing the service's ageing Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) 8 MOD I and MOD II, which are commonly referred to as 'Mike Boats', with a new Manoeuvre Support Vessel - Light (MSV-L) platform.
  197. ![CDATA[US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) and General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) are to trial a Mobile Expeditionary High Energy Laser (MEHEL 2.0) with a 5 kW beam director in January, GDLS officials told IHS Jane's . 
  198. Ceasefire violation by Pakistan at three locations in Naushera: Defence PRO
  199. Celebrity chef Shailendra Kekade believes that even when cooking with exotic ingredients, simplicity is key
  200. Celebs who dated their personnel

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