General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-11-04 00:00

04 Nov 2016 | Vienna, Austria, 4 November 2016--The price of OPEC basket of fourteen crudes stood at $42.65 a barrel on Thursday, compared with $43.12 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations. (
108 police constables complete training
10 kinds of employees
10 Kinds of employees you find in every workplace
10-year-old tribal girl pregnant after serial abuse in Maharashtra school
11-2-16 Ron Howard
11 arrested over sexual assault of 10-year-old in ashram school
11-day International Space Science School to be held in Sangli
11 people have been arrested for allegedly raping a minor in Buldhana area of Maharashtra.It is reported that incident took place last night in a private boarding school, Ninadhi Ashran School in Hivarkheda in Bhuldhana district of Maharashtra, 450 ...
11 persons have been arrested from Buldhana area of Maharashtra for allegedly raping 12 minor tribal students of Ninadhi Ashram school on late Thursday night.]]
12 lawmakers of Turkey’s 2nd largest opposition party were detained overnight by police.
12 minor tribal girls raped in school
12 minor tribal girl students raped in Buldhana school
13 ticket checking staff suspended
14 persons, including 5 police officers, injured
183 students get placement
1 lakh ex-servicemen to get OROP benefits in two months: Manohar Parrikar
1 Which real estate developer bought the Boston-New York-Washington DC shuttle service from Eastern Airlines? 2 Who created the World Wide Web? 3 The East India Company obtained a monopoly on t...
2014 rape-survivor's allegation case: High-level investigation team put...
2017 Smart City Expo to focus on IoT: organizer
20 companies doled out half of their profits in dividends in Q2! Do you own any of them?
23-year old Alia Bhatt says that she had a 'magical' experience while working with Shah Rukh Khan for her upcoming movie 'Dear Zindagi'.Social media is an important means to get love from people of 'Dear Zindagi' and actors make full use of it to ...
240 refugees drowned off Libya in 48 hours: United Nations
2 Chinese tourists visited Arunachal on wrong documents
2 Gurugram schools close due to alarming pollution levels
2-month-old baby dies hours after vaccination
2 US Soldiers Killed 2 Wounded in Afghan Fighting
2 US Troops, 26 Civilians Dead after Afghan Raid on Taliban
2 U.S. troops dead after Afghan raid that killed 26 civilians
2 U.S. troops killed fighting Taliban in Afghanistan; civilians hit by airstrike
30 Afghan civilians killed in Kunduz NATO airstrike officials
30 million ballots cast in US presidential election early voting
3 figures Tata's successor needs for job interview
3 months’ toil, 250-kg reward
3 November 2016 – A day before the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change comes into force, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is urging the world to ‘dramatically’ step up its efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions – by some 25 per cent more than those pledged in Paris last year – “to meet the stronger, and safer, target of 1.5 degrees Celsius” global temperature rise.
3 November 2016 – Some 20,700 people have been displaced since the operation to liberate the Iraqi city of Mosul from terrorists started on 17 October, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today, estimating that 9,700 of them are children in urgent need of assistance.
3 November 2016 – Warning that millions of people die every year from preventable surgical infections, particularly in developing countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued new guidelines today on tackling hospital-acquired infections with the aim of saving lives, cutting costs and arresting the spread of ‘superbugs.’
40% of consumers globally are interested in a mobile data plan that in...
4 held in TNSCB staff murder case
4 Indians saved from burning vessel in Egypt
4 presidential contests haven't produced a winner right away
$500 winebot can blend a personalised wine just for you
50% of consumer price index basket exempted; minimum rate now at 5%; cess to continue; dual control issue to be taken up today
520 students receive scholarships
5 key developments: GST rates fixed, food security act now covers entire nation
5 senior startup executives share the advice that shaped their careers
6 days to go: Here's the US election cheatsheet for financial markets
7 secrets that make Marwaris so good in business
7 tips to avoid costly health plan enrollment headaches
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80 cr people will be covered under food security law
827 journalist deaths in ten years, UNESCO report claims
8 Hot Skills Sought By IT Security Departments
8 Indian diplomats falsely implicated by Pakistan, says External Affairs Ministry
8 Indian mission staffers recalled from Pakistan
90% of smartphones shipped in latest quarter run Android
90% of work over, they will be ready by May 2017: Officials
A 10-hour Russian-declared ceasefire for rebel-held areas of Syria's second city Aleppo began today morning with the goal of encouraging civilians and surrendering rebels to leave.
A 14-year old girl, K. Ragavi, who was asleep at her house at Veeraragavapuram in Tiruchendur, died after the roof collapsed due to rain at 8.30. p.m. on Wednesday. Sources said due to heavy wind and ...
A 30-year-old woman, who went missing in August along with her boyfriend, was found "chained like a dog" inside a locked shipping container in a rural area of southeastern US state of South Carolina, officials said.
A 32-year-old history sheeter died after allegedly being lynched by residents of a Dadar residential society he tried to break into in the early hours of Tuesday. The Dadar police have arrested two re...
A 58-year-old realtor, L. Pandiarajan, was kidnapped in a car near Tirumangalam on Wednesday afternoon.Police said R. Rajagopal, a local man, saw Pandiarajan talking to some persons sitting in a car a...
A 64-year-old Muslim resident is setting an example of how different communities can co-exist and flourish in complete harmony.Situated on the bank of the Kangsai River is Pathra village, known for its temples. Barely 10 to 15 kilometres from ...
A balancing act between forces forms similar structures inside cells and dense stellar corpses, suggesting links between astrophysics and life on Earth
A balancing act between forces forms similar structures inside cells and dense stellar corpses, suggesting links between astrophysics and life on Earth
A Beautifully Agonizing Video of Unsatisfying Moments
Abe may visit US in February if Hillary Clinton wins presidency. Meeting would aim to confirm countries are on same page on policies toward China, Russia and North Korea.
A bench of CJI, Justices DY Chandrachud and LN Rao had slammed the Centre for sitting over the recommendations by the collegium for appointment of high court judges.
AB Khare, CMD, Madras Fertilizers Ltd, has taken over the additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director of FACT. The Fertilizer Ministry removed Jaiveer Srivastava, the present Chairman and ...
About 300 million children in the world are living in areas with outdoor air so toxic – six or more times higher than international pollution guidelines – that it can cause serious health damage, including harming their developing brains, a new United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) report has revealed.
About 50 companies including Allahabad Bank, Central Bank of India, Union Bank of India, CARE, EIH Associated, Gati, Gujarat Pipavav, Indian Hotels, Jindal Saw, Max Financial, Munjal Auto, Neuland L...
A boy who fled a village south of Mosul, Iraq, receives a measles vaccination from a UNICEF-supported government health worker at an aid distribution in Ibrahim Khalil.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi told his followers on Thursday there could be no retreat in a "total war" as advancing soldiers battled the militants inside their Iraqi stronghold.
Academics need to focus more on research: Venkaiah Naidu
A California firm gives you eyes in the skies with a new security system that uses drones. Sunflower Labs has designed a new security system that uses a drone (bottom inset) to detect and investigate possible threats around the outside of your home. Combined with smart lights and sensors (bottom inset), the drone analyzes suspicious activity and streams a live video of the disturbance directly to your smartphone (top inset).
Access Control Options for Wired Networks
Access To 'Digital Literacy' Crucial at This Age: Adobe CEO
According to AP intelligence reports Naxals are regrouping in Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram area close to Orissa border]]
According to a statement by Interior Ministry the operation&nbsp
According to a statement by Interior Ministry the operation 
According to CIPD joint secretary Rajiv Amaram, all the 54,000 petrol pumps across the country will observe one-day strike on Nove...
According to CIPD joint secretary Rajiv Amaram, all the 54,000 petrol pumps across the country will observe one-day strike on November 15 if the oil companies do not heed to their demand.
According to the DPR Operational Command, the Right Sector extremist group has started a clearing operation against civilians, who have…
According to the Syrian Democratic Council, a number of Turkish officers and several boxes with unknown content have been brought…
According to The Turkish General Staff, the clashes with the militants also&nbsp
According to The Turkish General Staff, the clashes with the militants also 
Ace filmmaker Quentin Tarantino says he is planning to retire after his tenth feature film.
A Central Parliamentary Committee has criticised the State government for not putting in place sufficient checks while recruiting for reservation category jobs in public sector undertakings (PSUs).The...
Ace Software Exports to hold board meeting
Acknowledging their World Cup winning feat, the Sports Ministry on Thursday announced a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh each for the members of the Indian Kabaddi team, led by Anup Kumar.
A combination of factors including ban on large diesel engines and stupendous demand last fiscal seems to have hit the north's dem...
A combined 17.91 million equity shares representing 1.96% of total equity of L&T changed hands on the NSE and BSE till 09:43 am
A combined 17.91 million equity shares representing 1.96% of total equity of L&T changed hands on the NSE and BSE till 09:43 am.
A complication in the "Brexit," a possible clue in an aviator's mysterious disappearance, and an electoral map examination are all featured this Friday!
A computer model watched over two million internet videos and can now accurately identify noises such as door knocks, dog barks, snoring and toilet flushes
A consortium of Greek Leftists and Anarchists say they have found a better alternative to camps for Europe's refugees: the continent's empty buildings. The buildings' owners don't necessarily agree
A Couple of Pranksters Crashed a North Korean Golf Tournament
Activist challenges CM’s thumb impression on poll papers
Activists of the Communist Party of India (CPI) and its feeder organisation All India Youth Federation (AIYF) laid siege to the office of the Chief Security Officer of the Thiruvananthapuram Governmen...
Activists oppose State government’s decision to construct three electricity sub-stations
Actor Allu Arjun on Friday joined the sets of upcoming Telugu entertainer "Duvvada Jagannadham" aka "DJ" for regular shooting. The project, which is being directed by Harish Shankar, stars Pooja Hegde as the female lead.
Actor Benedict Cumberbatch says he had a tough time saying sorcerer in an American accent in "Doctor Strange".
Actor Ranveer Singh has been named the first Indian ambassador for promoting 2017 Switzerland Tourism's campaign- "Nature wants you back".
Actor R Madhavan is overwhelmed with all the love and appreciation that has come his way for his Tamil film "Irudhi Suttru" at the 29th Tokyo International Film Festival.
Actor R Madhavan's "Irudhi Suttru", the Tamil version of "Saala Khadoos", was at Tokyo International Film Festival where it received a good response.
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker says she is all in to make a sequel to her hit Halloween comedy "Hocus Pocus" and "Sex and the City" movie.
Actress Sobhita Dhulipala, who was last seen in Anurag Kashyap's "Raman Raghav 2.0", will be making her Telugu debut with upcoming spy-thriller "Goodachari", a source said.
A day after INLD and Congress boycotted the conference marking the golden jubilee of Haryana Vidhan Sabha, Agri Minister OP Dhankar today sought a resolution in the Assembly to condemn the behaviour of opposition members
A day after taking a pulse of the offense through the first half of the season, we turn our attention to the defense.
A day before the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change comes into force, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is urging the world to ‘dramatically’ step up its efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions – by some 25 per cent more than those pledged in Paris last year – “to meet the stronger, and safer, target of 1.5 degrees Celsius” global temperature rise.
Adding hydrogen to graphene could improve its future applicability in the semiconductor industry, when silicon leaves off. Researchers have recently gained further insight into this chemical reaction. These findings extend the knowledge of the fundamental chemistry of graphene and bring scientists perhaps closer to realizing new graphene-based materials.
Additional grain to be made available by tweaking strategic reserve norms
Addressing energy poverty in India
A delegate wears a "Blue Lives Matter" button at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, July 18, 2016.
A Delhi court has issued a non-bailable warrant against Vijay Mallya for allegedly evading summons in a FERA violation matter. It has issued another non-bailable warrant against Mallya in a 2012 cheq...
A Delhi court issued a fresh non-bailable warrant (NBW), the second one today, against Vijay Mallya, Chairman of the grounded Kingfisher Airlines, in a 2012 cheque bounce case following his non-appearance.
A Delhi court today issued a non-bailable warrant against beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya in a case of allegedly evading...
A Delhi court today issued a non-bailable warrant against beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya in a case of allegedly evading summons in a FERA violation matter and warned of initiating coercive process against him.
A depression in west central Bay of Bengal may intensify into a deep depression and cause heavy rainfall in the coastal districts of West Bengal till tomorrow, the weatherman said today.
A Division Bench of the Hyderabad High Court comprising Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy and Justice M.S.K. Jaiswal said that a person who is serving life sentence after being convicted by trial court and...
Adlabs Entertainment appoints CFO
Adulterated chilli powder worth Rs. 1.5 crore was seized by a team of Vigilance and Enforcement department during a raid on a cold storage here on Thursday. A highly toxic residue which comes after ex...
Adviser to Polish government claims contraception causes 'sex addiction'
Advocate assaulted by villagers, 11 booked
A fast track court has awarded life imprisonment to a man for killing his pregnant wife for dowry in Madhorampur village in Chauri area here.
A few environmentalists of Hassan have urged the State government to work out a programme to fill all tanks during the rainy season and take effective measures to plug leakages in the water supply lin...
A few schools in the national capital region have declared holiday on Friday, while some others have suspended morning assembly and asked students to wear masks due to the consistent smog cover in the region.]]
Afghanistan is one of the hardest places in the world to be a woman
Afghan officials say at least 30 civilians, including women and children, have been killed and dozens more wounded in an air strike in the country's north. Grim protests erupted in Kunduz after the ...
A fire broke out in one of the cinemas at Sapna multiplex here on Thursday. However, no one was injured, though there was significant damage to property.A short circuit is said to have caused the fire...
A first of its kind initiative for the State; plan to cover more stations
A five-day training programme for the field level executive officers in the Central Board of Excise and Customs and State Commercial Taxes Department on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was held here ...
A foreign currency shortage has been crippling the economy, but the devaluation could bring short-term pain.
A free one-day training programme on ‘Integrated pest and disease management in Paddy’ will be held at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Veterinary College and Research Institute premises on November 9.A pr...
African Union-UN mission in Darfur welcomes unilateral six-month truce by two armed groups
After 108 years in the desert, the Chicago Cubs finally came home
After 108 years in the desert, the Cubs finally came home
After altering their oaths of office as a protest, two activists elected to Hong Kong’s legislature are in a legal showdown that may bring what they campaigned against: interference from Beijing.
After an independent inquiry found that the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) failed to protect civilians as deadly violence broke out in and around its premises in the capital, Juba, in July, the top UN peacekeeping official today announced that he has established a task force to carry out the probe’s recommendations, which include ensuring greater accountability of the mission’s leadership.
After a slow start, a Jerami Grant dunk woke up Kevin Durant, and he quickly tore through his former team.
After a slow start, Durant wakes up to crush his former team as Warriors rout Thunder
After Calais, French authorities clear migrant camp in Paris
After drool-worthy pics from the Alps, Ranveer Singh becomes Switzerland's first Indian Tourism ambassador
After hosting a grand Diwali bash and celebrating the festival of lights with friends and family, Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao decided to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city and take refuge in the 'wilderness' of Arunachal Pradesh.The couple ...
After recent milestones, Army cyber looking to surpass more of them
After the heroics in the last Test match against Pakistan, West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman Shane Dowrich has received a maiden call up in the ODI team for the upcoming tri-series in Zimbabwe which will be held later this month.Fast bowler Miguel ...
After the touted US Presidential television debates, the candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump can now be seen endorsing by many of celebrity supporters
After the votes are counted, the civil war will continue
After the X Cam and X Screen, LG has launched the X Power i...
against the forces arrayed against them, as advancing soldiers battled into their northern Iraqi stronghold of Mosul.
A galactic smash and grab! Astronomers spot 'nearly naked' black hole after another galaxy strips it of stars and gas
A gang of two men snatched Rs. 12 lakh in cash by diverting the attention of Pandurang Vajre, a retired KSRTC employee, here on Thursday.Two youth on a motorcycle followed the victim when he came out ...
Agitators seek immediate steps to prevent flooding in areas adjoining the river bank
A globular, golf-ball-size object discovered by NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars has been confirmed as a rare iron-nickel meteorite fallen from the red planet's sky.
A.Gnansekaran, Monitoring Officer for the district, reviewed monsoon preparedness on Thursday. Chairing a meeting with senior officials here, he stressed the need to take adequate precautionary measur...
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A goods train derailed between Manjhouli and Devgram stations on Singrauli-Jabalpur railway line in Madhya Pradesh today disrupting rail traffic on the route, but nobody was injured in the incident.
Agricultural researchers eyeing global outreach
Agriculture, tourism key to Medak development
A group of Indian doctors have come together to publish a textbook on medicine. It is only the third such textbook in the market yet. The need for such a textbook was felt as the books on the subject ...
A group of scientists are attaching transceivers to sharks in order to map how they interact while swimming through the sea.
A group purporting to consist of "some of the most distinguished of the mujahideen of the Islamic Maghreb" published the first issue of a magazine called "Al-Huda" (Gui&nbsp
A group purporting to consist of "some of the most distinguished of the mujahideen of the Islamic Maghreb" published the first issue of a magazine called "Al-Huda" (Gui [ ... ]
A hacked email exchange apparently shows Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman and a Democratic operative discussing the need to crush Vermont Sen. Bernie Sander's insurgent primary bid.
A hike through beech forests in central Germany shows the glorious results of letting nature be nature
Aid is coming — but there is not enough of it, and it will take several more weeks to reach remote mountain communities where officials say the destruction was total. As one lonely truck pulled into a town, a rush of hungry people inundated it. “This will keep us alive until another donation arrives,” one said. “Because that is our only way to survive right now.”
Air India&#39;s MRO unit gears up for Airbus maintenance
Air pollution: Environment Minister to meet state counterparts
Air purifier market in India has seen a spike of about 50 per cent in its demand in wake of poor air quality in Delhi-NCR post-Diwali, noted a quick ASSOCHAM survey.The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) conducted a ...
Airshow China 2016: AVIC unveils AV500W armed VTOL UAV development programme
Airshow China 2016: NORINCO develops MRL-equipped ATV
Airtel has bought Zain Telecom's assets in 17 African countries in 2010 for $10.7 billion
Airtel has entered into agreements with Kuwait’s Zain Telecom, wherein the Indian company will receive about $129 million (₹860 crore). This is on account of Airtel’s claims on account of a litigatio...
Airtel, Jio call truce after incumbent provides more POIs
Airtel launches 4G in Uttar Pradesh; to extend service in 200 plus towns
Airtel leads in 4G speed in Oct, RJio behind rivals: report
Airtel 'warns' Trai on Jio's free call offer
Aishwarya looks nothing less than a dream on the cover of Harper's Bazaar
A Japanese delegation led by Secretary General of Liberal Democratic Party, Mr. Toshihiro Nikai met the Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh here today.
A Japanese delegation led by Vice Minister for Policy Coordination of Cabinet Office, Mr. Shigeki Habuka met the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju here today.
A joint US-Afghan raid against the Taliban left 26 civilians, three Afghan troops and two U.S. service members dead.
Akhilesh asks for vote in the name of development
A landmark global accord to combat climate change officially entered into force on Friday, putting pressure on countries to start executing plans to slash greenhouse gas emissions to limit global war...
Alarming fall in air quality forces some schools to ask students to stay indoors
A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant was arrested from north Kashmir's Baramulla district, the state police said on Friday.
A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant was arrested from north Kashmir's Baramulla district, the state police said on Friday.]]
Aleppo Humanitarian Pause Introduced by Russia Enters Into Force
A letter, written by Bhopal Jail Superintendent, has surfaced four days after eight SIMI operatives escaped the premises and were shot dead in an encounter lead by the Madhya Pradesh police.]]
Alibaba wary of head-to-head clash with Amazon
Alice Bulos and the rise of Fil-Am political empowerment

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