Thursday, November 3, 2016

General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-11-03 09:00

  1. Is the Polar vortex set to return? Experts warn patterns are shifting
  2. Is there a way out for NTT DoCoMO of Japan to get back its investment in Tata Teleservices in line with what had been envisaged in its shareholder agreement with its joint venture partner Tata Sons w...
  3. Is this even a serious post?  We have barely a soul in the cybersecurity...
  4. Is this even a serious post?  We have barely a soul in the cybersecurity inductry, and the person is screaming gender biased?  Give the industry a chance to even start before you start decrying its failures. You...
  5. It’s time for Japan and Taiwan to deepen security cooperation
  6. Italian Earthquakes Reshape Region
  7. Italy%E2%80%99sviewsonviolenceagainstwomenarefinallychanging', 'width
  8. Italy hit by another strong earthquake but no casualties reported
  9. Italy is no stranger to natural disasters: its central regions have recently suffered from several catastrophic earthquakes, and now one of the country's biggest lakes, Omodeo, faces the risk of drying up.
  10. Italy’s views on violence against women are finally changing
  11. Itanagar (Arunachl Pradesh)[India], Nov. 3 (ANI): The body of a Russian national, who reportedly drowned while on a rafting expedition in Kamala River near Tamin under the Lower Subansiri District on October 31, has been finally recovered.
  12. It could be one of the most unusual "watch parties" for the voting results.
  13. ‘It has been easy for us to do business in India’
  14. It has been more than three weeks since five new Police Commissionerates started functioning in Telangana but they are yet to be conferred with magisterial powers and provided with infrastructure like...
  15. It has been proposed to ease traffic towards Gopalapatnam
  16. It has been three days since the body of D. Pradeep, final-year EEE engineering student, was fished out of the Sarada River near Ummalada village in Munagapaka mandal in Visakhapatnam district, and it...
  17. I think Onspon.com has the ability to disrupt a huge market. I am super ex...
  18. ‘It is a black day for the country when the family of a martyred soldier is roughed up and detained’
  19. It is likely that this kind of demolition — implosion of a 11-storey building — is a first in the city, officials said.
  20. It is shocking that targeting educational institutions lists high on the agenda of antisocial elements in Kashmir, severely affecting local Kashmiris who already face severe difficulties (Editorial –...
  21. It is the cheapest smartphone available today with the Qual...
  22. It is the last kitchen gadget you will ever need. Moley Robotics has built a fully-automated and integrated smart robotic chef that cooks over 100 meals from master chefs without human intervention.
  23. It may sound like science fiction, but wastewater treatment plants across the United States may one day turn ordinary sewage into biocrude oil, thanks to new research. The technology, hydrothermal liquefaction, mimics the geological conditions Earth uses to create crude oil, using high pressure and temperature to achieve in minutes something that takes Mother Nature millions of years.
  24. It may sound like science fiction, but wastewater treatment plants may one day turn ordinary sewage into biocrude oil, thanks to new research at the US Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).
  25.     It provides not only new stimulus for a region stretching from East Asia to Europe, but it will also promote political stability in Central Asia and the Middle East, according to experts.
  26. Its 12.30 p.m. and you can see a bunch of children aged between 5 to 16 years with their colourful satchels on their back, bright faces and broad smiles, trotting happily towards their school. Once in...
  27. It's a common refrain on political yard signs this time of year. But someone took their fervor for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to another level at a black church in Mississippi, authorities say.
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  29. It's been one month since Kim Kardashian West left social media.
  30.     It's Finally Legal To Hack Your Own Devices   
  31. It's no yolk! Curiosity rover discovers a strange 'Egg Rock' METAL meteorite on Mars
  32. It's official: Facebook announces Windows desktop gaming platform
  33. It's Time To Address The Cybersecurity Gender Gap Before It's Too Late
  34. It was a close battle at the box office with a romantic drama taking a slight financial edge over an action blockbuster.
  35. It was a moderately foggy Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 14.5 degrees Celsius, the season's average, the weather department said.
  36. It was a moment that made literal the stagnation of
  37. It was the worst ever man made disaster in a decade. Over 61 people were killed as an eleven-storey building, in one of Chennai’s upcoming realty hotspots, came down crashing after a heavy spell of rain in 2014.]]
  38. It will take years to substantively raise the percentage of women in cybersecurity, so the tech industry better start working at it now.
  39. It won't fix everything, but it will demonstrate that what the FBI director did was completely out of line
  40. It would be a good idea to set up a forum where laggard states can learn from the successful ones.
  41. I welcome you all to New Delhi for this landmark conference, the first after the adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
  42. Jack Ma's Ant Financial wants one-quarter of the world
  43. Jailed terror accused eat biryai for yrs, need fast-track courts: CM
  44. Jain Irrigation bags Rs 284-cr job order from govt
  45. JAMMU, India - The intensifying military operations and attacks at the borders of long time rivals, India and Pakistan has threatened to snap the already delicate ties between both the ...
  46. Jammu(J-K)[India], Nov. 3 (ANI): The daily life in Manjakote village has been severely affected as two women were killed and a child was severely injured on Wednesday after Pakistan troops violated ceasefire which targeted Indian posts and border villages in India's northern Jammu and Kashmir state casts fear among the residents.
  47. Japanese Parliamentarians call on PM Modi
  48. Japanese system integration company NTT DATA, Inc. on Thursday announced that its acquisition of Dell Services has closed, expanding the company's brand and IT services leadership globally.
  49. Japanese technology helps to improve public transport and food safety in Asia
  50. Japan has launched the Himawari 9 weather satellite on Wednesday afternoon local time, with the aid of its H-IIA rocket. Liftoff from the Tanegashima Space Centre, in Japan’s…
  51. Japan has launched the Himawari 9 weather satellite on Wednesday afternoon local time, with the aid of its H-IIA rocket. Liftoff from the Tanegashima Space Centre, in Japan’s Osumi Islands, was on schedule at 15:20 local time (06:20 UTC), which was the opening of an available window of two-hour, 58-minutes.
  52. Japan Launches Next-Gen Geostationary Meteorological Satellite
  53. Jeb Bush's son George P. Bush says he will vote for Donald Trump but he told reporters he may be the only Bush that votes for Trump.
  54. Jet Airways on Wednesday witnessed disruptions in its flight schedules leading to some cancellations apparently due to technical issues in the airline’s rostering system.Some flights from the National...
  55. Jiangsu Baoli Aviation Equipment Orders Mi-171A, Ansat and Ka-32 Helicopters
  56. Jihadist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called on his fighters to resist as Iraqi forces were poised today to enter the city of Mosul where he declared a "caliphate" two years ago.
  57. Jihadist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called on his fighters to resist as Iraqi forces were poised today to enter the city of Mosul where he declared a "caliphate" two years ago.
  58. Jihadist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called on his fighters to resist as Iraqi forces were poised to enter the city of Mosul....
  59. Jimmy Kimmel’s Halloween Candy Prank on Kids Is as Hilarious as Ever
  60. Jindal Steel and Power Ltd today said it has failed to pay Rs 15.43 crore interest on non convertible debentures (NCDs), which was due on October 31.
  61. Jindal Steel and Power Ltd today said it has failed to pay Rs 15.43 crore interest on non convertible debentures (NCDs), which was due on October 31.“The company has not made payment of Rs 15.43 cror...
  62. Jio entry may force Airtel, Idea and Vodafone to dip into bucket plans
  63. J-K: Former Deputy CM Pandit Mangat Ram passes away
  64. JK: Pak national apprehended in Hiranagar
  65. J. Krishnaiah and Gopamma, the farmer couple from Padamati Narsapuram in Julurupadu mandal, reached Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday to undergo a DNA test in support of their claim that Geeta, wh...
  66. Job seekers can wait for "Achche Din" as & when it may come....
  67. Johnson, Feingold make final pitches in tightening race
  68.     Jollibee Foods Chairman Tony Tan Caktiong, left, with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Ise Foods Chairman Hikonobu Ise.
  69. Jon Stewart may no longer be the host of "The Daily Show," but that doesn't mean he doesn't have something to say about Donald Trump and the 2016 election.
  70. 'Joy' ban lifted for Australia-Thailand World Cup qualifier
  71. Judges have ruled that U.K. lawmakers must be given a vote on the government's plan to being the formal process of leaving the European Union.
  72. Judges of various courts in the District Court Complex, lawyers and people of various walks of life on Wednesday took out a rally in Machilipatnam as a part of the door-to-door campaign on legal lite...
  73. Judges of various courts in the District Court Complex, lawyers and people of various walks of life on Wednesday took out a rally in Machilipatnam as a part of the door-to-door campaign on legal liter...
  74. Jurors are heading home after a day of deliberations in the defamation case against Rolling Stone for its explosive and later discredited article about a gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity house.<img
  75. Just 30 minutes away from the casino glitz, Macau's island of Coloane feels a world apart from the fast-paced gambling mecca.
  76. Just as the Bible says man cannot live by bread alone, the Indian voters are saying 'we cannot live by slogans, speeches or sound bites alone'," he said.
  77. Just days before America votes for its next president, Donald Trump has drawn yet another unlikely international endorsement with Cambodian strongman Hun Sen joining a colourful coterie of foreign leaders backing the real estate mogul to win.
  78. Justice Lodha Committee seeks Deloitte report from BCCI
  79. Justin Ross Harris is accused of deliberately leaving his son Cooper to die in the back seat of a hot car. Read how the trial is unfolding, day by day.
  80. Just looking at a piece of this candy can trigger a response: salivation, a pucker face, bug eyes—your mouth’s preparation for a battle of pH stabilization.
  81. Just when it looked like Hillary Clinton was going to make it through October without a nasty surprise, the FBI revealed it was reviving its investigation into her use of a private email server -- and suddenly her healthy lead in the polls began to wobble.
  82. Kabul, Nov 3 (IANS) Two American soldiers were killed on Thursday in a Taliban offensive in Afghanistan's Kunduz province. The Taliban attacked the soldiers while they were taking part in a "train, ...
  83. Kalinganagar to be lower-cost steel producer
  84. Kanda Sashti festival; deeparadhana, 7 p.m.; procession of deity, 7.30 p.m.SIVAKASI
  85. Kanika Datta: Tatas' unique governance challenge
  86. Karanvir Bohra and Teejay celebrate 10 years of marital bliss
  87. Kargil (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Nov. 3(ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs and former Army Chief V.K. Singh on Thursday asserted that it was wrong that people are trying to bounce for electoral gains and politics on the death of ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewa, who allegedly committed suicide over the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme.
  88. Karman Kaur Thandi has been given a wildcard entry for the $25,000H ITF women’s tennis tournament to be played at the Deccan Gymkhana,Pune, from November 7 to 12.The newly crowned national champion ...
  89. Karnataka HC Refuses to Stay Tipu Jayanthi, Says Won’t Intervene in Policy Matters
  90. Karnataka High Court on Thursday put on hold the steel flyover after an undertaking given to it by the Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA), agreeing to not start off the work on the controversial project for now.
  91. Karuppur Kalamkari artist passes away
  92. Kashmir: Over 25 schools set ablaze by miscreants
  93. Kashmir to digitize rare manuscripts to preserve cultural heritage
  94. Kathmandu [Nepal], Nov. 2 (ANI): At least half six persons were reportedly detained by the police in Kathmandu Valley for protesting against the state visit of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday.
  95. Kathmandu [Nepal], Nov. 3 (ANI): Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has said that India and Nepal share unique bilateral ties and that the private sectors of both sides should be encouraged to expand linkages in manufacturing and services and benefit from India's growth story.
  96. Kathmandu [Nepal], Nov. 3 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee has said that rapid economic transformation that is taking place in India presents unprecedented opportunities for the people of Nepal.
  97. Kathmandu University awards DLitt to President Mukherjee
  98. Kathmandu University confers Honorary Doctorate on President Mukherjee
  99. Keeping in mind the changing needs of riders around the world, online transportation firm Uber on Thursday launched a faster, smarter and more personalised Uber app.
  100. Keeping kosher: it may be bad for your economic health
  101. Keiretsu’s WISE move to turn Chennai’s women into investors, mentors
  102. Kejriwal announces Rs 1 crore compensation, job for dead soldier’s kin
  103. Kejriwal announces Rs one crore for exserviceman's family
  104. Kejriwal detained for trying to meet family of ex-serviceman who committed suicide
  105. Kelvin Wong, Zhuhai, China
  106. Kenya angry at UN, withdraws all troops in South Sudan, quits &#039
  107. " Kenya angry at UN, withdraws all troops in South Sudan, quits 'peace process'
  108. Kenya angry at UN, withdraws all troops in South Sudan, quits 'peace process'
  109. Kenyan conservationists to track elephant 'corridors' between parks
  110. Kenya threatens to withdraw from UNMISS after general dismissed
  111. Kerala Ayurveda to hold board meeting
  112. Kerala Police chief Loknath Behra on Thursday assured a rape victim and her husband that her fresh complaint will be investigated properly and necessary action taken.
  113. Kerala State Council for Child Welfare:
  114. Khadi to cross Rs 5,000 cr sales mark in FY18: KVIC Chairman
  115. Khattar scraps CM's discretion in colony licensing
  116. Khattar's statement invited sharp criticism from across the political spectrum.
  117. KIIFB amendment Bill passed
  118. Kinder um 1900: Neue Ausstellung im Stadtmuseum Jena
  119. Kin’s gesture gives new lease of life to four persons
  120. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on India's 'jobless' growth
  121. Kiran More’s prediction about Pandya comes true
  122. Kisan credit card programme: Expanded access to credit or expansion of credit?
  123. Kishida, Suu Kyi agree to cooperate over Myanmar ethnic conflict
  124. KMA’s student convention on Saturday
  125. KMT-CPC forum ends in Beijing
  126. Knitwear exporters from Tirupur cluster will submit a detailed statement to the Centre for reconsideration of rebate of duties for the materials used in the manufacture of those swimsuit and baby wear...
  127. Known for their eclectic spread of chai, Tea Trails has opened a new outlet in Vile Parle. The café offers a wide array of exotic teas sourced from around the world. Some interesting ones on the menu ...
  128. Koffee with Karan Season 5 Gets a Special Emoji on Twitter
  129. Kolkata-based designer Vedika Merh has launched her official online retail store.
  130. Kolkata-born Sarabjit Singh Marwah becomes Canada's first Sikh Senator
  131. Krishi Mela, a four-day annual demonstration of farming technologies, is scheduled to begin from Saturday at University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur (UAS-R) campus. Addressing a media conferenc...
  132. Krishnamurthy Subramanian's column: What do crime data tell us about the record of successive state governments?
  133. K.S. Puttannaiah, Sarvodaya Karnataka Party MLA, on Wednesday urged the State government to initiate immediate and stringent action against the alleged illegal granite mining activities happening unab...
  134. K.S. Rangappa, Vice-Chancellor, inaugurates three-day seminar on soft techniques to pattern recognition, Department of Studies in Computer Science, 4.30 p.m....
  135. Kyrgyzstan's parliament approved on Nov. 1 plans for an upcoming constitutional referendum that would increase the powers of the prime minister, the press office of the parliament said, Vestnik Kavkaza reported.
  136. Kyrgyzstan: Parliament Approves Referendum On Constitutional Reforms
  137. Kyrgyzstan's parliament approved plans on Wednesday to hold a Dec. 11 referendum on proposed reforms of the constitution that would strengthen the powers of the prime minister, ...
  138. Kyrgyzstan to Hold Dec. 11 Vote on Boosting PMs Powers
  139. Lack of brain shrinkage may help predict who develops dementia with Lewy bodies
  140. Lack of comfort in State-run buses makes private buses the automatic choice
  141. Lack of proper sleep may result in people consuming extra 385 kilocalories (kcal) on the following day as they tend to eat more fatty food and protein, thus becoming the major risk factor for obesity, a study has found.
  142. Lack of sleep may make you eat more calories
  143. Lady Gaga recently sparked off romance rumors when she attended a game in Chicago where her former boyfriend Taylor Kinney films his TV show 'Chicago Fire'.Over the summer, Lady Gaga took to Instagram to reveal that she and her longtime boyfriend ...
  144. Lady Gaga recently vaulted to No. 1 on the Billboard 'Artist 100' dated chart for the first time.The 30-year-old singer soared to the Artist 100 (November 12) summit as her new album 'Joanne' debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 201,000 ...
  145. Lakshmi’s endearing expertise
  146. Lanco Infratech, the owners of Griffin Coal, has filed a petition against Australian advisory and investment firm Kordamentha in a Western Australian court alleging that latter misled it by withholdi...
  147. Land acquisition
  148. Land acquisition has become a contentious issue especially when the aim is industrialisation and the landowner becomes sandwiched between the government and buyer (“Winking at the States”, Nov.2). It...
  149. Landmark case raises prospect of Australian gambling reform
  150. Lanka sacks spy chief after unrest in Tamil north
  151. Large holographic display allow pilot as well as others to oversee unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations.
  152. Lasers and hybrid power likely for Next-Generation Combat Vehicle
  153. Last April, staffers for candidates Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders gathered together in one room. But the topic wasn't the campaign.
  154. Last minute hotel bookings might save you money
  155. Last rites of ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal performed in Bhiwani
  156. Later in the day, at least eight civilians were killed in presumed government or Russian air strikes on the rebel-held town of Saraqib in Idlib province.
  157. Latest reports by Somalia Media and referenced by Somalia National News Agency (SONNA) indicate that unidentified warplanes on Wednesday targeted Yimbis village, an Al-Shabaab terrorists’ base near Afgoye 
  158. Launching an all-out blitz, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and US President Barack Obama cautioned Americans against a Donald Trump presidency by painting a grim picture of the country under him as the tight White House race entered its final ...
  159. Launching an attack on sexism in Hollywood, actress Mila Kunis has opened up about her experience with gender bias she has faced throughout her career.
  160. Launching his bid for a second term as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav will today start a state-wide rath yatra named 'Vikas Rath Yatra'.The 'Vikas Rath Yatra', which is all set to be flagged off from the state capital today, is ...
  161. Lauren's hot plank pose!
  162. lawmakers who advocate a split from China should be banned from taking up their seats, government lawyers argued in court Thursday, as concerns grow Beijing will wade into the escalating row.
  163. Lawyers for former students suing Trump University argue Donald Trump's statements on the campaign trail should be admissible in court and that the defense should not hide behind his status as the Republican nominee.
  164. Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, Mohammed Ali Shabbir has wondered how the Telangana State under the leadership of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao secured number one position i...
  165. Leadership of the Syrian Kurdistan is going to announce setting up of the Army of Rojava and northern Syria. In…
  166. Leading milk supplier Mother Dairy has fortified its bulk vended milk, also known as token milk, with Vitamin D across the National Capital Region (NCR) to ensure good health of the consumers.
  167. Leading strategy
  168. Leading Sunni political figure Saad Hariri was named as Lebanon's new prime minister today, the office of President Michel Aoun announced.
  169. Leading vehicles maker Ashok Leyland has received fair trade regulator CCI's approval to buyout its Japanese partner Nissan Motors' stake in three joint ventures.
  170. Lebanon’s New Leader Aims to Keep ‘Regional Fires’ at Bay
  171. Lebanon: Al-Hariri Appointed Prime Minister
  172. Led by a sharp rise in new orders, the services sector is estimated to have grown at a sharp pace in October. The Nikkei Services Business Activity Index has jumped to 54.5 in October from 52 in Sept...
  173. LeECo launches it Super TVs in India
  174. Legal literacy awareness programmes launched
  175. Legarda reiterates call for ratification of Paris climate accord
  176. Legendary Sri Lankan singer and composer Pandit Amaradeva, receipient of many international honours including India's Padma Sri award, for his contribution to music, died today of a heart attack.
  177. Legion accused of refusing to allow Afghan war veteran to lay wreath in honour of fallen comrades
  178. Lenovo Z2 Plus review: Value for money smartphone with an average camera
  179. Leo Burnett Group's specialised digital agency, Indigo Consulting, has appointed Devang Raiyani as national head of strategy
  180.     Leonardo's Airborne & Space Systems business has confirmed that its SAGE digital electronic support measures (ESM) system has entered service with the Indonesian Air Force (Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Udara: TNI-AU). 
  181. Letters: Speed up reform
  182. Leveraging its machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning capabilities, software major Adobe Systems has unveiled Adobe Sensei -- a new framework and set of intelligent services that improve the design and delivery of digital ...
  183. LG tops brands index, Tata slips
  184. Liberation Day celebrated
  185. LIC cuts stake in Tata firms in Mistry tenure
  186. LIC south central zone crosses Rs 2,000 cr in new biz premium income
  187. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), South Central Zone had crossed Rs 2,000 crore mark in new business premium income on October 25, 2016 for the current financial year. The zone, comprisin...
  188. ‘Lift curfew, open dialogue, remove curbs and ban, drop charges framed under PSA’
  189. Like the election, the Federal Reserve is keeping America in suspense...till December.<img
  190. LinkedIn can now show its more than 460 million users how their income stacks up against the competition. It is based on anonymized data submitted by members.
  191. LinkedIn Sings MoU with HRD Ministry to Create More Jobs for Students
  192. link points to: Minister of State for Europe visits Chicago
  193. Literary treat for festival
  194. LN Industries India to hold board meeting
  195. Lockdown at US Base in Japan lifted after report of firing of gunshots
  196. Lockton partner and senior PI specialist resigns
  197. Lodha Panel instructed BCCI to give all necessary information regarding appointment of an independent auditor
  198. LONDON -- Imagine an angry bear. Those standing in front of it would feel their lives are in danger. Those behind it would not feel so intimidated. If the bear is Russia, Europeans are facing it and Asians are looking at its back. Replace the bear wi...
  199. London police are investigating whether claims of English football club West Ham striker Andy Carroll being threatened and chased by armed motorcyclists are true.
  200. LONDON, U.K. - Britain's inflation is on course to "soar" to 4 percent in the second half of 2017 and the economy will face "significant risks" that could hamper growth, a ...
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