General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-11-02 06:00

1. EC notice to 27 AAP MLAs on plea over office of profit
2. Economics of distribution in M&E has dramatically changed: John Rose
3. Economy may pick up, but job scene grim
4. Economy set to perform better in 2nd half of FY16: ASSOCHAM Bizcon survey
5. Economy set to perform better in second half of FY 16, says ASSOCHAM Bizcon survey
6. Economy to gain momentum in second half of FY17: Assocham
7. EC sends notices to 27 AAP MLAs for holding offices of profit
8. EDITORIAL: Moving past dictator worship
9. Editor-in-Chief of Times Now Arnab Goswami has resigned from the Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd-run news channel. Mr. Goswami had fuelled the ratings of the Newshour, the prime time news programme whi...
10. [Editors' Choice] Complementing caspase 11
11. Edit Schlaffer is attending UNESCO’s Conference on "Internet and the Radicalization of Youth", taking place in Québec (Canada) from 30 October to 1 November 2016, and whose main goal is to share best practices for preventing radicalization leading to violence. She shared her thoughts with Wide Angle.
12. Ed Rendell, the former governor of Pennsylvania and former Democratic National Committee chairman, said Tuesday that Hillary Clinton's campaign was making a mistake by attacking FBI director James Comey over how he handled recent developments into the investigation of Clinton's private server.
13.     Eerie Short Film Celebrates the Beauty of Simplicity   
14. Efforts taken by the Chief Justice of Madras High Court Sanjay Kishan Kaul to clear old cases that had piled up over the years and ensure speedy disposal of new cases not only by the higher judiciary ...
15. Efforts to encourage sports at village level, says Minister
16. Egyptians this week watched the Nile's water turn a murky brown-yellow color, the result of days of heavy rain in parts of the country and subsequent flooding that swept tons of soil into the waterway.
17. Eight fugitive Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) terror suspects, who escaped from the high security Bhopal Central Jail, were gunned down in the outskirts of Bhopal, police said on Monday.]]
18. Eight SIMI activists escaped around 2-3 AM by killing a jail security guard,&quot
19. Eight undertrials never let out: DGP; cases weak, no need to flee: Lawyers 
20. Ekta, Tusshar rare pic
21. Ekta-Tusshar's childhood pic
22. Electrical currents can be now be switched on and off at the smallest conceivable scale enabling a new generation of 'green electronics' with the potential for great impact on the digital economy.
23. Electric car maker Tesla Motors posted its first quarterly profit in three years on Wednesday, giving investors reason to cheer after months of doubt.
24. Embattled South Korean president Park Guen-hye has sacked the country's prime minister amid an ongoing political scandal that threatens to topple her administration.
25. Emerging countries' $25tn corporate debt threatens global recovery
26. Emerging India may seem like an unlikely competitor for Silicon Valley rock...
27. Employee’s guide to office etiquette
28. Employment is rising but growth is stagnant! Even if data is correct, this mismatch is not alarming, unemployment will catch up!
29. Empowering Young People for Peace
30. Encounter between security forces and suspected terrorists broke out on Tuesday morning in Ajar Village in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir as two militants were spotted in the area.
31. Encounter of SIMI Activists: Mayawati Demands Judicial Probe
32. Endowments Department approves master plan; to spend around Rs. 10 crore for creating amenities for pilgrims
33. Engineers from Yale University have developed a new technique to control the frequency of single photons. The ability to control the frequency of single photons is crucial to realize the potential of quantum communications and quantum computing. The current methods for changing photon frequency, however, bring with them significant drawbacks. Researchers in the lab of […]
34. England and Scotland will hold face-to-face talks with FIFA on Thursday in a bid to "give the people what they want" and get the governing body to drop its opposition to players wearing poppies on Armistice Day.
35. England in India: A brief Test history, Part 1
36. England, Scotland urge FIFA to relax war tribute stance
37. Entry into new segments, revision of premium help boost revenues
38. Environment Ministry’s Monitoring Committee Reviews Situation Arising Out of Avian Influenza
39. EPFO to pay 8.8% interest on "inoperative" accounts: Govt to issue notification soon
40. Equitas SFB ropes in R Ashwin as brand ambassador
41. Erratic rainfall, urbanisation, ageing infrastructure and a combination of shortage of funds and technical skills in municipalities are contributing to a gradual deterioration in South Africa’s drink...
42. Escorts rose 0.76% to Rs 382.20 at 12:13 IST on BSE after the company reported strong tractor sales in October 2016 over October 2015.
43. esh) is attempting to forcibly transfer tens of thousands of civilians closer to Mosul, including near its own military installations, which could be targets as the Iraqi Government&#8217
44. Espionage Case: Pakistan may pull out 4 diplomats from India
45. eTeki's innovative technical interviewing services launched in India
46. eTeki, Inc., an award-winning technical interviewing marketplace, headquartered in Tampa, FL expands technical interviewing services to serve the screening needs of technical recruiters and hiring managers throughout India.The eTeki operations and ...
47. eTeki's innovative technical interviewing services launched in India
48. " Ethiopia reshuffles government, two Oromos occupy key positions
49. Ethiopia reshuffles government, two Oromos occupy key positions
50. ET identifies 11 real estate hotspots across India that are reaping the benefits of improved connectivity and infrastructure.
51. Et tu, Comey?
52. EU, Canada: Delayed Free Trade Agreement Is Signed
53. Europa-Staatsminister Roth im GesprÀch mit dem kanadischen Außenminister Dion. © AA" alt
54. European and Asian stocks dropped on Monday as the US presidential election race took a dramatic late twist. Markets moved cautiously as news that the FBI would further probe Hillary Clinton's emails fuelled fresh uncertainty about the outcome of the US presidential election only eight days before the vote.]]
55. European leaders would see a Donald Trump victory as total calamity
56. European shares fell in early deals on Wednesday, set for their eighth day of straight losses, with the sentiment hit by jitters ahead of the US presidential election next week and a fall in A.P. Mol...
57. European Union Ambassador Jean Francois Cautain has said that the 28-nation bloc is working to defuse ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan.
58. European Union Ambassador Jean Francois Cautain has said that the 28-nation bloc is working to defuse ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan.]]
59. EVA Air launches new Taipei-Chicago flight
60. Evacuation of unaccompanied children from the demolished Jungle migrant camp in the northern city of Calais in France started, the first bus with 43 minors left the area, according to media reports.
61. Even as the electioneering for the November 19 by-election to the Hayuliang Assembly seat is gaining momentum, the Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has alleged that the NEDA government in t...
62. Even as the spotlight was focused on the men’s hockey team for lifting the Asian Champions Trophy on Sunday, the Indian junior team returned in the early hours of Tuesday after winning the four-natio...
63. Even as the Teynampet police is grappling with the murder of the 60-year-old woman at her residence on Habibullah Road in T. Nagar on Monday, the investigation team is hopeful of apprehending the murd...
64. Even brave troops are afraid of ghosts!&rsquo
65. Even if she wins, the GOP will never treat Hillary Clinton like a president. Here's why.
66. Even in this era of mechanisation, 42 families living at Biruli Nuapalli village of Poirasi panchayat in Ganjam district of Odisha are compelled to earn their living through manual breaking of granite...
67. Ever since he dropped out mid-race at the Rio Olympics marathon, Stanley Biwott has had no chance to make amends and the New York marathon on November 6 will be his first stop in his quest for redemption.
68. Ever since President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and her administration took office, they have had to deal with a multitude of problems. A global economy in disarray, highly uncertain and confrontational regional politics, falling levels of domestic investment, a bottleneck in the transformation of the manufacturing
69.     Everybody, Put Your Muskets Together for David S. Pumpkins!   
70. Every day, when he's riding in the back seat of his parent's car, Brandon Bautista passes by the memorial of the sheriff's deputy that sits by the side of U.S. 69.
71. Every Indian should resolve and stop buying any Chinese goods even unconsciously.
72. Everything you need to know about the health savings account that experts love
73. Evidence collected at blast site link the terror act to a mysterious group named ‘Base Movement’
74. Examination of debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 shows it was likely in a steep dive and crashed with its flaps retracted.
75. Exam Reviews Remain Critical to Advancement Process
76. Exclusive: Oil CEOs to unveil renewable energy fund in new climate push
77. EXCLUSIVE: Source of DNC, Podesta Leaks 'Comes From Within Washington'
78. EXCLUSIVE: 'WikiLeaks Did Not Publish Any Emails From Russia'
79. Exemption will go if income is concealed, I-T dept tells Madras HC
80. exercise SAMPRITI-2016 to commence from 05 Nov
81. Ex-FBI Chief Reviews Security For Booz Allen After NSA Contractor Arrest
82. Ex-jawan kills self allegedly over OROP
83. Expanding Settlements Threaten Viability of Future Palestinian State, Say Delegates, as Fourth Committee Concludes Debate on Illegal Practices
84. Expansion of UPCL thermal plant opposed
85. Expect 5-6% earnings growth this quarter YoY: UTI MF
86. Expelled Pak High Commission Staffer Claims 16 Others Also in Spy Ring
87. Expelled Pak High Commission staffer reveals involvemen...
88. Expelled Pak High Comm staffer claims 16 more were involved
89. expelled Pakistani High Commission staffer Mehmood Akhtar had claimed that 16 other employees of the diplomatic mission were in touch with spies for extracting sensitive information and documents pertaining to army and BSF deployment, said a senior police officer privy to the probe. FIle photo
90. Experts concerned by SpaceX plan to fuel rockets with people aboard
91. Experts raise doubts over promised bounty of genetically modified crops
92. Experts to discuss sustainable 100% electrification of Railways
93. Experts to review drug resistance in parasitic diseases
94. Ex-Philippine leader Fidel Ramos has resigned as special envoy to China after criticising President Rodrigo Duterte's tirades against the United States and deadly war on crime.
95. Explain rationale behind imposition of President's Rule: Harish Rawat to BJP
96. Explain Rationale Behind Imposition of President's Rule: Harish Rawat to BJP
97. Exports during the month zoomed by 68.66% to 1,351 units as compared with 801 units in the year-ago month.
98. Exports of Eicher trucks and buses stood at 595 units in October as against 388 in the same month last year, up 53.35%.
99. Expressing concern over the killings of civilians in the ceasefire violations by Pakistan, defence expert P.K. Sehgal on Wednesday said the political class in India needs to act together to restore normalcy in Kashmir.Sehgal told ANI, "We have to ...
100. Expressing concern over the recent suicide attempts by three employees of German auto component major Bosch Ltd., the former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda has said that he will take up the cause of t...
101. Expressing disappointment at the rejection of bail to Nat Geo's famed "Afghan Girl" Sharbat Gula, the Afghanistan ambassador to Pakistan on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to intervene in the case for her release, the media reported.
102. Expressing disappointment over the postponement of the November 2 "lockdown" of Islamabad, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers have said that their efforts have been wiped out by the party high command.The local party leadership returned to ...
103. Expressing ire over not being allowed to meet the kin of ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal, who allegedly committed suicide over the delay in implementation of the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday ...
104. Expressing serious concerns over the proposal of the GST Council for imposing 26 per cent ‘Sin Tax’ on tobacco, public health advocates of Assam said such a tax rate below 40 per cent will negatively ...
105. Ex-serviceman commits suicide
106. Ex-serviceman commits suicide allegedly over OROP issue, Kejriwal targets Centre
107. Ex-serviceman commits suicide in Delhi over OROP
108. Ex-Serviceman Commits Suicide in Delhi Over OROP, Kejriwal Attacks PM Modi
109. Ex-serviceman commits suicide over OROP delay
110. Ex-serviceman kills self
111. Ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal allegedly committed suicide at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi over the delay in implementation of the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme.He consumed poison last afternoon.However, the cause behind Grewal's suicide is yet ...
112. Ex-servicemen suicide: Rahul stopped from meeting victim's kin at RML Hospital
113. Ex-Singapore Executives Extradited in Navy Bribery Case
114. Ex-Tata unit chief tipped to return as chairman
115. Ex Teri chief RK Pachauri's devices not hacked, reveals forensic report
116. 'Extra-judicial' killing of eight inmates, who "escaped" from a high-security prison in Bhopal shows India's human rights record in poor light
117. Extremely accurate measurements of microwave signals can potentially be used for data encryption based on quantum cryptography and other purposes.
118. Eyes on TVS Motor, Sundram Fasteners results
119. Ezhuthachan award for C. Radhakrishnan
120. 'F-35B turns after completing a vertical landing on the amphibious assault ship USS America Oct. 31. Photo by Hope Hodge Seck'
121. F-35 Lightning II Testing Begins on USS America
122. face a Chinese privacy invasion
123. Facebook, Airbnb, Paytm, eBay join the film's cast of brands, look to connect with young audiences
124. Facebook announced on Tuesday a piece of network equipment known as an optical switch that it named Voyager. (In geek speak, this is the first "white box" transponder and routing device for Open Packet DWDM optical networks.)
125. Facebook clones Snapchat-style camera effects for photos & videos
126. Facebook could be associated with a longer life, study finds
127. Facebook executives feel the heat of content controversies
128. Facebook has long resisted calls to publicly detail its policies and practices on censoring postings. That approach has drawn criticism from users.
129. Facebook has officially launched "Gameroom" Windows desktop gaming platform in collaboration with cross-platform game engine Unity.
130. Facebook has over 155 million users or nearly one in two smartphone users making it among the most used internet sites in India
131. Facebook May Report Substantial Earning Growth: Report
132. Facebook-owned Instagram getting into shopping
133. Facebook plans to eat the $500 billion telecom equipment market
134. Facebook Promises to Remove Fewer Content After Vietnam War Photo Row
135. Facebook to Add Shopping Feature on Instagram
136. Facebook to bring its mobile-first marketplace to India, targeting OLX, Quikr
137. Facilitation centre for women opened at Coimbatore Railway Junction
138. family soldiers &#2360
139. Famous artists from across the globe will take part in the three-day event from December 23
140. Fans flock outside Mannat to wish SRK on his 51st B'day
141. Fans welcome back Kim Kardashian after social media silence
142. Far from turning cautious, the Bank of Japan Governor is raising his bets on reflation.
143. Farmers advised to shift harvest to safe place
144. Farmers, soldiers committing suicide in Modi rule: Kejriwal
145. Fast tracking the appointment of high court judges following apex court rap, the government has cleared 10 names for the Delhi and the Gauhati high courts even as it set in motion the process for the Supreme Court collegium to consider names for eight others as judges.]]
146. FBI Director James Comey sat in the Justice Department's Great Hall on Tuesday, a few seats away from some of his harshest critics in recent days.
147. FBI Now Releasing Documents About Clinton and Marc Rich
148. FBI Obtains Warrant to Search Top Clinton Aide Abedin’s Emails
149. FBI officials are unlikely to finish their review of new emails potentially related to its investigation into Hillary Clinton's private server before the November 8 election.
150. FBI on the mat
151. FBI releases 17-year old archive from Clinton pardon case
152. FBI Releases Redacted Clinton Foundation Files One Week Before US Election
153. FBI REOPENED HILLARY CLINTON INVESTIGATION: Devastating New Info Causing Internal Struggle at FBI
154. FBI Reopens Clinton Email Probe, White House Neither Defends Nor Criticises
155. FBI unexpectedly releases file on Bill Clinton's 2001 Marc Rich pardon
156. FC Goa, FC Pune City lock horns in battle of bottom-rankers
157. FC Pune City coach Antonio Habas will be encouraged with his personal record against FC Goa chief coach Zico as he attempts to get his team out of the bottom ranks in an Indian Super League (ISL) clash at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex ...
158. FC Pune City coach Antonio Habas will be encouraged with his personal record against his FC Goa counterpart Zico as he attempts to get his team out of the bottom in a Hero Indian Super League clash here tomorrow.
159. fear that the phones of judges are being tapped and said if it is true, then it is the biggest assault on the independence of the judiciary.
160. Featured Gallery
161. Federal employees behind in pay by 34 percent on average, salary council says
162. Fed to hold rates steady, put December hike firmly in view
163. Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel has avoided disciplinary action for his expletive-laden outburst at the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday.Vettel swore repeatedly at FIA race director Charlie Whiting and Red Bull driver Max Verstappen over the team radio ...
164. Festive cheer for Tata Motors, Nissan
165. Few children born to parents with serious mental illness live with both parents while growing up
166. Fifteen years since the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, racism and xenophobia were on the rise worldwide, four independent experts told the Third Committee today as delegates opened discussions on ending prejudice and derogatory perceptions of superiority dating to the colonial era and the transatlantic slave trade.
167. Fifty years after first donning tights to play Batman and Robin on TV, Adam West and Burt Ward are back, in a movie titled "Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders." It just took the folks at Warner Bros. Animation to make it happen.
168. Fighters of Tamil cause honoured in Dindigul
169. 'FILE - Chief of Naval Personnel, Vice Adm. Robert Burke speaks at an all-hands with members of the submarine community in Groton, Conn. at Naval Submarine Base New London (U.S. Navy: Steve Owsley)'
170. Filipinos biggest non-European group in Scotland’s fishing fleet
171. Filmmaker Homi Adajania denies that his upcoming film Takadum bears any similarity with Karan Johar’s latest Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, and refuses that the shoot for his film has been pushed because of this...
172. Filmmaker James Cameron is hoping his "Avatar" sequels will help pioneer new 3D technology, insisting fans won't have to wear glasses to experience the film.
173. Finally, OP wing at cancer centre opens
174. Final Sunshield Layer Completed for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
175. Finance chief downplays peso slide
176. Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac had a hearty chat with about 50 schoolchildren from around the city on Tuesday, as part of the city Corporation’s ongoing kitchen bin demonstration campaign.Titled ‘...
177. Financial statements offer true view of state of affairs: IHCL
178. Find Out What National Crime Records Bureau’s Prison Data For 2015 Reveals
179. Finnish telecom equipment giant Nokia said Thursday it has managed to reduce losses but remained in the red in the third quarter after acquiring its former rival, French-American Alcatel-Lucent.
180. fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 and a strike at the nation&#039
181. fires machine guns at Chinese trawlers for the first time after announcing a "more aggressive" policy towards fishing in Korean waters.
182. First Google Tango smartphone Lenovo Phab 2 Pro goes on sale
183. First trade activity under China Pakistan Economic Corridor begins
184. Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management panel to submit report by November 20
185. Fishermen of India, Sri Lanka to hold talks in Delhi
186. Fishworkers’ forum chief exudes hope
187. Fitch increases the rating of Russian Helicopters to "BB"
188. Five-day internship programme for class XI students began at Government Arts College, Tiruvannamalai, on Tuesday.Department of Science and Technology sponsors the camp under INSPIRE (Innovation in Sci...
189. Five Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II aircraft landed on amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) Oct. 28.
190. Five persons, including a 65-year-old man, were on Wednesday injured in fresh violence that erupted here between protestors and security forces, officials said.
191. Five persons, including a 65-year-old man, were on Wednesday injured in fresh violence that erupted in Srinagar between protestors and security forces, officials said.
192. Five things to check out before buying NCDs
193. Five Things We Know About the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2016
194. Flabby fathers are healthier and more attractive to women, book claims
195. Flag carrier Air India is mulling leasing ten Dornier aircraft from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd to boost its regional operations as the government looks to make flying more affordable under the ambitious UDAN scheme.
196. Fla. man secretly buried his dead mother in backyard to collect her Social Security, pension checks
197. Flexing its military muscle, China showcased its top secret J20 fighter (Black Eagle) jet at Zhuhai air show at Guangdong on Tuesday, media reports said.]]
198. Flights were affected at the Guru Ram Dass Jee International airport in Amritsar on Wednesday morning due to dense fog, officials said.
199. Flipkart CEO’s response to Amazon’s No.1 claim
200. FMCG companies feel slowdown heat
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