General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-26 02:00

1. Big buyers of gold aren't buying like they used to
2. Big-data software company Splunk continued to post strong revenue and customer growth in the second quarter, while also reporting a wider net loss as expenses increased.
3. Bihar Finance Minister Abdul Bari Siddiqui is being seen as a "lucky charm" by colleagues in the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Siddiqui attended the Rio Olympics as the vice-president of the Badminton Association of India. He had also attended the ...
4. Billionaire Tilman Fertitta has donated a whopping USD 20 million to the University of Houston to transform its basketball arena into a state of the art collegiate sports facility, the largest individual donation made to the athletics department of ...
5. Biocon and Mylan have submitted the biosimilar Trastuzumab to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for approval.
6. Biocon and Mylan NV said Mylan’s application to market biosimilar Trastuzumab has been accepted by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for review. The biosimilar Trastuzumab is used to treat certain ...
7. Biocon gained 4.63% to Rs 905.70 at 10:30 IST on BSE after European Medicines Agency accepted for review Biocon's partner, Mylan's marketing authorization application for a proposed biosimilar Trastuzumab.
8. Biocon hits fresh record high as EMA accepts biosimilar for review
9. Biocon shares hit a record high as EMA has agreed to review Biocon-Mylan cancer drug. The stock gained as much as 5.11 per cent to a record high of Rs 909.80. It ended higher by 3.1 per cent at...
10. – Birla Sun Life Mutual Funds investor forum will be held at Chamber Towers here on August 27.It presents an opportunity for micro, small and medium-scale busine...
11. BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Thursday continued with jibes at RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian, calling them “micro minded” management degree holders “foisted”...
12. BJP President Amit Shah, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and RSS general secretary Bhaiyyaji Joshi took part in it
13. BJP rakes up 1984 riots, taunts Rahul Gandhi's logic on RSS
14. BJP Yuva Morcha activists continued their protests against the former Congress MP, Ramya, and tried to block her convoy from leaving the Mangaluru airport. Some activists even threw eggs at her convo...
15. Blackstone hotshot to launch PRS platform
16. Board of Finolex Industries appoints director
17. Board of Jyoti Structures accepts resignation fo director
18. Board of Natural Capsules allots equity shares on preferential basis
19. Bodoland groups to relaunch statehood agitation next week
20. Bolivian Defense Minister Reymi Ferreira has said, “Illanes was beaten ...
21. Bolivian deputy interior minister kidnapped and beaten to death by striking miners 
22. Bolivian deputy interior minister killed by miners
23. Bolivian Deputy Interior Minister Rodolfo Illanes, who was held hostage by striking miners, died late on Thursday, the director of Fedcomin radio, Moises Flores, said.
24. Bolivian deputy minister abducted, tortured, killed by miners
25. Bolivian Interior Minister Rodolfo Illanes killed by striking miners
26. Bollywood filmmaker Sohail Khan, along with the team of his movie "Freaky Ali", will launch menswear label STILE by Gulam Ali in Dubai on August 31.
27. Bollywood got a young and fresh lad 28 years ago and none at that point of time even had the idea that this man would turn to be one of the most influential persons in the tinsel town. He's none other than Salman Khan.To celebrate the 50-year-old ...
28. Bollywood playback singer Jaspinder Narula is not impressed with the reality show culture prevalent in India at the moment, and says it has gone over the top.
29. Bollywood stars Shahrukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar are among the world's highest paid actors of 2016, raking as many dollars as Hollywood heavyweights Robert Downey Jr and Brad Pitt, according to a Forbes list topped by ...
30. Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's "Being Human" brand will now be exclusively marketed, distributed and sold by Mandhana Retail Ventures Limited (MRVL), a company statement said.
31. Bombay HC verdict is victory of rights, authority of women: Trupti Desai
32. Book an Uber WEEKS in advance: App is now offering scheduled journeys for Londoners
33. Boxing legend Sarita Laishram Devi has come up with an endeavour to train young talents from her state of Manipur.Today, many budding boxers are undergoing training at Sarita's boxing academy.Sarita, a former world champion and four-time Asian ...
34. Boy, six, feared to have been abducted as Surrey police 'taking seriously' report child is taken in van after abandoning bike
35. Brazilian authorities charged Ryan Lochte with filing a false robbery report after the U.S. swimmer admitted he “over-exaggerated” his story about being robbed at gunpoint during the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
36. Brazilian authorities said they will summon the decorated Olympic swimmer to appear in court. If convicted, Lochte could face one to six months in jail.
37. Brazilian police charged American swimmer Ryan Lochte with filing a false robbery report over an incident during the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
38. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment trial begins, the latest crisis in a traumatic year
39. Brazil international defender Douglas Santos has played down reports linking him to Spanish football champions FC Barcelona.
40. Brazil's interim President Michel Temer lit the Paralympic torch as the final countdown to the Paralympic Games here.
41. Brazil's Senate began deliberating whether to permanently remove President Dilma Rousseff from office, the final step in a leadership fight that has paralyzed Congress and cast a pall over a nation in the midst of a severe recession
42. Brexit impacting business as clients get cautious, says CEO Vishal Sikka
43. Brexit impact: Tata Motors Q1 net profit down 57% at Rs 2,260.4 cr
44. Brian Lowry reviews 'Southside with You' starring Tika Sumpter and Parker Sawyers.
45. Bridget Jones" star Renee Zellweger has slammed speculation about her plastic surgery and pointed out that men never come under such critical observations.
46. Bringing automation to traditional areas, focus on cloud services, IoT, security services and thrust on IP-oriented products and platforms are the strategies
47. Bringing corporate honchos, industry leaders and entrepreneurs on a common platform, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday unveiled a programme of ‘social transformation’ of villag...
48. Britain's Economy Shrugs Off 'Brexit' Impact, for Now
49. Britain will not introduce a ban on women wearing burkinis, says Government 
50. British boy, 14, killed in Italy earthquake named as his badly-injured parents are treated in hospital
51. BSF denies training ‘army’ of Cooch Behar king
52. Buoyed by purchases in the commercial segment, the Indian tablet market registered a 14.4 percent growth in the second quarter of 2016, recovering somewhat from a sluggish first quarter, a report said on Friday.
53. Buoyed by the Bombay High Court's verdict that allowed women's entry in the inner sanctum of Haji Ali dargah, Uttar Pradesh's first woman qazi Dr. Hina Zaheer Naqvi on Friday said the verdict came as "a great satisfaction to women", because there ...
54. Burkini must be banned in France, says Nicolas Sarkozy as he launches presidential election campaign
55. Burkinis are full body covering swimsuit worn mostly by Muslim women. Islam, women's rights or public hygiene: what is France's defence to ban them?
56. By 2025, 70% of India’s population is projected to be of working age. A chunk of India’s present knowledge economy would have been chomped down by AI
57. Cafe Honyarado was a hub for counterculture and activism in Kyoto in the 1970s. When it burned down, street photographer Kai Fusayoshi lost a lifetime of work.
58. CA junks bid to lift TRO vs LTO's license card deal
59. Caleb Melby: We're paying CEOs all wrong
60. Calling the abrupt dismissal of a joint press conference attended by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti in Srinagar as a lack of understanding, Congress leader Manish Tiwari said that the BJP does ...
61. Campco receives award
62. Canon EOS 5D Mark IV with 4K recording launched at Rs 2,54,995
63. Canon has officially launched the EOS 5D Mark IV in India. The launch comes a day after its global announcement.
64. Can the international solar alliance change the game?
65. Can the woolly mammoth be brought back from the dead? Scientists say it's only a matter of time. A conservation ecologist and colleagues have examined ecologically responsible de-extinction, and what it means for science.
66. Cantonment traffic police battle for space
67. Car-borne armed robbers allegedly looted cash, valuables and a motorcycle from two businessmen near the Awagarah bypass road here, police said today.
68. Cardinal Tagle calls for prayers for Italy quake victims
69. Car emissions take longer to disperse in built-up areas and end up accumulating in the air at traffic lights and junctions, researchers from the University of Surrey found.
70. Carnatic music world saw the passing of two veteran musicians last week.
71. Cashback app Crownit raises funding from Freecharge & Freshdesk founders
72. CCEA gives nod to 9 railway projects worth Rs 24,375 cr
73. Celebrated polo player Samir Suhag on how the game of kings is opening up to everyone with a passion for horses and riding
74. Celebrations break the noise barrier
75. Center Bryan Stork informs Redskins of plans to report this weekend
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77. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) spokesperson Devpreet Singh on Friday informed that all the audio recordings referred in news channels in connections with the Sheen Bora murder case have been submitted in court as evidence."In the Sheena Bora ...
78. “Centre duty-bound to release funds for the project; only Rs. 100 cr. released till date”
79. Centre extends benefits of retirement and death gratuity to all Central Government employees
80. Centre plans to shut seven PSUs at one go
81. Century Plyboards to focus on expanding India operations, await GST roll-out
82. C'garh, Raj farmers to exchange ideas to boost agriculture
83. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford has pointed the finger of blame at Russia for what he called the attempts to "undermine" the NATO alliance during his speech at the National Defense University.
84. Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford
85. Chairman Sajjan Bhajanka says roll-out of GST will help the company save about 10 percentage points in taxes
86. Character actor Marvin Kaplan, who was known for the sitcom "Alice" and his voice-over work as Choo-Choo on the animated series "Top Cat", is dead. He was 89.
87. Chaudhry's August 19 letter, second in the last ten days, invited Jaishankar to visit "Islamabad by the end of this month to discuss the Jammu & Kashmir dispute, with a view to finding a fair and just solution, as per the United Nations Security Council resolutions and aspirations" of the people of the state.]]
88. Cheating case against AIADMK councillor
89. Chemfab Alkalis has informed the exchanges that it has commenced commercial operations by producing and dealing in industrial grade salt at its Mariyur unit beginning August 24. Shares of Chemfab Alk...
90. Chemistry professor explores outer regions of periodic table
91. Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik. PTI file photo
92. Chief Minister V Narayanasamy today appealed to the opposition to join hands with the government for successful implementation of various welfare schemes in Puducherry so that the Union Territory can emerge as numero uno in various sectors including ...
93. Chief Vigilance Commissioner urges them to say ‘No’ when something is not doable
94. Children dressed Radha Krishna on the occasion of Sri Krishna Janmashtami celebrations...
95. Children with a history of food allergy have a high risk of developing asthma and allergic rhinitis, a new US study has warned.
96. China, ASEAN mark 25th anniversary of dialogue relationship
97. China, Australia and the U.S. will conduct “Kowari-2016” Army Skills Joint Training in Darwin, Australia, from August 24 to September 11, China’s defense ministry said at a press conference on Tuesday.
98. China Calls for Calm as India Moves to Deploy Missiles to Disputed Region
99. China & Hong Kong take the bulk; India comes next, but well behind
100. China hopes to reach climate agreement in Paris
101. China is facing a one-year ban from weightlifting over repeated doping cases in a move which threatens to stop some of the world's top athletes from competing internationally.
102. China is taking a more inclusive tack in imposing cybersecurity standards on foreign technology companies, allowing them to join a key government committee in an effort to ease foreign concerns over planned domestically-set controls.
103. China on Thursday urged India to do more to reinforce peace and stability along the border.
104. China, Russia to hold joint training on maritime defense operation in South China Sea
105. China’s Adm Guan Youfei’s recent visit to Syria was a diplomatic maneuver to counter-balance US’ military and political provocations in South China Sea region. But although China’s advisors are already on the ground in Syria to train the regime forces…
106. China’s developed east should better aid poor west: vice-premier
107. China Sets New Tone in Drafting Cybersecurity Rules
108. China takes lead in Paris Agreement ratification
109. China to prosecute former statistics bureau chief for corruption
110. China urges Japan to be "constructive" at G20 summit
111. China, US vow full implementation of Paris Agreement
112. China will be a major challenge, says US expert
113. China will take the lead among the world’s biggest carbon emitters in starting domestic procedures to ratify the Paris Agreement ahead of the G20 summit in Hangzhou.
114. Chinese and Russian navies conducted the third round of consultation in Zhanjiang City from August 16 to 21 for the Joint Sea-2016 joint maritime exercise.
115. Chinese police in Guangzhou city have ordered hostel operators to turn away guests from five countries, including Pakistan, until next month, a media report said today.
116. Chinese Queen Bee 120mm Anti Tank Rocket Weapon System At China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition 2014 (Airshow China 2...
117. Chris Wood’s article was ostensibly a love letter to Taiwan, stemming from his leaving the nation after three-and-a-half years here, but it was essentially chock full of boastful, nationalistic perorations about how great the UK is (“On leaving Taiwan: Britain’s role,” Aug.
118. CIA reveals 'AI in the sky'
119. CIA reveals 'AI in the sky' constantly to monitor Earth
120. CIA reveals Spacenet 'AI in the sky' that could constantly monitor activity on Earth via high resolution satellites
121. Cineline India to hold AGM
122. CISF jawan posted in Delhi Metro commits suicide
123. City of Dreams sees its next big opportunity in talking the language of global power China. From three-year-olds to professionals, hundreds are signing up for classes
124. Clashes between protesters and security forces have claimed the lives of 66 people and left thousands of others injured
125. Classic Global Finance & Capital to hold AGM
126. Clearing prolonged speculations about Fawad Khan's role in his directorial venture 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil,' filmmaker Karan Johar said he has a 'special' role for the 'Khoobsurat' actor in the movie.In a recent interview with a webloid, Karan also ...
127. Clever car racking and intelligent software double number of cars in shipping containers
128. Clinical trials and translational medicine have certainly given people hope and rapid pathways to cures for some of humankind's most troublesome diseases, but now is not the time to overlook the power of basic research, says a neuroscientist.
129. Clinton Hits Up Republican Losers for Cash
130. Clinton, Trump exchange racially charged accusations
131. Clive Davis to honour Pharrell Williams for songwriting
132. CMD A M Naik said that as part of its strategic plan, the infrastructure major is looking at an order inflow in excess of Rs 2.5 lakh cr by 2021
133. ‘CM has failed to spend promised funds on irrigation projects’
134. CNN's Arwa Damon talked to two American volunteers who are working with the Kurdish forces to try to save lives in the battle against ISIS.
135. CNN's Gary Tuchman speaks with Hillary Clinton supporters about their thoughts on the Democratic presidential nominee.
136. CNN spoke with Edina Lekovich, spokeswoman for the Muslim Public Affairs Council, about the ban of burkinis on France's beaches.
137. Coal mining behemoth Coal India Ltd (CIL) will invest Rs 7,765 crore as capital expenditure and Rs 5,069 crore in various other projects in 2016-17, its annual report released on Friday said.
138. Coal Ministry had earlier directed Sasan Power Ltd to limit annual coal production at 16 mpta
139. Coffee drinking habits can be written in our DNA, study finds
140. Colin Woodward, a New York-based researcher, says all the guidebooks, plaques, posters and history books have been getting Blackbeard's real name and reputation wrong all this time.
141. Collector asks officials to take into consideration floods, cyclones in the past
142. College football season kicks off in Australia, a rising exporter of punters
143. College students robot contest final held in Shenzhen
144. College Won't Train You for a Job, and That's Just Fine
145. Colombian Peace Plan Heads for Vote
146. Colombia: The War on Drugs After Peace With the FARC
147. Combative Mehbooba loses cool at press meet; condemns stone-pelting
148. Comex gold futures ended at a four-week low, but prices were range-bound ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen this week which will be watched for clues on monetary policy. Holdings ...
149. Companies across Japan have a new name in their top 10 shareholder lists: Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF). The $1.3-trillion GPIF is the top owner of 121 Tokyo-listed firms. It's the second-biggest holder in Toyota Motor with a 5.5 per ...
150. Companies across the world are pumping the brakes this year on shipments and new purchases from overseas.<img
151. Companies are queuing up to sign Rio Olympics silver medalist P V Sindhu for endorsements, but the ace badminton player's brand management firm wants to go slow as it wants her brand valuation to rise further.
152. Company abandons Rs 19,500-crore plan on land delay
153. Company CFO Ranganath D Mavinakere said that he was confident that Q2 growth would be better than the previous three months
154. Computer science researchers have introduced a new radio technology that allows small mobile devices to take advantage of battery power in larger devices nearby for communication.
155. Confirmation of the launch complex's return to activity after a two year standdown came earlier this month.
156. Conflict between cell types explains why the immune system struggles to recognize and attack pancreatic cancer, report researchers. Curbing this infighting has the potential to make treatment more effective, according to a study.
157. Cong. questions govt. ‘silence’on Sadavarti land
158. Congress supporters today gheraoed the Chief District Medical Officer's (CDMO) office here today demanding Rs 10 lakh compensation for the family of Dana Majhi, who had to walk 10 km with his wife's body on the shoulders after he was allegedly ...
159. Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has very clearly articulated his position about his remarks against the RSS in his tweet and posted a video of his statement in Bhiwandi, claimed party leader and spokesman Manish Tiwari."The tweet is self ...
160. Consolidated net sales in the first quarter were up 10 per cent at Rs 66,101.27 crore as against Rs 60,093.79 crore in the year-ago period.
161. Continuing the long run drama with estranged husband Johnny Depp, actress Amber Heard recently blamed him for using charity donation for tax deduction.The allegation came after the 30-year-old actress decided to donate her seven million dollar ...
162. Contrary to popular belief, older adults enjoy emailing, instant messaging, Facebook and other forms of social technology which may benefit their mental and physical health, a new study has claimed.
163. Contributes ₹20 crore for the fund being established under public-private partnership
164. Cooking up a storm
165. Cool dudes attending the Town Hall meetings of startups are fast losing their cool as their promoters are under stress...
166. Coonoor tea: Volume at 10-week low
167. CORE Education & Technologies reports standalone net loss of Rs 53.70 crore in the June 2016 quarter
168. Corpn. plans to rebuild transit station
169. Corporate Sponsors at Yosemite? The Case against Privatizing National Parks
170. Corporation intensifies anti-dengue measures, launches ‘Plan 300’
171. CosmiQ Works, a division of the CIA’s venture arm, has revealed SpaceNet, a project to train algorithms to work out what's happening on our planet.
172. Cosmos Hotel & Resorts Group (天成飯店集團) has opened a new hotel in Chaiyi, unfazed by the soft economic environment and a drastic fall in the number of Chinese tourists.
173. Cotonou: A city to discover
174. Council seeks fund to open ABC unit
175. Couple claims they were influenced to talk against yoga centre
176. Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo left Thursday’s preseason game against the Seahawks with an apparent back injury after being sacked. He walked off under his own power and was examined at length by training staff
177. CPI(M) veteran V.S. Achuthanandan on Thursday urged the youth to actively resist the menacing spread of fascism in the country. Maintaining that fascist forces might not be defeated through the ballot...
178. Crash Site Images of J-10B Vigorous Dragon Fighter Jet of People' s Liberation Army Air Force on 15 November in Pi county (Pi Xian) n...
179. Created alongside Cambridge-based printed electronics firm Novalia, pizza fans can unfold the box and begin playing music by grime DJ P Money and Rinse FM's DJ Vectra (inset). Despite being made mostly out of cardboard, the box features two decks, a cross-fader, pitch volumes, cue buttons and the ability to rewind music. The playable DJ decks also sync via Bluetooth to the user’s smartphone or laptop with DJ software such as Serato. The playable DJ decks are currently available to claim with purchases of any collection pizza from select huts across the UK.
180. Cricket will seek to reach out to the untapped American market when the sport’s most followed practitioners, India, lock horns with the West Indies in their maiden international game in the US in For...
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