General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-27 02:00

1. Alphabet's Google self-driving car project took a step closer to market with the hire of a top executive from Airbnb, the online vacation home rental marketplace.
2. Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent
3. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghrab (AQIM) released a proof-of-life video of two hostages, Stephen McGowan of South Africa and Johan Gustofsson of Sweden, and indicated that they will continue to hold them prisoner until their demands are met.
4. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)
5. Already rolled into the Pegasus spyware product and used to target social activists, the vulnerabilities are fixed in iOS 9.3.5.
6. also proceeded to various engineering colleges of the Army to pursue their engineering degrees from
7. ALSTOM India to hold board meeting
8. Altaf Hussain will be responsible if I am killed: ex-MQM leader
9. A man has been arrested in the stabbing deaths of two nuns whose bodies were found in their home in rural Mississippi, authorities said.
10. A man has been arrested in the stabbing deaths of two nuns whose bodies were found this week in their home in rural Mississippi, authorities said.
11. A man is detained after he breached a security gate at a Nebraska airport, stole a truck near the taxiways and rammed it into a parked Southwest Airlines plane.
12. A man rides a bicycle past burning tyres, which activists said are used to create smoke cover from warplanes, in Aleppo, Syria August 1, 2016
13. A man was hacked to death by an unidentified gang in Ayothiapattanam near here on Friday morning.R. Vijay alias Vijayakumar (40), of Gandhi Colony in Kootathupatti, Ayothiapattanam, was sitting near h...
14. A man was killed after two person ran over a tractor on him in Bisili area, police said today.
15. A man who breached a security gate at a Nebraska airport, stole a truck near the taxiways and rammed it into a parked Southwest Airlines plane was detained and taken to a hospital for a medical evaluation, police said Friday.
16. A man who had no idea he had Zika has given the virus to his female partner during sex, the Centers for Disease Control announced today. It's the first documented case of a person with no symptoms sexually transmitting the virus to a partner who had not traveled to an area of active Zika circulation.
17. 'Amaq News Agency of the Islamic State (IS) released a video of fighters shooting down a Russian assault helicopter east of Tadmur (Palmyra) in Syria's Homs governorate.
18. Amara Raja commissions 1.1 MW rooftop solar unit at plant
19. A march in Harare against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe turned violent Aug. 25 as police fired tear gas and water cannons at protesters, Africa News reported.
20. A massive leak of secret data on French submarines is embarrassing, said Australia's Defence Industry minister , stressing that security between Australia and the DCNS shipbuilders would be "the most stringent in the world".]]
21. Amazon opens global sale to Indian vendors
22. Ambassadors Conference at the Federal Foreign Office
23. A mechanism to reach out effectively to local self-government bodies has to be evolved to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for 2030, Joe Thomas, Director of Partners in Population and ...
24. Amendments to Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2013 Change of Name of Vendor
25. America is a maritime nation whose prosperity is tied to an ability to operate freely in the maritime environment. Today's strategic environment is increasingly globalized and competitive. Hear Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson discuss the Navy's role and what the future holds.
26. American officials said a July 29 strike killed Islamic State fighters, but Syrian activists said the dead were mostly men, women and children seeking shelter. The conflicting accounts show the difficulty of determining what really happens in an air campaign taking place beyond the reach of independent observers.
27. American rock band Kings of Leon are roaring back with a brand new album that has a very curious name.
28. American Suicide Bomber Active On Social Networking Site
29. America's Navy
30. A Message from the Navy Surgeon General: Take Action to Prevent Suicide
31. Amid cash crunch, a few ventures still in funds
32. Amid slowdown talks, startups in education, interior décor show positivity
33. Amid Tense Encounters, US Ship Fires Warning Shots at Iranian Boats
34. Amid the escalation of the Yemeni conflict, the Houthi-Saleh alliance is advancing on the Saudi border city of Narjan. The alliance…
35. Amit Shah asks BJP CMs to effectively execute Centre"s pro-poor agenda
36. Amit Shah inaugurates BJP CMs Council meeting
37. Amnesty Int"l India row: CPI (M) takes on ABVP for imposing "Hindutva" views
38. A Myanmar actor was sentenced to nearly three years in prison for scribbling curse-laden insults about the powerful army on his car.
39. A Myanmar actor was sentenced to nearly three years in prison for scribbling curse-laden insults about the powerful army on his car, a police officer said today.
40. Anakonda 16 officially kicks off in Poland
41. An alliance of 20 NGOs has pledged support to Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi’s call to local non-government organisations and eminent institutes to collaborate in the Swachch Puducherry campaign for a clean...
42. An all-party delegation is expected to visit the restive Kashmir valley in the first week of September, a senior Home Ministry official said on Friday. The composition of the delegation is being work...
43. An all party Parliamentary delegation is likely to visit Jammu and Kashmir in the first week of September and meet a cross section of people, amidst the ongoing unrest in Kashmir Valley.
44. An almost pathological malaise afflicts the AAP government
45. Analysis - For the Fed's Yellen 'conventional' unconventional policy is enough
46. Analysis: It seems everyone predicted the coup in Turkey except its spy agency
47. Analysis of the bones and teeth of prehistoric cave bears that roamed Europe during the last ice age has revealed the giant beasts, which could weigh up to a ton, may have been strict vegans.
48. Analysts expect further cut in revenue projection
49. Ananya, who lives in Lucknow, has never been to school before this
50. An Armed Reserve Police Force constable’s service rifle accidentally went off at St. Thomas Mount on Friday morning.Police said that constable Sivakumar was cleaning the rifle at his office when the i...
51. An association of former Ranji players of the state has come out with a draft 'model constitution' which suggests key changes in the administrative structure of the Goa Cricket Association (GCA).
52. A national earthquake forecasting system combined with data on building vulnerability may help communicate risk of shocks happening – but uncertainties remain
53. A national earthquake forecasting system combined with data on building vulnerability may help communicate risk of shocks happening – but uncertainties remain
54. Anatomy Of A Social Media Attack
55. An attack at the American University in Kabul ended after two attackers were killed, police said early Thursday.
56. A Navy patrol ship fired three warning shots to ward off approaching Iranian boats in a second day of dangerous encounters.
57. Anbar Province of the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq released a video documenting its conquest of the city of al-Ramadi in May 2015, featuring exclusive footage of the slain commander whose name was given to the campaign, and a British suicide bomber.
58. An breath-taking footage has captured the sheer size of Puli Bridge, one of the world's highest bridges located in south-west China's Yunnan Province. Unveiled on August 25, 2015, the structure is 3,412 feet long and its main span is 2,060 feet wide. The £80 million project is built across a 1,591-foot-deep valley, which is about the height of the Shanghai World Financial Centre, the 10th tallest skyscraper in the world.
59. A warm welcome was given to Gabon’s Minister of Petroleum and Hydrocarbons, His Excellency Etienne Dieudonné Ngoubou, during a visit to the Secretariat on 30 June 2016.
60. Anbumani, Vaiko oppose Kerala’s proposed dam across Siruvani river
61. and a three-face fixed array design for CVN-79 and
62. and CID boss Mosses Teben – File PhotoFollowing the Somali-based Islamist Al-Shabaab and their cell in NEP Kenya targeting communication 
63. Andhra University Vice-Chancellor G. Nageswara Rao along with Dean International Affairs and Public Relations B. Mohan Venkata Ram met Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command Vice A...
64. and I understand I will receive marketing communications from Dow Jones professional information products from which I may unsubscribe using the links provided.
65. and produced by Mr. K Asif Chief Minister
66. Android 7 Nougat Review: Small Update, Big Time Saver
67. and Smt. Rina Ray Additional Secretary, Department of School Education &amp
68. and that no British officer would deign to serve under an Indian. Even a plan drawn up by
69. An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale hit parts of Himachal Pradesh this morning, following which panic-stricken people rushed out of their homes in Shimla and Kullu districts.
70. An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale today shook parts of Saurashtra region in Gujarat, causing brief panic among residents but there was no report of any casualty or damage to propert...
71. An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale today shook parts of Saurashtra region in Gujarat, causing brief panic among residents but there was no report of any casualty or damage to property.
72. An edu-tech venture and a discovery platform receive funding, and an interior decor firm clocks a good turnover
73. , an eight-page special section that reached over 1.4 million WSJ readers across the U.S., Europe and Asia.
74. A new bustle in India
75. A new class of battery seperator has been engineered by a team of researchers, which is expected to bring unprecedented benefits to battery performance.
76. A new decision-making tool helps producers of pharmaceutical and other valuable chemicals make the leap to an entirely new way of manufacturing.
77. A new predictive tool, which for the first time combines human perception of the environment with land-use planning and socioeconomic data, could help governments mitigate the impact of climate change in developing countries. 
78. A new study will help researchers understand the ways that marine animal larvae use sound as a cue to settle on coral reefs. The study has determined that sounds created by adult fish and invertebrates may not travel far enough for larvae -- which hatch in open ocean -- to hear them, meaning that the larvae might rely on other means to home in on a reef system.
79. An explosion hit a sports centre in the southern Belgian city of Chimay early on Friday, killing one person and injuring four others.
80. An explosive ordnance disposal technician jumps from an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter during the multilateral MCM exercise at 'RIMPAC' 2016. Source: US Navy
81. An ex-wife of Donald Trump's new campaign CEO, Stephen Bannon, said Bannon made anti-Semitic remarks when the two battled over sending their daughters to private school nearly a decade ago, according to court papers.
82. Angola's ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola: MPLA) on 19 August confirmed President José Eduardo dos Santos as head of the party and its flag-bearer for the August 2017 general election. 
83. ANI is South Asia's leading Multimedia News Agency providing content for every information platform, including TV, Internet, broadband, newspapers and mobiles.
84. Animal Birth Control programme a success, claims Mayor Soumini Jain
85. An incident involving a woman spraying a packed train car with live crickets has just raised the bar for worst-commute-ever stories.
86. Aninews.in, Top national Video Story,Video News
87. Aninews.in, Top world Video Story,Video News
88. an initiative for Indian businesses. Indian brands that are looking to establish their online presence can enhance their overall marketability through deploying Indian web hosting services powered by geo-based hosting from GPX- India&#039
89. An international team of astronomers has found a massive galaxy -- about the size of the Milky Way -- that consists almost entirely of dark matter.
90. ANI offers round the clock facilities for both foreign and domestic channels desirous of packaging and uplinking their reports from India
91. ANI offers round the clock facilities for both foreign and domestic channels desirous of packaging and uplinking their reports from India
92. ANI provides compelling multilingual programmes aimed at international viewers interested in South Asia.
93. ANI provides news and features to all major broadcasters in the world.
94. ANI uses the latest in Internet technology to provide exclusive video , audio , text and picture content for web users.
95. Anna Foot, Vice President of Multi-Media Sales for EMEA at The Wall Street Journal, said: “The best custom content campaigns are built on trusting, collaborative relationships between brands and publishers.
96. Annual turnover rises to ₹5.26-lakh crore from a mere ₹30,173 crore in 2013-14
97. A North Korean official said his country is developing nuclear weapons because of "outrageous nuclear intimidation" by the U.S.
98. Another first for Saudi Arabia, and another huge stride for Saudi Aramco"s IKTVA program, with the completion of the largest offshore tie-in platform ever constructed in Saudi Arabia.
99. Another horrifying news comes from the Balasore district in Odisha where a hospital worker broke the bones of a dead to stuff it into a plastic bag before it is carried out of the hospital. ]]
100. Another initiative to collect e-waste in city
101. Another task assigned to the panel is to identify regulatory bottlenecks and suggest changes
102. Ansar al-Islam
103. Ansar al-Sunnah in Jerusalem
104. Ansar Beit al-Maqdis
105. Ansar Dine
106. Ansar Dine Claims Destroying French Military Vehicle in Mine Blast Near Abeibara (Mali)
107. Ansar Jerusalem
108. Ansbach garrison commander visits Camp MK in Romania
109. Antiballistic system shared with international partner
110. Anupam Kher works out hard!
111. An upcoming constitutional referendum and a pending court decision could throw the country&#039
112. An upcoming constitutional referendum and a pending court decision could throw the country"s governance into disarray.
113. Anwar al-Awlaki
114. Any complaint made by Sucha Singh Chhotepur, who was convenor Punjab unit of the AAP, against any of his party leader about corruption will be investigated, said Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.
115. A Pakistani fan of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has landed himself in jail for designing Peshawari chappals made out of deer skin.The actor's cousin , Noor Jehan, who lives in Peshawar, approached shoemaker Jehangir Khan and asked him to make two ...
116. A Pakistani shoemaker has landed himself in jail after he boasted to the media that he was going to send Peshawari sandals made from deers skin to Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan. According to reports, a cousin of Shahrukh who lives Peshawar went to shoemaker Jahangir Khan last Friday and asked him to make two pairs of Peshawari sandals for the actor.]]
117. Apart from spreading awareness about eye donation among people who have the gift of vision, the Eye Donation Fortnight from August 25 to September 8 has its focus on informing visually-disabled person...
118. A photograph of a crying elderly Canadian couple in wheelchairs, separated into two different care homes after 62 years of marriage because no beds were available together, has received international...
119. A photo posted online showing an elderly couple holding hands and crying has been shared thousands of times on Facebook. The reason is heartbreaking.
120. A physicist has developed a novel technology that not only sheds light on basic cell biology, but also may aid in the development of more effective cancer treatments or early diagnosis of disease.
121. Apis India to hold board meeting
122. A Plus-Two student of a Government higher secondary school in Veerapandi was issued transfer certificate by the headmaster on Friday for allegedly slapping a teacher.The boy had reportedly slapped the...
123. A police inspector has sought permission to file a case against member of Parliament D.K. Suresh for allegedly abusing and humiliating the officer during a review meeting at his residence on Thursday....
124. A police official said Kyaw also visited the Burmese monastery in Bodh Gaya and will visit other Buddhist temples
125. Apple CEO Tim Cook Sells $36 Million From Block of Compensation Stock.Apple CEO Tim Cooks Sells $36 Million of Apple Stock
126. Apple developing a 'social video app' to take on Snapchat and Instagram
127. Apple, Facebook and Target, along with 26 other American companies, have signed onto the White House's Equal Pay Pledge, the Obama administration announced Friday, in an effort to eliminate the gender pay gap.
128. Apple has a social video app that could take on Snapchat and Instagram
129. Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook this week received 1.26 million shares of Apple stock, valued around $135 million, that previously were restricted.
130. Apple Inc is planning a new iPhone feature for Japan that would enable users to pay for mass transit rides with their smartphones instead of physical payment cards. 
131. Apple may face iPhone 7 supply shortage at launch: source
132. Apple plans to integrate Touch ID into iPhone's screen
133. Apple Releases Patch For 'Trident,' A Trio Of iOS 0-Days
134. Application for the post of Director (Finance & Accounts)
135. Appointment of Shri Utpal Bora as CMD OIL
136. Approval for buyback of Rs 3,650 worth shares was sought through a postal ballot
137. AppSec is more dangerous than network security but receives less than half the funding, according to new Ponemon study.
138. APRO (Army)
139. , a projects manager in charge of Iran for the French employers’ organisation(...)
140. Arab Tribes formed New Militia to Fight Kurdish YPG in Northern Syria
141. Aramco and ‬Tottori University collaborate on drylands research‭
142. Aramco Asia - Japan & Tottori University collaborate on drylands research
143. Archies launches new sub brand - Desi Archies
144. A recently unearthed wreckage of a ship that went down in Lake Ontario in 1803 has an India connection
145. A research project has launched a set of tools that will make computer systems more energy efficient – a critical issue for modern computing. Using the framework of the project programmers has been able to provide large data streaming aggregations 54 times more energy efficient than with standard implementations.
146. A research team has succeeded in developing 'Target-AID', a genome editing technique that does not cleave the DNA. The technique offers, through high-level editing operation, a method to address the existing issues of genome editing. It is expected that the technique will be applied to gene therapy in the future in addition to providing a powerful tool for breeding useful organisms and conducting disease and drug-discovery research.
147. A retired Marine Corps general wants America's next president to take a lesson from the "greatest generation" and stay engaged ...
148. Are you addicted to smokeless tobacco products like plain chewable tobacco leaves, khaini, pan masala, zarda and gutka? Be warned, as researchers have identified several species of bacteria in these products that can increase the risk of cancer, ...
149. Are You Making This Endpoint Security Mistake?
150. Argus scores victory over Garda in Libya
151. Armed Forces Liberia, USARAF reaffirm partnerships
152. Army"s new Basic Leader Course comes to USARCENT
153. Army"s only combined division demonstrates "fight tonight" capabilities for Army secretary
154. Army Chief meets with Governor during Hawaii tour
155. Army chief of staff meets with Chinese counterpart in Beijing
156. Army Chief of Staff tours Army Watercraft; views EOD and Dive capabilites
157. Army chief of staff visits China, South Korea, Japan, Hawaii
158. Army Chief of Staff visits combined forces on Korean peninsula
159. Army chief of staff wraps up Asia-Pacific tour
160. Army Chief Reviews Security in Kashmir
161. Army Civil Affairs provides medical care to Djibouti village
162. Army Corps of Engineers begins cleanup of landing hub at Attu Island
163. Army debuts new Digital Job Book
164. Army demonstrates rucksack power, enhances translation research in African exercise
165. Army doctor attends to Olympic athletes behind the scenes
166. Army engineer invents lightweight ballistic combat shirt, wins award
167. Army enjoys gold rush at Warrior Games field competition
168. Army Europe band represents America at Scotland"s Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
169. Army Europe band wows crowds at Scotland"s Edinburgh Tattoo
170. Army Executive Visits 401st AFSB
171. Army explores using cyber teams to aid maneuver commanders
172. Army gets salute at Washington Nationals ballpark
173. Army Guard duo share years of experience
174. Army health officials monitor mosquitoes for Zika
175. Army Major General David Haight was removed from his key post after allegations of sexual impropriety. Experts say his alleged actions could have put US national security at risk. CNN's Elise Labott reports.
176. Army Management Staff College brings Intermediate Course for Army Civilians to Germany
177. Army mariners sail for Japan in support of Pacific Pathways
178. Army marksmen narrowly miss making Olympic double trap final
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