General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-06 2

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   1. Brazil didn"t shy away from its history of slavery during Opening Ceremonies
   2. Brazilian marathon runner lights Olympic cauldron
   3. Brazilian police arrested a Moroccan Olympic boxer on allegations of trying to rape two Brazilian maids at the Olympic Village, authorities said Friday.
   4. Brazilian president booed… but Brazilian marathon runner gets cheers.
   5. Brazilian residents pass the Olympic torch at Independence Park upon the flame's arrival in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 24, 2016
   6. Brazilian soccer great Pele has pulled out of the Olympic Opening Ceremony due to health concerns, it was announced Friday.
   7. Brazilian soldiers guard the area near the Copacabana beach volleyball arena prior the 2016 Summer..
   8. Brazil opens Olympic Games with green, low tech themes promising a great party
   9. Brazil organisers made climate change and depletion of natural resources as central theme in a four-hour long ceremony
   10. Brazil organisers put their passion for football aside and made climate change and depletion of natural resources as the central theme in a thought-provoking nearly four-hour long ceremony
   11. Brazil showcased its rich history and cultural heritage, combined with Rio's famous 'Samba' dance, as the 31st Olympic Games was officially launched with a subtle yet powerful message of global warming plaguing the world in a simple but passionate ...
   12. Brazil's interim president declares Olympic Games open
   13. Brazil’s retired long-distance runner Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games held at Maracana Stadium.
   14. Brazil’s Runner Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima Lights Cauldron at Rio Olympics
   15. Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff on Friday expressed her sadness at not participating in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, the first to be held in South America, that took place in the famed Maracana Stadium.
   16. Brazil tennis star Kuerten to light Rio cauldron, UOL says
   17. Bret Stephens and Emily Miller weigh in on how Donald Trump's slipping poll numbers will affect the GOP, and whether more Republicans will denounce him.
   18. British police charged a 19-year-old Somali-Norwegian man with carrying out a stabbing rampage in London's Russell Square that killed an American woman and injured five others
   19. British police on Friday charged 19-year-old Zakaria Bulhan with carrying out a stabbing rampage in London"s Russell Square that killed an American woman and injured five other people.
   20. BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union has announced it would retroactively apply anti-dumping duties on cold rolled steel imports of China and Russia in response to the complaints received from ...
   21. Brussels Terror Attack Survivor Nidhi Chaphekar Recounts Horror
   22. B-schools can learn about leadership, the Tata way
   23. BTRC Chairman Shahjahan Mahmood told the media that sheershanews.com BD was blocked on government orders
   24. Budhia Singh – Born to Run Review: Predictably Told, but Heartfelt
   25. Budhia Singh: Born To Run Movie Review
   26. Budhia Singh Born to Run : not weighed down by 'nationalism'
   27. Budhia Singh – Born to Run Review: Predictably Told, but Heartfelt
   28. Budhia Singh: Born to Run stays true to the travails of a child prodigy and could be relevant even 10 years from now
   29. Budhia Singh – Born To Run review: It’s sleek, fast and pointed
   30. Bug bounty programs have been standard among most tech giants for years. Now that Apple has finally jumped on the bandwagon, it can “compete for the type of exploits available and control how they'll be used,” one analyst said.
   31. Bunch of appeals filed by A.P. Govt. and Dalit organisations pending in Apex Court
   32. Bus accident: one more dies, driver still absconding
   33. Buzz of the day: Vijay Rupani to be next Gujarat CM; 13 killed in Kokrajhar, Assam
   34. By day, Richard "Scott" Silverthorne is mayor of Fairfax, Virginia, the wealthy Washington suburb of 22,000 people. He's also a substitute teacher in the county public schools.
   35. By now, thousands of litres of precious drinking water has gone waste even as the repair of the line is caught in a bureaucratic quagmire.
   36. By suggesting that inflation targeting be the sole objective of monetary policy in India, the government has also shut out of the reckoning an assault on India’s weak agricultural supply-side.
   37. By the end of the year, small owner-operators and larger commercial partners will begin using Otto's self-driving kit developed by ex-Google employees. The company has a target of 'thousands' of testers by 2017. For now, the robot truckers would only take control on the highways, leaving humans to handle the tougher task of wending through city streets.
   38. Cactus bugs compensate for lack of weapons with bigger balls
   39. CAG criticises Maharashtra for continuation of Mumbai fuel cess
   40. CAG expresses displeasure over dismal performance of renewable energy sector in Maharashtra
   41. California May Put Climate Plan to a Public Vote
   42. Caltech astronomer Ben Montet and Joshua Simon of Carnegie measured light from the star that Kepler recorded during its four-year mission.
   43. Caltech astronomer Ben Montet and Joshua Simon of the Carnegie Institute measured the light from the star that Kepler recorded during its four-year mission.
   44. Candidates supported by the Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU) won four out of six posts of street vendor members in Town Vending Committee (TVC), Tiruvannamalai, for which elections were held here...
   45. Can the bad guys of 'Suicide Squad' save Warner Bros.' world of heroes?
   46. Capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India on Friday released a discussion paper to tighten regulations on algorithmic (algo) and high-frequency trading (HFT).
   47. Capital reaps rich harvest with tech startups
   48. Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah plotted a course to the southern Indian Ocean, where the jet is believed to have crashed.
   49. CARE Ratings appoints new chief
   50. CARE Ratings on Friday said Rajesh Mokashi will take charge as MD and CEO of the company with effect from August 22. Currently, Mokashi, who has been with the credit rating agency since inception in...
   51. Cargo plane hits the road
   52. Cargo plane skids off runway into road
   53. Cargo Shorts Are Awful. Amazon’s Cargo Plane Is Cool
   54. Carried by samba stars and a prince, Olympic torch nears ceremony
   55. Cashing in on the Pokemon Go craze, auto aggregator Jugnoo has integrated its app with the world's most popular mobile game.The updated app, which lets people book a nearby autorickshaw, will now als...
   56. CBC puts former Olympians back in the Games as members of their broadcast team in Rio
   57. Celebrating the humble cycle
   58. Central African Republic
   59. Central Government pegs inflation target at 4% for 5 years
   60. Central Railway suburban services hit
   61. Centre asks industry for feedback for improving ‘ease of doing business’
   62. Centre directs NDRF to expand its Search and Rescue Operations in Maharashtra's Raigad District to locate the passengers missing following Mahad bridg
   63. Centre directs NDRF to expand its Search and Rescue Operations in Maharashtra's Raigad District to locate the passengers missing following Mahad bridg
   64. Centre keen to press ahead, set up GST Council by September-end
   65. Centre launches nation-wide breast feeding programme
   66. Centre seeks industry inputs on ease of doing business
   67. Centre, States must be flexible on rates, since GST Council will be driven by consensus: Adhia
   68. Chairman of Karnataka State Commission for Safai Karmacharies Narayana said here on Friday that a Poura Karmika Bhawan for civic workers will be constructed at Mannagudda.
   69. Chandrababu Naidu meets PM on Andhra Pradesh's special status demand
   70. Chandrababu Naidu meets PM, raises issue of special status to AP
   71. Chanting Vedic hymns, a large number of devotees from far and near pulled the car marking the Adi Pooram festival here at the famous Nachiar (Andal) Temple on Friday.Ninth day celebrationsThe ninth da...
   72. Check Inn revenue rises 2 percent, to remain flat
   73. Check Inn (雀客旅館), a designer hotel targeting young, independent travelers, reported a mild increase in revenue for the first half of this year and expects business to remain steady for the rest of the year.
   74. Check Out Every Olympic Event Ever in One Handy Infographic
   75. Chennai-based Olympia Group has launched two office space projects, and undertaken expansion of the Olympia Tech Park with an additional floor.
   76. Chennai-based PickYourTrail helps with travel itinerary and instant online booking
   77. Chicago police, in a nationwide conference call and bulletin, warned of "civil unrest" and potential violence against cops following the department's anticipated release of video showing an officer fatally shooting a black man in the back, two law enforcement officials said Friday.
   78. Chief constable of force rocked by sex scandal attacks tribunal process