One Liners Current Affairs- August 16, 2021
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- According to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the US departure from Afghanistan has hastened things.
- The Taliban stormed the Presidential Palace, popularly known as the Arg, just hours after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his senior advisers, as well as the first lady, departed Kabul for Tajikistan.
- Pass a resolution in the TN Assembly to permanently close Sterlite, said actor-turned-politician and president of Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) Kamal Haasan.
- SBI provides a greater interest rate on term deposits and waives the processing charge.
- The Taliban proclaims the Afghan conflict to be finished.
- Foreign investors are permitted to register businesses in Nepal.
- On the third anniversary of the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s death, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paid homage to the former Prime Minister.
- Thousands of people have been evacuated due to a huge wildfire near Jerusalem.
- In an open letter, Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav pledges to create a “New Uttar Pradesh.”
- The death toll from Haiti’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake has risen to 1,297.
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- Former Mahila Congress leader Sushmita Deb is said to have resigned from the party.
- K’taka: Three activists associated with the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) have been arrested for interrupting the Independence Day Rath Yatra over a Tipu Sultan picture.
- Pawandeep Rajan, a singing prodigy from Uttarakhand, has won ‘Indian Idol 12’. Rajan from Champawat, Uttarakhand, won ‘Indian Idol Season 12’ and a cheque for Rs 25 lakh as well as a Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire.
- Uzbekistan welcomes 84 Afghan soldiers who crossed the border temporarily.
- The Taliban proclaimed the Afghan war to be ended after its forces stormed into Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani left the country.
- IIT Guwahati researchers make significant advances in memory chips
- OPPO has established a camera innovation lab at its R&D centre in Hyderabad.
- Navjot Singh Sidhu, the newly appointed Punjab Congress leader, names Pargat Singh as Punjab Cong general secretary.
- Manohar Lal Khattar, Chief Minister of Haryana, launches e-autorickshaws in Gurugram.
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- For the first time, the Bahujan Samaj Party has chosen three spokespersons, breaking with convention.
- Abdul Ghani Baradar, co-founder of the Taliban, is the face of militant triumph.
- IIT Hyderabad opens an astronomy observatory for public use.
- There is nothing to conceal, and the SC may authorise the panel to investigate all aspects: Pegasus row, centre
- POCO India becomes the fastest growing brand for the second quarter in a row.
- Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin resigns after losing parliamentary majority.
- Over 60 nations have asked the Taliban to allow Afghans to leave the country.
- The Taliban stormed the Presidential Palace, popularly known as the Arg, just hours after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his senior advisers, as well as the first lady, departed Kabul for Tajikistan.
- Four Palestinians were murdered in West Bank confrontations with Israeli troops.
- Jr NTR will host the Telugu version of KBC, with Ram Charan in the inaugural show.
- Tamil Nadu schools will provide a three-week bridging course for pupils in grades nine through twelve.
- HDFC Bank would raise money in foreign markets by issuing Additional Tier-1 bonds.
- Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema is the winner of the presidential election.
- Raju Srivastava, an actor and comedian, is involved in a PETA campaign against the usage of horse spikes.
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- Yogi Adityanath’s administration is starting a massive effort to help youngsters who work as labourers in dangerous sectors.
- Malaysia’s government, headed by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, has submitted its resignation to King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi had breakfast with the Tokyo Olympics delegation at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg in Delhi.
- The Delta variant is responsible for 70% of active Covid cases in Palestine.
- Tamil actress Nayanthara has announced her engagement to director Vignesh Shivan.
- When the Taliban entered Afghanistan, over 40 planes from Kabul travelled to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
- According to Russian ambassador Zamir Kabulov, Ashraf Ghani should face prosecution for leaving in a shameful way.
- Nepal and India assess the status of projects financed by India.
- Punjab establishes a body to promote agriculture and horticulture.
- On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a brunch for the Indian athletes who participated in the recently completed Tokyo Olympics at his home.
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- According to Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhara Rao, “Dalit Bandu” would include all Dalit households.
- Three Maoists from Chhattisgarh have surrendered to Odisha Police.
- The Tamil Nadu revenue department has begun a major effort to rectify errors in people’s names and information in digital land records.
- According to Union Minister and senior BJP leader L. Murugan, the Jan Ashirvad Yatra in Tamil Nadu would encompass five districts.
- According to AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi, India should have engaged in talks with the Taliban.
- Union Minister R.C.P. Singh avoided taking a firm stance on a caste census on Monday.
- Intel introduces the ‘Arc’ gaming GPU brand.
- Tamil Nadu will heavily encourage ecotourism.
- According to FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta, the club’s debts are more than 1.3 billion euros.
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday that India’s inflation rate is expected to be in the range of 2 to 6%.
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- According to the Russian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani left the country with four vehicles and a chopper loaded with cash.
- The Tamil Nadu government will guarantee that the Central Institute of Classical Tamil maintains its independence.
- M. Venkaiah Naidu, India’s Vice President, encourages scientists to solve humanity’s problems.
- Former MP and Mahila Congress leader Sushmita Dev has resigned from the Congress and joined the Trinamool Congress.
- Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has backed up his government’s promise to offer free drinking water of up to 16,000 litres per month from September 1.
- 75 ‘Hunar Haats’ will be held throughout the nation as part of the “Amrit Mahotsav” to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, according to Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
- IndiGo has named Gwalior as its 70th domestic destination.
- Sarbabanda Sonowal, Minister of Ayush, said that the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) has the potential to be the world’s finest educational institution in the area of yoga.
- Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched the world’s second-largest National Gene Bank at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) in New Delhi.