The "Chhaatra Yuva Sangharsha Samiti" (CYSS), the student wing of this Indian political party, was launched in Sept 2014. Harshita, a student of IIT Delhi and also daughter of the party's chief, launched CYSS in IIT Delhi.
Who is her famous father and the party?
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In March 2014, the Irish bookmaker issued this ad that became controversial. What was this a reference to, which came to a partial conclusion in Sept 2014?
This day last year: Q.1095What name?
This day last year: Q.1094Created in September 2014 and fairly popular already, the bio of whose twitter account includes the following words:
Explorer. Loves science, photography and long cruises.This day last year: Q.1093
One of the inspirations is a neurotoxin, also popular among the fashion-conscious for other reasons. What?
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Someone rediscovered this author's short stories published in a 50s magazine called Redbook, and promptly published it, in Sept 2014. Complete the missing info in this visual.
This day last year: Q.1088From which country was this team?
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In Sept 2014, news reports emerged that rumoured that this British knight, a senior vice-president at his company, said that the country of Switzerland was soon going to find itself in a lot of trouble. Who is he, and why did he supposedly say so?
This day last year: Q.1084In Sept 2014, a government office in the Argentinian city of Rosario disallowed the use of this name as a first name for newborns, on the technical grounds that this was a last name. This followed a case in another part of Argentina where someone fought to use this name for his son.
Which last name? (the most famous holder of this name has already made his first name quite popular in Argentina)
This day last year: Q.1083In July 2014, he was widely credited with pioneering what social media phenomenon?
This day last year: Q.1082Who?
This day last year: Q.1081The book is about Tsukuru and his quest to understand something that his four friends did to him. The name of each of these friends indicates a colour; in contrast, Tsukuru's name means 'to make'. Building on this, the publishers of the novel have included something unusual with each copy of the book, that could be used to decorate the book, one set representing each of the five friends.
What is included with the book?
This day last year: Q.1080Which religion is this, which has made headlines in mid-2014 for being persecuted?
This day last year: Q.1079The rock group U2 released its new album "Songs of Innocence" in September in Cupertino, California. One of the songs was made freely available to listeners using a certain marketplace.
What else was happening on that evening there?
This day last year: Q.1078In September 2014, former England Captain Ian Botham delivered the 2014 MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's. In his speech, he said "X" provides the "perfect opportunity for betting and therefore fixing" and believes "players are slaves to it". He added: "I'm worried about the "X" - in fact, I fear it shouldn't be there at all.It is changing the priorities of world cricket."
What was he talking about?
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In Sept 2014, an amateur detective named Russell Edwards created a stir by claiming that the true identity of a notorious person was Aaron Kosminski, a 23- year old Polish immigrant, who had come to England in the 1880s. He reached this conclusion after testing DNA from a blood-stained shawl. (This is also detailed in an upcoming book.)
Whose identity does Edwards claim to have discovered?
This day last year: Q.1075This event, gossiped and speculated for many years, finally occured in Sep 2014 in France. The magazines "People" and "Hello!" obtained exclusive rights to the pictures, and their payments were given to a charity named after a boy named Maddox.
Maddox, who attended the event, was accompanied by his 5 siblings. What was this event?
This day last year: Q.1074Something from Makaibari (a place in West Bengal) was an official partner at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in 2008 and was also served at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. In Sept 2014, an order was sold at a record price of $1,850 per kg, making it one of the most expensive in India.
What is produced at Makaibari?
This day last year: Q.1073The actor-director Richard Attenborough passed away in mid-2014. In 1977, as the story goes, Attenborough was sent the script of a film by a well-known director, who wasn't sure whether an actor of Attenborough's stature would read it.
To which Attenborough was to have said later that he would have even read a telephone directory if that reader had sent it to him. Which director was this?
This day last year: Q.1072This term from the world of politics and governance is often associated with some Commonwealth countries such as the United Kingdom, and is also seen in the world of detective & spy fiction. In Aug 2014, Seema Malhotra, a British Labour MP of Indian origin, was appointed to one such position to tackle issues of violence and against women.
In Sept 2014, India's Congress Party brought the concept to Indian politics, but interestingly, using Twitter as its principal medium.
What is this about?
This day last year: Q.1071Priya Sharma's idea, submitted on a crowd-sourcing platform, was the basis for the logo of this government scheme, launched in August 2014. The logo, in the colours of the Indian national flag, depicts 6 people around a now commonly seen symbol that was also the result of a competition run between 2009-2010.
What scheme?
This day last year: Q.1070In July 2014, the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan released an album called "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin", featuring over thirty songs. Unlike your average album, they plan to have a special tour for listeners to hear it at a price and eventually sell it for millions of dollars.
So what's different about this album, and why do they expect to sell it for a large sum of money?
This day last year: Q.1069The episode's title comes from a famous poem by P.B.Shelley about a king, as a reference to the situation of the lead character. Which poem?
This day last year: Q.1068The foundation is named after Dana and her husband - who is this husband, and what is his biggest claim to fame?
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