India's geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle, GSLV-MkII, completed its first operational flight last week, sending a two-tonne INSAT-3DR satellite into space. What is the INSAT-3DR satellite?

This area, often identified as the seat of neo-Vaishnavite Bhakti renaissance, has been named India's first island district. Identify it:

The police force of which state was told to sample biryani cooked on the streets to detect if beef was added to the dish?

Which popular stand-up comedian alleged that he was asked to pay Rs 5 lakh bribe to Mumbai's civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, for his office, and tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his tweets while asking if this was the 'achche din' he promised?

Which prominent BJP leader was booed off stage as the members of Hardik Patel's Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti created ruckus and vanadalised furniture at a programme to felicitate Patel leaders in Surat.

To which state did the Supreme Court direct Karnataka to release 15,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day for 10 days to ameliorate plight of the farmers there?

President Rodrigo Duterte last week expressed regret for describing US President Barack Obama as a "son of a b**ch", and warned the latter that he would not be lectured to about his controversial war on drugs. Which country does he belong to?

The Gujarat high court last week issued notice to developers of highly-popular augmented reality game, following a public interest litigation seeking ban on the game in India alleging that it not only hurts religious sentiments but it is also a threat to national security. Identify the game:

The governor of which state has refused to resign from his post despite being asked by Centre to quit?

What is the name of the new political outfit launched by former BJP leader and ex-cricketer-commentator Navjot Singh Sidhu?