Acquist News at a Glance 03/04/24 (Pointers Business Forum Special Edition)
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Wednesday 3rd April 2024
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Pointers Business Forum Special Edition
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Famous Personality Born Today: Picabo Street (born 3 April 1971) is an American former World Cup Alpine Ski Racer and Olympic gold medalist. She won the super G at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the downhill at the 1996 World Championships, along with three other Olympic and World Championship medals. ?
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Her Quote: “To uncover your true potential
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Numbers of the Day
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??USD 83.40
?? GBP 104.94
?? Euro 89.88
?? Gold 69,870 ??10 gm 24 (Kt)
?? Silver 79,100 ??Kg
? Petrol 106.31/Ltr
? Diesel 94.27/Ltr
*all values in INR as of Today
*as per Mumbai
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BSE Sensex 73,597.90
NIFTY 22,371.70
*all values in INR as of Today
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????India slams China over Arunachal, says 'assigning names won't alter reality': The Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday slammed China for renaming several places in Arunachal Pradesh, saying assigning invented names in the state will not change the reality that it is an integral part of India.
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????India will get permanent UNSC seat, but it will have to work harder this time: EAM Jaishankar: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on April 2 said India will definitely get permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council as there is a feeling in the world that it should get the position, but the country will have to work harder this time for it.
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????Vistara flight cancellations | DGCA seeks daily report from airline: Aviation watchdog DGCA has asked Vistara to submit a daily report on flight cancellations and delays, and the situation is also being monitored by the Civil Aviation Ministry, amid non-availability of Pilots causing flight disruptions for the airline.
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????ECI appoints Special Observers to oversee Lok Sabha polls: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the deployment of Special Observers to ensure smooth execution of upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
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????Supreme Court grants ‘last opportunity’ to Ramdev, Patanjali MD to file affidavits in ‘misleading’ advertising case: The Supreme Court on April 2 granted “last opportunity” to Yoga guru Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna to file affidavits in one week in connection with the show cause notices issued as to why contempt proceedings would not be initiated against them.
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????At least eight Naxalites killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur: In a major anti-insurgency operation, eight Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, Police said. Bijapur district comes under the Bastar Lok Sabha constituency, which will go to polls in the first phase of general elections on April 19.
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????INDIA acronym case | Delhi HC gives last chance to political parties to reply to plea: The Delhi High Court on April 2 granted a last opportunity to the Centre and several Opposition parties to respond to a petition seeking to restrain them from using the acronym INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance).
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????14 kg of marijuana seized from two men at Vikarabad railway station: The Government Railway Police (GRP) staff seized 14 kg of ganja from two traffickers who were travelling on Konark Express in Vikarabad.
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??International
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??Baltimore bridge collapse | Indian crew to remain on board ship till probe is complete: The crew of 20 Indians and a Sri Lankan of the crippled container vessel that collided with a key Baltimore bridge last week is “busy with their normal duties” and will remain on board until the investigation into the accident is completed, the company that owns the vessel has said.
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??Taiwan group goes offline to help senior citizens ‘scrub’ off disinformation: Their days often began at the crack of dawn. They would head out to a church, a temple, a park and set up a stall. They would seek out seniors in particular, those who are perhaps the most vulnerable citizens of the information-saturated society that has enveloped them. To get people to stop and listen, they would offer free bars of soap — a metaphor for the scrubbing that they were undertaking.
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??Iran vows response after strike it blames on Israel demolishes consulate in Syria: Iran and one of its key proxies vowed on April 2 to respond to a strike widely attributed to Israel that demolished Iran's consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus and killed seven, including two Iranian generals.
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??Child opens fire in Finland school, injuring three minors: A minor opened fire on April 2 at a school in Vantaa outside the Finnish capital Helsinki injuring three others, police said, adding that the attacker was in custody. The school has around 800 pupils and 90 staff. Children in grades one to nine, or aged seven to 15, attend the school.
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??Egypt’s Sisi to begin new term as bailouts boost economy: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi begins his third term this week buoyed by massive fresh financing, but experts say the road out of economic crisis will still be long and arduous.
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??Iran’s persecution of Bahai minority constitutes ‘crime against humanity’, says HRW: The Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on April 1 that the Iranian authorities’ persecution of the Bahai minority since the Islamic revolution of 1979 constitutes a crime against humanity.
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??US minority students concerned as diversity programmes vanish: The latest battle in the culture wars cleaving American society centres around diversity programmes on university campuses, now restricted or banned in a growing number of US States.
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??Cyprus says aid ships have turned back from Gaza with over 200 tonnes of undelivered aid after Israeli strike: An official in Cyprus says aid ships that arrived in Gaza this week will return to the Mediterranean island nation carrying some 240 tonnes of undelivered aid after a deadly strike killed 7 aid workers.
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??Tech
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??WhatsApp’s new update moves navigation tabs to bottom for enhanced usability: WhatsApp has started rolling out an update for its Android app which tweaks the interface by moving the four navigation tabs from the top to the bottom of the screen. The feature was first announced by the company on Friday as part of a post on X.
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??‘Grave step backwards’: Meta shuts monitoring tool in election year: A digital tool considered vital in tracking viral falsehoods, CrowdTangle will be decommissioned by Facebook owner Meta in a major election year, a move researchers fear will disrupt efforts to detect an expected firehose of political misinformation.
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??ROG Phone 8 Pro Edition review: Redefining flagship standards with class leading performance: The ROG series of phones are known to carry a unique design language and offer a diverse range of features to enhance gaming. This year, Asus has gone with a substantial design overhaul for its ROG Phone 8 Pro series by crafting a phone which will not only appeal to gamers but also to mainstream smartphone users.
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??AI-generated deepfake videos, voice cloning emerge as potential threats during election season: As political parties go all out to woo voters ahead of the general elections, cybersecurity experts have raised concerns over the possible misuse of artificial intelligence and deepfake technology, among others, to influence the electorate. Lok Sabha polls in India will take place in seven phases between April 19 and June 1.
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??Sports
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??India, Australia and England cricket boards in talks to revive Champions League T20: About 10 years after its last edition was played, "active conversations" are taking place between cricket boards of India, Australia and England to revive the Champions League, a club-based international T20 competition.
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??Riyan Parag reminds me of young SKY at MI: Rajasthan Royals Assistant Coach Shane Bond: Mumbai, Rajasthan Royals Assistant Coach Shane Bond has described in-form Riyan Parag as a player of "extreme talent" and likened him to a young Suryakumar Yadav who joined Mumbai Indians several years ago and went on to become one of the most explosive T20 batters in the world.
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??Westburg delivers tiebreaking homer in 9th to lift Orioles past Royals 6-4: Jordan Westburg hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to carry the Baltimore Orioles past the Kansas City Royals 6-4.
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??Ahead of Paris, Ayhika hopes for a TOPS boost: Asian Games doubles bronze medallist paddler Ayhika Mukherjee, who played a key role at the 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships and stands a bright chance of making the Paris Olympics in the women's team event, hopes to soon find a place in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), from which she continues to remain missing.
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