Acquist News at a Glance 07/10/23 (Pointers Business Forum Special Edition)
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Saturday 7th October 2023
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Pointers Business Forum Special Edition
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Famous Personality Born Today: Niels Henrik David Bohr (7 October 1885 – 18 November 1962) was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Bohr was also a philosopher and a promoter of scientific research.
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His Quote: “The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth.”
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Numbers of the Day
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??USD 83.12
?? GBP 101.74
?? Euro 88.12
?? Gold 57,230 ??10 gm 24 (Kt)
?? Silver 70,600 ??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 65,995.63
NIFTY 19,653.50
*all values in INR as of Friday
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????Damages due to Sikkim flash floods worth thousands of crores of rupees, says CM Tamang: Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on October 6 said that the Himalayan State has incurred damages worth thousands of crores of rupees in the flash flood but the exact details will be known after a committee is formed and it completes its analysis.
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????Airports Authority of India expresses concern over expansion of Puducherry airport runway: As of now, it is curtains for the plan by the territorial administration to expand the operational capacity of the Puducherry Airport, with the Ministry of Civil Aviation flagging concerns about the huge cost involved in extending the present runway.
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????Army Officer who fired on soldiers in Rajouri to face Court of Inquiry: The Army has initiated a Court of Inquiry against a major-rank officer who allegedly opened fire on his colleagues and exploded grenades inside a camp in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, Officials said on Friday.
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????RBI to harmonise Internal Ombudsman framework to strengthen customer grievance mechanism: Shaktikanta Das: With a view to strengthen customer grievance redressal system, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das on October 6 said the Central bank decided to effect certain changes and also consolidate and harmonise the Internal Ombudsman guidelines into a single master direction.
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????Delhi Metro expands WhatsApp-based ticketing system to all lines: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) expanded its WhatsApp-based ticketing system to all its lines, including the Gurugram Rapid Metro. The WhatsApp ticketing system was launched earlier this year on the Airport Express Line in collaboration with Meta and their authorised partner Pelocal Fintech Pvt. Ltd.
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????Air India commissions mega warehouse facility in Delhi for storage of engineering spares:? Air India on Friday said it has commissioned a mega warehouse facility in Delhi for storing over 1,000,000 engineering spares for aircraft maintenance. Spread across 54,000 square feet and located near Terminal 3, at Delhi Airport's cargo complex, the centralised warehousing facility will improve the turnaround time of flights operating out of Delhi, the company said.
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????'Be tech friendly if you want to be judge': CJI on hybrid hearings: The Supreme Court on Friday said that no high court in the country can deny access to video conference or hearing through hybrid mode to Lawyers and litigants after two weeks.
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????SC refuses to order status quo on publication of Bihar caste survey data: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the Bihar government from publishing data collected from its caste-based survey. The Supreme Court dismissed the notion that the compilation and publication of data affects privacy.
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????Over 9,000 landless people granted acreage in J&K, says LG: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that over 9,000 landless people have been given land in the region so far and only those eligible will get 5 marla (0.31 acres) land from the government.
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??International
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??US will continue to foster stronger defence partnership with India: Pentagon: The U.S. very much appreciates its defence ties with India and will continue to foster partnership with the country in the area, the Pentagon has said. The remarks by Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder came during a news conference.
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??mRNA research exemplifies the unpredictable value of basic research: The 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will go to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discovery that modifying mRNA – a form of genetic material your body uses to produce proteins – could reduce unwanted inflammatory responses and allow it to be delivered into cells.
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??Iranian Narges Mohammadi?gets Nobel Peace Prize 2023: Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi has been chosen by the Royal Swedish Academy for the coveted 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.
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??China to double size of space station, touts alternative to NASA-led ISS: China plans to expand its space station to six modules from three in coming years, offering astronauts from other nations an alternative platform for near-Earth missions as the NASA-led International Space Station (ISS) nears the end of its lifespan.
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??US court allows Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana more time to file motion against extradition to India: A federal US court has allowed Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana time till November 9 to file a motion against his extradition to India to face a trial in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.
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领英推荐
??Donald Trump endorses Jim Jordan to succeed Kevin McCarthy as US House Speaker: Former President Donald Trump is officially backing Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, House Judiciary Committee Chairman and long-time Donald Trump defender, to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker.
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??Hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of victims in Prigozhin's plane crash, Putin claims: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on October 5 that hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of people who died in the Aug. 23 crash of mercenary Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane.
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??Eight Sikhs in Canada charged with firearms-related offences: Police: Canadian Police have apprehended around eight Sikh youths aged between 19 to 26 years in relation to possession of loaded, prohibited or restricted firearms in Brampton city in Ontario province.
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??Tech
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??Disney in talks with Adani, Sun TV to sell India assets: Disney has held talks with Indian billionaires Gautam Adani and Sun TV Network owner Kalanithi Maran as well private equity firms to sell its streaming and television business in the country, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.
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??Microsoft looks to close Activision deal next week: Microsoft is aiming to close its $69 billion deal for "Call of Duty" publisher Activision Blizzard on Oct. 13 if it gets approval from Britain's antitrust regulator, the Verge reported on Friday, citing a source.
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??UK regulator issues notice to Snapchat over AI chatbot's privacy risks: Britain's data watchdog on Friday issued Snapchat with a preliminary enforcement notice over a possible failure to properly assess the privacy risks of its generative AI chatbot to users, particularly children.
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??OnePlus launches OnePlus Pad Go tablet with 2.4K display and 8GB RAM: Chinese electronics maker OnePlus announced on Friday the launch of its OnePlus Pad Go tablet; the successor of its OnePlus Pad which was launched earlier in the year. The OnePlus Pad Go boasts a 2.4K display and an 11.35-inch screen, a 7:5 aspect ratio for readers, quad speakers, and Dolby Atmos support. It also comes with 400 nits of adaptive brightness and a 90Hz refresh rate.
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??Sports
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??Hangzhou Asian Games | India thrashes Japan to claim hockey gold; qualifies for Paris Olympics: A dominant Indian men’s hockey team thrashed defending champions Japan 5-1 to reclaim the Asian Games gold medal after nine years and qualify for next year’s Paris Olympics in Hangzhou on October 6.
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??Hangzhou Asian Games Bridge: Indian men go down against Hong Kong; settle for silver: The Indian men's team stumbled on the final hurdle against Hong Kong, and settled for a silver medal in the bridge competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on October 6.
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??Hangzhou Asian Games | India wins first-ever in women’s sepaktakraw, clinch bronze in regu team event: India’s first-ever medal in women's sepaktakraw at the Asian Games with the regu team winning a bronze after losing to powerhouse Thailand in the semifinals in Jinhua on October 6.
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??Hangzhou Asian Games | India runs over Pakistan in one-sided kabaddi semifinal, set up final clash against Iran: The totally perfunctory acknowledgement of their victory highlighted the ease with which the Indian men’s kabaddi team advanced to the final, even a 61-14 scoreline in the semifinal against Pakistan on October 6.
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