Acquist News at a Glance 07/12/23 (Pointers Business Forum Special Edition)
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Thursday 7th December 2023
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Pointers Business Forum Special Edition
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Famous Personality Born Today: Larry Bird (born December 7, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player, Coach, and Executive in the National Basketball Association. Nicknamed "the Hick from French Lick" and "Larry Legend", Bird is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
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His Quote: “I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.”
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Numbers of the Day
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??USD 83.36
?? GBP 104.62
?? Euro 89.70
?? Gold 62,700 ??10 gm 24 (Kt)
?? Silver 78,200 ??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 69,419.86
NIFTY 20,879.85
*all values in INR as of Today
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????AICTE brings management, computer application UG courses under its ambit: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) on Wednesday released its new approval process handbook announcing several changes including relaxing the upper limit on increasing intake for “well performing” institutions provided the quality of education is maintained, bringing undergraduate management and computer application courses under it, and allowing well performing technical institutes to get approval for three years at once.
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????Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave writes open letter to CJI on shifting of cases from one Bench to another in disregard of SC Rules: Former Supreme Court Bar Association president and senior advocate Dushyant Dave on Wednesday penned an open letter to Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud highlighting that cases, including sensitive ones, were being “taken away” from Supreme Court Benches hearing them and listed before other Benches in clear disregard of the Supreme Court Rules.
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????SC: Can’t blame doctors when parents are lax: Doctors cannot be blamed when parents remain negligent about their children’s health conditions for an inordinate period, the Supreme Court observed, as it refused to interfere with a clean chit given to a pediatrician in a two-decade old consumer case.
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????Winter Session 2023: Discussion on 2 J-K amendment Bills in Lok Sabha underway: The second day of the Winter Session saw a debate on the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
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????At least 241 invasive plants mapped in 7 South Asian countries; India tops list: Scientists from India and six other countries have come up with an inventory of 241 plants, which were introduced in south Asian countries and have over the years become Invasive Alien Species (IAS). India tops the list with 185 such plant species.
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????Court orders ED Special Director to personally appear before it in 2020 Delhi riots case: Expressing its displeasure over the non-appearance of the prosecution lawyers in a 2020 northeast Delhi riots case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate, a Delhi court has ordered the personal appearance of the anti-money laundering agency’s Special Director before it.
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????Number of earthquakes increased in 2023 owing to Almora fault activation: Government: Earthquake activity has increased in 2023 owing to the activation of the Almora fault in Western Nepal, the ministry of earth sciences informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
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???? 10 BJP MPs including 2 Ministers resign from Parliament after assembly poll win: Ten Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Parliament members including two Union Ministers who won the assembly elections resigned from the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, people familiar with the matter said.
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????Cyclone Michaung updates: Storm weakens into ‘depression’ in Telangana: After wreaking havoc across several southern states of India, Cyclone Michuang has now weakened into a depression, now passing through northern Telangana. Only drizzling and light rainfall is persistent due to the cyclone, with extreme weather conditions unlikely to return.
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??International
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??More flights, visa rules eased for Indian ‘Umrah’ pilgrims: Saudi Haj Minister: Saudi Arabia has revised visa regulations and increased dedicated flights to India so that more Indians can perform “Umrah”, or the pilgrimage to Makkah done outside the month of Ramzan, Saudi Hajj and Umrah Minister Tawfig Bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah has said.
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??World animal health body warns of swine fever vaccine risks: The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) is warning that more testing of African swine fever vaccines is needed, triggered by Vietnam's plans to export doses in coming months to fight a disease that regularly ravages pig farms worldwide.
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??Former UK PM Boris Johnson to defend record, conduct at COVID inquiry: Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make a much-anticipated appearance before an inquiry into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday with his personal reputation and that of the Conservative government at stake.
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??'I'm not sure I'd be running...,' Joe Biden tells investors before election: President Joe Biden has said that had Donald Trump not been running in next year’s election, he may have retired after a single term of office. “If Trump wasn’t running, I’m not sure I’d be running,” Biden told a group of Democratic donors in Boston, according to New York Post. “But we cannot let him win.”
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??Biden slams assault of Israeli women; Netanyahu questions rights organisations: US President Joe Biden strongly condemned the reported rape and sexual violence against Israeli girls and women by Palestine's Hamas militant group in the aftermath of the October 7 attack on Israel. Biden's remarks followed Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's accusations asking International Human Right Agencies “Where the hell are you”.
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??4 Rohingya killed in Bangladesh refugee camp shootout: Four Rohingya refugees were killed during a gunfight between two insurgent groups in Bangladesh, Police said Wednesday, in the latest sign of deteriorating security in the country's overcrowded relief camps.
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??Heavy fighting across Gaza halts most aid delivery, leaves civilians with few places to seek safety: Israeli forces battled Hamas militants across Gaza on December 6, 2023, after expanding their ground offensive to its second-largest city, further shrinking the area where Palestinians can seek safety and halting the distribution of vital aid across most of the territory.
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??Lakhbir Singh Rode: Khalistani who sought to revive terror in Punjab with ISI’s help: Pakistan-based outlawed International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) chief Lakhbir Singh Rode, 71, who died in Lahore on Monday, was one of the most wanted Khalistani terrorists trying to revive terrorism in Punjab with the help of Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
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??Tech
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??Indian government blocks 100 websites duping people via task-based job offers: The Centre has blocked 100 websites involved in organised investment or task-based economic frauds and laundering the proceeds of crime out of India, the Union Home Ministry said on Wednesday.
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??Father of Mahadev app case accused found dead in Chhattisgarh; Cops suspect suicide: The father of a man named as an accused in the Mahadev betting app scam has been found dead under suspicious conditions at a village in Chhattisgarh's Durg district, a senior Police Official said.
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??Hackers use patched security bug in Adobe ColdFusion to compromise US agencies: Hackers are actively exploiting a critical security bug in Adobe ColdFusion to gain initial access to government servers, compromising the security of government agencies.
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??Banking, connected devices and gaming apps to dominate holiday season: Cisco survey: Nearly 88% Indians are expected to use entertainment apps to stream movies, TV shows, sports and music during the upcoming holiday season including Christmas. 72% expected to use connected devices, noted Cisco Holiday Apps Pulse Survey 2023.
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??Sports
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??Prime Volleyball League 2023 | Kochi Blue Spikers retains Erin, George, Jibin and Abhinav ahead of player auctions: The Kochi Blue Spikers, owned by the Muthoot Pappachan Group, have retained four players ahead of the third Rupay Prime Volleyball League which will be held in Chennai from February 19 to March 22 next year.
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??ICC rankings | Ravi Bishnoi becomes world’s No.1 T20I bowler: Young Indian leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi on December 6 rose to the top spot in the ICC T20I bowling chart on the back of his recent player of the series-winning performance against Australia.
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??Tanisha Crasto rallies for Paris again, this time with veteran Ponnappa: Tanisha Crasto and her mixed doubles partner, Ishaan Bhatnagar, were living up to their top-ranked status in the country, cruising into the quarterfinals of the national tournament in Pune.
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??LaLiga joins hands with Turespa?a to promote Spanish tourism through football: Spanish football league LaLiga, in collaboration with the Tourism Office of the Spanish Embassy (Turespa?a) and Instituto Cervantes, announced last week an initiative at aiming at creating cultural and human connections between Spain and India, using football as a conduit.
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