Acquist News at a Glance 08/08/24 (Pointers Business Forum Special Edition)
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Thursday 8th August 2024
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Pointers Business Forum Special Edition
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Famous Personality Born Today: Roger Federer (born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. Federer was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times.
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His Quote: “I'm a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.”
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Numbers of the Day
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??USD 83.95
?? GBP 106.63
?? Euro 91.81
?? Gold 69,260 ??10 gm 24 (Kt)
?? Silver 81,900 ??Kg
? Petrol 104.21/Ltr
? Diesel 92.15/Ltr
*all values in INR as of Today
*as per Mumbai
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BSE Sensex 79,178.87
NIFTY 24,206.20
*all values in INR as of Today
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????India withdraws non-essential staff from Dhaka: India pulled out all non-essential staff and families of officials of the high commission in Dhaka on Wednesday as a precautionary measure in view of the continuing violence in Bangladesh though the mission remains functional, people familiar with the matter said.
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????'Scandalous': CJI lambasts high court's unusual criticism of Supreme Court: The Supreme Court on Wednesday called the criticism of the Punjab and Haryana High Court of its verdict scandalous and unnecessary. Hearing a suo moto case over the high court's unusually harsh observations, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said the Supreme Court was pained by the remarks.
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????Air India, IndiGo operate special flights to Dhaka; bring back over 400 people: The Air India and Indigo operated special flights to Dhaka, bringing more than 400 people amid a volatile situation in the Bangladesh capital. A special Air India flight brought 205 people, including 6 infants, from Dhaka to New Delhi on Wednesday morning, an official said. IndiGo’s special flight flew from the Bangladesh capital to Kolkata on Tuesday to bring back Indian nationals from Bangladesh, the airline said in a statement.
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????Broadcasting Bill 2023 relies too much on delegated legislation: Industry bodies to MIB: Multiple industry bodies and civil societies criticised the Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill for relying too much on delegated legislation, having ambiguous definitions, creating a pre-censorship regime through pre-certification of content, and not distinguishing between streaming services and traditional broadcasters among a host of other issues, according to RTI documents made public by digital rights organisation Internet Freedom Foundation.
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????CBI takes over probe into drowning of civil services aspirants: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the probe into the drowning of three civil services aspirants in the basement of a coaching centre in Delhi’s Old Rajendra Nagar area, people aware of the matter said on Wednesday.
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????Centre approves appointments of new Chairman, Managing Director of SBI: The central government has approved the appointment of Challa Sreenivasulu Setty as new Chairman and Rana Ashutosh Kumar Singh as Managing Director of the State Bank of India (SBI) as the current Chairman, Dinesh Kumar Khara, is set to retire on August 28.
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????Delhi HC refuses to entertain Puja Khedkar’s appeal against UPSC action: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain probationary Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer Puja Khedkar’s petition against the Union Public Service Commission’s (UPSC) decision to cancel her provisional candidature and permanently debar her from all future examinations and selection procedures.
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????Blast at Kolkata's Jodhpur Park cafe, one injured; probe on: One person was injured after an explosion at a cafe in South Kolkata on Wednesday, news agency PTI reported citing a local Municipal Councillor. The person with burn injuries has been shifted to hospital for treatment, she said. The cause of the explosion is still unclear and would be determined after a thorough investigation.
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????Bangladesh unrest: Night curfew imposed in parts of Manipur to check illegal immigration: The Manipur government on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, imposed a night curfew in Pherzawl and parts of Jiribam district to check illegal immigration from Bangladesh, Officials said.
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??International
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??News Analysis: UK riots bring racism, policing, disinformation, migration into focus: Riots have spread across several UK towns and cities following the killing of three children, Alice Aguiar (9), Bebe King (6) and Elsie Stancombe (7) and the injury of several others during a knife attack in Southport on July 29.?
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??One dead, eight trapped after hotel collapses in Germany on river Moselle: One person has died and eight others are trapped, some with severe injuries, after a hotel partially collapsed overnight near the banks of Germany's river Moselle, local police said on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. “The dead body has been located but could not yet be recovered,” police said in a statement, adding that they have been able to establish contact with some of those still trapped.
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??Tunisian Opposition figure Abir Moussi sentenced to two years amid crackdown ahead of October election: A potential Presidential candidate in Tunisia has been sentenced to two years in prison, marking another setback to the country’s fledgling Opposition challenging President Kais Saied as he seeks a new term.
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??Sri Lanka's contentious Rajapaksa scion Namal enters Presidential race: Sri Lanka's ruling party nominated a scion of the controversial Rajapaksa family on Wednesday (August 7, 2024) to challenge the incumbent President in September 21 polls, the first since the country's unprecedented economic meltdown. The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party named Namal Rajapaksa (38) as its candidate at a Buddhist ceremony at their party office in the capital Colombo.
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??Bangladesh's top police official urges policemen to resume their duties and maintain public safety: A top police official in Bangladesh has called on every member of the police force to resume their duties gradually and maintain public safety and law and order amidst reports of attacks on the law enforcement authorities in the violence-hit nation.
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??Nuclear disarmament must be tackled as a pressing issue, not an ideal: Hiroshima Governor: Hiroshima officials urged world leaders on Tuesday (August 6, 2024) to stop relying on nuclear weapons as deterrence and take immediate action toward abolishment — not as an ideal, but to remove the risk of atomic war amid conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East and rising tensions in East Asia. They commented as Hiroshima remembered its atomic bombing 79 years ago at the end of World War II.
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??Sleeper agents tell Russian TV about living under cover: Two sleeper agents returned to Russia in a prisoner exchange have spoken to state television about breaking the news to their Spanish-speaking children that they were in fact Russian. Artyom Dultsev and Anna Dultseva, a married couple who spent years posing as Argentine expats in Slovenia while acting as "illegals", returned to Russia to a hero's welcome last week, with their two children, Sofiya, 11, and Daniil, 9.
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??Pakistani man with ties to Iran charged in plot to carry out political assassinations on US soil: A Pakistani man alleged to have ties to Iran has been charged in a plot to carry out political assassinations on US soil, including potentially of former President Donald Trump.
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??Tech
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??YouTube creators can soon run ads during livestreams through a picture-in-picture feature?: YouTube is experimenting a feature that will allow creators to run ads alongside a livestream through a picture-in-picture format. If implemented, users will be able to continue watching live content without worrying about missing anything because of ad breaks.
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??14 Indians rescued from cyber scam centres in Laos: “Fourteen young Indians — who were lured into cyber-scamming centres in Laos — have been rescued,” the Indian Embassy in the Southeast Asian country said on Wednesday (August 7, 2024).
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??Pixel Buds Pro 2: Google’s Gemini AI chatbot could be coming to wireless earbuds: Google could be bringing its AI chatbot Gemini to wireless earbuds, a report by 9to5Google has revealed. The outlet shared has seen coding strings in Google app 15.31 which read, “Gemini in earbuds.”
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??Google antitrust ruling may pose $20 billion risk for Apple: Apple's lucrative deal with Google could be under threat after a US Judge ruled that the Alphabet-owned search giant was operating an illegal monopoly. A potential remedy for Google to avoid antitrust actions could involve terminating the agreement, which makes its search engine a default on Apple devices, Wall Street analysts said.
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??Sports
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??Paris Olympics: Vinesh Phogat disqualified; may appeal decision: Vinesh Phogat, who confirmed a medal for India by reaching the final, was disqualified from the Paris Olympics after weighing a few grams over her 50kg weight division in Wednesday’s morning weigh-in.
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??Afghanistan cricketer Ihsanullah Jannat banned for 5 years for match-fixing: Afghanistan international cricketer Ihsanullah Jannat has been banned from all forms of cricket for five years for match-fixing, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said in a statement on Wednesday, August 7. The ACB said that batter Jannat breached ICC's Anti-Corruption Code during the second season of the Kabul Premier League this year.
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??Vinesh Phogat disqualified: PM Modi asks IOA President P T Usha to explore full range of options to help Vinesh’s case: Following the heartbreaking news of wrestler Vinesh Phogat being disqualified from competing in the final round of the women’s 50kg category at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Indian PM Modi dialled up Indian Olympic Association President P T Usha to take stock of the situation.
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??Brazil sets up Olympic final against the US with a 4-2 win over Spain: Brazil will meet the United States in the final of the Olympic women’s soccer tournament after beating world champion Spain 4-2.
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