Acquist News at a Glance 08/12/23 (Pointers Business Forum Special Edition)
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Friday 8th December 2023
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Pointers Business Forum Special Edition
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Famous Personality Born Today: Eli Whitney Jr. (December 8, 1765 – January 8, 1825) was an American inventor, widely known for inventing the cotton gin in 1793, one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution that shaped the economy of the Antebellum South.
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His Quote: “One of my primary objects is to form the tools so the tools themselves shall fashion the work and give to every part it’s just proportion.”
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Numbers of the Day
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??USD 83.36
?? GBP 104.98
?? Euro 89.95
?? Gold 62,950 ??10 gm 24 (Kt)
?? Silver 77,200 ??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 69,807.45
NIFTY 20,987.85
*all values in INR as of Today
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????Cyclone Michaung: IAF air-drops 2300 kg relief material in flood-affected areas of Chennai: As Chennai grappled with the aftermath of Cyclone Michaung, the Indian Air Force continued relief operations in the city. IAF dropped a total of 2,300 kg of relief material in the flood-affected areas in Chennai
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????Prayagraj airport sets new record in handling domestic flights, passengers: The Prayagraj Airport has set a new record in handling domestic flights and passengers on International Civil Aviation Day, observed worldwide on December 7. This is despite the discontinuation of some flights from the airport to select cities in recent months.
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????Mumbai courts never stop: Madras Chief Justice raps lawyers cribbing over rain: Madras High Court Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala while presiding over a hearing observed that courts in Mumbai do not stop functioning even for a single day despite waterlogging due to heavy rainfall during every monsoon.
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????‘Crores remitted out of India’: ED files charge sheet in probe against Chinese phone maker Vivo: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a charge sheet in its money laundering probe against Chinese phone maker Vivo, alleging that shell companies were used to remit ?1 lakh crore outside India between 2014 and 2021, people familiar with the development said.
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????54-year-old Revanth Reddy to be 1st Congress CM in Telangana, net worth??30 cr: When Revanth Reddy takes the oath as the CM of Telangana, he will make history as the first Congress CM of the state which was formed in 2014 following the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.
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????India is a labour-rich country with enough institutional maturity; can get to 8% growth: NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman: India has potential to grow at 8% as the country is labour-rich with enough institutional maturity of a functioning democracy, NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Suman Bery said on December 7.
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????Cyclone Michuang: Rajnath Singh leaves for Tamil Nadu; 2,300 kg relief material dropped: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh left for Chennai to assess the flood situation there. He will conduct an aerial survey of the affected areas and also review the situation with the state government.
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????Assam: Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 strikes Guwahati: An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter Scale hit Assam's Guwahati on Thursday morning, according to the National Center for Seismology.
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??International
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??Indian-origin media veteran Dr Samir Shah named new BBC Chairman: Dr Samir Shah, an India-born Media Executive with over 40 years of experience in TV production and Journalism, has been named as the UK government's preferred candidate to take over as the new BBC Chairman.
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??Seychelles declares state of emergency after explosion, flooding: Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan declared a state of emergency on Thursday after a blast at an explosives depot and heavy rains damaged an industrial zone and surrounding areas.
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??UK Immigration Minister resigns over 'strong disagreements' on Rwanda policy: Britain’s Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick has resigned from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet over “strong disagreements” with the government’s Rwanda policy of deporting illegal migrants.
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??US military grounds Osprey aircraft fleet after Japan crash: The United States said it was grounding its military fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft after a fatal crash last week off the coast of Japan that killed eight people onboard.
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??China-made C-919 passenger jet to make first flight outside mainland: China's first domestically produced large passenger jet will conduct a flyby over Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour next week as part of the aircraft's first showcase outside the mainland.
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??Three Toronto-area theatres evacuated after unidentified substance sprayed inside: Hundreds of moviegoers attending screenings of Hindi films at three different cinema locations in the Greater Toronto Area or GTA had to be evacuated following an unidentified substance being sprayed within the theatres.
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??Israel says military killed half of Hamas' battalion Commanders: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after meeting the families of hostages, said that Hamas wanted to tear Israel apart but “we are tearing it apart”. He added that Israeli forces, under the current strategy, killed around “half of Hamas’ battalion commanders”.
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??Russia's Presidential election to be held on March 17, 2024: Russia's upper house of Parliament on Thursday set March 17, 2024, as the date for the next Presidential election.
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??Tech
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??Qualcomm announces NavIC support in select chipset starting H2 2024: Qualcomm with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced support for L1 signals of NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation), in select chipset across the company’s upcoming portfolio.
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??Fidelity Investments bets on AI, backs two startups: Prominent wealth management firm Fidelity Investments is making inroads into AI. A Bloomberg report stated that Fidelity had led a fundraising round for CoreWeave, a cloud computing provider along with JPMorgan Asset Management, Nat Friedman, Jane Street and Investment Management Corp. of Ontario.
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??Sports
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??WTT Star Contender Goa 2024 to take place from January 23 to 28: The second edition of India's biggest table tennis tournament, the WTT Star Contender will be held in Goa from January 23 to 28 next year.
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??Former champion Wozniacki awarded one of the first wild cards for 2024 Australian Open: Former No. 1-ranked Caroline Wozniacki has been awarded one of the first wild cards for the 2024 Australian Open and is planning on bringing her two young children to the scene of her biggest Grand Slam triumph.
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??Premier League | Man United gets morale-boosting 2-1 win over Chelsea; City loses 1-0 at Aston Villa: Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has spent the majority of the season in apparent crisis. Pep Guardiola, meanwhile, spoke this week of his confidence that Manchester City would win an unprecedented fourth Premier League title in a row.
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??Bangladesh vs New Zealand 2nd Test | Rain plays a spoil sport on Day 2; match delayed: A hectic opening day has been followed by an uneventful second morning with persistent rain preventing any play before lunch on December 7 in the second cricket Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand.
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