Acquist News at a Glance 14/03/24 (Pointers Business Forum Special Edition)
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Thursday 14th March 2024
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Pointers Business Forum Special Edition
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Famous Personality Born Today: Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist, most influential physicist of all time. Einstein is best known for developing the theory of relativity, but he also made important contributions to the development of the theory of quantum mechanics.
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His Quote: “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”
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Numbers of the Day
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??USD 82.89
?? GBP 106.00
?? Euro 90.68
?? Gold 65,830 ??10 gm 24 (Kt)
?? Silver 75,100 ??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 72,716.64
NIFTY 21,980.10
*all values in INR as of Today
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????India allows RBI to import gold without paying import levies: India has allowed its central bank to import gold without paying import levies, the government said in a notification issued. Indian gold importers need to pay basic customs duty and Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC).
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????Vedanta ordered to pay Cairn UK 9.4 million for delayed dividends: Indian mining group Vedanta must pay $9.4 million) to Cairn UK Holdings for a delay in paying dividends, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said.
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????Bengaluru Cafe Blast: Key Suspect Shabbir Detained:? Anti-terror probe agency NIA has detained a key suspect in the Bengaluru cafe blast which left around 10 people injured. The suspect, identified as Shabbir, was detained from Karnataka’s Ballari, but it’s not clear if the man is the bomber who planted an IED inside the famous Rameshwaram cafe.
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????Centre, Kerala spar in Supreme Court as financial aid talks hit an impasse: The bugle has sounded for a legal battle between the Centre and Kerala in the Supreme Court, after the Union government said on March 13 that it could only spare ?5,000 crore as a one-time measure to avert an immediate financial crisis in the Kerala.
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????EC Chief reacts to electoral bonds case: Election Commission will disclose all details on electoral bonds in time, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar was quoted by PTI as saying on Wednesday. The poll panel chief's statement comes a day after the State Bank of India submitted all details of electoral bonds to the EC.
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????PM Modi lays foundation stone of three semiconductor facilities: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 13 said when India commits, it delivers, referring to his government's commitment to make the country a semiconductor manufacturing hub.
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????Modi launches PM-SURAJ portal; to benefit marginalised sector: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the ‘Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan and Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan’ (PM-SURAJ) national portal and sanctioned credit support to one lakh entrepreneurs of disadvantaged sections.
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??International
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??Methane emissions from energy sector rose in 2023: IEA: “Planet-heating methane released by the fossil fuel industry rose to near record highs in 2023 despite technology available to curb this pollution at virtually no cost,” the International Energy Agency said on March 13.
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??Japan's first private-sector rocket launch attempt ends with explosion shortly after take-off: A rocket that was supposed to become Japan’s first from the private sector to put a satellite into orbit exploded shortly after take off on March 13, a livestreamed video showed. Online video showed the rocket called Kairos blasting off from Wakayama Prefecture, in central Japan, a mountainous area filled with trees, but exploding midair within seconds.
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??Transparency is ‘very important’: IAEA Chief tells Japan during visit to examine Fukushima wastewater release: The head of the UN atomic agency emphasised to Japan's government the importance of transparency in its ongoing discharges of treated radioactive wastewater at the ruined Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
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??Russia is ready for nuclear war, says Putin: Russia remains in a state of combat readiness and is fully ready for a nuclear war, but not "everything is rushing to it" at present, President Vladimir Putin said in remarks published on March 13.
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??Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal wins confidence vote; 3rd time in 15 months: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Wednesday won a vote of confidence in Parliament, as the country struggled to maintain political stability.
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??Paul Alexander, US author and lawyer who spent life in iron lung, dies at 78: Paul Alexander, the man who spent 70 years of his life in an iron lung passed away at the age of 78 in Texas, United States.
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??Trump clinches GOP nomination for third consecutive US Presidential election, setting up rematch with Biden: Donald Trump, whose single turbulent term in the White House transformed the Republican Party, tested the resilience of democratic institutions in the US and threatened alliances abroad, will lead the GOP in a third consecutive presidential election after clinching the nomination.
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??Nobel Literature laureate Mo Yan is accused in patriotism lawsuit of insulting China's heroes: His writing won China’s first Nobel Prize for Literature, but is it patriotic enough for Xi Jinping’s China? That’s the question at the centre of a high-profile lawsuit now driving a debate about nationalism in China.
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??Tech
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??OpenAI expands lobbying efforts, hiring former US Senator: Artificial technology company OpenAI has expanded its stable of federal lobbyists, retaining former Republican US Senator Norm Coleman to advocate on research and development issues for the Microsoft-backed startup.
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??US Lawmakers say TikTok won't be banned if it finds a new owner. But that's easier said than done: US lawmakers are threatening to ban TikTok but also say they are giving its Chinese parent company a chance to keep it running. The premise of a bipartisan bill headed for a vote in the US House of Representatives is that TikTok fans in the US can keep scrolling through their favorite social media app so long as Beijing-based ByteDance gives up on owning it.
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??Apple retreats in fight to defend App Store in Europe: Apple made a major concession in its battle to protect the dominance of its App Store on iPhones and other devices in Europe on Tuesday, saying developers will be free to distribute their apps directly to consumers.
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??The New York Times is fighting off Wordle look-alikes with copyright takedown notices: The New York Times is fighting off Wordle “clones” — arguing that numerous games inspired by the mega-popular word-guessing game infringe on its copyright protections. Hundreds of copycats have emerged since Wordle skyrocketed to internet fame less than three years ago. And now the Times, which purchased the game in 2022, is sending takedown notices to people behind some of the look-alikes.
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??Sports
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??BCCI set to bar state units from directly partnering with foreign boards: The BCCI is set to bar State Associations from directly engaging with foreign boards for organising training camps and competitions, making it mandatory for them to route all such proposals through the parent body. The decision will be taken at the board's Apex Council meeting on March 18.
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??Champions League | Arsenal scrape past Porto on penalties; Barcelona beat Napoli to reach quarterfinals: David Raya proved the hero as Arsenal survived a penalty shootout to scrape past Porto and reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time in 14 years after a tense last-16 duel had ended 1-1 on aggregate.
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??Alcaraz advances to QFs at Indian Wells, Sinner wins 18th straight match: Second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz avenged a previous loss to Fabian Marozsan, winning 6-3 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open as the top remaining seed in the men's draw.
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??Ramsey in Wales Euro 2024 play-off squad despite lack of game time: Aaron Ramsey was on Wednesday named in Wales' Euro 2024 play-off squad to face Finland, despite not starting a match for six months.
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