Acquist News at a Glance 14/08/24 (Pointers Business Forum Special Edition)
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Wednesday 14th August 2024
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Pointers Business Forum Special Edition
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Famous Personality Born Today: Danielle Steel (born August 14, 1947) is an American writer, best known for her romance novels. She is the bestselling living author and one of the best-selling fiction authors of all time. She has also published children's fiction and poetry, as well as created a foundation that funds mental illness-related organizations.
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Her Quote: “Lust is temporary, romance can be nice, but love is the most important thing of all. Because without love, lust, and romance will always be short-lived.”
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Numbers of the Day
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??USD 83.92
?? GBP 107.92
?? Euro 92.24
?? Gold 71,510 ??10 gm 24 (Kt)
?? Silver 83,600 ??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 78,963.24
NIFTY 24,126.90
*all values in INR as of Today
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????ISRO reschedules SSLV launch to August 16: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has rescheduled the launch of its Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) developmental flight to August 16 from August 15 which coincided with Independence Day. In its announcement of the rescheduled date, ISRO said the launch window of (SSLV)-D3/EOS-08 Mission would be one hour starting 9:17am.
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????LCA proved its mettle in Tarang Shakti drills, says IAF Chief: The locally built Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA Mk-1) proved its mettle in Tarang Shakti 2024, the largest multilateral air combat exercise to be hosted by India, while executing a variety of missions along with bigger and modern global fighter jets, Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari said on Tuesday.
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????Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into Kolkata doctor's rape-murder case: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the brutal rape and killing of a postgraduate trainee Doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College Hospital last Friday, PTI reported.
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????India can work with whoever wins in the US: External Affairs Minister: India will be able to work with the new US President, regardless of who it might be, after the elections later this year, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday (August 13).
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????BHEL gets 1,600 MW thermal power project from Damodar Valley Corporation: State-owned BHEL said it has secured a 1,600 MW project from Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC). The coal-based unit will be set up in the Koderma district of Jharkhand on an EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) basis, BHEL said in a statement.
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????Delhi Metro services to begin at 4am on Independence Day: DMRC: Delhi Metro services will begin at 4am on Independence Day (August 15) as people will go to the historic Red Fort for the day's ceremony, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced on Tuesday.
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????Patanjali ads: Relief for Ramdev, Balakrishna as SC closes contempt case: The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed the contempt case against yoga guru Ramdev and Acharya Balakrishna, accepting their undertakings to stop issuing misleading advertisements and other claims regarding Patanjali Ayurved Ltd products.
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????Supreme Court pushes government for special daily news bulletin for hearing and speech impaired persons: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Additional Solicitor General of India Aishwarya Bhati to take instructions from public broadcaster Prasar Bharati on having a special news bulletin at least once a day exclusively for hearing and speech impaired persons. “Do come with a positive response on this,” Justice BR Gavai addressed the top law officer.
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????Air India Express starts six new daily flights: Air India Express has launched six new daily flights, including from Chennai and Kolkata, as the airline strengthens its domestic network. While three new flights have been launched from Chennai, two services have been started from Kolkata and one on the Guwahati-Jaipur route.
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??International
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??Spanish charity rescues 54 migrants in central Mediterranean: Volunteer lifeguards from Spanish charity Proactiva Open Arms rescued 54 migrants stranded on a rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean Sea off the Italian island of Lampedusa on Tuesday, according to a Reuters witness.
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??Banksy frees the animals at London Zoo in mural series finale: Street artist Banksy on Tuesday claimed the ninth - and perhaps final - mural of his animal-themed art trail across London, with a painting on the shutters of the capital's zoo showing a gorilla freeing a sea lion and birds.
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??Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan out, Chipotle's Brian Niccol in: Coffee chain giant Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan is stepping down effective immediately, after just one year in the role. The company has announced that Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol will take over as Chairman and CEO, starting September 9.
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??US wholesale inflation cooled in July in sign that price pressures are continuing to ease: ?Wholesale price increases in the United States eased in July, suggesting that inflation pressures are further cooling as the Federal Reserve moves closer to cutting interest rates, likely beginning next month.
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??Russia intensifies attacks in eastern Ukraine as it fights against Kyiv's cross-border incursion: The Russian army is intensifying its attacks in eastern Ukraine, Military Authorities said Tuesday, even as the Kremlin’s forces try to check a stunning weeklong incursion into Russia by Kyiv’s troops.
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??Iran rejects Western calls to stand down Israel threat: Iran on Tuesday (August 13, 2024) rejected Western calls to stand down its threat to retaliate against Israel for the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran late last month.
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??Canada’s foreign worker programme slammed by UN as ‘contemporary slavery’: Already facing criticism, Canada’s temporary foreign workers programme has been called out by a United Nations Special Rapporteur “as a breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery.”
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??Sheikh Hasina still in India, murder case filed against Bangladesh's ousted PM: A murder case has been filed against Bangladesh's ousted PM Sheikh Hasina and six others over the death of a grocery shop owner during last month's violent clashes that led to the fall of her government, media reports said on Tuesday.
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??Tech
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??TRAI directs telcos to disconnect unregistered telemarketers' lines over spam calls, blacklist them: Sector regulator TRAI on Tuesday (August 13) directed telcos to disconnect all telecom resources of unregistered telemarketers found making spam calls, and to blacklist them for up to two years. Further, TRAI has asked telcos to comply immediately with its latest directive and submit regular updates on action taken in this regard on a fortnightly basis.
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??Rogue Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge extensions could indicate malware: Report: Threat actors are exploiting fake websites disguised portals to download popular software to distribute rogue extensions for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. The ongoing malware campaign has reportedly affected 300,000 users and utilises a trojan to deploy extensions capable of stealing private user information and executing remote code, according to a report from Hacker News.
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??Sports
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??We didn't even get desired coach for Olympics, says Ashwini Ponnappa: Indian doubles badminton specialist Ashwini Ponnappa on Tuesday (August 13, 2024) said she received little to no individual financial assistance from the sports ministry in the build up to Paris Olympics and even her request for a coach was turned down ahead of the just-concluded Games.
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??Star shuttler Pramod Bhagat to miss Paralympic Games: "The Badminton World Federation can confirm India's Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champion Pramod Bhagat has been suspended for a period of 18 months and will miss the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games,” the governing body said in a statement on Tuesday.
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??Harmanpreet and Co. have strong foundation for Los Angeles 2028 gold, says Mike Horn: After winning successive bronze medals at the Tokyo and Paris Olympics, the Indian men's hockey team has shown their strong foundation and they have it in them to go for a gold in four years' time in Los Angeles, feels the world renowned explorer Mike Horn.
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??Manu Bhaker may skip New Delhi ISSF World Cup in October: Paris Olympic double medallist Manu Bhaker may skip October's World Cup in New Delhi as the ace pistol shooter has decided to take a three-month break, her coach Jaspal Rana said. The 22-year-old Bhaker scripted Olympic history for India in Paris as she won a bronze each in the women's 10m air pistol and 10m air pistol mixed team event, in which she had paired with Sarabjot Singh.
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