Acquist News at a Glance 26/06/24 (Pointers Business Forum Special Edition)
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Wednesday 26th June 2024
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Pointers Business Forum Special Edition
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Famous Personality Born Today: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (26 June 1838 – 8 April 1894) was an Indian Novelist, Poet, Essayist and Journalist. He was the Author of the 1882 Bengali language novel Anandamath, which is one of the landmarks of modern Bengali and Indian literature. He was the composer of song “Vande Mataram”. He wrote fourteen novels and many serious, serio-comic, satirical, scientific and critical treatises in Bengali. He is known as Sahitya Samrat (Emperor of Literature) in Bengali.
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His Quote: “No study is likely to be fruitful of results if carried on without a system. The majority of those who pursue knowledge for its own sake pursue it after an aimless and desultory fashion.”
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Numbers of the Day
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??USD 83.43
?? GBP 105.85
?? Euro 89.36
?? Gold 72,220 ??10 gm 24 (Kt)
?? Silver 90,900 ??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 78,079.59
NIFTY 23,713.05
*all values in INR as of Today
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????RBI appoints Director on the board of Bandhan Bank after drop in profits: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed an Additional Director to the board of Bandhan Bank, according to Reuters. The RBI, under the Banking Regulation Act, can appoint directors to boards in order to oversee bank operations.
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????NEET: CBI collects burnt question paper, phones from Bihar Police: A two-member Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team collected all material evidence linked to the alleged NEET-UG 2024 paper leak case from the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the Bihar Police, which had been handling the investigation until the probe agency took over.
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????Jewar airport to be delayed by 7 months: Officials: The Noida International Airport Limited (NIAL), the government agency overseeing the construction of the greenfield international airport in Jewar, has informed the Uttar Pradesh government that about 78.11% work on Noida airport has been completed, but owing to the slow pace of work on the terminal building, the project’s completion deadline of September 29, 2024, has been deferred by seven months, said officials in the know of the matter.
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????Maoists trained for 6 months in Bastar: Probe into fake notes case: ??For nearly six months last year in the jungles of west Bastar in Chhattisgarh, Maoist insurgents were trained in the technique of printing fake currency notes, officials aware of the matter said a day after state police and the Central Reserve Police Force seized a cache of fake notes and printing machines from Sukma.
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????Tenth spectrum auction for radiowaves worth ?96,238 cr begins: Auction for ?96,238 crore worth spectrum began on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, that is expected to see firms like Airtel and Reliance Jio bidding to acquire airwaves that will help augment their 5G services. This is the 10th spectrum auction since the process for sale of radiowaves started through an online bidding process in 2010.
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????Assam flood situation improves, 1.7 lakh still affected: The flood situation in Assam improved on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, as the water level of major rivers receded with declining rainfall and the number of people reeling under the deluge decreased to 1.7 lakh, according to a bulletin.
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????Centre notifies rules of law against malpractices in public exams: The Centre notified the rules of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, which aims to curb malpractices in public examinations, amid a controversy surrounding premier entrance tests. The department of personnel and training issued a gazette notification for the Act, which was cleared by Parliament in February.
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????Wet-bulb temp stays high, light rain forecast till 30th: Some parts of Delhi received light rain, even as high humidity levels left the national capital grappling with another hot and sultry day, when the maximum temperature tipped past the 40°C after two days.
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??International
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??Spotlight on sanctions in?Iran presidential campaign: Iranians broadly deplore Western sanctions that have battered the economy, but the country’s six presidential candidates offer differing solutions — assuming the winner gets a say on foreign policy.
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??EU targets Russia’s ‘ghost fleet’, expresses concern over its ‘hybrid attacks’: The European Union (EU) on June 24 slapped new sanctions on Russia over its war on Ukraine, targeting Moscow’s shadow fleet of tankers moving liquefied natural gas (LNG) through Europe.
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??Israeli Supreme Court says ultra-Orthodox must serve in military: Israel's Supreme Court on June 25 ruled unanimously that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for military service, a decision that could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition as Israel continues to wage war in Gaza.
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??Minnesota's Rapidan dam faces collapse, locals request evacuation: The Rapidan dam is one of the oldest structures built in 1910 as an energy source near Mankato, Minnesota. The county Sheriff warned about the deteriorating condition of the structure stating that the river has cut the dam from all the sides and the debris is embedded in the river water.
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??Secret US underwater drone, Manta Ray spotted on Google Maps: A top-secret autonomous submarine by the US Navy designed for long-term underwater missions was spotted when Google Maps users started exploring the coasts around Naval Base San Diego.
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??California hiker missing for 10 days in wild, drank water out of boot to survive: California hiker, Lucas McClish, went missing on June 11 when he went out for a three-hour hike in his hometown, Boulder Creek. His family filed a missing report on June 16, when he did not show up for Father’s Day family dinner. He had been missing for nearly 10 days when he was found by the rescue team in the mountains.
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??4.1 magnitude earthquake rattles the California, tremors felt across regions: An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude hit California. The tremors of the earthquake were felt across Kern County and residents shared reports of shaking from regions of Ventura, Mericapo, and Santa Barbara.
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??Tech
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??Google rolls out Gemini AI sidebar in Gmail: Google is rolling out more AI features to Gmail with the Gemini AI sidebar. Available on the web the tool will offer “proactive prompts” in addition to the ability to ask, “freeform questions,” the company shared in a blog post. Google is also rolling out Gemini features to the side panel in Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drive.
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??Huawei’s HarmonyOS NEXT to skip out on Android apps: Report: Chinese smartphone maker Huawei announced it is going all-in with its HarmonyOS NEXT platform that will remove support for Android apps entirely, a report from 9to5google said.
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??ChatGPT-maker OpenAI acquires remote collaboration video platform Multi: Report: Microsoft-backed OpenAI has acquired remote collaboration video platform Multi (formerly known as Remotion), announced the latter’s CEO and co-founder Alexander Embiricos in a company blog post, as he shared that Multi’s journey would be coming to an end.
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??Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth with world’s first samples from the far side of the moon: China's Chang'e 6 probe returned on Earth on June 25 with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first. The probe landed in northern China on Tuesday afternoon in the Inner Mongolian region.
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??Sports
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??T20 World Cup 2024: Only guy who put us in semifinals was Brian Lara and we proved him right, says Rashid: West Indian batting great Brian Lara had predicted Afghanistan would reach the T20 World Cup semifinals nearly a month before the tournament began and now that the giant-slayers have made it, skipper Rashid Khan said he is immensely proud to have proved the legend right.
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??Copa America: Brazil held to draw by Costa Rica in a stunner: Brazil was held to a 0-0 draw by Costa Rica, with the international powerhouse inauspiciously failing to break through in its Copa America opener. Although Brazil controlled play and outshot Costa Rica 18-2, the Sele??o was held scoreless by a defense led by goalkeeper Patrick Sequeira, who made three saves while recording the team's fourth consecutive clean sheet.
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??Ravichandran Ashwin interview: On his book, an ode to Chennai gully cricket, and why 3 Idiots was a turning point: Ravichandran Ashwin has just hit a pull shot and the ball has landed in a temple next door. On the streets of Ramakrishnapuram in Chennai’s West Mambalam, street cricket came alive between four and six every evening. In the Nineties and early-2000s a young Ashwin would be at the centre of all the sporting action.
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??David Warner bows out with Australia World Cup exit: David Warner’s 15-year international career came to an anti-climactic end on June 25 as Australia were dumped out of the T20 World Cup in excruciating fashion. Australia and Warner could only watch on powerless as Afghanistan instead reached the semifinals by beating Bangladesh by a nail-biting eight runs.
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