Acquist News at a Glance 28/08/23 (Pointers Business Forum Special Edition)

Acquist News at a Glance

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Monday 28th August 2023

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Famous Personality Born Today: Captain Anuj Nayyar, MVC (August 28, 1975 – July 7, 1999) was an Indian Army Officer of 17 Jat who was posthumously awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second highest gallantry award, for exemplary valour in combat during operations in the Kargil War in 1999.

Numbers of the Day

??USD 82.62

?? GBP 104.10

?? Euro 89.29

?? Gold 59,450 ??10 gm 24 (Kt)

?? Silver 76,900 ??Kg

? Petrol 106.31/Ltr

? Diesel 94.27/Ltr

all values in INR as of Today

as per Mumbai

BSE Sensex 65,043.38

NIFTY 19,319.20

all values in INR as of Today

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????IAF holds study to identify transport fleet requirement: The Indian Air Force, which is looking to procure Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA), is carrying out a comprehensive study to identify the current and future payload-carrying requirements of the force. It has already issued a Request For Information (RFI) to global manufacturers for aircraft with load-carrying capacity between 18 to 30 tonnes.

????India, UK to continue FTA negotiations till August-end: Indian and UK Officials will continue their negotiations till the month-end to iron out differences on the proposed free trade agreement (FTA), the Commerce Ministry said on August 27.

????Spain can help India deal with illegal trafficking of cultural items: Spanish Culture Minister Iceta: Spain holds the Presidency of the European Union in the second half of 2023, and as Spain’s Culture Minister, Miquel Iceta participated in the G-20 meeting of Culture Ministers in Varanasi. Spain can help India deal with illegal trafficking of cultural items.

????Madurai junction train fire | 42 passengers who survived tragedy reach Lucknow: Forty-two passengers from Uttar Pradesh who survived the fire that broke out on a Rameswaram-bound train in Tamil Nadu reached Lucknow via Delhi and Chennai on August 27 and were sent home, Officials said.

????ISRO-developed device for fishers’ safety successfully tested at Neendakara: ‘Nabhmitra’, a device developed by ISRO-Space Applications Centre (Ahmedabad) for the safety of fishermen, was successfully tested at Neendakara. ‘Nabhmitra’ device enables two-way messaging services from/to sea for safety of fishermen.

????Supreme Court hearing on Article 370 abrogation | Day 11: Supreme Court on August 28 will hear the pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that bestowed special status on the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir.

????Seven killed, several injured in explosion at illegal Bengal firecracker factory: At least seven people were killed and several injured in a powerful explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in the densely populated Duttapukur area of West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Sunday morning, Police said.

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????Supreme Court to hear plea against demolition near Krishna Janmabhoomi today: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea relating to the demolition drive to clear alleged illegal constructions near the Krishna Janmabhoomi in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura.

??International

??Tropical Storm Idalia takes aim at Gulf of Mexico on a possible track toward the US, forecasters say: Tropical Storm Idalia formed Sunday off the coast of Mexico on a potential track to come ashore as a hurricane in the southern US, the National Hurricane Center said. Forecasters said they expected Idalia to become a hurricane on Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico and then curve northeast toward the west coast of Florida.

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??Zelensky says elections could happen in Ukraine under fire if West helps: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, responding to calls by a US senator this week to announce elections in 2024, said on Sunday voting could take place during wartime if partners shared the cost, legislators approved, and everyone got to the polls.

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??Libyan Foreign Minister suspended over talks with Israeli counterpart: The Leader of Libya's government said Sunday that he had suspended his Foreign Minister after her Israeli counterpart announced he had held talks with her last week in Rome.

??France to ban Muslim abaya dress in state schools: France will ban children from wearing the abaya, the loose-fitting, full-length robes worn by some Muslim women, in state-run schools, its Education Minister said on August 27 ahead of the back-to-school season.

??Key Johnson ally resigns with scathing attack on British PM: A key ally of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson formally resigned, delivering a blistering attack on his successor in her resignation letter.

??Trump campaign reports raising more than $7 million after Georgia booking: For former President Donald Trump, a picture is worth... more than $7 million. Trump's campaign says he has raised $7.1 million since Thursday when he was booked at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in the state and became the first former president in US history to ever have a mug shot taken.

??Japan says ‘harassment calls’ from China on water release extremely regrettable: Japan's top Government Spokesman said on Monday it was extremely regrettable that there were many instances of harassment phone calls from China regarding the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific.

??At least 7 killed after Haiti gang opens fire on church-led protest-rights group: At least seven people were killed in Haiti, local rights group CARDH said, after a gang that controls a northern suburb of the capital Port-au-Prince opened fire with machine guns on a protest organized by a Christian church leader.

??Tech

??US raises concerns on India's decision to curb tech imports: With the US flagging concerns over India's decision to impose import restrictions on certain electronic devices, both countries have agreed to find a solution to the issue that addresses the concerns of both nations, according to a statement of USTR.

??Japan Postpones ‘Moon Sniper’ Rocket Launch Carrying NASA, ESA-Made Satellite, for Third Time: Japan's space agency on Monday postponed for the third time the launch of its "Moon Sniper" lunar mission due to poor weather. The H2-A rocket due to blast off from the southern island of Tanegashima was also carrying a research satellite developed with NASA and the European Space Agency.

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??Sports

??Neeraj Chopra wins India’s first gold at World Championships in javelin: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra on Sunday scripted history yet again as he became the first Indian to win a gold medal in the World Athletics Championships with a best throw of 88.17m in the men’s javelin final in Budapest.

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??Khelo India women’s basketball tourney begins in Vijayawada: Additional Superintendent of Police (Intelligence) Singanampalli Srinivasa Rao inaugurated the Under-17 women’s basketball tournament as part of the Khelo India Women’s League at Maris Stella College on August 27 (Sunday) in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.

??US Open 2023: With Serena and Federer retired, Alcaraz-Djokovic symbolizes a transition in tennis: It seems everyone in the world of tennis was riveted by Novak Djokovic’s victory over Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the last tournament for both ahead of the US Open.

??Spanish soccer federation to meet on Monday over Luis Rubiales scandal: Spain's soccer federation will hold an urgent meeting on Monday as its president, Luis Rubiales, faces a FIFA suspension and a storm of criticism over allegations he gave a player an unwanted kiss on the lips after Spain won the Women's World Cup.

??An and Kunlavut earn historic first titles at badminton worlds: An Se Young and Kunlavut Vitidsarn became the first women's and men's singles winners from South Korea and Thailand at the badminton world championships on Sunday.

??Late Rodri winner fires Manchester City to top of table: Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 win at Sheffield United on Sunday after Rodri scored an 88th-minute winner to secure their third victory of the season.

??Dutch Grand Prix | Max Verstappen beats the rain for record-equalling ninth win in a row: Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrated a record-equalling ninth successive Formula One victory on August 27 after winning a chaotic and rain-halted Dutch Grand Prix for the third year in a row.

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