Acquist News at a Glance 29/03/24 (Pointers Business Forum Special Edition)
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Friday 29th March 2024
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Pointers Business Forum Special Edition
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Famous Personality Born Today: Sam Walton (March 29, 1918 – April 5, 1992) was an American Business magnate best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club, which he started in 1962 and 1983 respectively. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. grew to be the world's largest corporation by revenue as well as the biggest private employer in the world.
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His Quote: “Great ideas come from everywhere if you just listen and look for them. You never know who’s going to have a great idea.”
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Numbers of the Day
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??USD 83.36
?? GBP 105.23
?? Euro 89.95
?? Gold 67,320 ??10 gm 24 (Kt)
?? Silver 77,600 ??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 73,635.48
NIFTY 22,326.90
*all values in INR as of Yesterday
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????Skyroot successfully test fires Stage-2 of Vikram 1 space launch vehicle: Skyroot Aerospace, the leading space-tech company, has successfully test-fired the Stage-2 of Vikram-1 space launch vehicle, called Kalam-250, at the propulsion testbed of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), at its Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
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????India's NDMA official appointed as UN secy-general's special representative: A top Official at India's National Disaster Management Authority has been appointed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres as his special representative for disaster risk reduction.
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????Embassy in close touch with Indians onboard ship in US, Local Authorities: MEA:? There are 20 Indians onboard the cargo ship which hit a bridge in Baltimore in the US a few days ago and the Indian Embassy is in close touch with them and the local authorities, the Ministry of External Affairs said on March 28.
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????Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba arrives in New Delhi to boost ties with India, a historical ally of Russia: Ukraine's Foreign Minister arrived in New Delhi on March 28 for a two-day visit to boost bilateral ties and cooperation with India, which considers Russia a time-tested ally from the Cold War-era.
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????Jaishankar's Malaysia visit provided opportunity to further develop Enhanced Strategic Partnership: MEA: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Malaysia and his meetings with the country’s top leadership presented an opportunity to reiterate commitment to further develop the bilateral Enhanced Strategic Partnership, an official statement said on March 28. Mr. Jaishankar was in Kuala Lumpur from March 27 to 28 as part of the last leg of his three-nation tour to Singapore, the Philippines and Malaysia.
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????India, China hold another round of diplomatic talks on border standoff: India and China held yet another round of diplomatic talks on achieving disengagement in the Ladakh sector of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) though there were no signs of any breakthrough in resolving the standoff that began almost four years ago.
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????Two Kerala men forced to join war in Ukraine, to return soon: MoS: Two of the four people from Kerala, who were cheated by recruitment agencies and forced to engage in the Russia-Ukraine war, have been contacted by the Indian Embassy and are expected to return home soon, officials aware of the matter said.
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????Adani starts $1.2 billion copper plant; to boost India's metal production: Billionaire Gautam Adani-led group on March 28 announced the start of the first phase of the world's largest single-location copper manufacturing plant at Mundra in Gujarat, which will help cut India's dependence on imports and aid energy transition.
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????4 persons with rifles, walkie talkie arrested in strife-torn Manipur: Four persons in possession of a significant cache of arms were arrested from the Bishnupur district of strife-torn Manipur, Police said. From their possession, Authorities confiscated three SLR Rifles along with four empty magazines, 20 live rounds, seven mobile phones, a Baofeng Walkie Talkie Set, two cars, bags, and various other items.
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??International
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??Cargo ship had engine maintenance in port before it collided with Baltimore bridge, Officials say: The cargo ship that lost power and crashed into a bridge in Baltimore underwent “routine engine maintenance” in port beforehand, the US Coast Guard said, as divers recovered the bodies of two of six workers who plunged into the water when it collapsed. The others were presumed dead, and officials said search efforts had been exhausted.
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??Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman, a pioneer of behavioural economics, dies at 90: Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who won a Nobel Prize in economics for his insights into how ingrained neurological biases influence decision making, died at the age of 90.
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??Send robots into space rather than people, says Britain's Astronomer Royal: Britain's Astronomer Royal Martin Rees said sending people into space when robots could do the job just as effectively was a waste of public money, and space exploration should be left to billionaires and those willing to pay for trips themselves.
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??Economic reforms place Uzbekistan at the centre of modern-day gold rush: Sifting through a greyish mixture of sand and pebbles in the steppe near the southwestern village of Soykechar in Uzbekistan, Khislat Ochilov was searching for gold. He is one of hundreds of new prospectors trying to strike it rich in a modern-day gold rush in the Central Asian country, chock-full of the precious metal.
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??Canada aiming to ‘work constructively’ with India to ‘get to the bottom’ of Nijjar killing: PM: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that Ottawa is aiming to “work constructively” with New Delhi to “get to the bottom” of the killing of pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia on June 18 last year.
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??French lawmakers are weighing a bill banning all types of hair discrimination: French lawmakers are debating a bill Thursday that would ban discrimination over the texture, length, color or style of someone's hair. Its authors hope the groundbreaking measure sends a message of support to Black people and others who have faced hostility in the workplace and beyond because of their hair.
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??Opinion divided over Putin’s allegations of Ukrainian hand in concert hall attack: There are mixed feelings over President Putin’s suggestion that Ukraine is connected to the attack which killed more than 130 concertgoers.
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??Saad al-Awlaki replaces Batarfi at helm of al-Qaeda’s faction in crisis-hit Yemen: Saad al-Awlaki has taken the helm of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) after the death of its former leader, looking to unite the extremist group and change course after a steep decline.
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??Tech
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??Apple defeats consumers' crypto-payment antitrust case for now: A federal Judge in San Francisco has dismissed a consumer lawsuit accusing Apple of driving up fees at platforms such as Venmo and Cash App by prohibiting payment apps from implementing cryptocurrency transactions.
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??Amazon pours an additional $2.75 billion into AI startup Anthropic: Amazon said it is pouring an additional $2.75 billion into Anthropic, bringing its total investment in the artificial intelligence startup to $4 billion. Amazon will maintain a minority stake in San Francisco-based Anthropic, a rival of ChatGPT maker OpenAI.
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??Amazon loses court fight to suspend EU tech rules' ad clause: Amazon lost its fight to suspend a requirement regarding its online advertising under EU tech rules after Europe's top court backed EU regulators, saying EU interests outweigh the US online retailer's material interests.
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??PlayStation Plus games lineup for April unveiled: Sony announced its April lineup of PlayStation Plus games via a blog post. PlayStation Plus Essential, Extra, and Premium members will be able to claim the new games from April 2 to May 6 and access the same on their PS4/ PS5.
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??Sports
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??SRH vs MI | ‘Captain, Coach told us to go express ourselves,’ says Abhishek Sharma on team breaking records: Young left-handed batter Abhishek Sharma has said the message from the team management was pretty simple "go out and express yourself" as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians by 31 runs in an IPL match that witnessed records tumbling like ninepins.
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??IPL 17's opening day registers record-breaking viewership: Broadcaster: The 17th edition of the IPL registered record-breaking viewership on the opening day with 16.8 crore people watching the glittering ceremony and the game, according to the host broadcaster.
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??Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid first Bangladesh umpire to enter ICC elite panel, Nitin Menon enters fifth year: Bangladesh's Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid on March 28 became the first from his country to be inducted into the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires while India's Nitin Menon entered the top tier for an unprecedented fifth time.
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??Chennaiyin’s Bijay Chhetri signs for Latin American club Colon FC: Indian defender Bijay Chhetri has joined Uruguayan football club Colon FC on loan until the year-end, his Indian Super League (ISL) club Chennaiyin FC said. Chhetri thus became the first Indian footballer to sign for a Latin American club.
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