Acquist News at a Glance 30/10/24 (Pointers Business Forum Special Edition)
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Wednesday 30th October 2024
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Pointers Business Forum Special Edition
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Famous Personality Born Today: Diego Maradona (30 October 1960 – 25 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award.
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His Quote: “When you win, you don't get carried away. But if you go step by step, with confidence, you can go far.”
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Numbers of the Day
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??USD 84.08
?? GBP 109.28
?? Euro 90.91
?? Gold 80,460 ??10 gm 24 (Kt)
?? Silver 99,100 ??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 80,028.47
NIFTY 24,374.00
*all values in INR as of Today
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????India invokes penalty clause against General Electric for engine delays for LCA-Mk1A: India has invoked the contractual obligations on US engine manufacturer General Electric (GE) for repeated delays in deliveries of the F-404 engines to power the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)-Mk1A manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). However, sources said there were politics involved, and termed it a “pure logistical issue.”
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????Firing between security forces & terrorists continue in J&K’s Akhnoor: Officials: Heavy firing between Security Forces and terrorists continued in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor area on Tuesday morning, Officials said. A four-year-old Army dog, named Phantom, died after being hit by a bullet from terrorists during an encounter in the Akhnoor sector of the Jammu region, the Force said.
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????Bomb threats to airlines: Nagpur Police identify man behind series of hoax threats, suspect on the run: Police in Maharashtra’s Nagpur have identified a 35-year-old man from Gondia in the State as the person behind a spate of hoax bomb threats that triggered panic, caused flight delays and led to increased security at airports and other establishments, an official said. The Nagpur city Police’s Special Branch has identified the man as Jagdish Uikey, an author of a book on terrorism, who was arrested in 2021 in a case, he said.
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????NCB busts secret meth lab near Delhi, says it has Mexican cartel link: The Narcotics Control Bureau on Tuesday said it has busted a clandestine methamphetamine manufacturing laboratory linked to members of the Mexican drug cartel - Cartel De Jalisco Nueva Generacion. Indian nationals were running the laboratory in an industrial area in Gautam Budh Nagar near Delhi, NCB Pfficials said.
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????PM Modi launches health cover for senior citizens: PM Modi has rolled out health coverage for all citizens aged 70 years and above under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) on Tuesday, October 29, reported news agency PTI. Under the scheme, those who avail the Ayushman card can receive free treatment up to ?5 lakh at any of the AB PMJAY empaneled hospitals from October 29 onwards.
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????Ayodhya's 1st Deepotsav after Ram temple opening on October 30: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced in a social media post that preparations for the eighth edition of Deepotsav in Ayodhya are officially underway and seeks to create another Guiness world record with 28 lakh diyas being lit on the day, reported news agency PTI.
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????Kerala: Over 150 injured, 8 critical, in fireworks accident at temple festival: More than 150 people were injured, including eight seriously, in a fireworks accident during a temple festival near Neeleswaram in Kerala's Kasaragod, news agency PTI reported citing police.
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??International
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??India, Spain must contribute in building open and secure Indo-Pacific region: PM Pedro Sanchez: Underlining the need to protect freedom of navigation amid assertiveness of Beijing in the South China Sea, Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain, on Tuesday (October 29, 2024) said his country and India must contribute in building an Indo-Pacific region that is open and secure.
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??Too much on line to sit this election out: President Biden casts ballot in Delaware: Just a week ahead of the US Presidential Elections, President Joe Biden joined in with hundreds of young voters in his home state, Delaware to cast his ballot for Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democratic representatives.
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??Brazil becomes second BRICS country after India not to join China’s BRI: In a major setback to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Brazil has decided against joining Beijing’s multi-billion-dollar initiative becoming the second country after India in the BRICS bloc not to endorse the mega project.
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??Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post’s decision not to endorse a US Presidential candidate: Billionaire Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos defended the newspaper's decision not to endorse a US Presidential candidate as “right” and “principled” and pushed back against any notion that he ordered it up to protect his business interests.
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??Attacks on US political leaders over the years: A timeline: Ahead of the US Presidential elections, which is slated to take place on November 5, 2024, the recent assassination attempt on former US President and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump brought back the memories of past assassination attempts on US political leaders. Mr. Trump is not the first former President to survive an assassination attempt, and the events of the last few months find echoes in American history.
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??Attack on a Chad military base kills 40 soldiers, Presidency says: “Unidentified assailants killed at least 40 soldiers during an overnight attack on a military base in the country’s west,” Chad’s Presidency said. President Mahamat Deby Itno visited the base in Barkaram, an island in Chad’s Lake region, early morning and announced the launch of a military operation to track the assailants, according to a statement from the presidency.
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??Georgia’s President urges the West to back protests of governing party that claimed election win: Georgia’s President urged the West to support opposition protests of the official results of a weekend parliamentary election in which the governing party was declared victorious amid voting irregularities and allegations of Russian meddling.
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??China looks to spur births, aid families in fight on shrinking population: China outlined steps to improve family planning and parenting measures in an effort to boost the number of births, a statement from the state council, or Cabinet, showed, after two consecutive years of a shrinking population. The birth rate hit a record low last year in China, which has a population of 1.4 billion, as India outpaced it to become the world's most populous nation.
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??Russia claims the capture of Tsukuryne in eastern Ukraine: Russia said it took another village in eastern Ukraine, south of the city of Pokrovsk where its forces have been advancing for months. Moscow’s forces, outnumbering and outgunning the Ukrainian army, have advanced fast towards Pokrovsk since the summer.
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??Tech
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??iQOO 13 will get a rear floating halo light aimed at gamers: iQOO is set to bring a rear floating light, or Halo light, to its upcoming iQOO 13 smartphone, said the company, as more details emerge about the smartphone.
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??Google brings AI-powered Gmail writing tools and ‘Polish’ to more users: Google is bringing its generative AI-powered email drafting and editing tools to more users on web and mobile, with new and enhanced shortcuts.
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??Jio’s Diwali Dhamaka plan offers year-long prepaid plan for ?3,599: As part of a Diwali Dhamaka Offer, Jio is offering a prepaid data plan where users can avail 2.5 GB of data per day for an entire year, priced at ?3,599. The pack is valid for 365 days and the total data allowance is 912.5 GB, with 2.5 GB of high-speed data per day. Users can make unlimited voice calls and send 100 SMS messages per day.
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??Instagram downgrades quality of less popular videos: Instagram has said that it lowers the quality of older, less popular videos. In an interview with The Verge, Adam Mosseri, head of the platform and Threads said that they tend to have “ a bias to higher quality for creators who drive more views.”
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??Sports
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??Injured Kane Williamson to miss third Test against India: Former New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson will miss the third Test against India starting in Mumbai on Friday (November 1, 2024) in the hope that his groin strain clears up in time to face England next month, New Zealand Cricket said on Tuesday (October 29, 2024).
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??Australia’s Matthew Wade retires from international cricket: Australian World Cup winner Matthew Wade announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday (October 29, 2024) and will become an assistant coach with the national team. The wicketkeeper-batsman played 36 Tests and 189 limited-overs matches for his country, and was a pivotal figure in their T20 World Cup triumph in 2021.
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??RANJI TROPHY | Thyagarajan spins Hyderabad to an innings win over Pondicherry: A splendid bowling performance by Hyderabad left-arm spinner Tanay Thyagarajan (seven for 106) dashed whatever hopes Pondicherry had of salvaging a draw as the home team eventually wrapped up the contest by an innings and 50 runs on the fourth and final day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium. This was Thyagarajan’s 10th five-wicket haul in 23 Ranji matches.
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??Debate over AITA mess shouldn’t be a blip on the radar: Not so long ago, had a leading Indian singles player and a leading Indian doubles player taken the All India Tennis Association (AITA) to court there would have been reports, discussions, follow-ups. In 2024, barely a blip on the radar.
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