Acquist News at a Glance 31/08/23 (Pointers Business Forum Special Edition)
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Thursday 31st August 2023
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Pointers Business Forum Special Edition
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Famous Personality Born Today: Cédric Soares (born 31 August 1991), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right back for Arsenal, and the Portugal national team. Having earned 72 caps across all youth levels, Cédric made his senior debut for Portugal in 2014. He appeared for the country at the 2018 World Cup and Euro 2016, winning the latter tournament.
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Numbers of the Day
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??USD 82.64
?? GBP 105.14
?? Euro 90.23
?? Gold 60,150 ??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 65,058.98
NIFTY 19,323.05
all values in INR as of Today
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????CE-20 cryogenic rocket engine tested successfully: Indian Space Research Organisation’s Liquid Propulsion Research Centre (IPRC) in Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu, has successfully tested the cryogenic rocket engine to be used in its ‘Mission Gaganyaan’. As the ISRO is to use CE – 20 cryogenic engine in its ‘Mission Gaganyaan’ for sending man to space in 2024 and bringing the astronauts back to earth after remaining for three days at an orbit of 400 km, the engine is undergoing a range of tests.
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????Implement more security measures to prevent terror incidents: Kashmir Police Chief to Officers: Kashmir Police Chief Vijay Kumar on August 31 directed Officers to implement additional security measures to prevent terror incidents in the valley and introduce innovative mechanisms to ensure neutralisation of militants.
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????Avoid stereotypical approach while examining pleas by convicts for premature release: SC: The Supreme Court has held in a judgment that a stereotypical approach by the Government to premature release of convicts by relying entirely on the reports of the trial judges or the Police will frustrate the goal of reforming prisoners.
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????NGT issues notice to Authorities in Varanasi over discharge of domestic wastewater into Ganga: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) earlier this week issued a notice to the Commissioner of the Varanasi Municipal Corporation and the Panchayati Raj officer of Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh regarding complaints of discharge of domestic and untreated industrial wastewater into the Ganga river.
????Australian Government reviews children’s custody after death of Indian-origin mother: The Australian Government has expressed its condolences over the death of an Engineer of Indian origin, Priyadarshini Patil, who was found dead last week in Karnataka, allegedly upset by the Australian Authorities having separated her from her teenage children for the last two years. Officials in Sydney are reportedly reviewing the case now, and assessing whether custody can be returned to the children’s father or grandparents.
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????Eight hospitals put on ‘high alert’ for the G-20 Summit: Five Government hospitals and three private medical facilities have been put on “high alert” in view of the upcoming G-20 Summit in the national capital, Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said on Wednesday, August 30, 2023.
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????Hindenburg 2.0: OCCRP alleges Mauritius-based opaque funds invested millions of dollars in Adani stock: Hundreds of millions of dollars were invested in publicly traded Adani group stocks through Mauritius-based "opaque" investment funds by partners of promoter family, the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) alleged on Thursday.
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????Violence continues in Manipur; mortars and automatic weapons used: The situation remained tense in areas bordering the Churachandpur-Bishnupur districts of Manipur for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as seven more persons were injured in a gunfight between two groups. The injured include two Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) jawans, who sustained splinter injuries.
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??International
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??Trump dismissive as New York Attorney General accuses him of inflating his net worth by $2 billion: Donald Trump defended his real estate empire and his Presidency in a face-to-face clash with the New York Attorney General suing him for fraud, testifying at a closed-door grilling in April that his company is flush with cash — and claiming he saved “millions of lives” by deterring nuclear war when he was President.
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??Russia's actions at UN terminate Mali sanctions and panel of experts reporting, recently on Wagner: Mali’s military junta succeeded in kicking out the UN peacekeeping force, and on August 30 its Russian allies scored yet another victory against the UN: They were able to terminate all UN sanctions on Malians and abolish a panel of experts which has been critical of activities of Russia’s Wagner Group in the West African nation.
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??North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward the sea after US flies bomber during drills: North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on August 30, South Korea's Military said, hours after the US flew at least one long-range bomber to the Korean Peninsula in a show of force against the North.
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??Ukrainian drones strike deep in Russian territory, Moscow says, while a barrage in Kyiv kills two: Ukraine sent waves of drones deep into western Russia in more than four hours of nighttime attacks that struck military assets, Russian Officials and media reports said on August 30.
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??US approves Military aid to Taiwan under program it usually reserves for sovereign nations: The Biden administration has approved the first-ever US Military transfer to Taiwan under a program generally reserved for assistance to sovereign, independent states.
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??Fifty years since coup, Chile seeks answers about those who disappeared: As Chile readies to mark 50 years since the 1973 coup against then President Salvador Allende, the country is increasingly asking a question about the thousands who disappeared in the years of military dictatorship that followed: "Where are they?".
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??White House says Putin and Kim Jong Un traded letters as Russia looks for munitions from North Korea: The White House on August 30 said that it has new intelligence that shows Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un have swapped letters as Russia looks to North Korea for munitions for the war in Ukraine.
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??Hurricane Idalia hits Florida, flooding streets, snapping trees and cutting power: Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida at the speed of a fast-moving train on August 30, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats before sweeping into Georgia as a still-powerful storm that flooded roadways and sent residents running for higher ground.
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??In latest violence, Israeli police kill Palestinian teen assailant and West Bank bomb hurts Israelis: Israeli Police on Wednesday shot and killed a 14-year-old Palestinian boy who stabbed a man in a Jerusalem light-rail station, Officials said, while Palestinian militants detonated a bomb near a convoy of Israeli troops escorting Jewish worshippers to a holy site in the occupied West Bank, wounding four Israeli troops.
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??Tech
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??Google takes Gen AI to its home turf — web search: Building on its search and AI experience, Google on Thursday rolled a new experiment in India for people to experience Gen AI in Google Search.
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??Rare blue supermoon dazzles stargazers around the globe: A rare blue supermoon — the closest full moon of the year — dazzled stargazers Wednesday night. Saturn joined the celestial spectacle, visible alongside the moon, at least where skies were clear.
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??EU study slams big tech firms over Russian disinformation: Tech titans, including TikTok and Twitter, failed to effectively tackle Russian disinformation online during the first year of the war in Ukraine, according to a study published Wednesday by the EU.
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??Sports
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??Newly-crowned World Champion Neeraj Chopra looks to maintain Diamond League unbeaten streak in Zurich: Newly-crowned World Champion Neeraj Chopra will look to maintain his unbeaten streak in the prestigious Diamond League meet when he competes in a star-studded men's javelin throw field on Thursday.
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??IOA Chief PT Usha to contest for Commonwealth Games Federation Vice-President's post: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha will take a step further as an Administrator as she will be contesting the upcoming Commonwealth Games Federation elections for the post of Vice-President.
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??Kolo Muani refuses to train with Eintracht as he pushes for transfer to Paris Saint-Germain: France forward Randal Kolo Muani refused to train with Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday and is pushing for a transfer, the German Bundesliga club said Wednesday.
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??Australia thrashes South Africa by 111 runs in Durban T20: Australia turned the highest Twenty20 total at Kingsmead into a 111-run win over South Africa. Made to bat first, Australia put up 226-6 then bowled out South Africa for 115 in 15.3 overs.
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