Acquist News at a Glance 03/01/25 (Pointers Business Forum Special Edition)
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Friday 3rd January 2025
Pointers Business Forum Special Edition
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Famous Personality Born Today: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (Born 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and a Fellow of Pembroke College, both at the University of Oxford.
His Quote: “Courage is found in unlikely places.”
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🇮🇳National
🇮🇳We strongly condemn cowardly terrorist attack in New Orleans: PM Modi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (January 2, 2025) condemned the “terrorist attack” in New Orleans, which has killed 15 people, and expressed condolences to the families of victims.
🇮🇳Delhi: Illegal Bangladeshi national deported after Police verification drive: A Bangladeshi national who was illegally residing in the national capital was apprehended and deported to Bangladesh following a verification drive launched by the staff of the Vasant Kunj South Police Station in the South West District.
🇮🇳Police Commissioner, AIIMS to ensure child's identity kept secret in POCSO cases: Delhi HC: The Delhi High Court has asked the Police Commissioner and AIIMS medical superintendent to ensure the identities of minor survivors of sexual assault was not disclosed in any manner.
🇮🇳Arif Mohammad Khan takes oath as Bihar Governor: Arif Mohammad Khan took oath as the Governor of Bihar during a function at the Raj Bhavan on Thursday (January 2, 2025). Chief Justice of Patna High Court, Justice K Vinod Chandran, administered the oath of office to Mr. Khan.
🇮🇳Iranian official offers to assist Indian nurse facing death penalty in Yemen: An Iranian official has said he is willing to assist on humanitarian grounds the case of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya who has been sentenced to death in Yemen on charges of murdering a Yemeni citizen.
🇮🇳Three die of suspected asphyxiation in J&K’s Bhaderwah: Three people were found dead under suspicious circumstances in a guest house in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, officials said. A charcoal heater was found in the room and the trio could have died due to asphyxiation, they said.
🇮🇳4 dead, one injured in collision with parked truck on Delhi-Haridwar highway: Four passengers travelling in a car, residents of Rewari, Haryana, died in a road accident on the Delhi-Haridwar highway late at night, while one passenger was seriously injured and is undergoing treatment at Rishikesh AIIMS Hospital.
🇮🇳Toxic waste shifted from Bhopal's Union Carbide factory for disposal after 40 years: Bhopal, Forty years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, 377 tons of hazardous waste has been shifted from the defunct Union Carbide factory for its disposal, an Official said.
🌎International
🌎New Orleans attacker discussed plans to kill his family and join ISIS in chilling recordings.: In a series of videos, the man responsible for the deadly New Year’s attack in New Orleans discussed planning to kill his family and having dreams that helped inspire him to join ISIS, according to multiple officials briefed on the investigation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has recovered the two IEDs that Shamsud Din Jabbar, a US Army veteran loyal to the Islamic State terrorist group, placed in the coolers, CNN reported. He drove a pickup truck into a crowd in New Orleans during New Year celebrations, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens.
🌎South Korea plane crash: Police raid Jeju Air office, Muan airport: South Korean Police raided the offices of Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport Thursday as they step up their probe into the fatal crash of a Boeing 737-800 that killed 179 people. The Chief Executive of South Korean airline Jeju Air has been banned from leaving the country, Police said.
🌎Setback for Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das as Bangladesh court rejects bail plea: A Chattogram court in Bangladesh on Thursday denied bail to Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a ISKCON monk, during a hearing held under tight security.
🌎Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vows to fight against detention: Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a defiant statement to his conservative supporters gathered outside his residence in the capital of Seoul, vowing to “fight to the end” against what he called “anti-state forces,” as law enforcement prepared to detain him over last month's martial law decree.
🌎Global condemnation, condolences for New Orleans attack: International condemnation poured in for the attack on a crowd of New Year's Eve revellers in New Orleans which killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens more.
🌎Biden to give second highest civilian award to leaders of January 6 congressional panel: President Joe Biden is bestowing the second highest civilian medal on Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson — the lawmakers who led the congressional investigation into the violent January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot by Donald Trump's supporters, and who Trump has said should be jailed.
🌎Pakistan reduces pension benefits of retired Civil, Armed Forces Personnel: The Pakistan government has drastically reduced pension benefits of retired civil and armed forces personnel to reduce a growing pension bill which has already swelled over Rs 1 trillion, according to a media report.
🌎Pakistan: Clashes erupt as police use tear gas and batons on protesters: Police clashed with hundreds of local government representatives during a protest outside the provincial assembly, resulting in multiple injuries and arrests, the Dawn reported.
🌎Palestinian Authority suspends Al Jazeera broadcasts: The Palestinian Authority has ordered the suspension of broadcasts by Qatar-based Al Jazeera and on Thursday accused it of incitement, which the news channel compared to Israeli practices.
📱Tech
📱LG to unveil its “AI Home” concept vehicle at CES 2025: LG Electronics (LG) is redefining the boundaries of home and mobility at CES 2025 with its “Lifestyle Solution for Mobility” concept vehicle. At the heart of this vision is the LG Mobility Experience (MX) platform, an AI-powered innovation that seamlessly integrates the comfort and convenience of LG’s AI Home solutions into vehicles.
📱Elon Musk’s ‘Kekius Maximus’ X handle change sends meme tokens rocketing in price: Elon Musk’s change of his name and profile picture on the X social media platform on December 31 has triggered a price increase for some meme-based cryptocurrency tokens, as many buyers were likely influenced by the billionaire’s profile update.
🏅Sports
🏅Manu Bhaker, Gukesh among four athletes to get Khel Ratna award: The quartet of shooter Manu Bhaker, World Chess Champion D Gukesh, men's hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and para-athlete Praveen Kumar were on Thursday (January 2, 2025) named recipients of this year's Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award — the country's highest sporting honour.
🏅Gambhir evades reply on Rohit Sharma’s place in playing XI for Sydney Test: Never has an Indian captain’s stint in the nets and his body-language been analysed so threadbare. But it all happened at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) and Rohit Sharma was in the centre of it all, on the eve of the fifth and final Test against Australia.
🏅Sri Lanka beats New Zealand by 7 runs in the 3rd T20 but New Zealand wins series 2-1: Kusal Perera scored Sri Lanka's fastest Twenty20 International century — from 44 balls — on Thursday (January 2, 2025) to spur his team to a consolation win over New Zealand by seven runs in the the final match of the three-match series.
🏅We could pass a law that makes Bumrah bowl left-handed: Australian PM: Such has been the impact of Jasprit Bumrah in the Border-Gavaskar trophy that Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese jokingly suggested a law that forces India's pace spearhead to bowl "left-handed or off one step" against the home team. The right-handed Bumrah considered the world's best fast bowler across formats, has caused plenty of trouble for the Australian batters and has taken 30 wickets in four Tests.
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