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«The move shows that bulls are in control thus participants should continue with a “buy on dips” approach until Nifty decisively breaks the 21,800 level. At the same time, we are seeing a mixed trend within the sectors so participants should maintain extra caution in stock selection and prefer counters with higher relative strength,» Ajit Mishra, SVP — Technical Research, Religare Broking

rival company’s lander missed the moon last month. The newest lander, named Odysseus, reached the moon Wednesday, six days after rocketing from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The lander maneuvered into a low lunar orbit in preparation for an early evening touchdown.

The Justice Department has announced a series of arrests and indictments against Russian businessmen and their facilitators in five separate federal cases that span New York, Florida, Georgia and the District of Columbia

After the Biden administration applied sanctions on four Israeli settlers for acting violently toward Palestinians and activists in the West Bank, online fundraisers sprang to their aid

A private lunar lander is circling the moon while aiming for a touchdown near the south pole

Iñaki Godoy and Jacob Romero, known for their roles in Netflix's One Piece Live Action, express fervent desire for Danny DeVito's involvement in the series. Fans rally behind an online petition proposing DeVito for the role of King Wapol in the upcoming Season 2.

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body which led the farmers' protest against three farm laws, announced that a farmers Mahapanchayat will be held in New Delhi on March 14 at the Ramleela ground. SKM is not part of the 'Delhi Chalo' march, however, it has been supporting it. SKM, which comprises Punjab's largest farmer union like BKU (Ugrahan) and also BKU (Tikait) that enjoys influence in western Uttar Pradesh, also announced a Black Day and a tractor march on national highways on Monday.

Haryana police in Ambala district on Thursday initiated action against farmer leaders actively involved in ongoing protests at the state border under the provisions of the National Security Act (NSA), 1980. In an official release, Ambala police said that since February 13, continuous efforts are being made by farmers’ unions to break the barricades put up at Shambhu border in connection with the call of march to Delhi. “Daily attempts are being made to spoil the law and order by pelting stones at the police administration and by creating ruckus. During this period, a lot of damage has been caused to government and private property by the hooligans. The damage caused to government and private property by the agitators is being assesses”, said Ambala police.

Nathaniel Veltman, 23, was found guilty on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder in November, with jurors returning to a packed courtroom in Windsor, Ont., after less than six hours of deliberation.The crimes come with an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years, but the question of what role, if any, terrorism played in the attack is playing a central role in the Thursday’s sentencing decision.“I find the offender’s actions constitute terrorist activity,” Justice Renee Pomerance said at the outset of her decision, which is ongoing.She also stated that she would not be using the offender’s name in her decision, nor would she repeat what he said to police the night he was arrested, noting that media coverage invariably publicizes what happened and those who commit terrorist activities “hope and plan for this.”Veltman purposefully drove his truck into the Afzaal family on June 6, 2021. Salman Afzaal, 46; his 44-year-old wife, Madiha Salman; their 15-year-old daughter, Yumna; and her 74-year-old grandmother, Talat Afzaal, were killed in the attack, while the couple’s nine-year-old son was seriously hurt but survived.Three days of sentencing submissions were set aside with over 70 victim impact statements read into court in January, including one from the little boy who survived the attack.In the boy’s statement, he said he was left with a broken leg and collarbone and would eventually have to get a metal plate taken out of his leg and have to re-learn how to walk.

Jai Shree Ram" to confirm the booking. According to a report in The Free Press Journal, Dr Pathan did not take the ride, or respond to the text. He said that the incident was a reflection of growing intolerance in the society.

Imphal East in Manipur marched on Thursday demanding the abrogation of the Suspension of Operations (SOO) with militants. The police stopped the rally which started from Sambei ground. There is apprehension that SOO agreement with militant outfits might be extended further. A team met the Governor to submit a memorandum. The memorandum raised the urgent necessity to abrogate the Suspension of Operation (SOO) between the Government of India (GOI) and 24 Kuki Militant Groups to reinstate normalcy in Manipur while highlighting violations of the SOO agreements by Kuki militant groups since the onset of the crisis on May 3, 2023.

Hindustan Times. “In all, 108 mazars have been demolished (in the state) and the state’s properties have been opened… The encroachment around Somnath has been removed. This bulldozer of Dada can enter a 20-ft wide street and an 80-m wide road," Sanghavi added as reported by HT.

Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), which spearheaded an agitation in 2020-21 against three farm laws that have since been repealed, will hold a meeting here on Thursday to discuss the situation at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana where thousands of farmers are camping as part of the "Delhi Chalo" call given by their organisations. Several SKM leaders from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and other states have assembled here for the meeting. Bharti Kisan Union (Lakhowal) general secretary Harinder Singh Lakhowal said the SKM will discuss what happened at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points on Wednesday. Besides, the farmers' body will also take a decision on how to support the ongoing agitation, Lakhowal added.

Pankaj Pandey, Head Research, ICICIdirect.com, says “we still have enough firepower to take Nifty to much higher levels and if election outcomes come on expected lines, then overall we will not be surprised if 25,000 is very much likely on Nifty. Also, in March, a 3-4% kind of upside is very much on the cards. ” Bulls are lacking energy. The thunder is not there. Markets are making all-time highs, but that is just optics. The underlying fabric of the market in the last 8-10 days seems to be getting slightly weak. Pankaj Pandey: At 22,000 levels, obviously it is a psychological level, some bit of nervousness is understandable. But our sense is that typically during a month of, say February and March, the market usually tends to correct and from there on, panning out in a better direction. Our sense is in March, probably a 3-4% kind of upside is very much on the cards.

China's parliament approaches next month, its leaders are facing the greatest pressure in almost a decade to take bold policy decisions that safeguard the economy's long-term growth potential. The start of the year saw Chinese stocks tumbling to five-year lows on growth concerns and deflation deepening to levels unseen since the global financial crisis, prompting comparisons with the 2015 turmoil that forced policymakers into action.

Rozana Spokesman report, the call for a strike today has been put on hold as the association has decided to wait till the meeting is held. In addition to this, the association has also stated that it will start the strike on Thursday i.e. on February 29, if today's meeting with the OMCs remain inconclusive.

Farmers protest on hold after young protester's death | 10 points Shubhkaran was involved in animal husbandry and owned approximately 3 acres of land and had some livestock. Shubhkaran joined the protesting farmers at the Khanauri border on 13 February, the day farmers kicked off their agitation to press their 10 demands.

Twitter, has confirmed its compliance with executive orders issued by the Indian government demanding the suspension of specific accounts and posts, which are allegedly associated with the ongoing farmers' protest. Despite taking action to withhold the identified accounts and posts within India, X has expressed its disagreement with the government's directives, emphasizing its commitment to freedom of expression. As per the official Global Government Affairs account of X, the platform is acting under potential threat of significant fines and imprisonment. However, in a move to challenge the government’s demands, X has filed a writ appeal, which is currently pending. «The Indian government has issued executive orders requiring X to act on specific accounts and posts, subject to potential penalties including significant fines and imprisonment. In compliance with the orders, we will withhold these accounts and posts in India alone; however, we disagree with these actions and maintain that freedom of expression should extend to these posts. Consistent with our position, a writ appeal challenging the Indian government’s blocking orders remains pending. We have also provided the impacted users with notice of these actions in accordance with our policies,» Global Government Affairs tweeted.

European Union, both have the political will to conclude the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and while no timeline can be put on the conclusion of the deal negotiations are progressing well, European External Action Service Secretary General Stefano Sannino told ET on Wednesday. “As we speak, the seventh round of negotiations is ongoing in New Delhi. It is an ambitious agreement and there are various elements to the FTA. While no timeline can be put as to when the FTA can be announced, I can say that there is a political will to conclude it,” Sannino said in an exclusive chat on the sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue – India’s premier foreign policy dialogue organised by the MEA and Observer Research Foundation (ORF). Along with FTA talks, India-EU will also discuss an investment protection agreement (IPA) and a pact on geographical indications (GIs).

Striking workers have again closed down the Eiffel Tower

An Israeli sabotage attack on an Iranian natural gas pipeline has caused the multiple explosions last week