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Ten years ago, Jean-François Lisée predicted that Quebec’s independence movement would be reborn.

Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran said here on Saturday.

Oil prices rose on Friday, closing the week higher on the back of cold weather in Europe and the U.S. as well as additional economic stimulus flagged by China. Brent crude futures settled 58 cents, or 0.8%, higher at $76.51 a barrel, the highest level since Oct 14. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude settled 83 cents, or 1.13%, to $73.96, the highest level since Oct 11.

A still solid labor market and stubbornly high inflation have lifted Treasury yields in recent weeks and boosted demand for the U.S. currency.

Vivek Murthy proposed on Friday that alcohol should be clearly labeled as a leading cause of cancer, urging Americans to be more informed about its health risks.

atomic clock built at a top-secret UK lab will make military operations more secure through experimental quantum technology over the years, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has claimed. Developed at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), the quantum clock has been dubbed a leap forward in improving intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance by decreasing the reliance on GPS technology, which can be disrupted and blocked by adversaries.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Six months ago, Abhishek Kumar received a complaint against his company on SCORES, the online grievance redressal facilitation platform provided by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). Strangely, the complaint was against Abhishek Chouhan.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Researchers have identified a focal point for the forces they suspect of driving up cancer cases in young people: the gut. They are searching people’s bodies and childhood histories for culprits.

On the BSE, Superior Finlease(down 12.97 per cent), Parker Agrochem(down 12.73 per cent), Ascensive Educare(down 12.47 per cent), Sonalis Consumer Pro(down 10.00 per cent) and Rose Merc. Ltd.(down 9.87 per cent) stood among the top losers in today's trade.

IT stocks, as investors remained cautious ahead of the corporate earnings season starting next week. The benchmark BSE Sensex lost 720.60 points or 0.90% to close at 79,223.11, while the broader Nifty 50 index closed at 24,004.75, lower by 183.90 points or 0.76%.

Shares of Punjab National Bank(up 0.88 per cent), IndusInd Bank Ltd.(up 0.67 per cent), IDFC First Bank Ltd.(up 0.62 per cent), Au Small Finance Bank Ltd.(up 0.45 per cent) and Canara Bank(up 0.35 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

LTIMindtree Ltd. 0.29 per cent to Rs 5734.90 at 12:49PM (IST) in Friday's trade. The stock has hit a high of Rs 5789.55 and low of Rs 5700.50 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 5752.00 in the previous session. The counter has had a total traded volume of 3703 shares so far with a value of Rs 2.12 crore on the NSE. It traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 36.42 and a price-to-book ratio of 7.30.

Dry January and amid growing interest in the “sober curious” movement, researchers at the University of Victoria have unveiled a new tool to gauge the health impacts of alcohol.The new Know Alcohol calculator was developed by researchers at UVic’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR).The tool allows people to calculate personalized estimates of the potential health risks from their own alcohol consumption, along with the possible benefits of drinking less.The calculator is built on the health science used to generate Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health, and asks individuals to enter their age, sex and an estimate of how much they drink in a week.“When Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health was released two years ago, it started the first national conversation on alcohol consumption,” said Dr. Tim Naimi, director of CISUR.“We wanted to take it a step further and make a tool that showed people personalized results so they could make evidence-informed decisions about their drinking habits.”Using the personalized inputs, the tool returns a variety of data, including the increased risk of diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and injury.It also generates estimates such as the risk of dying early from alcohol, the average amount of lifetime lost per drink, and a health risk comparison to cigarettes.Naimi said the researchers didn’t just rely on mathematical models to craft the tool.

Cummins India Ltd. 0.86 per cent to Rs 3226.40 at 11:12AM (IST) in Friday's trade. The counter has hit a high of Rs 3299.35 and low of Rs 3226.40 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 3254.50 in the previous session. The counter has had a total traded volume of 1527 shares so far with a value of Rs 0.50 crore on the NSE. It traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 46.02 and a price-to-book ratio of 12.61.

toxicity to vultures, reported TOI. Researchers at the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) in Izatnagar, Bareilly, conducted experiments revealing the drug's harmful effects on scavenger species.

Adani Power Ltd. traded 0.6 per cent at Rs 524.85 at 10:36AM (IST) on Friday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex 623.55 points to 79320.16. The scrip had settled at Rs 521.70 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week high and 52-week low of Rs 896.75 and Rs 430.85, respectively.

Bank of Baroda 0.55 per cent to Rs 242.55 at 10:31AM (IST) in Friday's trade. The stock hit a high of Rs 245.10 and low of Rs 241.45 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 241.20 in the previous session. The counter had a total traded volume of 10:31AM shares so far with a turnover of Rs 4.58 crore on BSE. The stock traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 6.28 and a price-to-book ratio of 1.14.

Punjab National Bank 0.71 per cent to Rs 106.20 at 10:26AM (IST) in Friday's trade. The stock hit a high of Rs 107.20 and low of Rs 105.45 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 105.45 in the previous session. The counter had a total traded volume of 10:26AM shares so far with a turnover of Rs 11.63 crore on BSE. The stock traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 8.45 and a price-to-book ratio of 1.34.

Avonmore Capital (up 20.00%) were among the stocks that surged over 15%.

Canara Bank traded 1.43 per cent in Friday's trade at 10:15AM (IST). Around 262,153 shares changed hands on the counter. The scrip opened at Rs 101.30 and touched an intraday high and low of Rs 103.10 and Rs 101.25, respectively, in the session so far. The stock of Canara Bank quoted a 52-week high of Rs 129.35 and a 52-week low of Rs 88.35.