Tech View: Nifty forms Doji candle; consolidation underway

Tech View: Nifty forms Doji candle; consolidation underway

Nifty50 on Thursday saw selling pressure near 15,900 level, as it eventually closed near its opening levels, forming a Long Legged Doji on the daily chart. Such a candle suggests indecisiveness among traders. Analysts said the index needs to move out of the 15,600-900 range for a directional move. Normally a formation of Doji after … Read more

PSLV C-53 carrying Singapore satellites lifts off

PSLV C-53 carrying Singapore satellites lifts off

ISRO’s PSLV C-53, carrying three commercial satellites from Singapore, lifted off from the spaceport here on Thursday. This was the second dedicated commercial mission of the space agency’s commercial arm NewSpace India Limited (NSIL). The launch vehicle carrying DS-EO satellite along with two other co-passenger satellites lifted off at 6.02 PM from the second launch … Read more

Logan Mwangi: mother and stepfather jailed for life

Logan Mwangi: mother and stepfather jailed for life

A mother and stepfather have been jailed for life after being found guilty of the murder of five-year-old Logan Mwangi, who died after months of violent abuse and imprisonment in the “dungeon” of his small, dark bedroom. Logan’s mother, Angharad Williamson, was told she will serve at least 28 years before being considered for parole … Read more

S24 Parganas in Bengaluru employs embroidery artisans from Bengal

S24 Parganas in Bengaluru employs embroidery artisans from Bengal

During the first Covid-induced lockdown in 2020, Bengaluru-based entrepreneur Sosha Thomas received a call from an embroidery artisan in need of help. “He used to work with me earlier, and had lost his job due to the pandemic. He was expecting his first child and did not want to go to his village in West … Read more

SII seeks nod to export 32.4 lakh doses of its Covid vaccine Covovax to US

SII seeks nod to export 32.4 lakh doses of its Covid vaccine Covovax to US

The Serum Institute has sought the Centre’s approval to export 32.4 lakh doses of the COVID-19 jab Covovax under the brand name Nuvaxovid to the US, which will be the first vaccine to be exported to the country by any Indian manufacturer, official sources said on Thursday. According to a communication sent to the government … Read more

Madhya Pradesh: IMD issues orange alert warning of heavy rainfall in 10 districts

Madhya Pradesh: IMD issues orange alert warning of heavy rainfall in 10 districts

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued an orange alert warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in 10 districts of Madhya Pradesh.Apart from this, the IMD has issued two yellow alerts for heavy rainfall and thunderstorms with cloud to ground lightning strikes in large parts of the state, an official said The alerts … Read more

West Bengal: BA.4, BA.5 subvariants causing COVID spike, say experts

West Bengal: BA.4, BA.5 subvariants causing COVID spike, say experts

Genome sequencing of Covid positive samples has revealed that Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 have started replacing the BA.2 alternative that caused the surge in cases of the infection in West Bengal earlier this year, a senior official of the state health department said on Thursday. According to experts, it is mostly subvariant BA.5, which … Read more