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International Atomic Energy Agency routinely report explosions near the plant. (File) The UN’s nuclear watchdog on Thursday reported powerful explosions near Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station and renewed calls for a security zone around the plant. A Russian official dismissed the comments by Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), saying they suggested Moscow could not uphold nuclear safety. Russian forces seized the plant in early March, soon after invading neighbouring Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of firing around it near the front lines, prompting the IAEA to place experts at all of…

Market analysts rely on many technical indicators to anticipate future trends, one of which is the very-popular ascending triangle chart pattern. What is an ascending triangle pattern? As the name indicates, an ascending triangle on a chart forms when the price consolidates between a rising trendline support and a horizontal trendline resistance. The pattern typically appears during persistent uptrends or downtrends. Most technical analysts see it as a “continuation pattern,” meaning the general market trend is likely to resume. BTC/USD three-day price chart featuring ascending triangle breakout. Source: TradingView For example, the Bitcoin (BTC) price chart above shows the BTC/USD trading…

RenewBuy has launched its first line of customized health insurance product, RenewBuy Health Wellness plan with a focus on the large uninsured segment beyond the tier 1 markets. The health insurance product is one of the most flexible and customizable policies offered in the industry today, the company said. Available in three variants– Gold Plan, Silver Plan, Wellness Plan– the product has new-age health insurance benefits, ranging from a coverage of ₹2-5 lakhs. Up to 70% lower premiums are offered for senior citizens, and up to 50% lower premium for people till 59 years, maternity cover with significantly low waiting…

The pre-qualification requirements laid down by the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) is extremely restrictive as it states that the bidder must have successfully completed drone patrolling using mounted camera for visual, thermovision of at least 100 route km or 300nos towers of 220kV or above Transmission Lines in last five year, as on the originally scheduled date of bid opening. This relates to aerial patrolling (Drone Based) of Powergrid transmission lines for identification of defects and health assessment of Transmission lines. Sources say the RFP is for the pilot…

Shares of ITC hit an over two-month high of Rs 348.80, as they gained nearly 3 per cent on the BSE in Friday’s intra-day trade in an otherwise a weak market. The stock of the diversified fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) traded at its highest level since November 14, 2022. It had hit a record high of Rs 362 on November 11. At 10:51 AM; ITC quoted 1.5 per cent higher at Rs 344.85, as compared to 1.2 per cent decline in the S&P BSE Sensex. The average trading volumes at the counter jumped 1.5…

Facial recognition technology is legal in New York. It is used by police and at airports. New York: The heated debate over facial recognition technology has a new flashpoint: Manhattan’s celebrated Madison Square Garden, home to the New York Knicks basketball team and countless Billy Joel concerts. The operator of the arena, where Joe Frazier defeated Muhammad Ali in 1971’s “Fight of the Century,” is under fire for using the software to identify and eject certain lawyers from events at the venue — because they are associated with ongoing litigation involving MSG. Local lawmakers want to halt the crackdown, which…

Institutional investors are “not giving up on crypto,” with recent data pointing to as much as 85% of Bitcoin buying being the result of American institutional players, according to Matrixport’s chief strategist.  Markus Thielen, the head of research and strategy at the financial services firm, told Cointelegraph the evidence shows that institutions are not “giving up on crypto” and is an indicator that we might be entering a new “crypto bull market now.” The data was shared in a Jan. 27 report from Matrixport, which suggests that it can be distinguished whether a digital asset is more favorable by retail…

Shares of Adani Green Energy, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, Indus Tower, Vodafone Idea, Aurobindo Pharma, TV18 Broadcast, Voltas and Whirlpool of India were among the total 33 stocks from the S&P BSE 500 index that hit their respective 52-week lows, after a sharp decline in equity market on Friday. At 11:48 am; the S&P BSE 500 slipped 1.7 per cent, as compared to 1.3 per cent decline in the S&P BSE Sensex. Shares of Berger Paints, Biocon, Delhivery, Dixon Technologies, Laurus Labs, Pifzer, Atul and GlaxoSmithkline Pharmaceuticals were other notable stocks which touched…

US plans to study whether there is any increased risk of stroke from the booster dose. New data from one US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) database shows a possible stroke risk link for older adults who received an updated Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot, but the signal is weaker than what the agency had flagged earlier in January, health officials said on Thursday. US Food and Drug Administration officials said they had not detected a link between the shots and strokes in two other safety monitoring databases. The new data was presented at a meeting of outside experts…

Investors of crypto mining firm Argo Blockchain have filed a class action lawsuit accusing the miner of making untrue statements and omitting key information during its initial public offering (IPO) in 2021. A newly filed lawsuit on Jan. 26 is aimed at Argo and several of its executives and board members. It claims the firm failed to disclose how susceptible it was to capital constraints, electricity costs and network difficulties. “The Offering Documents were negligently prepared and, as a result, contained untrue statements of material fact or omitted to state other facts necessary to make the statements made not misleading,”…