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Investors are actively buying into Indian defence stocks following India’s Operation Sindoor. (AI image) India-Pakistan tensions: Defence stocks in India and China tell an interesting tale after the India-Pakistan ceasefire. Post the Pahalgam terror attack, India launched Operation Sindoor to target terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir. The neighbouring country’s resulting drone attacks…

A United Nations report projects India’s economic growth to moderate to 6.3% in 2025, a slight decrease from previous forecasts, but still among the fastest-growing globally, driven by strong consumption and government spending. While exports face potential challenges from US tariffs, stable employment and declining inflation are expected. Globally, economic prospects are fragile due to…

Gold appears vulnerable to further downside in the immediate term. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold prices have been volatile in the last few days amidst geopolitical uncertainties. Where are they headed and what should investors do – buy, sell or hold gold? What gold rate levels should you watch out for? Jateen Trivedi,…

Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in red on Friday after a strong rally yesterday. While Nifty50 went below 25,000, BSE Sensex was down over 250 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 24,996.00, down 66 points or 0.26%.BSE Sensex was at…

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday expressed willingness to hold talks “for peace” with India, even as tensions remained high following a recent spell of military confrontation between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.“We are ready to talk with it for peace,” Shehbaz said during a visit to the Kamra air base in Pakistan’s Punjab province….

Top stocks to buy today (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Bajaj Broking Research, Kiri Industries and HFCL are the top stock picks for today. Here’s its view on Nifty, Bank Nifty and the top stock picks for May 16, 2025:Index View: NiftyIndian markets witnessed a strong up move during the current week with…

After two sharp oneliners by Air Marshal A K Bharti lit up social media following the May 10 India-Pakistan ceasefire, Adi Arora, a 34-year-old entrepreneur based in Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh, quickly turned them into T-shirts. One bears director general air operations Bharti’s now-iconic line, “Our job is to hit the target, not to count the…

NEW DELHI: India’s C-suite gender gap is stark, highlighting a significant disparity in leadership roles, with women holding just 17% of C-suite roles and 20% of board positions at India Inc.What’s more concerning is the low recruitment of women into entry-level private sector jobs, said McKinsey’s ‘Women in the Workplace’ report focused on India.Though women…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday said it will on May 20 hear a limited number of advocates for several Muslim petitioners who have challenged the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, only for the purpose of deciding the necessity and contours of any interim order required to be issued by the court.SG…

MUMBAI: US President Donald Trump’s statement about the possibility of a zero-tariff deal with India during his West Asia tour boosted market sentiment on Thursday.This helped Nifty close above the 25,000 level. The southward movement of domestic inflation numbers, which could help RBI cut interest rates in June, also helped sentiment on Dalal Street, market…