NSE, BSE Top gainers & Losers today May 21, 2025: Sensex, Nifty 50 trade positive, BEL, Cipla, Sun Pharma, Tata Steel lead gains, IndusInd & RVNL in red ahead of Q4 results, Dixon slumps

Equity benchmark indices traded in positive territory amid global cues. Sensex traded 269.58 points or 0.33 per cent positive at  81,456.02 as at 12.48 pm (however, down from the day’s high of 82,021.64), and Nifty 50 rose 88.90 points or 0.36 per cent to 24,772.80. Moody’s Ratings emphasised that India is well-positioned to deal with the…

The Field Marshal’s Baton: Asim Munir’s Ascension and the Shadow of a Dictator

The news reverberated through Pakistan: Asim Munir has been bestowed with the rare and prestigious rank of Field Marshal. This significant development marks him as Pakistan’s 2nd Field Marshal in the nation’s history, a distinction that immediately casts a long, historical shadow. The first, Ayub Khan, eventually became a dictator, a fact that has fueled…

‘Heart bleeds’: Kashmiris grieve children killed on India-Pakistan frontier | India-Pakistan Tensions News

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Javaid Iqbal opens a photo on his mobile phone. It shows a little girl sporting a pink woollen beanie, a grey trinket slung loosely around her neck – her face beaming in a wide smile. Five-year-old Maryam, his daughter, who happily posed for the photo only last month. Today, she is no…