Defence stocks rally after Operation Sindoor: HAL, BDL, BEL surge up to 7% as tensions with Pakistan escalate

India’s defence sector stocks witnessed strong buying interest on Friday, May 9, after the Indian Armed Forces carried out strategic missile strikes under Operation Sindoor targeting nine terror hubs in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). This escalation, following the deadly Pahalgam terror attack, has reinforced investor confidence in companies catering to India’s military infrastructure and…

PIB Fact Check debunks seven instances of misinformation amid escalated tension

Amid the escalated tensions between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of India’s precision strikes on terror camps across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, detrimental elements from Pakistan have been trying to deliberately sabotage the narrative from the ground reality by spreading misinformation with a sole objective to instil fear among the Indian masses. Following India’s…

Rafale vs F-16: How India and Pakistan’s top fighter jets stack up after Operation Sindoor

India’s Dassault Rafale is a 4.5-generation multirole jet with advanced stealth design, superior radar, and precision munitions. In contrast, Pakistan’s US-supplied F-16s, although capable, belong to an older fourth-generation class, with many aircraft still based on Block 50/52 configurations. The key advantage lies in the Meteor missile, with a 150+ km range and a large…

sensex nifty lower may 9 2025 india pakistan conflict bank nifty broader markets share market news

Indian equity benchmarks nosedived in Friday’s session (May 9, 2025) as India continued its retaliation across major cities in Pakistan following the neighbouring country’s failed attempts to target bordering regions on the Indian side, including Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir. The BSE Sensex index tumbled 952 points or 1.2 per cent, while the NSE’s Nifty dropped 156 points to…

Synthetic data fill AI training gaps, but can’t replace real-world nuance, experts say

As AI adoption accelerates across industries, synthetic data are emerging as a powerful tool for training models, especially when real-world data are scarce or sensitive. This type of data can be a privacy-friendly, cost-effective substitute. While it can mimic patterns, it can not, however, fully capture the messy, unpredictable edge cases of real life, especially…