Author: Vaibhav

Significant Tariff Reductions Signal Easing Tensions In what analysts say could be a sign of thawing long-term trade dispute, the U.S. and China have committed to large cuts in each others tariffs. 1 U.S. 145% tariffs on imports from China cut to 30%, China lowers tariffs of US goods to 125% to 10% 2 : As a result of renewed Geneva talks, this return to reciprocal behaviour is aimed at reducing trade frictions and will help firms in both countries to gain some predictability on the economic environment. Trump’s Conversation with Apple’s Cook Amidst Trade Developments Reports suggest Trump called…

Indian equity markets are lower on Monday (May 13) in a muted trade after the sharp advance.See what happened last session. At the time of the market opening, the Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex were hardly changed from their recent corrections and are looking for the next cues.  Early Trade Shows Consolidation After a strong positive intraday on Monday following soft geopolitical tensions and positive global news, which helped push the index higher, the markets were opening in cautious mode today. At the time of this writing, the Nifty 50 is a little below the 24,900 level, and the Sensex…

Indian benchmark equity indices hit a strong K blows on Monday, May 12, 2025, during the latter half of morning trade. The NIFTY 50 is now confidently Holding Above The 24,600 level, while the BSE Sensex went past 1800 points to rebound sharply from last week’s decline. Momentum off a strong opening The NIFTY and Sensex had opened with a good gap-up in the opening hours of trade today, with the markets kicking off on a very favourable tone. This fact, strong start has been due to a backdrop of geopolitical tensions unwinding and a smile reading from other global…

From May 8 — Thursday, a 72-hour unilateral ceasefire declared by Moscow in its conflict with Ukraine was set to start amidst Russia’s Victory Day celebrations. The ceasefire, which started its first day with Ukraine and Russia reporting ongoing military offensives against their forces, created immediate doubts about its veracity as a reality. Mutual accusations of violations Within hours of the start of what seemed to be a truce, Ukrainian officials immediately claimed that Russia had violated its own cease-fire throughout the entire immediate front line. Ukrainian officials immediately pointed the finger of blame at Russia for what they claimed…

The heightened security alert on the India-Pakistan border is reflected in the order by the Gurdaspur district administration of Punjab for total darkness every night from 9 PM to 5 AM, and to be called off further. It is one of several integrative precautions being applied now that tensions between India and Pakistan have risen recently. Gurdaspur Goes Dark. From Thursday, May 8th, the round-the-clock blackout in the Gurdaspur obliges residents and shops to put all external lighting off between specified times. Taking action under the Civil Defence Act 1968 to help better suit the level of surveillance that can…

Posters of Ajay Devgn starrer Raid 2 are having a good business in India, as it crossed the ₹ 90 cr net in its opening week. Crime thriller Raid, a sequel to the 2018 hit “Raid”, has debuted strongly and continued on its run into to first week. First and Best Wedge 2025-05-01 Releases Raids 2. This cleaning away of the use of the raider got positive player attraction from the crowd. The collection nosedived on weekdays after a super hit opening weekend for the film, but as of Day 7 (Wednesday, May 7th), the cumulative gross has surpassed ₹90…

On the back of heightened India-Pakistan tensions, Indian equity markets tumbled sharply on Friday, May 9, 2025. Benchmark indices, the Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex, had a bad opening in terms of gap down, followed by deep reds all through. Significant Market Drop In the Nifty 50, it dipped below the psychologically important support at 24,000 during morning trade and sustained losses from the previous trading day. The BSE Sensex also witnessed a loss of 800+ points, with sectors under pressure. This deep discounting is a built-up risk aversion amongst the investors due to their uncertainty in the current geopolitical…

On May 8th, a Helicopter crash near Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, took the lives of six people. A private copter carrying excursionists descended into the mountainous area near Gangnani.  Details of the Incident It crashed around 845 AM IST when the copter, AeroTrans Services Private Limited, was flying from Sahastradhara helipad in Dehri on Dhara to Kharsali helipad, which was just a point of pilgrims towards Yamunotri. There were 7 people on board, including the airman. The chopper slammed into a flume around 200- 250 meters deep underneath the Rishikesh- Gangotri National Highway. Casualties and Relief Officers said that five were killed…

Major air traffic in North, West, and Central Indian has been largely disrupted with no commercial flights at present, at least until Saturday, May 10th; 27 airports are still closed for operation. This major shutdown, after India had just conducted its last set of military strikes on Tuesday, has seen around 430 domestic flights deferred and rendered thousands more passengers unable the sky. All Ashby Twitter Airports Authority of India (AAI) and other authorities have shut down around 22 airports as a precautionary step. These airlines are mostly situated in the states abutting Pakistan or close to tactical military installations.…

As the nuclear level Indo-Pak standoffs hit a dangerous dance on Wednesday, Pakistan warned of a ‘present and irrefutable’ nuke war threat from India. After the Indian missile strikes, Pakistan has vehemently objected to what it saw as an Indian war against around 31 civilians on its soil. Indian Strikes and Pakistani Losses India said it had carried out two strikes—Battle code as “Operation Sindoor” on what it described on Wednesday as terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. India said that they were in retaliation for a week-long terrorist attack in Pahalgam, JK — killing 26 tourists. Media reports:…