Retail Sales rose 0.7% last month, as per the Census Bureau. Traders now anticipate 45 basis points of cuts this year, down from more than 160 bps expected at the start of the year.ETMarkets

Iran Saturday night launched a drone missile attack on Israel. This was in response to a suspected Israeli strike on its consulate in Damascus on April 1 in which seven Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel, including two generals, were killed.ETMarkets

A hotter-than-expected inflation data in the US has faded hopes that Fed would cut interest rates as early as June. Fed minutes also showed that officials had begun worrying that the current policy rate was not restrictive enough.ETMarkets

Among the Sensex stocks, ITC, Kotak Bank, Bharti Airtel, SBI, and Aisan Paints closed with gains, while Maruti Suzuki, HDFC Bank, L&T, and M&M closed with cuts.ETMarkets

The top gainers were Apollo Hospitals, Hindalco, ICICI Bank, Infosys and Bajaj Finserv while the top losers were Titan Company, Hero MotoCorp, Coal India, Reliance Industries (RIL) and Asian Paints.ETMarkets

US-rate-sensitive IT stocks dropped up to 1.2% as comments from the Federal added to worries that the US central bank could delay rate cuts.ETMarkets

Nifty IT closed 1.15% higher, led by Coforge, Tech Mahindra, and Mphasis. Nifty Auto and Consumer durables also closed higher.ETMarkets

Nestle India was the top Sensex loser and fell around 2.6% on worries over earnings growth in the sector.ETMarkets

From the Sensex stocks, Kotak Bank, HCL Tech, ICICI Bank, Sun Pharma, and Infosys closed in the red, while M&M, Nestle India, Tata Motors, and SBI ended in the green.ETMarkets

JSW Steel and Tata Steel were the top gainers and rose over 4% each. UltraTech Cement, NTPC, L&T, HDFC Bank, and Power Grid also closed with gains, while Titan, Nestle India, Bharti Airtel, and IndusInd Bank ended down todayETMarkets

Financials rose after RBI relaxed norms brought in December, which mandated lenders should set aside higher provisions if they bought into alternative investment funds, that, in turn, invested in the lenders' borrowers.ETMarkets

ABB India closed 5.7% higher after UBS raised its price target citing sustainable earnings and growth in its electrification business.ETMarkets

From the Sensex pack, Power Grid, Bharti Airtel, Wipro, HDFC Bank, and Kotak were the top laggards, falling 1-2%. On the other hand, Bajaj Finance, NTPC, L&T, and Axis Bank closed with gains.ETMarkets

The markets saw a significant rally today. The rally was mainly driven by global cues. Sensex closed 540 points higher while Nifty was up 172 points.ETMarkets

TCS emerged as the top Sensex loser and fell 4%. This dip comes after 0.6% of shares changed hands in a block deal. Other IT counters - HCL Tech, Wipro and Infosys - also ended with cuts, weighing on the index.ETMarkets

Indian markets closed in the green on Monday ahead of fed policy decisions due this week. The indices were led by auto, metal, and energy stocks. Sensex surged 105 points & ended at 72,748. While Nifty gained 32 points and closed at 22,055.ETMarkets

Small- and mid-cap stocks declined as stress test results of mutual funds trickled in. Sensex declined 454 points to settle at 72,643. Nifty dropped 123 points to end at 22,023.ETMarkets

The broader, more domestically-focussed small- and mid-caps, rose 3.4% and 1.8%, respectively. However, they logged their worst session in two years on Wednesday and have lost over 12% and 6.5%, respectively, from their record highs on February 8.ETMarkets

Sensex crashed about 1100 points intraday and went below the 73,000 mark while Nifty was under the 22,000 mark today. At the time of closing, Sensex recovered a bit but was still down 906 points. Nifty was down 338 pts. The market capitalisation of all BSE-listed stocks fell by Rs 14 lakh crore to Rs 372 lakh crore.…

Among blue-chip stocks, HDFC Bank, TCS, Maruti, Infosys, and Reliance Industries were top gainers, rising to 2.3%. On the other hand, SBI, JSW Steel, ITC, NTPC, and Tata Motors closed in the red.ETMarkets

Tata Steel, Tata Motors, JSW Steel, and Bajaj Finserv were the top Sensex gainers, rising 2-4%. Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints, ITC, Nestle India and TCs also closed higher, while M&M, Reliance Industries, Axis Bank, and ICICI Bank closed lower.ETMarkets

From the Sensex pack, Kotak Bank, Bharti Airtel, and Axis Bank were the top gainers, rising over 2% each. Sun Pharma, M&M, and HCL Tech also closed higher, while UltraTech Cement, NTPC, Maruti, JSW Steel, and Power Grid closed in the red.ETMarkets

The indices were dragged by the Bajaj twins and IT stocks today. IT companies earn a major share of their revenue from the US. Investors are cautious and are waiting for clues on rate hikes. Fed Chair Jerome Powell's congressional testimony and key labor market data are also due later in the week.ETMarkets

Small, mid, and microcap indices saw a sell-off and fell around 2% each after Sebi asked fund houses to put in a policy to protect investors from first mover advantage of redeeming investors.ETMarkets

Out of 15 Nifty sectoral indices, 9 settled with a positive bias led by Nifty Realty, which was up over 1%. Nifty IT also led the way with TCS on top. Nifty Auto closed with gains of 0.71%.ETMarkets

Paytm closed 2% lower after another Paytm bull slashed the target price. While maintaining a neutral rating on Paytm, Goldman Sachs has lowered the target price to Rs 450 from Rs 860 earlier.ETMarkets

Top Sensex losers were NTPC, PowerGrid, and Wipro, each falling over 2%. On the positive side, Tata Steel, SBI, IndusInd Bank, and JSW Steel closed higher.ETMarkets

Power Grid, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, NTPC, and Kotak Bank were the top Sensex gainers, rising 2-4%. Today's losers were TCS, JSW Steel, HCL Tech, Bajaj Finserv, and Maruti Suzuki.ETMarkets

Today's gainers were Bajaj Finserv, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, Sun Pharma, and Maruti closed higher, while L&T, Wipro, TCS, Tata Motors, and Axis Bank closed lower on the Sensex.ETMarkets

Indian markets closed in the green today led by auto, banking, and IT Stocks. - Sensex rose 376 points and settled at 72,426. Nifty gained 130 points to end at 22,040. Both the benchmarks have added about 1.2% so far this week.ETMarkets

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The battle that paved the way for India’s victory during the Kargil war was the one fought on the hill of Tololing. A strategic stronghold, Tololing turned the tide for the Indian Army.The Economic Times

Bofors, which have remained the Congress' Achilles heel since the 80's, were the army's mainstay and the battle-winning guns of the Kargil War.The Economic Times

On June 24, 1999, the Air Force sent out a pilot tasked with bombing Point 4388 in Kargil. But the pilot ended up aiming at a Pakistani military base in Gulteri. Fortunately, the flight systems were designed as one pilot had to go first and set the target and then another plane would follow that had the actual fireworks.…

With both sides having incurred massive casualties, the Indian navy stepped up to put a conclusive end to the Kargil conflict in a tactical masterstroke.The Economic Times

On a mission to take out Pakistani outposts, an Indian pilot was captured and tortured by the enemy. International pressure and backdoor diplomacy was the only way Flight Lieutenant Kambampati Nachiketa was returned to India.The Economic Times

An inhospitable graveyard at half the height of Everest. A death toll so high that the government had to include the cost of coffins in their budget. A victory painstakingly achieved, territory recaptured yard by yard. That was the Kargil conflict.The Economic Times

The high thrum of shelling reverberated in thin air as men of the Indian Army climbed a straight cliff of about 1000 ft, the last leg of a 16,700 feet height. An entire contingent of Pakistani Army was up there, responding in kind to the shelling from the Indian plains ahead. The game was afoot.The Economic Times

The price of being an atheist in India by The Economic TimesThe Economic Times

A man from Mumbai just did. 27-year-old Raphael Samuel says he was made to be born into our chaotic world of despair, all without his consent.The Economic Times

A fight, a dramatic capture and some scary posturing. We try to put together the tense moments between India and Pakistan on the morning of February 27.The Economic Times