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Putin’s Endgame Is Not a Mystery. It’s Regime Survival.

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Ukraine is a speed-chess version of the wars in Bosnia, Chechnya, and Syria, with the pieces on the board including nuclear weapons. Left: A Bosnian child leaves his father , Right: A man says goodbye to his son and his wife on a train to Lviv at the Kyiv station, Ukraine He is the president of a Slavic nation who takes advice from no one and gambles on a war that does not go as planned. Fierce resistance prevents his forces from seizing the capital he covets. Western sanctions send his economy into a tailspin, the middle class flees, and state media offers ridiculous propaganda (“Our enemy is bombing themselves”). This sounds like Vladimir Putin in 2022, but it’s Slobodan Milošević in 1992, when military forces under the Serbian leader’s control went on a genocidal rampage in Bosnia. The war dragged on for years and involved sieges of Sarajevo and other cities, including Srebrenica. Milošević claimed Bosnia was an artificial country that didn’t deserve to exist — the kind of lie that...

Sensex ends 817 pts up, Nifty just shy of 16600 on F&O expiry; RIL top contributor

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  BSE - Stock Market BSE  Sensex and Nifty 50 ended higher for the third consecutive session on weekly F&O expiry day, helped by buying across the sectors Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices HIGHLIGHTS :  Benchmark indices BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 ended higher for the third consecutive session on weekly F&O expiry day, helped by buying across the sectors.  BSE  Sensex ended 817.06 points or 1.50% higher at 55,464.39, and the Nifty 50 settled 249.50 points or 1.53% up at 16,594.90. HUL, Tata Steel, Grasim Industries, JSW Steel and SBI were among the top Nifty gainers. On the other hand, Coal India, Tech Mahindra, Dr Reddy’s Labs, ONGC and TCS were the biggest losers. All the sectoral indices ended in the green with auto, metal, FMCG, power, capital goods, PSU Bank and realty indices added 1-2 per cent. In broader markets,  BSE  Smallcap and Midcap indices rose 1 per cent each.

Coforge dips 6% after 10% equity changes hands on BSE

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  At 09:15 am; around 6.18 million equity shares representing 10.14 per cent of total equity of Coforge changed hands on the  BSE , the exchange data shows. BSE Shares of Coforge dipped 6 per cent to Rs 4,260 on the BSE in Thursday's intra-day trade after 10 per cent of the total equity of the information technology (IT) consulting & software company changed hands on the  BSE . At 09:15 am, around 6.18 million equity shares, representing 10.14 per cent of total equity of Coforge, changed hands at the counter on the BSE, exchange data shows. The names of the buyers and sellers could not be ascertained immediately. Hulst BV, the promoter of Coforge held 49.97 stake in the company at the end of December 2021, the shareholding pattern data shows. In the previous calendar year 2021, Hulst BV had sold 8.35 million shares via block deals. In the past three months, the stock has underperformed the market by falling 19 per cent, as compared to a 5 per cent decline on the S...

Zelensky calls for no-fly zone in new video, Ukraine-Russia talks set to resume

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  Ukrainian President  Volodymyr Zelensky  on Monday urged NATO to impose a no-fly zone over his country or see its member states attacked by Russia. "If you don't close our sky, it is only a matter of time before Russian rockets fall on your territory, on NATO territory," Zelensky said in a video address released shortly after midnight. Follow our live updates for all the latest developments. A Ukrainian firefighter drags a hose inside a large food products storage facility which was destroyed by an airstrike in the early morning hours on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine Moscow has reportedly asked Beijing for military supplies and economic aid. The US has warned that China will face "severe consequences" if it helps Russia dodge sanctions. The UK Ministry of Defence said on Sunday that Russian naval forces had established a blockade of Ukraine's Black Sea Coast, isolating Ukraine from international maritime trade. Both Ukraine and Russia have said discussion...

Irbil missile barrage shows how dangerous a nuclear armed Iran could be, warns top US official

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This file photo shows the test firing of Iran's home-built surface-to-surface Fateh 110 missile similar to those used in the IGRC's attack on Irbil  RIYADH :   US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday condemned Iran’s ballistic missile attack on Iraq’s northern Kurdish regional capital of Irbil, and said Washington was working to help Iraq get missile defense capabilities to defend itself. Sullivan told CBS’s “Face the Nation” program that while no US citizens were harmed in the attack, and no  US  facilities were hit, the missile barrage only shows how dangerous Iran could be. “One thing I will say is that the only thing more dangerous than Iran armed with ballistic missiles and advanced military capabilities is an Iran that has all of those things and a  nuclear weapon ,” he said. Read More :  ​ www.arabnews.com/node/2041976/middle-east

US, EU cyber investments in Ukraine pay off amid war

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Recent U.S. and European investments in cyber defense in  Ukraine  are being put to the test following Russia's invasion of the country. Russia - Ukraine Crisis In the weeks and months leading up to the conflict, the U.S. and the European Union (EU) deployed a team of cyber warfare experts to help counter Russian cyberattacks from disrupting the country’s critical infrastructure. A newly formed EU cyber rapid response team consisting of 12 experts and a “hunt forward” team with U.S. Cyber Command were dispatched to Ukraine to look for active cyber threats inside the networks and strengthen the country’s cyber defenses. This was in response to a wave of cyberattacks that targeted local banks and Ukrainian government websites — including the parliament and the foreign affairs and defense ministries — weeks and days before the invasion. Russia has denied any involvement. The West began actively investing in Ukraine’s cyber defenses following the 2015 power grid hack and the 2017...

Trade Spotlight | What should investors do with BSE, Pidilite Industries, Oberoi Reality on Friday?

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BSE Trade On the short term time frame,  BSE  Limited has formed strong price volume breakout pattern. The texture of the pattern suggests breakout action will continue in the near term if stock succeeds to trade above Rs 2,400 level. Bulls maintained their dominance over the Dalal Street for third straight session on March 10, helping the market register 1.5 percent gain with support from declining oil prices, BJP's win in four out of five states elections and positive global cues. The benchmark indices closed off day's high as they had rallied 3 percent intraday before seeing profit booking at higher levels. The  BSE  Sensex jumped more than 800 points to close at 55,464, and the Nifty50 climbed nearly 250 points to 16,595 driven by sharp uptrend in banking & financials, auto, metals, and FMCG stocks. The positive momentum was also seen in broader space as the Nifty Midcap 100 index rose 0.91 percent and Smallcap 100 index soared 1.4 percent. Stocks that were i...