Other developments include:
- Recriminations over Iran raising risks of NATO fractures, with Europe urged to boost self-defense.
- Wary India-China rapprochement.
- Egypt rethinking its Middle East balancing act amid a potential new Sunni axis.
- Israel-Lebanon ceasefire monitoring and broader Middle East realignments.
Broader updates:
- Nifty Bank rose sharply (~1,091 points).
- No major individual company-specific bombshells in today’s broad coverage, but indices reflect broad-based recovery across NSE/BSE-listed firms. Markets were closed for the day post-3:30 PM IST; next trading on April 11 (noting April 14 holiday).
- Indian Army showcases advanced capabilities: Apache helicopters demonstrated “tank in the air” lethality with Hellfire missiles and rockets at Pokhran firing range (Operation Brahmastra/Desert Thunder). Army Chief highlighted “domain jointness” via Operation Sindoor.
- Major Rafale deal progress: ₹1 lakh crore+ order expected with strategic “ICD clause” mandating integration of DRDO missiles (Astra, Rudram) on 114 jets — a big Atmanirbhar Bharat win (40-50% local content).
- Missile & drone advances: DRDO’s 120 km Long Range Guided Rocket (Pinaka-launched) successful test; rail-based 2,000 km missile tested; kamikaze drone deliveries; HAL RUAV-200 presented to Army Chief.
- Exports milestone: India crossed $4.11 billion in defence exports (2025-26), entering global top 25.
- Other: Possible F-35 pathway; Adani Defence delivers 2,000 Prahar LMGs; layered air defence plans (S-400 expansion to “Sudarshan Chakra”).
- Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s “poisonous snake” remark targeting BJP/RSS (and alleged Gujarat “illiterate” voters comment) sparked outrage; Amit Shah hit back hard, calling for Congress to be “politically wiped out.”
- Rahul Gandhi’s playful arrow-shot at an Assam rally went mega-viral for his meme-worthy “Mr Bean-like” reaction.
- PM Modi’s Bengal rallies (Asansol etc.) slammed TMC for “looting,” fear politics, and turning the state into a syndicate hub; he promised “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas” and accountability. TMC hit back with a sting video alleging BJP conspiracy to “topple Didi.”
- Mamata Banerjee’s “another Pahalgam” remark and other statements drew BJP fire. Other clips: BJP MP telling a woman voter to “shut up, learn decency”; regional leaders trading barbs (DMK, AIADMK, etc.).
- Anthropic rolled out limited testing of its powerful new model Mythos, raising safety and compute concerns.
- Meta debuted Muse Spark (competitive in language tasks but lagging in coding); OpenAI tweaking pricing on coding agents amid high usage.
- xAI (Elon Musk) sued Colorado over new AI regulations; a U.S. defense official reportedly profited from xAI stock sales post-Pentagon ties.
- Broader: Thailand’s early Sora app access; Malaysia’s first AI-powered bank; OpenAI pausing Stargate UK project over energy/regulation costs; ongoing focus on chips, superintelligence teams, and liability bills.