**Financial News**
Source: Leading newspapers
 *Compiled by RUDRA SHARES* 
Vande Mataram
Sunday, 08 February 2026

*Regulatory & Policy*
• Sebi directs AIFs to upload NAV data on depository platforms
• Draft income tax rules released, stakeholder feedback invited

*India–US Trade & Exports*
• American wines, motorcycles and medical devices gain from India–US interim trade pact
• Domestic spirits makers seek fair play in India–US trade deal
• Zero-duty entry to US for diamonds and coloured gems a turning point, says industry
• GJEPC seeks US export duty cut to 5–7% after 18% levy; exporters to meet Piyush Goyal on February 11
• Piyush Goyal says India’s exports of USD 44 bn to US to get zero reciprocal tariffs under trade pact
• ICT products from US need of the hour in India, says Piyush Goyal
• India’s apparel, footwear and chemicals to get major export boost in US under bilateral trade pact
• Safe harbour move to help India outcompete peers in component warehousing and supply chains, say officials
• India opens farm market; duty-free DDGS and sorghum to boost poultry, nut duty cut may spur demand

*Banking & Financial Services*
• Kotak Mahindra Bank clarifies it has not submitted a financial bid for IDBI Bank stake
• Aye Finance raises Rs 454 crore from anchors ahead of IPO

*Infrastructure & Transport*
• Thiruvananthapuram airport achieves milestone of handling 4.5 lakh passengers in January 2026
• Indian Railways plans new underground rail line near Siliguri to strengthen Northeast connectivity

*Pharma & Healthcare*
• Policy clarity helps protect pricing stability and ensure supply, say pharma companies

*Politics & Governance*
• Sonia Gandhi terms FIR plea frivolous and politically motivated
• BJP gave zero to Tamil Nadu in Union Budget; people must give back zero in polls, says CM MK Stalin
• Supreme Court relief to Tamil Nadu government in Vice-Chancellor appointment row
• BJP shifts focus to Telangana and Karnataka civic polls
• Election-bound states ramp up welfare cash for women
• Congress slams US–India trade deal; says Namaste Trump scores over Howdy Modi
• West Bengal CEO urges ECI to extend SIR hearing by seven days
• Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi’s alleged Pakistan links; Assam government to transfer probe to MHA

*Capital Markets*
• NSE to set up unit for proposed national coal exchange
• Nifty 50 holds uptrend after a volatile week but faces consolidation near highs
• IPOs next week: Fractal among three issues to open

*Corporate Developments*
• India no longer a choice but a need for Europe
• Reliance Consumer Products buys majority stake in Australia’s Goodness Group
• RIL arm Model Economic Township to build a 100-acre project at Jhajjar

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