*Financial News*
Source: Leading newspapers
*Compiled by RUDRA SHARES* 
Vande Mataram
Sunday, 15 February 2026

*Capital Markets & Regulatory*
• BSE gets SEBI nod to launch derivatives on BSE Focused Midcap Index
• RBI tightens broker funding norms
• RBI mandates 100% collateral for broker funding; no bank funding for prop trading under new amendments
• PPFAS to launch 2 passive GIFT City based outbound funds

*Banking & Financial Services*
• RBI okays Bain Capital's 41.7% stake acquisition in Manappuram Finance

*Economy & Government Policy*
• Cabinet approves Rs 10,000 crore Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0
• Rs 1.5 lakh crore infra push: Cabinet clears road, rail & urban projects, launches Urban Challenge Fund
• 'India’s $10 tn GDP dream leap hinges on a ‘dus ka bees’ move

*Trade, Investment & Global Relations*
• 'Got India's commitment to stop buying Russian oil': Marco Rubio at Munich Security Conference
• 'India-US trade deal to ensure competitive crude prices: Piyush Goyal
• Govt 'deceiving' cotton farmers, textile sector in US deal: Rahul Gandhi
• 'Japanese FDI in India crosses Rs 2.7 lakh crore, 1,400 firms present'

*Technology & Digital Economy*
• Digital highway fuelling India’s business and economic growth, says Jyotiraditya Scindia
• 'India at a ‘defining moment’: Tech and trade to drive next growth phase, says Jitin Prasada

*Corporate & Business*
• Ixigo to acquire 60% stake in Spanish train booking platform Trenes
• IndiGo plans to hire over 1,000 pilots after December flight crisis
• 'TVS, Bajaj, Hero capture 60% of electric two-wheeler market as startups lose ground
• Signature Global, RMZ Group form JV for ₹1,283 crore mixed-use project
• USFDA issues Form 483 with 4 observations for Piramal Pharma's T'gana plant
• magicpin eyes 20M active users in 2026, food delivery to drive growth: CEO

*Politics & Governance*
• 'Not atmanirbhar but Trump pe nirbhar': Kapil Sibal's swipe at govt over Indo-US deal
• Congress more 'venomous' after 10 years out of power in Assam: PM Modi
• UP's Panchayat polls on hold over new OBC panel
• Young debutants make mark in J&K Assembly
• Puducherry sees 7.8% drop, Lakshadweep posts slight dip in voter count

*Jai Hind* 
*Rudra Hai to Mudra Hai* 
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