**Financial News**
Source: Leading newspapers
 *Compiled by RUDRA SHARES* 
Vande Mataram
Monday, 16 February 2026

*Politics & Government*
• Opposition’s move to remove Om Birla raises questions over strategy and outcome
• It was Congress that compromised with farmers' interest: Amit Shah
• Rahul asks PM about impact of US' GM agri imports on farmers
• Central projects worth Rs 55,000 cr approved in last 1 yr: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
• PM Modi's rooftop solar push slowed by reluctant lenders, states
• ‘Come out of Trisha’s house’: TN BJP chief’s swipe at Vijay sparks row; DMK says ‘they follow Manu dharma’

*Economy & Policy*
• Short-term yields fall on surplus liquidity
• Power capacity addition hits record 52.5 GW
• Corporate revenues jump most in six quarters on GST push
• ‘India’s forex reserves slip to $717 billion; gold takes the hit as RBI data flags a sharp drop
• Policy to boost local manufacturing of genext railway tech and parts in offing

*Banking & Financial Services*
• Reserve Bank of India restores default loss guarantees for NBFCs
• Brokers flag liquidity risks in RBI’s new credit curbs on capital market intermediaries, likely to make representation to regulators

*Capital Markets*
• NSE’s long-awaited public debut hits another bump
• Generative AI fears trigger Rs 50,000 crore notional loss for MFs
• Dalal Street This Week: US GDP, FOMC minutes, flash PMI readings, FII flow among key factors to watch
• Commodities to watch US PCE, FOMC minutes in holiday-shortened week
• Equity mutual fund cash levels drop 20 bps to 2.63% in January; total fund house cash jumps Rs 1.49 lakh crore
• MFs sell Rs 4,100 crore in February so far, first net selling in three years

*IPO & Listings*
• Fractal Analytics shares expected to see modest listing gains today
• IPO Action: Investors to see three new public issues, three listings this week
• Kwality Wall's shares to list today after demerger with HUL

*Corporate & Business*
• Falling viewership, ads blur growth picture for TV companies
• Slow-moving inventory bleeding top retailers
• Premiumisation takes a pause as consumer firms revive entry-level push amid rural recovery
• RMZ to pick up 51% stake in Signature Global's Gurugram project for ₹1,283 cr
• KKR could deploy $20 billion in India over the next decade
• Hero MotoCorp plans to boost growth in under-represented segments: CEO
• India market shows strong volume growth for Unilever, says CEO Fernandez
• CNH India to resume US tractor exports; invest ₹1,800 cr after tariff cut
• Lodha Developers buys 80% stake in Pune-based SRPL for ₹294 crore
• Religare Enterprises announces demerger to unlock shareholder value
• Blackstone & co-investors to enable $1.2 bn fund infusion in AI cloud platform Neysa

*Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals*
• Apollo Hospitals redraws medical tourism map as Bangladesh share dips
• Zydus Lifesciences shares in focus on final nod for Ammonium Lactate Cream

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