*Financial News*
Source: Leading newspapers
 *Compiled by RUDRA SHARES* 
Vande Mataram
Tuesday, 24 February 2026

*Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals*
• Aster DM Healthcare plans to invest Rs 2,300 cr to grow India footprint: Chairman Moopen
• Biocon ramps up biosimilar push, eyes global semaglutide rollout as capex eases
• Morepen Laboratories wins ₹825 crore long-term CDMO deal with global drugmaker
• Supreme Court of India seeks Centre's response on Micro Labs plea against diabetes drug ban
• Torrent Group forays into diagnostics with large national reference lab
• Gaudium IVF IPO fully subscribed on Day 2 of bidding; retail, NII lead

*Capital Markets & IPO*
• Reva Diamonds raises Rs 171 crore from 16 anchor investors, Rs 380-crore IPO to open for public today
• FII/FPIs net buy Indian equities worth Rs 3483 crore while DIIs pull out Rs 1292 crore
• Omnitech Engineering IPO GMP rises up to 7% ahead of issue opening on Feb 25
• Clean Max Enviro Rs 3,100 crore IPO booked 3% on Day 1
• Hillhouse Investment buys minority stake in Carlyle-backed Quest Global at $4.5b valuation
• EPFO plans single pool for ETF investments
• Global ETF craze has retail buyers paying steep premiums
• Price targets, ratings of big IT cos cut on 'downside risks'
• Securities and Exchange Board of India chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey flags big PMS overhaul

*Banking & Financial Services*
• Bharti Airtel to infuse ₹20,000 cr in Airtel Money to push digital lending
• IDFC First Bank tightens high value transaction controls
• Reserve Bank of India monitoring IDFC First Bank fraud, sees no systemic risk
• IDFC First Bank ‘fraud’ may singe HDFC, ICICI & Axis Bank too
• IDFC First Bank to pay Haryana govt ₹590 cr soon after branch fraud case
• Commercial credit up 15% in a year as rate cuts spur demand
• Brokers highlight concerns in Fin Min meet, hopeful of 6-month extension in RBI norms
• 'New series will better reflect consumption patterns, reduce volatility: RBI Guv

*Infrastructure, Aviation & Energy*
• Akasa Air becomes first airline to operate from new terminal of Guwahati airport
• Olectra Greentech bags LoI for 1,085 e-buses under PM E-drive scheme
• Govt targets Rs 16.7 lakh crore for asset monetisation under NMP 2.0
• Kazakhstan to supply fresh uranium to India under new deal to fuel nuclear power plants
• India may strip electric cars of their clean image

*Technology & Global*
• Indian exporters delay shipments amid US tariff uncertainty
• Donald Trump threatens countries that would 'play games' with tariffs
• Paramount Global submits higher offer for Warner Bros. Discovery in bid to block Netflix

*Politics*
• Rahul Gandhi hits out at Narendra Modi; highlights India-US deal & Epstein files in latest jibe
• PM Modi vows to transform West Bengal into 'viksit' state
• 'Pawar's decision may seal fate of MVA in Rajya Sabha battle
• MMK & MDMK hold seat sharing talks with DMK
• No talks on INDIA bloc leadership change, Rahul Gandhi doing fine job: Omar Abdullah
• 'CM M. K. Stalin's real friends are bribe and corruption: TVK chief Vijay

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