*Financial News*
Source: Leading Newspapers
*Compiled by RUDRA SHARES*
Vande Mataram
Friday, 27 February 2026
*Aviation & Travel*
• IndiGo's cargo volume increased 11% last year; growth driven by rise in belly cargo capacity, 3 new freighters
• DGCA introduces 48-hour free flight cancellation window from March 26
• Swiggy, IRCTC expand 'Food on Train' service to 152 stations across India
*Banking, Finance & Regulation*
• Banks may have to pay more on CDs, bulk deposits in March
• NARCL may bid Rs 900 crore for Videocon Oil's debt
• Use local prices to value gold, silver held by ETFs: Sebi
• DII flows into equity hit 10-month low in Feb
• Jio Financial Services infuses ₹2,000 crore into subsidiary Jio Credit Ltd
• Axis Bank seeks RBI nod to retain maximum possible equity in subsidiary
• Yes Bank shares rise as Bank Nifty rebalancing inflows kick in; forex card issue in focus
• NSE floats RFP, invites i-banks and law firms for IPO pitches
• FIIs net sell shares worth Rs 3466 crore, DIIs net buy Rs 5032 crore on February 26
• SEBI revamps goal-based investing with launch of Life Cycle Funds
• Advance-decline ratio hits four-month high in February
• India slips to fourth in MSCI EM Index as weight falls below 14%
*Economy, Policy & Energy*
• India plans 90-day oil buffer and deepwater drilling to secure its energy future
• Tax cuts, betting ban and gold rush lift sentiment as Titan sees demand spark across segments in India
• Taxman can’t blindly impose law on ‘involuntary residents’ in India to get foreign asset info, Court rules
• New PLI on cards as India fights China in phone race
• Apple likely to produce 30% of iPhones in India in a few years
• India’s gross investment inflows hold steady at 18.5% of GDP in FY25: Chief Economic Adviser Nageswaran at Global Securities Markets Conclave
*Corporate & Technology*
• Billion-dollar AI bets shape IT narrative, says LTM executive Krishnan Iyer
• LTM partners with Nvidia to modernise CBDT's tax analytics platform
• Vedanta to raise up to ₹3,000 cr via debentures on private placement basis
• CBI files fresh case against Anil Ambani, Reliance Communications
• Info Edge commits Rs 250 crore to new B8 Fund I for growth-stage bets
• Brigade, Primus to build senior communities in South India worth ₹750 cr
• Tejas Networks shares rise as firm announces deal to supply 5G radio
• Freshworks announces $400 million share buyback amid prolonged stock decline
*Markets & IPO*
• PNGS Reva Diamond Jewellery IPO subscribed 1.23 times on final day of bidding
• Omnitech Engineering IPO subscribed 13% on Day 2
• Samayat Services to sell 6.5% stake in Vishal Mega Mart via block deal: Report
• Promoters offload 5.3% stake in Home First Finance; Motilal Oswal Financial picks up 1.6% shares in Zelio E Mobility
• PE investors don't want a full exit, IPO gives them liquidity, says SEMEDAC Mechatronics
• End of 'look-alike' NFO era? MF industry weighs in on SEBI’s fund regulation shake-up
*Politics*
• From Seemanchal, Amit Shah sounds poll bugle for Bengal
• On MVA table: Rajya Sabha for Sharad Pawar, Council for Uddhav Thackeray
• Sunetra Pawar took oath under pressure: Rohit Pawar
• Sena, Congress talk tough with NCP (SP) over Rajya Sabha seat
• Karnataka to proceed with 50% quota, internal reservation subject to court verdict: Minister Patil