*Financial News*
Source: Leading newspapers
Compiled by *RUDRA SHARES*
Vande Mataram
Wednesday, 01 April 2026

*Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare*
• Lupin gets tentative nod from USFDA for generic Sugammadex injection
• Granules India arm gets VAI status post USFDA inspection

*Hospitality & FMCG*
• Kerten Hospitality forays into India, eyes 1,000 keys in expansion push
• Magnum Ice Cream Company completes 61.9% stake buy in Kwality Wall's
• Unilever imposes global hiring freeze citing West Asia conflict impact

*Real Estate & Infrastructure*
• Signature Global, RMZ complete ₹1,293 cr deal to fund Gurugram project
• Magicbricks teams up with SPA Delhi to produce realty research insights

*Aviation & Transport*
• IndiGo appoints William Walsh CEO to steer growth, stabilise operations
• Udan 2.0 boost to spur small aircraft manufacturing in India: Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu

*Insurance & Consumption*
• Corp insurance premiums fall up to 80% this season
• Consumption slowdown in Q4 to spoil full year's sales show

*Politics & Elections*
• West Bengal Assembly Elections: Mamata Banerjee flags BJP's mass Form 6 entries, writes to EC
• Gulf war anxiety hits Kerala homes, clouds election mood
• Battle for Brahmaputra’s North Bank: NDA faces tough opposition across 18 seats
• Upper Assam poll battle heats up as BJP banks on identity politics and eviction drives
• BJP-TMC clash at EC office in Kolkata, police lathicharge ensues
• Assam elections: BJP promises UCC, anti-infiltration laws, 2 lakh jobs, protection of indigenous people

*Economy & Macroeconomics*
• Services, remittances boost India's invisible inflows to $464 billion in FY26
• US tariffs drag India apparel export growth to modest 1.5%: ICRA

*Banking & Financial Markets*
• RBI's net short position rises to $77 billion in February
• RBI caps loans for purchase of shares, securities at Rs 1 cr
• FAR from Ideal: FPI buying of G-Secs falls sharply in FY26
• Rupee seen sliding to 100 per $ as oil prices surge
• Middle East war impact: Foreign investors withdraw record Rs 1.1 lakh crore from Indian markets in March

*Regulatory & Compliance*
• Sebi bars Elitecon, promoter for alleged price manipulation

*Global Affairs & Geopolitics*
• No deal needed to end Iran war, says Trump
• Trump says US will leave Iran within two to three weeks

*IPO & Capital Markets*
• Sathya Agencies files draft papers with SEBI for Rs 600-crore IPO
• Gujarat Victory Forgings files IPO papers with SEBI for expansion, debt reduction
• Abu Dhabi's IHC to acquire 41.5% stake in Sammaan Capital for Rs 8,850 crore
• Blackstone is said to plan $500 million India IPO for AGS Health

*Orders & Contracts*
• Texmaco Rail post Rs 357 crore order win from JSW Group
• Pace Digitek: LoA worth Rs 494.5 crore from NTPC

*Startups & Venture Capital*
• Top VCs shift to mid-sized investments as early, late-stage deals lose share: Bain-IVCA report
• VCs pocket almost $2 billion from 2025 IPO exits as large startup listings drive returns: Bain-IVCA report

*Policy & Regulatory Changes*
• April 1 Financial Rule Changes Live: ITR to TDS, PAN to FASTag; Major rule changes kick in from today; govt revises commercial LPG rates:gets costlier by Rs 195.5 amid West Asia war

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