*Financial News*

Source: Leading Newspapers

 *Compiled by RUDRA SHARES* 

Vande Mataram

Sunday, 19 April 2026

*Politics & Government*

• BJP reduced to four seats in Tripura Tribal Belt; TMP sweeps TTAADC polls

• West Bengal Polls: Mamata Banerjee calls delimitation bill a ‘ploy to divide’

• “Women of this country will teach them a lesson,” BJP says after Constitution Amendment Bill fails; vows to continue push for 33% quota

• “Crocodile tears”, “election speech”: Opposition’s barbs at PM’s address to nation

• PM Modi lists reforms opposed by Congress, cites a ‘consistent pattern’

*Banking, Finance & Markets*

• Cabinet clears Rs 12,980 crore maritime insurance pool to cut costs

• IPO activity to remain muted next week with one issue opening

• Rupee depreciation forces Indian firms to adopt Yuan payments, boost local sourcing

• HDFC Bank makes changes to employee stock option plan in board meeting

• Rooting for Keki Mistry to continue as chair of the board: HDFC Bank CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan

• Hormuz tensions keep commodity markets on edge; all eyes on Fed’s Kevin Warsh testimony

*Corporate & Industry*

• India’s EV boom outpaces charging infrastructure, tests network limits

• JSW Steel and POSCO form joint venture to set up 6 mtpa steel plant in Odisha

• SpiceJet preparing for layoffs as financial troubles intensify: Report

• Marriott debuts Autograph Collection brand in India with Karnal hotel

• USFDA flags three manufacturing compliance lapses at Lupin’s New Jersey unit

• Lenskart publishes store style guide after row over religious expression

*Global Business & International Relations*

• SpaceX IPO: The case for an Indian investor to go global; without going blind

• Tehran’s envoy says India-Iran relationship very strong after tankers shot at near Strait of Hormuz

• Tehran says US talks show progress but remain far from final deal; no date set yet

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