*Financial News* 
Source: Leading Newspapers
 *Compiled by: Rudra Shares* 
Vande Mataram
Friday, 01 May 2026

 *Banking, Finance & Regulation* 
• Securities and Exchange Board of India operationalises PaRRVA; platform to go live from May 4
• SEBI rolls out fast-track AIF launch mechanism, reduces PPM approval timelines
• FIIs net sell equities worth ₹8,048 crore; DIIs net buy ₹3,487 crore on April 30
• Vested Finance receives International Financial Services Centres Authority approval to offer regulated global market access via GIFT City
• OnEMI Technology Solutions IPO subscribed 24% on Day 1
• Hindustan Laboratories, RK Steel receive SEBI nod for IPOs
• Vodafone Idea gets ₹23,649 crore AGR relief; dues reduced to ₹64,046 crore
• Federal Bank to acquire 4.5 lakh credit card portfolio from Standard Chartered
• Class action suit against Jindal Poly Films to be heard by Principal Bench

 *Economy & Policy* 
• Government hikes export duties on diesel and ATF; domestic duties unchanged
• Commercial LPG cylinder prices increased by ₹993; domestic rates remain unchanged
• India needs ~12% growth to reach $30 trillion economy by 2047: Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran
• Rupee at record low signals end of cheap-money era
• RBI accelerates gold repatriation amid declining global trust
• Indian banks pause gold imports due to IGST uncertainty
• India’s April gold imports fall to near 30-year low

 *Corporate & Industry* 
• Renault moves NCLT for India restructuring; targets €2 billion exports by 2030
• Infosys to expand Visakhapatnam operations with 7,000-seat campus
• Tata Power arm to invest ₹6,500 crore in 10 GW solar wafer facility
• Reliance Retail acquires Anomaly to expand global beauty portfolio
• Vedanta explores critical minerals and rare earth magnets
• Smartworks targets up to 30% growth in operational area by FY27
• Hindustan Unilever margins impacted by rising input costs
• ORS sales decline in March after stricter labelling norms
• Air India to cut ~100 flights daily amid rising fuel costs

 *Consumer & Market Trends* 
• Consumer companies benefit from strong summer wedding demand across categories
• Demand rises for ₹1 crore health insurance cover as tax burden eases
• Gold loans surge fivefold over two years
• Small-cap stocks rebound in April

 *Technology & Global* 
• Tim Cook strengthens Apple’s focus on India market
• Iran warns US of escalation risks as Strait of Hormuz tensions rise

 *Politics & State Affairs* 
• Mamata Banerjee calls for action on post-poll violence; TMC protests over EVM concerns
• Mamata Banerjee dismisses exit polls, projects strong electoral performance

Jai Hind 
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