*Financial News*
Source: Leading Newspapers
*Compiled by: Rudra Shares*
Vande Mataram
Monday, 4 May 2026
*Corporate & Industry*
• Shortage of competition in Indian market to support Unilever's growth: CEO
• Ceigall India's joint venture CIL-SAM bags ₹918 cr order from Jaipur Metro
• Lodha Developers aims 2.5x jump in annual PAT to ₹8,500 cr by FY31: MD
• Tata Trusts set to review representation at Tata Sons board this week
• Sun Pharma exploring Eurobonds, bond swaps to fund US-based Organon buy
• Saint-Gobain to invest $1B in India, bets on growth shift
• Nestlé India flags Iran war risks, holds prices amid cost pressures
• Air India board meeting on May 7; cost-saving steps, CEO selection likely on agenda
*Banking, Finance & Markets*
• Dalal Street Week Ahead: US-Iran developments, state election results, Q4 earnings, oil prices, rupee among key factors to watch
• Vodafone Idea eyes ₹25,000 crore SBI-led funding after AGR relief
• Public sector banks rush to build up wealth management assets
• Third party premiums take the wheel in motor cover growth
*Economy & Policy*
• New policy to benefit premium brands, hurt local ones, distillers tell Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
• MSME apprenticeships set for boost as India drafts roadmap
*Infrastructure & Transport*
• Delhi Metro expansion: CM Rekha Gupta to unveil 97 km plan under Phase V(b)
*Healthcare & Pharma*
• Hospitals steady, generics face Revlimid drag in Q4
*Auto & EV*
• EVs moving at faster speed in premium lane
*Politics & Elections*
• Election Results 2026 Live: Counting begins; all eyes on first leads
• Dispur Election Results 2026 Live: Pradyut Bordoloi vs Mira Borthakur Goswami in battle for power seat
• JDU’s Nishant Kumar embarks on his first political yatra in Bihar
• Battle of Phools: Jora vs Kamal in West Bengal Assembly polls
• D-Day dawns, five states brace for their moment of reckoning
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