*Financial News*
Source: Leading newspapers
*Compiled by Rudra Shares*
Vande Mataram
Monday, 17 August 2026

*Banking & Financial Services*

• NBFCs seek RBI rethink on revolving credit curb
• No need for fresh capital for five years: Shriram Finance CEO Parag Sharma
• Indian Bank plans to garner $400 million via ECB this week: MD Binod Kumar
• Govt in talks with banks to cut Kisan Credit Card interest subvention by 50 basis points
• 'RBI drops out of banks’ fame game without an answer

*Mutual Funds & Asset Management*
• ICICI Prudential AMC to raise Rs 2k crore fund for Mumbai housing
• Aditya Birla Sun Life MF resumes fresh subscriptions in Gold Fund
• Multi-asset funds gain 1.72 lakh folios in July as investor interest in hybrid schemes grows

*Commodities*
• Silver (Spot): Rs 2,33,500
• Gold (Spot): Rs 1,51,744
• GST cuts shield Indian carmakers from commodity price shock
• Government fixes LPG production targets for refiners, Reliance gets largest share

*Infrastructure & Aviation*
• Navi Mumbai Int'l Airport welcomes first foreign freighter cargo
• PM GatiShakti: 396 infra projects worth Rs 18.66 lakh crore recommended for approval
• Indian Railways to roll out ‘tank to tap’ plan for safe drinking water across network

*Automobile*
• Ferrari's first all-electric car sells for record $40 million at auction
• Oppo, OnePlus, Realme phones to be made by Amber Enterprises in India from FY28

*Corporate*
• Lodha Developers plans 21 housing launches in MMR, Delhi-NCR, Pune, Bengaluru
• Airtel’s new prepaid strategy could push monthly ARPU up by Rs 4-12
• Malls put eateries under scrutiny amid govt's hygiene crackdown

*IPO & Capital Markets*
• 7 new IPOs this week: Horizon Industrial Parks, Lalithaa Jewellery lead Rs 6,400-crore rush
• FPIs back in buying mode: Rs 16,621 crore flows into Indian stocks in August

*Economy & Trade*
• India’s FTAs give MSMEs a shot at bigger global markets: Exporters
• 'India stands tall with Q1 growth seen at 7.3%
• Dalal Street Week Ahead: Strait of Hormuz crisis, oil prices, FOMC minutes among key factors to watch

*Government & Politics*
• Haryana blocks ‘Kisan Bachao Padyatra’ Delhi march over India-US trade deal, MSP
• BJP president Nitin Nabin meets UP MPs, seeks ground pulse ahead of 2027 assembly polls
• Amit Shah accuses Congress of insulting Vande Mataram; Sonia Gandhi targeted in row
• BJP revamp nears completion, wider churn likely
• India plans national sports medicine framework ahead of 2036 Olympics

*Jai Hind* 
*Rudra Hai to Mudra Hai* 
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