Vande Mataram
News Headlines from Leading Financial Newspapers
Compiled by *Rudra Shares*
Thursday, 16 October 2025
**Automobile & EVs**
• Ola Electric shares hit upper circuit ahead of EV scooter-maker's first non-vehicle product launch
• Hyundai to invest $5 billion in India by 2030, sets aggressive growth roadmap
• Tarun Garg set to become the first Indian to head Hyundai Motor India in its 30-year local history
• FASTag annual pass crosses 2.5 million users
**Banking & Finance**
• Govt draws up mega bank merger plan; smaller lenders to be clubbed with big banks by FY27
• Axis Bank sees negligible near-term impact from RBI’s ECL norms
• RBL Bank board to consider fundraising plan on Oct 18
• HDFC AMC announces its first-ever bonus issue
• HDFC Life sees 3% margin hit from GST, eyes full recovery by FY27
• HDFC Life eyes early-teens growth in FY26; high-margin products to offset GST impact
• FIIs net buy Rs 69 crore of Indian equities, while DIIs pump in Rs 4,650 crore
• Rupee records steepest rise in 4 months due to RBI's dollar sales
• India's unemployment rate rises to 5.2%
**Markets & Investments**
• Welspun Enterprises to raise Rs 1,000 crore via preferential allotment of warrants; shares soar
• Sanjeev Prasad turns mildly positive on markets, expects FY27 profit growth to reach 17%
• Mutual Funds shift gears towards autos, consumer, and insurance sectors in September
• Torrent plans Rs 14,000 crore bond sale for JB Chem acquisition
**Technology & IT**
• Paytm simplifies group structure, transfers offline merchant payments to PPSL in internal rejig
• Infosys, Cognizant, Accenture, and LTIMindtree invest in Oracle’s $1.5 billion AI Data Platform
**Energy & Infrastructure**
• India sees potential to add $14–15 billion annually in energy imports from the US – Commerce Secretary
• GAIL seeks LNG cargo for November delivery, say sources
• NTPC invites bids to set up a 1,800-tonne SAF plant in Andhra Pradesh
**Real Estate & Housing**
• Godrej Properties acquires 26-acre land in Bengaluru for Rs 1,100 crore housing project
• Housing sentiment index rebounds despite high prices
**Corporate & Industry Updates**
• Cloudnine Hospitals leads race to acquire Apollo Cradle
• Bankruptcy court admits IDBI Bank’s insolvency resolution plea against Wind World arm
• Etihad plans to fly more tourists to India and ramp up cargo operations
**Policy, Economy & Trade**
• Goods exports up 6.7% in September, but trade gap widens
• Sebi instructs public interest directors to treat system failures as financial irregularities
• RBI Governor highlights growth prospects amid tariff concerns
• IMF growth revision reflects India’s strong fundamentals – Piyush Goyal
• China files complaint against India in WTO over EV and battery subsidies
**Railways & Transport**
• Vande Bharat 4.0 to be ready in 18 months – Railways Minister
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