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*News Headlines from Business News Agencies:* *Business Standard* 📝 World Bank bullish onIndia, reaffirms confidence in its economic potential 📝 Micromax makes foray into renewable energy space with Startup Energy 📝 Airtel confirms'bilateral discussions' with Tata Group for DTH merger 📝 India's venture capital funding jumps 70% in January, outpaces China 📝 Palm oil imports to hit5-year low amid price shifts, rising output 📝 Uttar Pradesh eyes Rs 70K cr investment in electronics, data centres 📝 Godrej Enterprises' Energy Solutions arm eyes Rs 2,000 cr revenue in 3 yrs 📝 Paytm, DPIIT partner to support fintech startups with mentorship & funding 📝 Welspun One launches Rs 1K cr co-investment programme to expand portfolio 📝 Star Cement proposes Rs 3,200-cr plant in Assam, agreement signed *Economic Times* 📝 Retail sales in Indiasee 5% growth in January 2025, says RAI 📝 India must seize global supply chain disruption as opportunity: Amitabh Kant 📝 Wipro to invest $200million in Wipro Ventures 📝 World Bank bullish on Indian economy, reaffirms faith in country's potential 📝 India's tablet PCshipments recover in 2024, register sharp 42.8% on-year growth 📝 Critical minerals recovery from processing waste will need multipronged strategy: Report 📝 India singles out VW in $1.4 billion tax dispute, says Kia corrected course 📝 IndiGo to damp lease three more Boeing 787-9 for international expansion 📝 Centre to spend Rs 4,800 cr for waterways development in Assam in 5 years: Sonowal 📝 Excise policy case: Delhi court directs ED to supply papers to accused *Mint* 📝 India looking toincrease ethanol blending with petrol to over 20 pc: Puri 📝 India eyes global pharma dominance with a ₹5,000 crore revitalization plan 📝 DBS add 1,000 new jobsin AI over next 3 years: CEO 📝 BP to slash green spending, pivot back to oil 📝 Crown LNG bets onenhanced India-US energy ties; to scale up India operations 📝 Vedanta Demerger: Shareholders approve proposed 5-unit plan 📝 Infosys rolls out average salary hike of 5-9% for employees: Report 📝 Godrej Properties 'surprised' by CBI FIR on Chandigarh project, says not violated any law 📝 India Inc eyes cautious 2025: BFSI, healthcare shine, auto & realty struggle 📝 Apple to invest $500 bn, create 20k US jobs amid $1 trillion push by tech giants

*WHAT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT* -> SPX +0.02%, Nasdaq +0.26% -> UST 10y yield yield lost 5 bps to 4.25% -> Nvidia posted a earnings beat; Q4 revs $39.3bn vs cons $38.25bn, Q1 revenue guidance $43bn vs cons $42.26bn -> Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says demand for their Blackwell chips has been “amazing” -> Salesforce shares dropped 7% on Q1 revenue miss -> Dollar Index +0.12% to 106.44 -> Brent Oil -0.4% to $72.75

*Global Equities’ Update* Asian markets have opened with marginal cuts while Japanese markets remains shut today. European futures are trading in the green zone as conservatives likely to come in the control post the elections verdict in the Germany. U.S. stock equity indices futures have attempted to recover from severe losses of previous sessions, with focus now turning to upcoming earnings from artificial intelligence company Nvidia. *Dow Future (US):* 43582, +152.0 points/ +0.35% *Nasdaq Future (US):* 21690, +76.0 points/ +0.35% *DAX Future (Germany):* 22564, +246.0 points/ +1.19% *FTSE Future (UK):* 8651, +5.0 points/ +0.06% *Hang Seng Future (Hong Kong):* 23482, +26.0 points/ +0.12% *Taiex Future (Taiwan):* 23474, -269.0 points/ -1.13% *KOSPI (South Korea):* 2334, -21.0 points/ -0.78% *Gift Nifty: (India)* 22682, -141.0 points/ -0.62% (Adjusted)

increase its shareholding in arm Airtel Africa Plc by Up To 5% Via Airtel Africa Mauritius. (Neutral) Adani Green Energy: Company Unit Operationalized Solar Power Project of 250 Mw at Bhimsar & Dwada. (Neutral) East West Freight: Company’s board approved a Rs. 30 Cr fund raising proposal through private placement or other permissible mod. (Neutral) Bajaj Auto: Company to invest up to €150 Million in arm Bajaj Auto International Holdings BV, Netherlands (Neutral) Dhunseri Investments: Company has entered into a MoU with M/s. Hatibari Tea Company on Feb 21, 2025, for the sale of Hatibari Tea Factory. (Neutral) Plaza Wires Ltd: Company has received confirmation of its credit rating from CRISIL Ratings Ltd. The long-term bank facilities rating remains CRISIL BBB-/ (Neutral) Swiggy: Board approved investing up to INR 1,000 Cr in its subsidiary, Scootsy Logistics Private Limited. (Neutral) Eris Lifesciences: Company redeemed ₹437.50 Cr of 8% secured unlisted redeemable non-convertible debentures. (Neutral) Granules: Board approved the acquisition of a 100% stake in Swiss company Senn Chemicals AG for approximately INR 1,925 million. (Neutral) Nifty 50 changes: Zomato and Jio Financial to Replace Britannia and BPCL in Nifty 50 Effective March 28, 2025. (Neutral) Nifty Next 50 changes: Swiggy, Britannia, IHCL, Hyundai, Bajaj Housing, BPCL and CG Power to Replace ATGL, BHEL, NHPC, IRCTC, Union Bank, Zomato and Jio FIn in Nifty Next 50 Effective March 28, 2025. (Neutral) PayTm: Mobiquest Mobile Technologies, has sold its 100% stake in Xceed IT Solutions. (Neutral) Nesco: Company has announced the incorporation of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nesco Retail Private Limited, based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Neutral) Rishabh Instruments: Company has announced a partnership with ASPIRE-IITB Research Park Foundation to open its sixth R&D center at IIT Bombay (Neutral) SRF: Company has completed the expansion of its Fluorocarbon Refrigerant Gas Capacity at Dahej, with a total cost of around Rs. 361 Crores. (Neutral) Aster DM: Company to invest Rs 850 cr in Kerala in next 3 years (Agencies) (Neutral) FIEM Ind: Company has received a sum of Rs. 20 Crores (Rupees Twenty Crores) as ad-hoc payment from the Insurer (Neutral) Maithan Alloys: Company acquired 48,000 shares of Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (Neutral) Medplus Health: Company subsidiary, Optival Health Solutions Pvt Ltd, received four drug license suspension orders (Negative) Solara Active Pharma: Company announced the resignation of its Managing Director, Mr. Poorvank Purohi. (Negative) Jagsonpal Pharmaceuticals: Company received a warning letter from the USFDA, regarding observations during the inspection of its contract manufacturing facility. (Negative) Fusion: ICRA Limited has downgraded the credit rating of Fusion Finance Ltd's instruments. (Negative) Flex Foods: India Rating has downgraded the rating for fund based working capital limits. (Negative) Syngene: Company received 5 form 483 observations from USFDA for Bengaluru facility (Negative)

India Daybook – Stocks in News RVNL: Company emerged lowest bidder for a South Western Railway project worth Rs 156.35 crore. (Positive) Lupin: US FDA issues Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) for company’s manufacturing facility in Somerset, New Jersey (Positive) RailTel: Company bags work order worth Rs 288 crore from East Central Railway. (Positive) JTL Industries: Company Enters MOU with RCI for 200 Mt/Month Copper And Brass Alloys. (Positive) Onesource Specialty: Care Ratings Ltd upgraded Company’s long-term bank facilities to CARE BBB+ from CARE BB+. (Positive) Vedanta: Company has been declared as the preferred bidder for Madhya Pradesh’s Kauhari Diamond block. (Positive) Ami Organics: Board approved the sub-division of existing equity shares (face value Rs. 10) into two equity shares (face value Rs. 5). (Positive) Mahindra EPC: Company has been awarded a contract for the supply of micro irrigation systems under a community micro irrigation project with contract value Rs 11.11 cr. (Positive) Crompton Greaves: Company launched new products "Surebreeze Super Briz Royale" and "Eco Deco". (Positive) Vesuvius: Company’s board meeting to review FY24 financials, recommend dividends, and propose a stock split/sub-division. (Positive) Zee Media: Shareholders vote to increase FPI investment limit to 49%. (Positive) Hazoor Multi Projects: Company has been awarded a project for reinforcement steel cutting, bending, fixing, and structural steel fabrication for the Versova Bandra Sea Link project in Mumbai. The total value of the awarded order is Rs 102.1 crores. (Positive) Zaggle: Company entered into a customer service agreement with Indus Tower. (Positive) TCS: Company Partners with Salesforce to Unlock the Power of AI for Manufacturers, semiconductor chip makers. (Positive) Balrampur Chini: Company has started building India's first Polylactic Acid (PLA) biopolymer plant in Uttar Pradesh. (Positive) Zydus Lifesciences: Company has received USFDA approval to manufacture Ibuprofen and Famotidine tablets (Positive) Optiemus: Company is subscribing to 2.38 Cr shares in Bharat Innovative Glass Technologies Pvt Ltd (Positive) Lemon Tree: Company signs a new property in Rajasthan (Positive) Oil India: Company to form a JV with Assam Power Generation Corporation (Positive) Gabriel: Company has signed a Technical Assistance Agreement with Tractive suspension BV. (Positive) Bikaji Foods: USA subsidiary, to expand and strengthen distribution in the USA. (Positive) Som Distilleries: Company announced the allotment of 2,428,040 equity shares to promoters. (Positive) PI Ind: Company and C-CAMP Announce Strategic Partnership to Drive Innovation in Biocontrol Technologies (Positive) FTSE review inclusions: Ajanta Pharma, Apar Ind, Bajaj Housing Finance, Blue Star, NALCO, BSE, CRISIL, CDSL, Fortis, FACT, Indusind Bank, Premier Energies and Kaynes. (Positive) Adani Green Energy: Company has launched a 250 MW solar power project in Rajasthan (Positive) Coal India/PSP Projects: Coal India signs non-binding shareholders agreement with EDF India to form a JV to undertake PSP projects and renewable energy projects in India and neighboring countries (Positive) KP Energy: Company has successfully commissioned further 2.8 MW wind power project consisting of one number of wind turbine generator, at Vagra Site (Neutral) ABB India: Company Aims To Sustain Up to 15% Margin In FY26 As Backlog Conversion Impact Eases. (Neutral) Tata Steel: CEO flags risks from US trade policies on steel sector. (Neutral) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank: Board approves sale of NPA & written-off loans to Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC) (Neutral) Brigade: Group to invest ₹1,500 crore in Kerala over next 5 years. (Neutral) Niva Bupa Health: Company has received communication(s) from an anonymous sender. The threat actor claims to have the customer data of Niva Bupa (Neutral) M&M Financial: Company approved Issue of Non-Convertible Debentures on Private Placement Basis, NCD Base Issue Worth 3b Rupees. (Neutral)  Bharti Airtel: Company to

*Indian Equities Pre Open Update* Gap down opening expected to be seen for Indian equities, however expected to hold ground from bottom levels. *Global Peers Update:* Asian markets have opened with marginal cuts while Japanese markets remains shut today. European futures are trading in the green zone as conservatives likely to come in the control post the elections verdict in the Germany. U.S. stock equity indices futures have attempted to recover from severe losses of previous sessions, with focus now turning to upcoming earnings from artificial intelligence company Nvidia. *Sectors to Watch:* Selective Financials and Healthcare stocks expected to remain on focus while Technology and Oil upstream stocks likely to remain resistive during the day. *GIFT NIFTY Price* 22676.0 *Adjusted Change:* -147.0 Points, Percent Change: -0.64% *Technical Levels: Nifty Near Future* *Support*: 22604.0/22545.0 *Resistance*: 22858.0/22901.0 *Technical Levels: Bank Nifty Near Future* *Support*: 48709.0/48532.0 *Resistance*: 49208.0/49304.0

*Mint* 📝 India’s Economic Growth Set to Pick Up Pace, RBI Says 📝 Major auto component firms likely to invest up to ₹30K cr next fiscal: ICRA 📝 Ayala Land Plans $1.3 Billion Debt, to Focus on High-End Homes 📝 Alibaba Q3 Results: Company posts higher-than-expected revenue of $38.5 📝 Automotive ER&D firms struggle as tariffs, Chinese carmakers disrupt markets 📝 US becomes India's fifth largest oil supplier, Russia retains top spot: Report 📝 NCLT admits Aviom India Housing Finance into bankruptcy on RBI’s plea 📝 Norinchukin CEO to Resign as Bank Forecasts Bigger Annual Loss 📝 Paytm launches India’s first solar soundbox for merchants 📝 Inox Group companies prepare for semiconductor boom, LNG growth prospects 📝 India’s Wheat Crop Under Threat from Warm Weather Before Harvest

*Economic Times* 📝 SIA and Air India explore opportunities to deepen recently confirmed relationship 📝 Ministry of Defence inks contract worth Rs 1220.12 cr with Bharat Electronics Limited 📝 Skoda Auto Volkswagen must fall in line and not play victim: Customs dept to Bombay HC 📝 Govt extends Chief Economic Adviser Nageswaran's term until March 2027 📝 Indian refiners cancel palm oil orders due to price surge 📝 Sebi mulls framework for fast track follow-on offer by REITs, InvITs 📝 Hiranandani, Krisala ink development JV for 105-acre township in Pune’s Hinjewadi 📝 Auto sector demand hinges on marriage season, infrastructure revival: Report 📝 Yuma Energy acquires Chennai-based Grinntech to boost battery solutions 📝 Chennai’s office stock set to exceed 100 million sq ft by 2026 end 📝 Crompton looks to join billion dollar sales club in FY25, launches new vision

*News Headlines from Business News Agencies:* *Business Standard* 📝 L&T secures major Hindalco order to build alumina refinery in Odisha 📝 Renault beats profit forecast in 2024, warns on EU emissions rules 📝 India's GDP growth rate to slow to 6.4% in 2025: Moody's Analytics 📝 Tata Motors announces special offers on EVs as Tesla prepares India entry 📝 EPC companies raise concern over longer payment cycles for water projects 📝 BPTP Group targets Rs 6,500 cr from new luxury housing project in Gurugram 📝 Oil prices see minor dip as US crude stocks rise, easing supply concerns  📝 India tops global private capital exits with $27.9 bn in 2024: GPCA report 📝 Hydropower firm SJVN to expand its lone coal project in Bihar: Chairman 📝 India's e-commerce to reach $550 bn by 2035 driven by Tier II-III demand 📝 Krones to build Rs 315 cr manufacturing plant in Karnataka, create 550 jobs

Stocks To Watch JM Financial: Received I-T refund of Rs 230 crore for Assessment Year 2008-09. NTPC Green Energy: Signed memorandum of understanding with Bharat Light & Power to explore green hydrogen off-take. Vedanta: Seeking bids from global firms for 5GW nuclear power capacity. Religare Enterprises: The Burman Group acquired control of Religare Enterprises, following a prolonged tussle that involved the financial services firm's ousted chairperson Rashmi Saluja and the US-based investor Danny Gaekwad. Cipla: Gets US FDA nod for Nilotinib Capsules, used in treating CML. Action Construction Equipment: The firm received an order worth Rs 420 crore from Defence Ministry. Century Plyboards (India): Sets up unit in Kolkata for furniture fittings and fixtures. Global Health: The NCLT approves merger with Medanta Holdings. Narayana Hrudayalaya: Investing Rs 900 crore for a Kolkata hospital, adding 1,100 beds. Tata Steel: The company acquired stake for the value of Rs 2,603 crore in Singapore-based arm T Steel Holdings Pvt. Power Finance Corp: Incorporates Kakinada I Transmission as step-down subsidiary. Samvardhana Motherson International: Forms Motherson Treasury Strategy in Abu Dhabi. Ceigall India: Completes Rs 2,499 crore road project financing. Heubach Colorants: Gets antitrust nod to sell pigment business to Sudarshan Group. Keystone Realtors: The NCLT sanctions merger of Key Fortune Realtors. Tanla Platforms: Karix Mobile sets up a unit in Indonesia. Grindwell Norton: Appoints Venugopal Shanbhag as the MD for five years from April 1. Delta Corp: In pact with Head Digital to acquire 51% in Deltatech Gaming, to hold 5.7% in Head Digital post-merger. Rail Vikas Nigam: RVNL signed a project implementation agency agreement with BSNL. Mahindra & Mahindra: Board approves Rs 3,000 crore rights issue for M&M Financial, Rs 1,500 crore for Mahindra Lifespace.

Promoters/Insiders of many cos. where stocks are down 40-50% from top have started buying from open market Deepak Nitrite - 27,100 shares @ 1,899 Godrej Properties - 75,586 shares @ 1,936 Maharashtra Seamless - 582,599 shares @ 611 NCL Industries - 27,950 shares @ 191 Sukhjit Starch - 4,000 shares @ 210 TGV Sraac - 30,885 shares @ 99

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2025. (Neutral)  *Vedanta:* Company approves debt raising of Rs 2,600 cr (Neutral) *HG Infra:* Company has completed the sale of its entire 100% equity stake in Rewari Bypass Private Ltd to Highways Infrastructure Trust (Neutral) *Samvardhana Motherson:* Company has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Motherson Treasury Strategy Limited, in Abu Dhabi Global Market (Neutral) *Bharat Electronics:* Company has received reaffirmed credit ratings from ICRA, ICRA reaffirmed the AAA (Stable) rating for Rs. 500 crore. (Neutral) *Indian Overseas Bank:* SEBI issues administrative warning (Neutral) *CIE Automotive:* Net profit at Rs. 185 cr vs estimates Rs 202 cr, Revenue at Rs. 2110 cr vs Rs 2134 cr (YoY) (Neutral) *Sanofi:* Net profit at Rs. 44.3 cr vs estimates Rs 67.9 cr, Revenue at Rs. 178 cr vs Rs 220 cr (YoY) Company to acquire controlling stake in Opella Healthcare. (Neutral) *CIPLA:* USFDA Inspection at Analytical Testing Facility of Sitec in Mahape, Navi Mumbai, 2 observations noted (Neutral) *FMCG stocks:* Indian refiners have cancelled orders for 70,000 metric tons of crude palm oil (CPO) scheduled for delivery between March and June (Negative)

*India Daybook – Stocks in News* *V.L. Infraprojects:* Company has secured a significant contract for a water infrastructure project in Gujarat, Project Value of Rs 214.92 Cr. (Positive) *Crompton Greaves Consumer:* Company announced the launch of its "TechWithHeart" initiative, showcasing new energy-efficient and smart product lines. (Positive) *NTPC Green:* Company in pact with Bharat Light to explore offtake of green hydrogen. (Positive) *Lemon Tree:* Company subsidiary received an arbitration award for Rs. 11.47 Cr in a claim against Hind Inns & Hotels Ltd. and Hind Motors. (Positive) *ITI:* Company gets initial tranche of ₹100 crore from C-DoT for land at Electronic City, Bangalore. (Positive) *RVNL/HFCL:* In a consortium signed a Project Implementation Agency (PIA) agreement with BSNL on Feb 20, 2025, for Packages 6 (UP W) & 3 (UP E) of BSNL's tender. (Positive) *ACE:* Company secures ₹420 crore contract from Ministry of Defence. (Positive) *Coforge:* Company acquires Xceltrait Inc. for $17.85 million. (Positive) *Cipla:* Company receives USFDA approval for Nilotinib Capsules. (Positive) *Senores:* Company acquires ANDA for Roflumilast tablets. (Positive) *Kamat Hotels:* Company signed management agreement for Orchid Hotel, Mandavi. (Positive) *Delta Corp:* Company has signed a deal to sell Deltatech Gaming (Adda52) to Head Digital Works (A23) for Rs 491 crore (Positive) *Solarium Green:* Company wins two orders worth Rs 72 crore. (Positive) *ISGEC:* Nippon India Smallcap Fund bought 832923 at Rs. 915.0 of the company. (Positive) *Sai Life:* Smallcap World Fund bought 1055329 at Rs. 684.9 of the company. (Positive) *Windlas Biotech:* Ajay Aggarwal bought 144995 at Rs. 787.4 of the company. (Positive) *Thomas Cook:* Company, SOTC Travel, Fairfax Digital Services, LTIMindtree & Voicing.AI collaborate to build India’s first multi-modal, multi-lingual, agentic voiceenabled, GenAI advisor – Dhruv (Positive) *ONGC:* Company eyes 60% output boost at Mumbai High via BP tie-up: Arun Kumar Singh. (Positive) *Narayana Hrudayalaya:* Company announced the foundation stone laying ceremony for a new 1,100-bed hospital in Kolkata, named Narayana Health City, Kolkata. (Positive) *JM Financial:* Company Gets Tax Department Order for Refund of Rs 230 Cr for Assessment Year 2008-09. (Positive) *LIC:* Dinesh Pant, Ratnakar Patnaik have been appointed managing directors in Company. (Neutral) *CDSL:* Company and National Securities Depository Limited have launched the unifying features in the investor apps of CDSL and NSDL (Neutral) *Josts Engineering:* Company entered into a Trademark License Agreement with its wholly-owned subsidiary, JECL Engineering Limited. (Neutral) M&M:* To subscribe to the Equity Shares of MMFSL and MLDL to the full extent of the Company’s Rights Entitlement upto Rs 3000 crore (Neutral) *M&M Financial:* Company to raise up to Rs 3,000 crore via rights issue. (Neutral) *Kotak Mahindra:* S&P affirms ratings; outlook positive. (Neutral) *BSE Ltd:* Company announced the resignation of Sameer Patil as Chief-Special Projects, effective May 21, 2025. (Neutral) *Power Finance Corp:* Company incorporates new unit Kakinada I Transmission. (Neutral) *Kotak Mahindra Bank:* Appoints Vyomesh Kapasi as Head of Products - Consumer Bank. (Neutral) *Parag Milk:* Company received penalty orders from the Income Tax Department, Central Range 2, Pune. Penalties totaling Rs. 10.57 Cr were levied (Neutral) *TGB:* Company received a GST order imposing a demand of Rs. 5.16 Cr (including tax, interest, and penalty) on various GST issues. (Neutral) *Tata Steel:* Company acquires equity stake in T Steel Holdings for $300 Million. (Neutral) *Brainbees Solutions:* Company Secretary and Compliance Officer, Ms. Neelam Jethani, resigned, effective March 15, 2025. (Neutral) *Grindwell:* Appoints Venugopal Shanbhag as Managing Director of the company w.e.f. April 1, 2025 (Neutral) *Repco Home Finance:* Company’s Managing Director & CEO, Mr. K.Swaminathan, tenure ends today, Feb 20,

*Global Equities’ Update* Asian markets opened flat and trading in the tight range, however Hang Seng is outperforming amid Steller earnings from Alibaba group. U.S. stock equity indices futures are trading with muted note as guidance of major corporates and central banks remain cautious with threats of inflation due to tariffs. Consolidation has seen after a negative session on Wall Street on weak earnings from retail giant Walmart raised some concerns over a cooling economy. *Dow Future (US):* 44181, +3.0 points/ +0.01% *Nasdaq Future (US):* 22065, -3.0 points/ -0.01% *DAX Future (Germany):* 22352, -41.0 points/ -0.18% *FTSE Future (UK):* 8637, -7.0 points/ -0.08% *Hang Seng Future (Hong Kong):* 23002, +402.0 points/ +1.78% *Taiex Future (Taiwan):* 23521, -15.0 points/ -0.06% *KOSPI (South Korea):* 2644, -10.0 points/ -0.38% *Nikkei Index (Japan):* 38496, -180.0 points/ -0.47% *Gift Nifty: (India)* 22872, -71.0 points/ -0.31% (Adjusted)

*Tata Steel's electric arc furnace project in Port Talbot gets approval* Tata Steel UK’s proposal to build a £1.25 billion electric arc furnace steelmaking facility at Port Talbot in South Wales received approval from Neath Port Talbot Council’s Planning Committee. This £1.25 billion investment is the most significant made in the UK steel industry in decades, he added. The facility will secure high-quality steel production, preserve thousands of jobs, and safeguard steelmaking in Port Talbot for generations to come.

*Mint* 📝 India's insurance market poised to reach $222 bn by 2026, growing at 17% CAGR: Report 📝 India's economic growth pegged at 6.3% in December quarter of FY25: ICRA 📝 Unemployment rate dips to 6.4 pc in December quarter: Survey 📝 OPEC+ to not consider delay of April oil supply hike to global markets 📝 Man Infraconstruction promoters raise stake in the realty company 📝 India Inc’s dull earnings outlook signals tougher times ahead for markets 📝 Singapore Flags Investment Plans From Chips to Energy in Budget 📝 Singapore Buys Only Small Amount of Nvidia Chips, Official Says 📝 Auto Sector Q3 Results: Growth slows, profits hit; Maruti, M&M top picks 📝 UK Pay Growth and Employment Rise in Defiance of Labour Tax Hike 📝 Centre tightens certification criteria for public health facilities in states.

*Economic Times* 📝 US emerges as 5th top oil seller to India in January, Russia at No.1 📝 India, Qatar exchange agreement on establishment of strategic partnership 📝 Zen Technologies announces investment in Vector Technics, Bhairav Robotics 📝 Realty developer Nimbus group reports Rs 278 crore sale in Q3FY25 📝 India’s pension AUM to grow to Rs 118 trillion by 2030: DSP Pension Fund Managers 📝 India aims to double trade with Qatar to $28 bn in 5 years; exploring signing FTA 📝 Reliance Group to enter RE manufacturing space with solar, battery plants 📝 Xoriant appoints Rohit Kedia as Chief Executive Officer 📝 Ambani's Reliance Consumer Products debuts in UAE with Campa 📝 IREDA arm gets provisional registration as finance company at GIFT City 📝 Indian Overseas Bank launches Aadhaar-based account opening, API banking services 📝 RInfra to enter RE equipment manufacturing space; makes key appointments to lead business