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February 25, 2026
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PMLA attachment of a residential asset restricts transfer during investigation, pending adjudicating authority confirmation and possible confiscation.
A provisional attachment under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act has been issued against the Reliance Group residential property 'Abode' to prevent its transfer during an investigation into alleged bank loan fraud linked to Reliance Communications; the agency alleges the property was aggregated into a private family trust to disguise involvement and shield assets from liabilities arising from personal guarantees, and the attachment remains subject to confirmation by the PMLA Adjudicating Authority within 180 days, after which confiscation and vacation orders may follow.
February 25, 2026
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Revenue Intelligence and Economic Offences Directorate expands remit to investigate economic crimes and tax evasion.
The government replaces the State Revenue Intelligence Directorate with a Revenue Intelligence and Economic Offences Directorate empowered to investigate real estate fraud, banking and insurance financial crimes, NBFC and securities offences, multi-level marketing scams, fake insolvency cases, fraudulent recruitment and admission documents, illegal encroachments, stamp and registration irregularities, shell companies and cooperative scams, and to integrate inputs from tax and other revenue departments to check revenue leakages and curb tax evasion.
February 25, 2026
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Asset attachment under PMLA targets luxury property amid alleged bank fraud; further questioning scheduled by investigators.
A provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act attaches the Mumbai residence 'Abode', a multi storeyed luxury house valued at Rs 3,716.83 crore, in a probe connected to an alleged bank fraud by Reliance Communications; the cumulative attached value in the investigation is about Rs 15,700 crore.
February 25, 2026
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Judicial integrity concerns prompt objection to textbook chapter, with related Supreme Court guidance on public discourse and a trial stay.
The Chief Justice objected to an NCERT Class 8 chapter on judicial corruption, leading to its removal and highlighting protection of judicial integrity. The Supreme Court emphasised that high constitutional office holders must not target communities and stayed trial proceedings by the Enforcement Directorate against a state chief minister. Separately, the US initiated a preliminary countervailing duty on certain Indian solar imports and the UK introduced mandatory electronic travel authorisations and eVisas, reflecting trade remedy and migration procedural changes.
February 25, 2026
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Two-child disqualification removed for local body elections, while discriminatory disease-based bar deleted and a new economic offences directorate established.
The cabinet introduced amendment bills to remove the statutory bar on persons with more than two children contesting local body elections and approved deleting "leprosy" as a disqualifying disease in municipal election law, while replacing the State Revenue Intelligence Directorate with a Revenue Intelligence and Economic Offences Directorate to investigate and prevent financial crimes, real estate fraud, shell companies, forged documents, illegal encroachments and revenue leakages, and coordinating inputs from tax and sectoral departments.
February 25, 2026
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Countervailing duty on Indian solar imports shocks markets; solar stocks plunge while benchmarks remain volatile.
A US preliminary countervailing duty of about 126 percent was imposed on certain Indian solar imports following allegations of unfair manufacturing subsidies; the announcement triggered a sharp sell-off in solar-sector equities and contributed to volatile trading in broader benchmarks, with analysts and flow data citing trade uncertainty, net foreign outflows, and cautious investor positioning as proximate market drivers.
February 25, 2026
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Indo-US trade deal risks farmers as unilateral US tariff actions leave exports vulnerable; India urged to suspend the agreement.
The Indo-US interim trade deal is criticised as one-sided because US imposition of a high duty on Indian solar module imports shows Indian exports are subject to unilateral executive tariff measures, leaving exporters vulnerable; opposition leaders urge India to put the agreement on hold to protect farmers and reassess safeguards for exporters in light of a judicial finding that such presidential tariffs exceeded lawful authority.
February 25, 2026
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Integrated multimodal infrastructure: four projects evaluated to strengthen connectivity, capacity and last mile linkages under national planning.
The Network Planning Group evaluated four projects for conformity with PM GatiShakti principles of integrated multimodal infrastructure, last mile connectivity and a Whole of Government approach. Two third line railway projects (Jalandhar Cantt-Jammu Tawi and Manikpur-Itarsi) aim to augment rail capacity, resilience and operational throughput on strategic corridors. A Greenfield airport at Doloo, Silchar is proposed to relieve airport capacity constraints and stimulate regional socio economic growth. A Surat Metro extension is proposed as a dedicated feeder link to the Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR corridor to enable seamless last mile and modal integration.
February 25, 2026
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Smartphone exports become top export category as manufacturing scale and premium device production boost overseas shipments.
Smartphone exports have become the country's leading export category, propelled by expanded domestic production and the manufacture of premium devices for high-value overseas markets. The growth in export value is linked to large-scale, export-oriented manufacturing and is expected to be reinforced by the commencement of new semiconductor production capacity, with market observers noting premium-brand assembly and diversified export destinations as key drivers.
February 25, 2026
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Payment assurance: Bank honoured government principal and interest despite an ongoing fraud investigation and reconciliation caveats.
A branch-level fraud involving forged instruments and payment instructions affecting Government of Haryana departments is under investigation, with preliminary findings indicating possible employee collusion with external parties. Despite the ongoing probe, IDFC FIRST Bank has honored 100% of the principal and interest claimed by the affected departments, subject to final reconciliation and any further claims, and states it is cooperating with law enforcement and regulators under the FEMA / RBI framework.
February 25, 2026
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Fair trade: Germany seeks balanced, regulated economic partnership with China and support for diplomatic resolution in Ukraine.
Germany seeks a fair economic playing field with China by demanding reduced barriers to foreign companies, remedies for systemic overcapacity and export or access restrictions that distort competition, and cooperation to uphold supply-chain stability. The visit also urges Chinese diplomatic assistance to help negotiate a comprehensive, lasting peace in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, linking trade concerns to multilateral crisis resolution.
February 25, 2026
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Countervailing duties on Indian solar imports after preliminary subsidy finding; investigations and anti dumping probes continue.
The United States Department of Commerce issued preliminary affirmative determinations imposing a preliminary countervailing duty on certain Indian crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and related solar goods, while announcing different preliminary duties on comparable imports from Indonesia and Laos. Commerce noted increased imports of the Indian products, is conducting concurrent anti dumping investigations of solar cells from the three countries, and has scheduled a final determination in the countervailing duty investigations to follow the preliminary findings.
February 25, 2026
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Free trade agreement negotiations between India and GCC launched to deepen trade ties, provide business predictability and boost investment.
A Joint Statement and prior Terms of Reference have initiated negotiations for a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement between India and the GCC to establish a predictable, broad-based trading framework. The Statement emphasises objectives of expanding and diversifying bilateral trade and investment, enhancing market access in identified export and import sectors, and leveraging historical ties and diaspora links. It frames the FTA negotiations as a mechanism to unlock trade potential, strengthen economic integration, and provide predictability for businesses, with specific tariff and regulatory commitments to be determined through negotiations.
February 25, 2026
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Free Trade Agreement negotiations aim to deepen trade and regulatory cooperation between India and Israel.
First round negotiations for an India Israel Free Trade Agreement began under a signed Terms of Reference, with technical sessions on trade in goods and services, rules of origin, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, customs procedures and trade facilitation, and intellectual property rights, aiming to provide certainty to businesses, strengthen supply chains and expand bilateral economic cooperation.
February 25, 2026
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Preferential trade access expands through high quality FTAs, enabling broader market access and stronger export competitiveness.
India has expanded preferential trade access through a series of high quality free trade agreements, advancing negotiations with multiple partners including a Gulf Cooperation Council bloc, Israel, Chile and Canada. The government connects FTAs to export growth-citing increased merchandise trade with partners-and is supporting MSME integration via an Export Promotion Mission that improves credit access, reduces costs and assists with compliance. A four point roadmap directs grassroots FTA dissemination, a focus on quality and standards, value chain upgrading, and development of local export ecosystems through industry-MSME partnerships.
February 24, 2026
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Wheat export permission allows limited shipments while preserving domestic food security and protecting farmer returns through set modalities.
The government authorised limited wheat exports while maintaining a general prohibition, subject to a capped export allocation and forthcoming operational modalities. Wheat flour and related products remain largely prohibited except for a separate limited allowance and government to government food security permissions. The policy is justified by assessed higher private and central stocks, projected central pool availability and increased acreage supported by MSP and procurement, with aims to stabilise domestic prices, prevent distress sales, improve liquidity and allow exports without endangering domestic supply.
February 24, 2026
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Product contamination probe: forensic and food safety testing underway after suspected coolant leak linked to renal harm.
No urea traces were detected in milk linked to deaths and hospitalisations; ethylene glycol contamination and a suspected coolant leak from a freezer are under investigation. Recognised food safety, veterinary and forensic laboratories have received milk, product and environmental samples for phased testing; results will determine whether adulteration or accidental contamination occurred. The implicated dairy unit was sealed, the vendor detained, extensive household screening and blood testing conducted, and law enforcement indicated criminal proceedings will follow based on forensic and post mortem findings.
February 24, 2026
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Free Trade Agreement negotiations to advance India-GCC cooperation in energy, trade and investment and strategic ties.
India and the Gulf Cooperation Council have initiated negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement alongside a Joint Action Plan under a Strategic Dialogue to deepen cooperation in energy, trade and investment, agriculture, security, and people to people ties, positioning the FTA as the central instrument to structure and expand economic relations between India and the six member GCC bloc.
February 24, 2026
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RTI disclosure: numerical figures for sports arms imports must be released following a wrongful commercial-confidentiality refusal under the Act.
A trade department withheld calibre-wise quantities of sports arms imports citing commercial-confidence exemption under the Right to Information, yet admitted possession of the numerical data and failed to justify the exemption's application to mere quantities; the commission required a revised, point-wise reply limited to numerical figures while preserving legitimately exempt material.
February 24, 2026
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Challenge to benami attachment must be brought before statutory Benami Act authorities, not insolvency or company-law forums.
Attachment orders under the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 can be challenged only before the statutory authorities and appellate mechanisms provided within that Act; insolvency and company-law fora lack jurisdiction to entertain such challenges and resorting to them to circumvent Benami Act procedures amounts to an abuse of process.

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Federal Bank Strengthens Focus on Wealth Management Business

March 9, 2026

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Federal Bank launches wealth platform, inaugurates dedicated wealth hub, and restructures arrangement with Equirus. Mumbai, Maharashtra, India – Business Wire India Federal Bank announced the launch of its wealth management platform ‘Fed Wealth’ and the inauguration of its first Wealth Hub, marking the next phase of the Bank’s strategic expansion in the wealth management business. Building on the trust developed over the legacy of more than 90 years, the Bank continues its customer centric focus and will provide in depth market research and a wide range of products aligned with customer risk profiles. A curated suite of investment solutions will include fixed income, equities, mutual funds, alternatives and opportunities through GIFT City. The Bank will establish dedicated Wealth Hubs across key locations. These specialised centres will provide clients with a private, premium environment to engage with relationship managers and portfolio counsellors, review investment strategies, and access research insights across asset classes through both in-person and virtual consultations. As part of this strategic expansion, and to align with the Bank’s evolving product and service architecture for affluent and UHNI clients, the existing arrangement between Federal Bank and Equirus Capital Private Limited (“Equirus”) for wealth management services will be restructured. Customers who currently avail wealth management services through the existing arrangement with Equirus will continue to do so without disruption under the current framework. The wealth management business will be led by Virendra Somwanshi, who brings extensive experience in building and scaling wealth management franchises within the banking sector. Federal Bank continues to hold 8.69% percent stake in Equirus. The Bank and Equirus will continue to collaborate to fulfil the investment needs of UHNI category customers by offering select products and services from the Equirus wealth management suite. K V S Manian, MD & CEO, Federal Bank, said, “The Equirus partnership enabled the Bank to establish a strong foundation in the wealth management business. In the next phase of growth, we would like to invest more and create our own franchise in this space. We value our association with Equirus and look forward to continued collaboration in areas of mutual strength”. Mr. Ajay Garg, MD Equirus Capital, said, “As envisaged in the partnership, we had entered into the wealth management business 7 years ago and have been able to establish ourselves as one of the top 10 players in the wealth management business with presence across 23 cities. Federal Bank has been a valued partner and we are keen to support their desire to broaden their wealth presence and working closely with them on technology and business build out to facilitate the same." About Federal Bank Federal Bank (NSE: FEDERALBNK) is one of India’s leading private sector banks, with a legacy spanning nine decades and a clear focus on long-term value creation. As of 31 December 2025, the Bank’s total business mix (deposits and advances) stood at INR 5.53 lakh crore. With a strong nationwide presence of over 1,600 banking outlets complemented by robust digital capabilities, Federal Bank serves millions of customers through an integrated physical and digital network. The Bank maintains an international connect through its Representative Offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, which serve as key touchpoints for Non-Resident Indian customers in the UAE. It also operates an IFSC Banking Unit (IBU) at GIFT City, becoming part of India’s evolving global financial ecosystem. Anchored in its core values of trust, prudence, and customer centricity, Federal Bank continues to evolve through disciplined execution and a clear, contemporary approach to banking. About Equirus Capital Equirus Group is a leading full-service financial services firm specializing in investment banking, institutional securities, wealth and asset management, HNI broking, NBFC, and insurance solutions. With a “client always first” approach and a proven track record of delivering value creation, Equirus has built impeccable credentials across domains and sectors. Equirus has completed more than 325+ transactions across M&A, PE, IPOs, QIPs, Rights Issues, and Structured Finance, raising USD 15 billion in the process across sectors over the last 18 years, and has created a differentiation for itself through its ability to structure and deliver transactions in line with the client’s requirements. To View the Images, Click on the Link Below: Launch of FedWealth, Federal Bank's Wealth Management platform in the presence of KVS Manian, MD & CEO, Federal Bank, Vidya Balan, Brand Ambassador, Venkatraman V, Executive Director, Virat Diwanji, National Head - Consumer banking, Virendra Somwanshi, EV Logo of FedWealth, Federal Bank's Wealth Management Platform (Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with Business Wire India and PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same.). PTI PWR

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