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Stock recommendations for 18 February from MarketSmith India

Stock market update, Feb. 18 -- Indian equity benchmarks extended their recovery for a second consecutive session on Tuesday, 17 February 2026, as the Nifty 50 closed 0.17% at 25,725 and the Sensex ro... Read More


Stable Money raises $25 million led by Peak XV, targets tier-2 expansion

MUMBAI, Feb. 18 -- Stable Money, an Indian platform allowing users to book fixed-income assets, has raised $25 million in a pre-Series C funding round, valuing the Bengaluru-based fintech startup at $... Read More


Congress plans farmers' stir on US deal in five states and 1 UT

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- The Congress will launch a targeted campaign against the India-US trade deal in five states and 1 Union Territory where they believe farmers would be worst affected due to the im... Read More


SBI mulls raising stake in investment banking JV to 51% amid capital market boom

Mumbai, Feb. 18 -- The State Bank of India is weighing a plan to take control of its investment-banking joint venture (JV) with Investec India, according to two people familiar with the matter. The mo... Read More


Meta-NVIDIA ink massive multiyear deal for next-gen GPUs, standalone CPUs, and AI for WhatsApp

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Meta Platforms has struck a sweeping, multiyear agreement with Nvidia that will see the social media company deploy "millions" of the chipmaker's processors across its artificial... Read More


Jalandhar: VB arrests kanungo's brother accepting rRs.r20k bribe

Jalandhar, Feb. 18 -- The vigilance bureau (VB) has apprehended a person, identified as the brother of a kanungo (revenue official), seeking a bribe on his behalf in Jalandhar on Tuesday. According t... Read More


AI agents start shopping: Mastercard unlocks agentic commerce in India

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Even as India's digital payments ecosystem continues to expand at an unmatched scale, it now finds new territory. Mastercard, at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, has demonstrated... Read More


Metro corp to extend Aqua line on priority before Magenta line

India, Feb. 18 -- The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) on Tuesday said that they will start work to extend the Aqua line instead of the Botanical Garden line expansion, said officials. According t... Read More


Bihar PSUs eye NSE listing to tap public funds

PATNA, Feb. 18 -- In a first for the state, three government-run entities - Bihar State Power Transmission Company Limited (BSPTCL), Bihar State Road Development Corporation Limited (BSRDCL) and the P... Read More


Prithvi slams 105 as indian oil sc take lead vs RBI

Mumbai, Feb. 18 -- Prithvi Shaw hit an impressive century as he put Indian Oil SC in a commanding position against Reserve Bank of India on Day 1 of their Times Shield match on Tuesday. The 26-year-ol... Read More