February Mutual Fund Inflows, Defence Manufacturing, West Asia Tensions, and Air India Staff Actions

Recent reports highlight diverse developments including mutual fund investments, with over 13 equity funds seeing inflows exceeding Rs 1,000 crore in February and stocks like HDFC Bank widely held. Defence manufacturing advances as Aequs expands into war drones. Regional political updates cover West Bengal's 2026 polls and voter roll revisions in Jammu and Kashmir. Additionally, tensions in West Asia raise questions about gold's safe haven status, while Air India addresses alleged policy misuse involving over 4,000 staff under disciplinary action.