Economic Times Top Stories

• NFRA Chair flags weak board oversight, calls for accountability in corporate scams
• ICAI draft Code of Ethics tightens audit independence, adds sustainability assurance, relaxes advertisement rules
• FDI outflows rise: Can India win back investors with tax reforms?
• Budget 2026: FICCI urges govt to ease litigation, unlock Rs 18 lakh crore stuck in tax appeals, simplify TDS and clarify demergers
• Exclusive: NFRA widens audit inspections to 10 firms; focus on independence, revenue recognition, reports by December
• NaBFID CFO calls for state-led project agencies, stronger credit markets to unlock India’s infra growth
• Will RBI’s proposed M&A financing rules ignite a surge in domestic deal-making?
• LIC refutes Washington Post report on $3.9 bn Adani investment
• AI data centers to drive 160% surge in power demand by 2030: Goldman Sachs

Economic Times

• DP World Announces $5 Billion Investment to Boost India's Supply Chain and Infrastructure
• Apollo Hospitals plans Rs 3,500 crore capex for major north India push, says Group CFO Krishnan Akhileswaran
• Indian travellers to soon pay via UPI in Malaysia
• India's Export Growth Strategy: Unlocking Sustainable Avenues for Quality-Driven Growth
• Raymond Lifestyle appoints Vishal Raigagla as interim CFO
• Former Polycab executive Gandharv Tongia joins SAMIL as Group CFO; Kunal Malani moves to strategy role
• India's gold investment demand surges above $10 billion in Sept qtr, says WGC
• Rupee weakens on Fed's hawkish tilt, traders on guard for RBI intervention
• India targets $500 billion electronics manufacturing by 2030
• Jefferies warns Sebi’s mutual fund fee cuts could shave up to 10% off AMC profits

CA Club India

• GST Overhaul a "Diwali Gift for Green India," Hails Bhupender Yadav
• PM Underscores Transformative Impact of GST Reforms on Manufacturing Sector
• GST 2.0 Rollout: CBIC Expects Temporary Dip in Revenues, Festive Demand to Aid Recovery
• GST Rationalisation to Boost MSMEs, Exports and Consumer Welfare
• GST Reforms: Cigarettes to Cost More, But Bidi Prices Cut to Protect Industry
• CBIC Confident of Smooth Transition to Next-Gen GST by September 22, Says Chairman
• CBIC Refutes Reports of 18% GST on Caramel Popcorn
• NextGen GST Reforms to Benefit Dairy Farmers and Rural Economy: PM
• GST Rationalization Boosts Dairy Sector, Most Products Now at Nil or 5%
• ICAI Confirms September 2025 CA Exams to Be Held as Scheduled

BBC News

• Starmer rules out investigation after Reeves admits rental rules ‘mistake’
• Homeowners plagued by damp urge government to fix 'botched' insulation
• Dozens dead in 'total devastation' left behind by Hurricane Melissa
• 'I'll never forgive the woman responsible for my wife's paddleboard death'
• Backstabbing, dirty work and an iconic exit speech in Celebrity Traitors
• Five new suspects arrested over Louvre jewellery theft
• Cruise operator 'failed' woman who was left on island and died, family says
• How China really spies on the UK
• First UK phones to get satellite connectivity in signal blackspots announced
• Thousands on benefits could have energy debt cancelled