Economic Times Top Stories

• India Inc needs to rethink the cost of capital
• Corporate Laws Bill: Audit exemption exposes fault line in JPC over corporate accountability
• High crude, geopolitical risks cloud India Inc’s margin outlook for Q2, say economists
• Telangana tax dept holds officers personally accountable for unauthorised AI sharing of taxpayer data
• Exclusive: Former Philips India finance chief Dev Tripathy joins Integris Medtech as Group CFO
• Ashok Leyland plans upto Rs 5,000 crore capex over 3 years, targets EV, ADAS and alternate propulsion: CFO KM Balaji
• AUDITORS: INTEGRITY in the TRUST business – Does it exist?
• The CFO's Strategic Role: Balancing Growth, Profitability, and Cash Generation
• ICAI explores PE funding for consultancy, accounting

Economic Times

• BRICS backs easier finance, trade access for MSMEs; welcomes invoice discounting mechanism study
• BRICS agrees on joint declaration before New Delhi summit, sources say
• FPIs withdraw Rs 13,138 cr from equities in Sep so far amid global uncertainty
• RBI rejects Tata Sons' bid to surrender NBFC licence, setting stage for mandatory listing
• GFF 2026: FM Sitharaman on India’s tech leap, demographic dividend, AI risks and road to global scale
• New problem shaping up for the oil market as Hormuz remains shut
• Gulf oil threatened anew as Houthis reach key island and pipeline is shut down
• EU dropped aluminium scrap duty plan over India concerns, sources say
• Fintech firms key partners in advancing financial inclusion: RBI Governor
• IPO-bound Paramotor announces partnerships with NSDL Payments Bank, Mastercard, TBX

CA Club India

• CBDT Notifies SFT Rules for Depository Transactions Under Income Tax Act 2025
• CBDT Notifies SFT Reporting Rules for Mutual Fund Transactions by RTAs Under IT Act 2025
• CAs Under Tax Audit Pressure as Sept 30 Deadline Approaches: No CBDT Extension Yet
• Delhi High Court Mandates Biometric Aadhaar Authentication for All New GST Registrations
• Big Change for Banking Records: New Bankers' Books Evidence Act Takes Effect from 1st Oct 2026
• ICAI Handbook on NRI Residential Status: Key Tax and FEMA Rules Explained
• Congress Leader Alleges CAs Aid Tax Evasion, Sparks Debate Among Tax Professionals
• GST on Restaurant Bills: Chartered Accountant Explains How to Check GSTIN
• Income from Other Sources Under Income Tax Act 2025: Key Rules, Taxable Incomes and Deductions
• GSTN Enables Appeals for NIL or Zero Demand Orders on GST Portal

BBC News

• Reform confident it won't need to repay any of £72m under proposed new donor rules
• Russia hits Ukrainian train shortly after Boris Johnson and top European officials leave station
• Trump downplays warnings of AI risks, citing rivalry with China
• Andy Burnham among Great North Run finishers
• 'Slim chance' government will hit 1.5m new homes target, Rayner tells BBC
• Meghan shares glimpse of family life after Sussexes return to UK
• Police searching for six men over anti-migrant protest in Portsmouth
• US embassy child abuse images suspect flown from UK before police interview
• Tom Felton: I'm so excited to see Rupert Grint play Ron Weasley again
• Trump doubles down on united Ireland comments on day two of visit