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• Corporate Laws Bill 2026 arms NFRA with sweeping enforcement powers, penalties and curbs court intervention
• Finance Bill 2026 amendments validate past tax actions, widen reassessment powers, tighten timelines
• NFRA flags independence gaps, audit lapses at EY firm SRBC; firm cites documentation issues, defends processes
• Corporate Laws Bill 2026: IFSC LLPs face mandatory forex accounting, Companies Act valuation norms extended, trust conversion route opened
• Is India readying for Global Minimum Tax: What MCA’s change in AS 22 means for India Inc
• NFRA flags independence breaches, fake CA hiring, audit failures at PwC network firms
• Income Tax Rules 2026: What Changes for India Inc from April 1
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• Sebi plans tougher conflict-of-interest rules for officials

Economic Times

• Centre logs into chat on social media child lock
• Nayara hikes petrol and diesel prices up to ₹5 per litre effective immediately; first since Middle East war
• Corporate Laws Bill 2026 arms NFRA with sweeping enforcement powers, penalties and curbs court intervention
• Goldman downgrades India, slashes Nifty target and warns of earnings cut. Here's why
• SEBI reviewing HDFC Bank ex-chairman Atanu Chakraborty's exit letter, sources say
• NFRA flags independence gaps, audit lapses at EY firm SRBC; firm cites documentation issues, defends processes
• At least 40% of Russia's oil export capacity halted, Reuters calculations show
• West Asia War pushes up real cost of India's semiconductor plans
• Finance Bill 2026 amendments validate past tax actions, widen reassessment powers, tighten timelines
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman moves Bill to amend IBC, speed up resolution

CA Club India

• Big Relief for Taxpayers: FM Sitharaman Allows ITR Updates Even After Reassessment Proceedings
• Lok Sabha Passes Finance Bill 2026 with 32 Amendments
• Income Tax Scam Alert: Fake Email on Return Filing Compliance Exposed
• Govt Clarifies LPG Refill Booking Rules: No Change in Timelines, Rumours Debunked
• No Formal Analysis on GST Rate Changes' Fiscal Impact, Govt Informs Lok Sabha
• Government Moves to Simplify Income Tax Laws, Reduce Litigation: MoS Finance
• GSTAT Releases List of Selected Legal Researchers for 2026 Contractual Engagement
• CBIC Rolls Out SOP for Verification of Machines Under HSNS Cess Rules, 2026
• RBI, IRDAI and SEBI Step Up Drive to Help Citizens Reclaim Rs 73,000+ Crore Unclaimed Assets
• RBI Unveils Revised Framework to Combat Digital Banking Fraud with AI Tools

BBC News

• UK forecast to see biggest hit to growth from Iran war out of major economies
• NS&I boss replaced as savers left waiting for millions of pounds
• Zelensky visits Saudi Arabia after offering Ukraine's drone expertise
• Olympic women's sport limited to biological females
• Spanish woman dies by euthanasia after long legal battle with father
• Sarah Ferguson stripped of Freedom of City of York title
• US prosecutors argue Maduro 'plundered' Venezuelan wealth in court battle over legal fees
• More than 13 million living in poverty, new figures show
• Israel says it has killed Iran's navy chief overseeing Strait of Hormuz blockade
• UK CO2 plant to reopen in war contingency plan