Economic Times Top Stories

• Govt to ease audit norms, revamp tenders to help Indian firms challenge Big Four
• ICAI to support MeitY’s national AI mission by sharing verified financial data for India’s sovereign LLM
• ICAI to recommend financing roadmap for homegrown Multi-Disciplinary Partnership firms in India
• ED arrests Reliance Power CFO in ₹68-crore fake bank guarantee Case
• NITI Aayog calls for decriminalising 12 tax offences, urges shift to trust-based tax regime
• Reforms gather steam, India awaits growth momentum
• ICAI proposes mandatory internal audit standards, peer review framework
• GST overhaul: Insurance agents, hotels, and publishers face rising costs due to ITC restrictions
• Arisinfra CFO targets 40–45% revenue growth in FY26, bets on contract manufacturing and tech-led efficiency
• Rupee volatility: India Inc CFOs navigate mixed impacts amid depreciation

Economic Times

• India trade negotiators set to visit US this week, may agree to buy more natural gas from US to bridge trade gap
• Emirates NBD gets ready with $ 1.7 billion cheque to buy majority control of RBL Bank
• Tata's trust for 3rd time: Why Chandrasekaran is a hot favourite
• Bira 91 auditor flags threat to asset fair value
• US trade talks may be cracking India’s opposition to GM crops
• DPIP: RBI's AI tool to detect fraud in real time
• Sebi chief urges mutual fund trustees to strengthen early warning systems, oversight
• Sebi issues min disclosures guidelines for listed cos on related party transactions
• Health, term policy sales rise after GST exemption
• Reliance Power ex-CFO's ED custody extended

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

• Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees freed as Trump hails 'historic dawn' in Middle East
• Chris Mason: SNP are the latest proof that things change quickly in politics
• Tens of thousands of homes fitted with botched eco insulation need fixing
• Firms advised to put plans on paper in case of cyber-attack
• Nato chief jokes about 'limping' Russian submarine
• Authorities identify 16 killed in Tennessee explosives factory blast
• Powell made no decisions about evidence in China spy case, minister says
• 'You're my life, my hero': Hostages reunite with families after two years
• Palestinians celebrate return of detainees freed by Israel
• 'Now the rebuilding begins,' says Trump as he signs Gaza peace plan