Economic Times Top Stories

• 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
• 'May' isn't 'shall' penalty not the norm in black money law: ITAT
• Uttarakhand to levy green tax on out-of-state vehicles from December
• RBI drafts norms to let banks fund up to 70% of M&A deals, sets 10% exposure cap
• India, US ‘very close’ to sealing trade pact: Both sides converge on core issues, legal language being finalised amid tariff uncertainties

Economic Times

• Services sector driving 55% of India’s GVA but job quality and informality remain key hurdles: NITI Aayog
• India’s IIP grows 4% in September 2025, led by 4.8% rise in manufacturing
• India bonds inch up ahead of Fed meet; liquidity strains persist
• India's HAL Signs Landmark Aircraft Manufacturing Deal with Russian Firm Amidst Western Sanctions
• Indian small finance banks' advances poised to cross Rs 2 lakh crore this fiscal: Report
• Shreeji Shipping names Chinmay Desai as new CFO
• India aims to become global solar energy hub by 2050: President Droupadi Murmu
• Rahul Jain resigns as president and CFO of SRF
• India signs pact with sanctioned Russian firm to build civil aircraft
• Pharma & healthcare investments surge 166% in July-Sept on back of big-ticket deals: Report

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

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