Economic Times Top Stories

• RBI MPC cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 5.25%; retains neutral stance
• RBI allows market forces to primarily dictate Rupee's value: Governor
• GDP surge versus Rupee fall
• How India Inc CFOs trumped Rupee’s third sharpest slide in a decade
• Exclusive: Bajaj Electricals finance executive EC Prasad set to take over as Raymond Lifestyle CFO
• Experts hail higher threshold for small companies, say move will ease compliance, new incorporations
• PM internship scheme falters in pilot year as low uptake and high attrition expose gaps
• Compliance costs jump 10–15% in 2025 as CFOs battle new ESG, EPR and tax rules
• GST collections inch up to Rs 1.70 lakh crore in November despite rate cuts; import IGST fuels growth
• India’s manufacturing PMI hits 9-month low as US tariffs cool export momentum

Economic Times

• Cloudflare’s second outage in a month leaves apps and users in limbo
• Finance Minister discusses investments with Russia Deputy PM
• 'Russia ready to provide uninterrupted fuel shipments to India': Putin
• 'India-Russia friendship steadfast like a pole star': Modi, Putin strike deals to turbocharge trade till 2030
• Explained: Will RBI’s $5 billion forex swap push the rupee lower?
• RBI allows market forces to primarily dictate Rupee's value: Governor
• RBI MPC Dec Highlights: Durable liquidity support, Repo cut, external sector watch, Ombudsman campaign
• RBI projects 7.3% GDP growth for FY26 as domestic demand holds firm
• RBI sees softer inflation ahead, cuts FY26 forecast to 2% as price pressures ease
• RBI MPC cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 5.25%; retains neutral stance

CA Club India

• Delhi Student Falls Victim to Rs 26 Crore GST Scam After Aadhaar-PAN Fraud
• GSTN Launches UPI and Credit/Debit Card Payment Facility for Taxpayers in 28 States
• ICAI Halts Self-Paced Module Tests from Dec 11-20 Due to Portal Upgrade
• Lok Sabha Passes Central Excise Amendment Bill to Maintain High Tobacco Levy
• GST Samvaad: MSMEs Confront Authorities Over Registration Delays and GTA Tax Inconsistencies
• India's Corporate Tax Surges 115% to Rs 9.86 Lakh Crore in 2024-25
• CBIC Issues Order Assigning Pre-GST Central Excise and Service Tax Appeals in Karnataka
• FM Sitharaman Calls for Technology-Aligned, Fair Tax Systems at 18th Global Forum Plenary
• MSME Lending Gets a Boost with CAM Launch; Digital Payment Infrastructure Enhanced
• NFRA Rolls Out Audit Practice Toolkits and Survey 2025 to Support Small and Medium Audit Firms

BBC News

• Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn
• Germany votes to bring in voluntary military service programme for 18-year-olds
• 'I don't want to be part of this war machine': Young Germans protest against military service plans
• Doctor charged with sex assaults of 38 patients
• Catherine's Christmas carol concert honours charity helpers
• Kim Cattrall marries fiancé she met on BBC radio show
• Man, 18, struck on motorway Tasered before death
• Irish police investigating drone activity during Zelensky visit
• US hits out at EU's 'suffocating regulations' after it fines Elon Musk's X
• LGBT survivors tell of 'barbaric' NHS shock therapy