Economic Times Top Stories

• Mid-to-large CA firms employ over 20% of India’s audit workforce, signaling growth of domestic Big Four
• CEOs in India double down on AI and talent to accelerate transformation
• Apple lobbies India to change tax law seen hindering its expansion
• Shram Shakti Niti 2025 Set to Enhance Workforce Inclusion in India Inc, Streamline Compliance, Cut Regulatory Friction
• DPDP Rules: CFOs run impact assessments, prepare teams, brace for compliance challenges and high stakes
• Exclusive: ICAI likely to complete IndusInd Bank review by March 2026; NFRA probe to focus on systemic lapses
• Creating domestic 'Big Four': ICAI CA networking portal expected to go live by February
• V-Mart targets 50% of finance functions with Agentic AI in next 6-9 months, says CFO Anand Agarwal
• Bira 91 auditor flags threat to asset fair value
• ICAI to support MeitY’s national AI mission by sharing verified financial data for India’s sovereign LLM

Economic Times

• Explained: What TRAI’s new accounting separation amendments propose for telecom operators
• Indian Bank Q2 net profit rises 11.5 pc to Rs 3,018 cr
• Kajaria Ceramics Says Sept Qtr Profit 1.21 Bln Rupees
• India's State Mining Readiness Index: Ranking Reforms and Accelerating Mining Operations
• Gold, silver to retain demand during Diwali despite price reaching record high: Report
• India refiners to buy more US LPG in 2026, cut Middle East imports, sources say
• Nestle Announces Major Job Cuts and Increased Cost Savings Target Under New CEO Philipp Navratil
• RBI Intervenes to Support Rupee: $3B to $5B Sold Amid Currency Pressure
• Meet the AI chatbots replacing India's call-center workers
• RBI Announces 338% Return for Sovereign Gold Bond Series - Final Redemption Price and Date Revealed

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

• China carried out 'large scale espionage' in UK, government witness said in collapsed spy case
• Chris Mason: Digesting the key segments and changes in China documents
• Thousands in UK sue Johnson & Johnson over talcum powder cancer risks
• Celia Imrie's fart steals the show on Celebrity Traitors
• Cardiff may become UK's first city to impose SUV parking premium
• Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright, Giuffre claimed in memoir
• BBC viewers worried about political interference, boss says
• 'I can't afford to save both twins': Sudan's war left one mother with an impossible choice
• Watch: BBC follows family forced to move four times in a year and live in hotel for months
• 'I don't want my kids growing up in England,' says ex-Premier League footballer who moved to Dubai