Economic Times Top Stories

• Exclusive: Govt mulls CAG-like body for listed firms, private banks, NBFCs
• Waaree Renewable eyes BESS, data centres; sees strong EPC pipeline for FY27: CFO Manmohan Sharma
• Nagarro ropes in former HCL Tech CFO to lead finance function
• When AI runs the firm, who pays tax?
• US seizes Iranian cargo ship, Tehran vows to retaliate
• Iran conflict and global risks slow GCC expansion in India
• Govt plans to rationalise filing framework under companies law
• How Oil is Squeezing the Rural Economy
• Exclusive: PMO panel pushes govt consulting tender overhaul with partner experience, revenue criteria; states begin aligning
• Exclusive: PMO panel proposes CII–FICCI-style body to scale Indian firms globally

Economic Times

• $166 bn Trump tariff refunds open in US, but India still has to ask for a slice
• India faces inflation spillover risks from Middle East conflict: RBI
• Garment exporters see demand recovering as US tariff pressures ease
• India–South Korea eye $50 billion trade, discuss critical tech, supply chains amid West Asia tensions
• Sebi cuts minimum investment to Rs 1,000 for social impact funds to broaden retail participation
• Honeywell Automation CFO Pulkit Goyal's exit deferred, to stay till May 20
• Finance ministry may review MOOWR benefits for battery storage imports
• Foreign betting sites pull a prank on taxman
• Madras HC orders notice to I-T dept over discrepancies in TVK chief Vijay's asset disclosures
• India growth resilient, markets near correction: HDFC Securities

CA Club India

• Form 146 Mandatory? New CA Certificate Rules for Foreign Remittances in 2026
• Form 163 Under IT Act, 2025: Indirect Transfer Reporting Made Simple
• Form 116 for ITAT Cross Objections: Income Tax Dept Clarifies Filing Process and Timeline
• Finance Ministry Issues New Indian Economic Service Rules 2026
• ICAI Clarifies Misleading Media Reports on CA Course and Examinations
• ICAI Releases Updated Income Tax Act 2025 Edition with Section-Wise Mapping to 1961 Law
• MCA Invites Feedback on New Incorporation Rules 2026 to Boost Ease of Doing Business
• Income Tax Portal Enables Offline Utility for Forms 145 and 146
• CBDT Issues Corrigendum to Income Tax Rules 2026: 76 Errors Rectified
• CBIC Appoints Common Adjudicating Authority for Control Components India Case Under Customs Act

BBC News

• Key takeaways from sacked official at heart of Mandelson vetting row
• Unemployment rate unexpectedly falls as fewer students look for work
• Men guilty of church drive-by shooting murder
• Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed
• Madonna offers reward for missing Coachella costume worn during Sabrina Carpenter guest slot
• Zelensky says failure of US envoys to visit Kyiv is 'disrespectful'
• Woman in court charged with attempted murder after car hits pedestrians in Soho
• Karren Brady steps down as West Ham vice-chair
• After the departure of Tim Cook, how will Apple change under 'product guy' John Ternus?
• 'Why is the NHS funding students if it can't give them jobs?' Anger over recruitment freeze