Economic Times Top Stories

• Light up businesses this Diwali
• ICAI’s FRRB flags 388 serious audit lapses; refers 205 cases for disciplinary action and 183 to regulators
• Explained: What TRAI’s new accounting separation amendments propose for telecom operators
• 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

Economic Times

• India's F&B sector set for Rs 9,000 crore IPO boom amid rising demand
• Zepto closes $450-million round led by US pension fund Calpers; valuation hits $7 billion
• India’s Q3 2025 dealmaking hits multi-year high at USD 39.9 billion, led by record M&A and IPO surge
• Integris Medtech files IPO papers with Sebi to garner Rs 3,500-4,000 cr
• LG Electronics' India IPO attracts $50 billion in bids, sets near two-decade record
• India's IPO Boom: Citigroup Predicts $20 Billion in Upcoming Listings Over Next Year
• Bharti Telecom Set to Launch Historic ₹150 Billion Bond Sale to Fund Refinancing and Capex.
• HSBC launches Innovation Banking in India, allocates $1 billion to support startups
• Kotak Mutual Fund, Motilal Mutual Fund invest Rs 169 cr in Rubicon Research
• Adani Enterprises raises 10 billion rupees through bond sale

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

• 'Wrong decision' to block Tel Aviv fans from Aston Villa match, says PM
• Zelensky to make Tomahawk missile case in US after Trump-Putin phone call
• Former Trump adviser John Bolton criminally indicted
• Sam Fender wins 2025 Mercury Prize for album of the year
• 'Game-changing' HIV protection jab approved in England and Wales
• Why talking about sweat stopped being a taboo (long before Alan Carr was on Traitors)
• Reese Witherspoon on writing a thriller: 'What do girls in bikinis have to do with solving crime?'
• Five takeaways from heated Mamdani-Cuomo New York mayoral debate
• Military veterans now able to download digital ID card
• KISS founding guitarist Ace Frehley dies aged 74