Economic Times Top Stories

• 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
• ICAI to recommend financing roadmap for homegrown Multi-Disciplinary Partnership firms in India
• Reliance Power ex-CFO's ED custody extended
• ED arrests Reliance Power CFO in ₹68-crore fake bank guarantee Case

Economic Times

• PE-VC investments in India hit three-year high at $26 billion; deal activity surges 17%
• India's Crude Oil Imports from Russia Drop 14% in September Amid Sanctions and Price Discounts
• India's Merchandise Exports Rise 6.75% in September Amid U.S. Tariffs, Trade Surplus Grows
• RBI's CRR Cut Less Effective Than Expected: Analysts Concerned About Rising Short-Term Rates
• Indian Government Bonds Rise Ahead of RBI Minutes Release; Market Awaits Rate Cut Insights
• Indian rupee witnesses huge recovery on RBI support, trade talk optimism
• India's Job Market: 56% of Employers Plan Workforce Expansion Amid Economic Growth
• India, South Korea ties get stronger with tech-driven partnership in chips, green energy
• RBI Deputy Governor Highlights Digital Risks in Financial Systems Amidst Innovation
• India to develop Vande Bharat 4.0, high-speed corridors for future exports: Ashwini Vaishnaw

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

• Funeral director admits fraud charges after inquiry into human remains at his premises in Hull
• Government will publish evidence in collapsed China spy case, PM says
• Reeves says she is looking at tax rises ahead of Budget
• 'Worse than starting from scratch': how big is the task of rebuilding Gaza?
• Student arrested after chanting about putting Zionists 'in the ground'
• Controversial UK oil field publishes full scale of climate impact
• Man who murdered girlfriend in hot tub is jailed for life
• Asylum hotel a 'feeding ground for unrest', High Court told
• D'Angelo: A musical pioneer who reshaped soul
• Case dropped for Met officer who shot unarmed man