Economic Times Top Stories

• NFRA flags ‘gross negligence’ across marquee company audits as major red flags go unreported
• IndiGo’s Governance Gap: How a two-year compliance risk slipped through
• Rupee at lifetime low pushes India Inc to widen hedging bands amid US tariff shock and weak FPI flows
• Top Direct Tax Changes of 2025: Year of simpler taxes and lower compliance burden
• IndiGo Crisis: The Danger of Duopolies
• Rupee may slip beyond 90 if US trade deal not sealed: Experts
• RBI may need to inject further '2 lakh crore to let rates transmit
• Govt tells banks to flag adverse info on top executives
• Call of duty infuses fresh energy into local gear makers
• RBI’s 25 bps cut lifts sentiment, but India Inc says big investments still on hold

Economic Times

• AI’s gold rush isn’t about inventing, it’s about adopting, Nadella says as Microsoft bets $17.5B on India
• India's IndusInd Bank chairman to step down in January amid organisational overhaul, sources say
• ADB sharply revises upward India's GDP growth to 7.2pc for FY26
• SEBI undertaking comprehensive review of MF, stock broker and LODR regulations: chairman
• Amazon to invest $35 billion in India to scale AI and logistics operations
• ICSI cites lapses at IndiGo; calls for stronger corp governance
• Tata Steel to acquire majority stake in Thriveni Pellets to boost raw material supply chain
• Adani Green sees Rs 2,178-crore block deal; TotalEnergies likely the seller
• Meesho shares dazzle on debut, list at 46% premium over IPO price
• NFRA flags ‘gross negligence’ across marquee company audits as major red flags go unreported

CA Club India

• Income Tax Act 2025: New ITR Forms to Be Issued Before 2027-28
• Parliament Approves Health and National Security Cess on Pan Masala Units
• ITAT Ahmedabad Restores NRI's Appeal Despite 621-Day Delay Due to Wrong Email Notices
• 27-Year-Old Accountant Held for Generating Fake GST Invoices Worth Rs 11 Crore
• Delhi Police Bust Fake Police and IT Squad in 1 kg Gold Robbery
• FM Sitharaman: First Time in Independent India That Income Tax and GST Taxes Slashed Together
• FM Sitharaman Says Customs Reform Is Next Big Focus After Income Tax and GST Overhaul
• CGST Ludhiana Busts Rs 54 Crore GST Fraud: Fake Invoices Worth Rs 300 Crore Detected
• Finance Ministry Extends Countervailing Duty on Tempered Glass Imports Till June 2026
• ICAI to Implement Income Tax Act, 2025 in CA Exams from May 2027 Onwards

BBC News

• US could ask UK tourists for five-year social media history before entry
• Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovision
• Sophie Kinsella, author of the bestselling Shopaholic series, dies aged 55
• British paratrooper who died in Ukraine named
• High Street food chain Leon to close stores and cut jobs in restructure
• Taliban warn Afghans who wore 'un-Islamic' Peaky Blinders outfits
• Last minute offer may avert next week's doctor strike
• Man guilty of murdering ex-girlfriend's sister and three children in house fire
• King supports persecuted Christians in Advent service
• Can you solve GCHQ's Christmas code-cracking challenge?