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
• NFRA flags audit evidence gaps weak ECL validation and ineffective EQCR reviews at BSR Affiliates Network
• 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

Economic Times

• India’s consumer sector sees funding dip but deal activity surges in FY26
• Omkara, Oaktree pay ₹1,200 crore to buy GTL debt from Edelweiss
• IPOs could raise up to $25 billion in 2026, too, despite D-St caution
• Razorpay plans confidential IPO filing soon; targets $600-700 million raise at $5-6 billion valuation
• Aditya Birla Housing Finance raises Rs 2,750 cr from Indriya via stake sale
• Digital lender Kreditbee in unicorn club with $280 million at $1.5 billion valuation
• India says IPO approvals valid for longer amid Middle East war
• IIFCL to double InvITs exposure to Rs 6,000 cr this fiscal
• IPO filings surge in March as 38 firms file DRHPs with SEBI
• IPO mobilisation hits record Rs 1.79 lakh crore in FY26, but weak listings and cooling demand signal caution

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

• Officials deliberately withheld Mandelson vetting result from me, Starmer says
• Key points from Starmer's Mandelson statement
• If Plaid win in Wales, that won't mean independence - at least not yet
• Petrol thefts surge as Iran war pushes up fuel costs
• Government to propose electricity price changes in clean power push
• King honours his 'darling Mama', the late Queen, on her centenary
• Apple names new chief executive to replace Tim Cook
• US singer D4vd pleads not guilty to murder in death of missing teen girl
• Canadian killed in shooting at Mexico's ancient Teotihuacán pyramids
• Phones to be banned in schools by law in England under government plans

Yahoo News

• Mexico's Sheinbaum demands explanation after US officials die after operation in Chihuahua
• Government to propose electricity price changes in clean power push
• 6 missing after U.S.-flagged ship found overturned following typhoon
• Seized Iranian ship likely carrying equipment deemed dual-use by US, sources say
• Prisoners handcuffed and executed: The war crime charges against Australia's most-decorated soldier
• They tried everything, and nothing worked. Now, women are turning to cannabis for help
• US Supreme Court rejects Massachusetts school gender-identity policy challenge
• Navy warns US sailors to secure social media from Iran online threats
• The world's biggest airlines are canceling flights as they face jet fuel shortages and rising prices
• US Air Force says key Iran warplane, the A-10 Warthog, will live on to 2030