Economic Times Top Stories

• ESG reporting: CFOs struggle with data, governance, and sector-specific inconsistencies
• India Inc rethinks internal audits amid data fraud, AI
• India Inc Q2 profit growth bounces into double digits
• Finance Minister to continue pre-Budget consultations with industry stakeholders this week
• Indian states changing rules of biz game, initiate slew of reforms encouraging startups, manufacturing
• CFO’s role in multi-State compliance: Staying ahead of tax and regulatory nuances in retail
• The missing half of India Inc’s finance leadership
• DPDP rules 2025 enforce strict consent checks, 72-hour breach alerts and auto-erasure; top highlights for India Inc
• Centre notifies DPDP Rules 2025, mandates verifiable parental consent, annual audits and 90-day response timeline
• India’s wholesale price inflation falls to -1.21% in October 2025

Economic Times

• Remsons Industries Q2 net profit rises 29%
• KEC International secures ₹1,016 crore worth of new orders across businesses
• RBI export relief: Longer repatriation window may hit rupee; exporters may delay dollar conversions
• Stake sale or merger: Grant Thornton is said to study options for $2 billion India unit
• Telecom revenue growth slows to 11%; Jio, Airtel pivot to broadband, data centres, tech exports
• India's trade deficit widens to record high of $41.68 bn in October; exports down 11.8%
• Rs 9,400 crore stake! Groww's dominance on Dalal Street turns founder Lalit Keshre into a billionaire
• Capital market's unique investor base could double over the next 3-5 years: SEBI Chief
• Busy startup IPO season gives risk investors ₹15,000 crore in cash exits
• PhysicsWallah IPO Listing Anticipated to Surge 9% on Debut Amid Mixed Analyst Sentiment

CA Club India

• CBIC Highlights Next-Gen GST Reforms at India International Trade Fair 2025
• Confusion Over Section 234B Interest: GCCI Demands Clarity in Income Tax Act
• DGGI Files 299-Page Chargesheet in Rs 7.18 Crore GST Evasion Case
• Insurance Demand Rises Sharply Post GST Rate Cut, Says IRDAI
• Hyderabad GST Fraud: 2 Arrested for Creating 10 Fake Firms, Claiming Rs 11.79 Crore ITC
• Rs 35 Crore GST Notice Shocks Labourer in Moga, Fake Company Registered in His Name
• Income Tax Act 2025: CBDT Chairman Instructs Officers to Start Preparations for April 2026 Implementation
• Man Arrested for Posing as Income Tax Officer, Duping Woman of Rs 55.8 Lakh
• GST 2.0 Driving Transparency and Growth: ICAI President Outlines Key Reforms
• CBDT Seeks Clarity From MeitY on Tax Incentives for Data Centres Under New Policy

BBC News

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• Unprecedented plan for asylum system sees government walk tightrope
• Trump's plan for Gaza backed by UN Security Council
• Reselling tickets above face value set to be banned by government
• Snow and ice warnings issued by Met Office as sub-zero temperatures forecast
• Poland says blast on rail line to Ukraine 'unprecedented act of sabotage'
• From seabirds to sea turtles: the fatal toll of plastic revealed
• Pupils banned from singing KPop Demon Hunters songs due to school's 'Christian ethos'
• How ousted Bangladesh PM went from pro-democracy icon to autocrat facing death sentence
• Clair Obscur leads Game Awards nominations