Economic Times Top Stories

• 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
• 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
• Exclusive: PMO panel proposes CII–FICCI-style body to scale Indian firms globally
• Exclusive: MCA set to regulate multidisciplinary partnerships; PMO panel firms up framework

Economic Times

• Waaree Renewable eyes BESS, data centres; sees strong EPC pipeline for FY27: CFO Manmohan Sharma
• CSR spends by NSE-listed firms jump 23% to Rs 22,212 crore in FY25: PrimeInfobase
• Alcohol-in-Beverage-based duty structure will help revenue maximisation goal of Karnataka: BAI
• Cabinet approves ₹12,980 crore sovereign-backed maritime insurance pool
• Iran not planning to attend talks with US in Pakistan
• NFRA flags audit evidence gaps weak ECL validation and ineffective EQCR reviews at BSR Affiliates Network
• India’s consumer sector sees funding dip but deal activity surges in FY26
• Iran conflict and global risks slow GCC expansion in India
• US seizes Iranian cargo ship, Tehran vows to retaliate
• FMCG sector set for steady Q4 on rural demand and volume growth

CA Club India

• 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
• ICAI CA Intermediate and Final Admit Cards for May 2026 Exams Released
• Big GST Relief: GSTN Enables Interest Re-Calculation under Table 5.1 of GSTR-3B

BBC News

• US releases video of forces seizing Iranian ship
• Spat at, threatened and kidnapped: British Jews tell of rising antisemitism
• The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency
• Man kills seven of his children, and an eighth child, in Louisiana mass shooting
• 'They told me he was dead': Children born near army base learn truth about UK soldier dads
• Two arrested over Kenton synagogue attack
• New university free speech complaints system to come into force this year
• Health visitors call for limits on 'impossible' 1,000-family caseloads
• New Zealand declares state of emergency in Wellington as floods hit
• Lyse Doucet: Most Iranians don't expect this truce to last