Economic Times Top Stories

• Future Generali Life CFO targets 3X growth in next 2-3 years
• A crisis of confidence in Indian auditing
• 29 Indian firms feature in top 100 value creators' list: BCG
• How India is emerging as a winner in China+1 pivot
• India’s manufacturing momentum holds strong with PMI at 58.2 in April
• GST collections rise 12.6% to an all-time high of Rs 2.37 lakh crore in April
• CFOs see private capex picking up in FY26 despite lingering headwinds
• Manoj Kumar Agarwal appointed Director-Finance and CFO at Exide Industries
• Syngene CFO flags macroeconomic uncertainty as key risk, sees ample growth headroom for FY26
• Taxman invokes benami law to get data from payment gateways

Economic Times

• Apollo Micro Systems acquires IDL Explosives for Rs 107 crore to expand defence manufacturing
• Finance Secretary moots rating state govt debt
• Gold-loan fintech firms spot a glimmer in RBI’s draft rules
• Oyo puts off third IPO attempt after SoftBank takes issue
• Wall Street climbs on strong jobs data, tariff optimism
• Donald Trump's tariffs bite at quiet US ports
• SEBI accuses Adani nephew in insider trading case, he seeks to settle
• JSW Steel may face 10-15% production hit, ₹4,500-crore Ebitda dent as Bhushan Power liquidation looms
• Ashok Kumar Panda appointed as Director of Finance at SAIL
• Britannia gets over ₹25cr tax demand

CA Club India

• CBIC Introduces Grievance Redressal Mechanism for Processing of GST Registration Applications
• CBDT Notifies New ITR-5 Form for AY 2025-26
• ED Registers 5113 PMLA Cases Over a Decade
• CBDT Releases Amended Income Tax Act, 1961 Updated by Finance Act, 2025
• CBDT Notifies New ITR-3 Form for AY 2025-26
• Shri Arvind Shrivastava takes charge as Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
• Biometric-Based Aadhaar Authentication Now Required for GST Applicants in Sikkim
• GSTN to Implement Phase-3 HSN Code Mandate and Table 13 Reporting From May 2025
• GST Revenue Soars 12.6% to All-Time High of Rs 2.37 Lakh Crore in April 2025
• ICAI Calls on CAs to Lead India's Financial Literacy and Ethical Awareness Movement

BBC News

• Eight arrested in two separate anti-terror operations
• Australia's opposition left reeling after crushing election defeat
• Sir John Curtice: The map that shows Reform's triumph was much more than a protest vote
• Europe marks VE Day with Trump on its mind
• Fourteen children arrested over boy's fire death in Gateshead
• Trump criticised after posting AI image of himself as Pope
• Young men were getting a haircut ahead of a festival - then they were shot dead
• How Katy Perry and the internet fell out
• The ways Carney's election win will change direction of trade war
• Parking chaos and poo - the price of Mam Tor's fame