Economic Times Top Stories

• RBI proposes to allow banks to fund India Inc takeovers, PSU disinvestments and IPOs
• ICAI launches MSME Clinics to provide free advisory, credit matchmaking for small businesses
• India Inc sees strong festive boost across sectors, GST impact on sales unclear, say CFOs
• Fast, Quick and Fearless: Inside Suman Hegde’s Journey from HUL to JubilantFoodWorks
• Culture, Not Code: How CFOs are reinventing risk management
• IBC moratorium cannot shield directors from cheque‑bounce prosecution: Bombay High Court
• HDFC Bank CFO says 20% rise in Q2 card spends reflects rising consumer demand
• Revised guidelines likely by March to create desi Big Four
• FRRB now looks at low audit fees, negative reserve parameters for reviewing cos' fin statements
• 'Weighty' FMCG matters: Prices repacked, value unpacked; Daily goods makers repurpose pack sizes to pass GST cut benefits

Economic Times

• Indian Mutual Fund Industry Sees 19% Asset Growth from Beyond Top 30 Cities in September 2025
• Indian Infrastructure Investment Trusts Set to Raise Over 26 Billion Rupees Through Bond Issues
• MTR Foods parent Orkla India sets IPO price band at Rs 695-730, eyes Rs 10,000 crore valuation
• India Inc Q2 earnings: Revenue grows 6%, says Crisil report; notes slower growth in IT, steel
• India's Torrent Pharma to proceed with $1.6 bln bond issue after regulatory nod, bankers say
• ₹1.75 trillion raised via IPOs in Samvat 2081; Stallion India, Zinka, and Quality Power lead charts
• Coca-Cola Plans $1 Billion IPO for Indian Bottling Unit Amid Rising Competition
• India's F&B sector set for Rs 9,000 crore IPO boom amid rising demand
• Zepto closes $450-million round led by US pension fund Calpers; valuation hits $7 billion
• India’s Q3 2025 dealmaking hits multi-year high at USD 39.9 billion, led by record M&A and IPO surge

CA Club India

• GST Overhaul a "Diwali Gift for Green India," Hails Bhupender Yadav
• PM Underscores Transformative Impact of GST Reforms on Manufacturing Sector
• GST 2.0 Rollout: CBIC Expects Temporary Dip in Revenues, Festive Demand to Aid Recovery
• GST Rationalisation to Boost MSMEs, Exports and Consumer Welfare
• GST Reforms: Cigarettes to Cost More, But Bidi Prices Cut to Protect Industry
• CBIC Confident of Smooth Transition to Next-Gen GST by September 22, Says Chairman
• CBIC Refutes Reports of 18% GST on Caramel Popcorn
• NextGen GST Reforms to Benefit Dairy Farmers and Rural Economy: PM
• GST Rationalization Boosts Dairy Sector, Most Products Now at Nil or 5%
• ICAI Confirms September 2025 CA Exams to Be Held as Scheduled

BBC News

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• Watch: Video appears to show asylum seeker after accidental release from prison
• Ukraine allies pledge to take Russian oil and gas off global market
• Men jailed over arson attack for Russia on Ukrainian business in London
• Four questions raised by Plaid Cymru's by-election victory in Caerphilly
• Prince Andrew's banner removed from chapel at Windsor Castle
• Lily Allen is 'vicious' and 'raw' on her tell-all break-up album
• First snowfall of season possible for some as weekend cold snap arrives
• Reeves refuses to rule out income tax rises in Budget
• Asylum seeker guilty of hotel worker's savage murder at railway station

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