Economic Times Top Stories

• NFRA tightens audit file rules, warns firms against delays and post-facto documentation
• Corporate governance is about credibility, not just compliance: Sebi Chairman
• How China is benefiting from falling Indian rupee
• Rajneesh Jain appointed chair of FICCI CFO Council
• NFRA sounds alarm on Ind AS 36: why impairment testing is emerging as audit’s biggest risk
• The CFO’s Blind Spot: Why financial strategy must start with people
• Cavinkare eyes pan-India push with new product launches and variants, says CFO Ananda Shalini
• NFRA readies sweeping audit reset, sends 40 global aligned standards for rollout
• Reforming Insolvency Profession: opportunity missed by IBC Amendment Bill
• Rupee breaches 91-Mark amid foreign outflows, Experts say volatility to continue till January

Economic Times

• NFRA tightens audit file rules, warns firms against delays and post-facto documentation
• 'Clear exit rules will encourage NPS participation': Finance Ministry
• Piramal Finance to exit Shriram Life Insurance Company
• Growth may somewhat soften despite strong H1 performance: RBI MPC Minutes
• Corporate governance is about credibility, not just compliance: Sebi Chairman
• Flipkart acquires majority stake in GenAI startup Minivet AI
• Budget 2026: CII pitches lower import duties, 'trust-led' tax system, and more to Sitharaman & Co
• Oppo Mobiles India disputes tax demand of ₹7,958 cr, pays ₹1,579 cr duty
• FMCG and auto majors ramp up manufacturing capacity amid demand growth and GST gains
• Rupee rebounds sharply as RBI steps in, ends week at one-month high

CA Club India

• Net Direct Tax Collections Rise 8% in FY 2025-26 Till 17th December
• CBIC Enables Post-Clearance Revision of Bills of Entry via ICEGATE Under Section 18A
• Over 60,000 MSME Claims Cleared Under Vivad se Vishwas Scheme, Govt Tells Lok Sabha
• GST 2.0 Takes Shape: Industry Seeks Rate Rationalisation and ITC Reforms in Budget 2026
• Income Tax Department Tracks High-Value Transactions of Non-Filers Using NMS
• ITAT Delhi Grants Major Relief to Taxpayer in Section 14A Dispute Over Tax-Free Income
• Income Tax Department Flags Transaction Mismatch, Urges Taxpayers to Review AIS Before 31st Dec
• ICAI Reduces Verification and Certified Copy Fees for CA Exams Ahead of January 2026 Results
• Parliament Enacts Health Security se National Security Cess Act to Fund Security, Public Health
• Taxpayers Get 31st Dec Deadline: Undisclosed Property, Bank Deposits Under Scanner

BBC News

• Australian PM announces intelligence review as country mourns Bondi attack
• Survivors 'nervous and sceptical' about release of remaining Epstein files
• US seizes second oil tanker off Venezuela's coast
• England beaten to lose another Ashes in Australia
• This billionaire tested China's limits. It cost him his freedom
• 'A good meal and a good poo': Kate Winslet describes how she dealt with media intrusion
• Unexpected comebacks and operatic pop: The best albums and songs of 2025
• Weight-loss jabs: What happens when you stop?
• The 'winners and losers' in Universal UK's plan to rival Disneyland Paris
• Why British Jews are experiencing their biggest change in 60 years