Economic Times Top Stories

• GST Council 57th Meeting: Faster Refunds, Registration, Lower Penalties — All Key Announcements Explained
• GST Council highlights: What FM Sitharaman announced for India Inc
• GST Council scraps arrest power of tax officers, raises prosecution threshold to Rs 5 crore
• RBI Rate Hike: India Inc CFOs see limited impact on growth, flags crude, rupee risks
• NBFC services to banks will attract 18% GST
• RBI MPC hikes repo rate by 25 bps to 5.50%, first increase since February 2023
• 57th GST Council meeting: What’s in store for CFOs and India Inc?
• ICAI advances Ind AS 118 work, eyes Schedule III revamp
• 57th GST Council meeting rescheduled for October 8 from October 7; to be held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi
• Audit rotation boom puts Big Four under sharper scrutiny

Economic Times

• Only 4% of Indian jobs at risk from AI disruption, far below developed markets: World Bank Group ED
• GST Council 57th Meeting: Faster Refunds, ITC, Registration, Lower Penalties — All Key Announcements Explained
• Deposit rate hikes unlikely for 3 months; RBI action to help NIMs: SBI chairman C S Setty
• GST Council highlights: What FM Sitharaman announced for India Inc
• GST Council scraps arrest power of tax officers, raises prosecution threshold to Rs 5 crore
• India's GDP is booming, but stock market is crashing: What's going wrong?
• Startup employees report lowest wellbeing, study finds
• FPI return hinges on earnings upgrades, rupee stability and global triggers: Nirav Karkera
• NCLT orders winding up of 14 Popular Finance Group entities, directs recovery of public money
• India, Cote d'Ivoire discuss defence, anti-terrorism, trade and development cooperation

CA Club India

• RBI Clarifies FEMA Reporting: No Reporting Required for Personal Transactions
• GST Reforms 2026: Easier Registration, Faceless Assessment and New Compliance Rules
• Special Deposit Scheme Interest Rate Fixed at 7.1% for Oct-Dec 2026
• New FEMA Rule From October 2026: Freelancers and Service Exporters Must File EDF
• ICAI E-Way Bill Handbook 2026: Check GST Applicability, Exemptions and Validity Rules
• ICAI Suggests Major GST Registration and Refund Reforms to Ease Taxpayer Compliance
• Next-Gen GST Reforms to Simplify Compliance and Boost Business Growth: FM Sitharaman
• UPI Charges From 15th Oct 2026: 0.4% MDR on Payments Above Rs 2000
• ICAI Awards 2026: Nominations Open for 20th ICAI Awards, Apply by 15th December
• ICAI President Calls for Ethical Leadership, Integrity and Trust Amid Rapid Professional Transformation

BBC News

• Police accept Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor search warrants were unlawful, court hears
• Royal Navy sailor in court accused of preparing to spy for Russia
• Three sisters who drowned in sea off Brighton took own lives, inquest finds
• Asos hackers took more personal details than first revealed, BBC finds
• Most UK diplomats to leave East Jerusalem consulate, Israel says, as Miliband says 'vital services' to remain
• Christa Pike now walking after failed US execution, lawyer tells BBC
• 'Ominous signs' of winter pressures as NHS waiting list grows
• 'Bold and inventive' Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Literature Prize
• Russian strike on buses kills at least 30, say officials, as deadly attacks on Ukraine surge
• UK and Germany will face threats together, says Burnham in Berlin