Economic Times Top Stories

• Waaree Renewable eyes growth in BESS, data centres: 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

• India’s consumer sector sees funding dip but deal activity surges in FY26
• Omkara, Oaktree pay ₹1,200 crore to buy GTL debt from Edelweiss
• IPOs could raise up to $25 billion in 2026, too, despite D-St caution
• Razorpay plans confidential IPO filing soon; targets $600-700 million raise at $5-6 billion valuation
• Aditya Birla Housing Finance raises Rs 2,750 cr from Indriya via stake sale
• Digital lender Kreditbee in unicorn club with $280 million at $1.5 billion valuation
• India says IPO approvals valid for longer amid Middle East war
• IIFCL to double InvITs exposure to Rs 6,000 cr this fiscal
• IPO filings surge in March as 38 firms file DRHPs with SEBI
• IPO mobilisation hits record Rs 1.79 lakh crore in FY26, but weak listings and cooling demand signal caution

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
• Tehran will never cede control of Strait of Hormuz, senior Iranian politician tells BBC

Yahoo News

• Trump's U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz says bombing every bridge and power plant in Iran wouldn't be a war crime
• Putin finally admits Russia’s economy is in trouble and grasps for answers, after warnings about a financial crisis have been piling up
• ‘Big sigh of relief’: Republicans finally get some good news. Can it last?
• Man kills 7 of his children plus another child in shooting in Louisiana neighborhood
• Renowned physicist alarmed by 'unheard of' number of scientists dying or vanishing now on White House's radar
• I'm a millennial pastor in Hawaii who started renting out my car to pay for diapers. I made $3 million last year.
• Carney says Canada's economic ties with US are a weakness that must be corrected
• Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries hours after US waives sanctions on Moscow’s oil
• Ilhan Omar's office says she's ‘not a millionaire’ after $30M filing revised down to under $100K: report
• Chernobyl's radioactive landscape is a testament to nature’s resilience and survival spirit