Economic Times Top Stories

• Indian firms opt for confidential IPO route amid West Asia-led market volatility
• BJP CA Cell writes to Centre as delay in 57th GST Council meet keeps key reforms pending
• Any tax change will only fuel FPI exodus, not stop it, former finance secretary SC Garg warns
• upGrad appoints former JioStar finance head Mukesh Mundra as CFO
• Welspun World appoints former ACME Solar executive Rajat Kumar Singh as Group CFO
• Indian economy if rupee hits 100
• Too costly to trade India? Experts say FPIs face higher tax, compliance burden
• AI-driven finance transformation may shrink junior roles even as CFO role expands: Survey
• AI deployment across finance functions nearly doubles over the past year: Survey
• How falling rupee has cushioned India IT sector amid AI disruption

Economic Times

• Indian firms opt for confidential IPO route amid West Asia-led market volatility
• The great 2026 stall: IPO fundraising falls to two-year low with fears that second half could be sluggish
• India considers reducing taxes on bond investments by foreigners, reports Bloomberg News
• Zepto, Dhoot Transmission among 6 companies to secure Sebi's nod for IPO
• Companies look to shrink issue sizes to get IPOs pass through
• Sun Pharma explores funding mix for $12 billion Organon deal
• Indian companies announce $1.1 billion investment in US, to create 1,500 jobs
• India's bank credit growth accelerates to 15.9% in FY26 on strong demand across sectors: Finance Ministry
• Govt has eased FDI norms for foreign cos having small Chinese/Hong Kong stake: An explainer
• Vodafone Idea eyes ₹25,000 crore SBI-led funding after AGR relief

CA Club India

• Income Tax Act, 2025 Introduces Revised Form 103 for Demand Recovery
• Form 092 Mandatory for Specified Funds and Stock Brokers from FY 2026
• CBDT Clarifies Form 18 Filing for Affordable Housing Projects Under Income Tax Rules 2026
• Form 29 Mandatory for Amalgamated Companies Claiming Tax Loss Benefits Under Income Tax Rules 2026
• CBDT Clarifies Form 50 for Advance Pricing Agreement Under Income Tax Act 2025
• FM Sitharaman Reviews GIFT City Progress at High-Level Meeting
• Finance Ministry Allows 7 Financial Entities to Use Aadhaar Authentication Under PMLA
• Ministry of Finance Amends HSNS Cess Rules 2026: Rule 35 Sees Major Procedural Changes
• GSTN Announces Major Enhancements in e-Way Bill Portal: Mandatory Ship-To GSTIN and EWB Closure Feature
• New Income Tax Act 2025 More Taxpayer-Friendly, Simpler to Understand: Chief Commissioner

BBC News

• UK's hottest May day record broken for second day in a row
• Body found in search for boy, 12, missing in river
• Labour has 'no coherent plan' for country, says Blair
• Nasa unveils next steps to build permanent Moon base
• Iran condemns US strikes as 'gross violation' of ceasefire
• 'We knew somebody would die': Teenage patients 'ignored' before fatal NHS trust failures
• Sentences of boys spared custody over rape referred to Court of Appeal
• Woman shot outside Sheffield bar was innocent bystander
• Man arrested over Manchester synagogue attack
• Better WiFi for hundreds of trains under government plans

Yahoo News

• Supreme Court rejects Florida's bid to sue Western states over truck licenses for immigrants
• Kevin O’Leary slams people who want work-life balance: ‘I hope they work for my competitors’
• A Ukrainian crew said its Italian tank gun hit a house that was 120 football fields away
• Iran condemns US strikes as a show of 'bad faith' and begins restoring internet after long shutdown
• Czech police free Russian Orthodox cleric detained over white substance in car
• Doctor who survived Ebola says there needs to be ‘less lip service and more boots on the ground’
• Trial of ex-FBI chief Comey over alleged seashell threat moved to October
• The Supreme Court handed Trump a Golden Chariot on tariffs — now he just has to take it
• Ukraine says Russia is using a new jet-powered attack drone in response to its interceptors
• 4 dead, 17 mostly workers still missing, in collapse of unfinished hotel in the Philippines