Economic Times Top Stories

• 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
• Explained: EU’s plan to expand carbon tax to 180 products and what it means for India
• Will IBBI’s real estate insolvency reforms fix execution bottlenecks? Experts flag gaps
• Real estate insolvency overhaul: Here's what the IBBI panel has recommended
• West Asia war to slow India Inc’s capex in FY27 as firms hit pause on new investments
• NFRA flags audit quality gaps at Singhi & Co; cites insufficient evidence in one engagement, calls for overhaul of documentation

Economic Times

• 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
• SAEL Industries, Vishvaraj Environment, Symbiotec Pharmalab among 6 cos get Sebi nod for IPOs
• Uday Kotak raises Infina Finance stake via family trust as Kotak Group trims holding
• Mega IPO Wave: SBI Funds and Manipal Hospitals ready DRHP filings
• RIL appoints 17 bankers for a potential Rs 40,000 crore Jio Platforms IPO

CA Club India

• 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
• EPFO Introduces Form 121 Under New Income Tax Act 2025, Replaces Forms 15G and 15H
• CBIC Issues New Guidelines for Returned Export Cargo Amid Strait of Hormuz Disruption

BBC News

• Chief Rabbi says attacks 'gathering momentum' after another synagogue targeted
• Eight children killed in Louisiana shooting, police say
• Tehran will never cede control of Strait of Hormuz, senior Iranian politician tells BBC
• Attempted murder arrest after car hits pedestrians in central London
• Starmer would have blocked Mandelson over vetting failure, ministers say
• Jesy Nelson appeals after car with medical equipment for daughters is stolen
• Twenty goals and a burning yellow card - the best bits from Sidemen charity match
• Thousands of Parisians evacuated as WW2 bomb detonated
• 'It terrified me': Richard Gadd on his follow-up to Baby Reindeer
• Eight activists charged after Crown Jewels and The Ritz targeted

Yahoo News

• Trump's U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz says bombing every bridge and power plant in Iran wouldn't be a war crime
• Bride’s sister-in-law douses her in black paint moments before ceremony in horrifying ‘revenge’ attack
• ‘We should absolutely be concerned about non-college-educated men today’: higher rents, living at home, falling out of the labor market
• 8 children between the ages of 1 and 14 are dead after a mass shooting in Louisiana, police say
• How Will Markets React to Strait of Hormuz Being Closed Again?
• Putin finally admits Russia’s economy is in trouble and grasps for answers, after warnings about a financial crisis have been piling up
• US Coast Guard spots overturned vessel near Saipan during search for missing ship with 6 on board
• I'm a millennial pastor in Hawaii who started renting out my car to pay for diapers. I made $3 million last year.
• ‘Big sigh of relief’: Republicans finally get some good news. Can it last?
• FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr. says the US is limiting measles outbreaks better than the rest of the world