Economic Times Top Stories

• Top 10 Highest-Paid CFOs in India: L&T’s Shankar Raman Tops List
• MCA plans unified digital platform for insolvency ecosystem; seeks stakeholder suggestions
• CBIC weighs centralised GST registration under one PAN
• FCNR scheme: Withholding tax fear haunts US, Singapore NRIs
• Axis Bank appoints Rajeev Mantri as new finance chief, replacing Puneet Sharma
• JPC weighs key changes to Corporate Laws Bill, reviews AIF-to-LLP conversion and CSR norms
• Sebi empanels 18 more forensic auditors for listed company audits
• Fusion Finance plans to double MSME loans to 25% of its portfolio in three years, eyes 20-25% AUM growth: CFO
• Cube Highways' public listing to strengthen access to capital for next growth phase: CFO Pankaj Vasani
• Vanishing jobs in finance

Economic Times

• FCNR(B): Data show banks have raised $20.7 bn under scheme; $10 bn more may flow in
• Inside IndiGo's succession plan: Rahul Bhatia prepares son Madhav for future leadership
• Bira 91 beer founder Ankur Jain quits board, gives up control in settlement
• Pernod withdraws court challenge against $314 million India tax demand
• Trade all at sea: Freight rattled by delays, ship shortages and port congestion as West Asia conflict flares up again
• WTO urges India to cut trade-restrictive measures reliance, New Delhi flags global non-tariff barriers
• After Hormuz, Gate of Tears may make the world cry. What about India?
• Trump announces new generic drugs tariff plan: No tariffs for 2 years, then 100%, and then 200%
• Fertiliser vessels stuck at ports, raise supply fears for peak kharif sowing
• India's SBI Funds ends 6.2% higher on debut as investors bet on industry growth

CA Club India

• RBI Releases Draft Foreign Investment Rules 2026, Invites Public Comments Till 31st August
• CBDT Enables Foreign Assets Reporting in AIS: Taxpayers Can Now View CRS/FATCA Data Online
• RBI Enhances Fintech Oversight with SRO Framework, AI-Based Fraud Detection and Cyber Safety Measures
• UPI Crosses 55.49 Crore Users in June 2026; FY26 Transactions Hit Rs 314 Lakh Crore
• CBDT Notifies NaBFID 10-Year Zero Coupon Bond Under Income Tax Act, 2025
• ICAI Issues Public Warning After Repeated Attempts to Gain Unauthorized Access to Its Digital Systems
• Core Industries Index Overhauled with 2022-23 Base Year and Expanded Industry Coverage
• MCA Warns Stakeholders Against Fake Calls, WhatsApp Messages and Phishing Scams
• ICAI Inaugurates Global Summit 2026 to Strengthen India's Leadership in Global Capability Centres
• Social Protection Fund Notified as Specified Person Under IT Act 2025 for Tax-Exempt Investments in India

BBC News

• Burnham pulls back on suggestion to increase income tax allowance
• Zelensky sacks Ukraine's top army commander after days of protests
• Ann Widdecombe was hit on head 21 times with hammer, prosecutors say
• Iran war has cost US $37.5bn so far, Hegseth says, as Pentagon seeks billions more
• More young women in their 20s are getting type 2 diabetes
• 'I can't afford to turn the oven on': 7.4m households struggling to buy essentials
• UK humanitarian worker monitored for Ebola in London hospital
• Judge rules Trump must hand over records sought by BBC in defamation case
• Great Apes kiss and cuddle to keep the peace, says study
• Tokyo urges men to wear shorts to work, but some women say it's 'leg hair harassment'