Economic Times Top Stories

• India, Australia working on comprehensive economic pact, bilateral investment treaty: Piyush Goyal
• Five-day work week: The larger productivity debate
• ICAI to certify independent directors, new course likely by October-end
• ICAI seeks to keep NFRA under MCA as Centre reworks Corporate Laws Bill
• ICAI moves to propose CA Act changes, draft in 2 months to build larger Indian accounting firms
• UPI MDR: 18% GST to add cost for exempt businesses, hit thin-margin sectors
• ICAI rolls out SSA 5000 to align India’s sustainability assurance with global norms from April 2027
• Why Do India’s Best Boards Fail? The Structural Flaws that Corporate Law Ignores
• FMCG firms to hold prices despite rise in commodity costs; prioritise volume growth
• After the $127 Billion FCNR(B) Surge: The Real Test Is Deployment, Liquidity and ALM

Economic Times

• India accounts for less than 1% of global consumer durables trade despite expanding market: BCG-CII report
• Supreme Court to hear challenge against UPI MDR on transactions above ₹2,000
• Cars24 expects to be eligible to file DRHP by Apr: CFO
• Geopolitical developments, crude oil to steer stock market in holiday-shortened week: Analysts
• Tata’s e-commerce business begins to Cliq, losses shrink 19%
• RBI withdraws relaxation on export earnings repatriation
• Motilal Oswal group gets SEBI custodian licence to start operations from Q4
• India’s startup cash keeps finding one address, with $4.4 billion going to Bengaluru
• India, Australia working on comprehensive economic pact, bilateral investment treaty: Piyush Goyal
• ICAI tells members to complete statutory compliance before nationwide bank strike

CA Club India

• MP High Court Petitions Challenge AY 2026-27 Tax Audit Deadline
• ICAI Delegation Meets CBDT Member Vatsala Jha, Raises Tax Audit Deadline Concerns
• ICAI Advises CAs to Complete Tax Audits and AGMs Early Amid Proposed Bank Strike
• India Moves to Shield UPI Users from New Merchant Fees
• BJP Pali District President Seeks Tax Audit Due Date Extension for AY 2026-27
• CBIC Appoints Common Adjudicating Authority for Tirupati Udyog Customs Matter
• Bombay HC Quashes Rs 79.7 Crore GST Demand on Karan Johar Firms, Says Films Are Not IT Software
• MP P.P. Chaudhary Urges FM Sitharaman to Extend Tax Audit Due Date to 31st October 2026
• CA Exams January 2027: ICAI Announces Foundation and Intermediate Exam Schedule
• Rajasthan HC to Hear Tax Audit Deadline Extension Plea on 28th September

BBC News

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• My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
• Republic of Ireland 'raised awareness worldwide' in Israel game
• Healey to promise 'new age of industrialisation' for UK in conference speech
• News media must stay relevant or 'society will struggle', says World News Day boss
• Burnham proposes NHS-style social care system for England
• England win series as Banton delivers on potential