Economic Times Top Stories

• Era of cheap capital is over
• GST Council proposes curbs on e-way bill interceptions, seeks to protect goods in transit from confiscation
• GST Council 57th Meeting: Faster Refunds, ITC, Registration, Lower Penalties — All Key Announcements Explained
• GST Council highlights: What FM Sitharaman announced for India Inc
• GST Council scraps arrest power of tax officers, raises prosecution threshold to Rs 5 crore
• RBI Rate Hike: India Inc CFOs see limited impact on growth, flags crude, rupee risks
• NBFC services to banks will attract 18% GST
• RBI MPC hikes repo rate by 25 bps to 5.50%, first increase since February 2023
• 57th GST Council meeting: What’s in store for CFOs and India Inc?
• ICAI advances Ind AS 118 work, eyes Schedule III revamp

Economic Times

• EY data breach puts spotlight on data security at Big Four as clients demand tighter controls
• The auditor is no longer alone. There’s another intelligence in the room
• Jane Street hits back at Sebi’s allegations, says ‘regulator changed the goal posts’
• RBI raises banks' daily minimum CRR maintenance requirement to 99% from 90%
• India to be fastest-growing large economy at 7.3% in 2026 as global trade slows to 4%, says UNCTAD
• India slams JD Vance's H-1B remarks, defends Indian workers
• GST Council proposes 2% TDS on scrap deals
• Boosting US oil supplies with Russian diesel unlikely to have much impact on prices: Experts
• No Fitch, Moody's or S&P, please: The Big 3 face a new challenge
• Statistics ministry proposes common framework to calculate state GDP

CA Club India

• Jio Platforms Announces Rs 30,213 Crore IPO, Targets Rs 10.3 Lakh Crore Valuation
• RBI Hikes Repo Rate by 25 Basis Points to 5.50% in October 2026
• RBI Announces Regulatory Measures for the Foreign Exchange Market
• ICAI Observer Empanelment for January 2027 CA Exams Opens on 21st October
• CBDT Revises Form 161 for Penalty Waiver Applications Under Income Tax Act 2025
• GST Council Recommends Major Compliance Reforms: IPR Taxation, Late Fee Relief and E-Invoicing Changes
• GST Council Recommends Major Reforms in ITC Refunds, Blocked Credits and Export Benefits
• GST Council Recommends Changes to E-Way Bill Rules to Ensure Smoother Movement of Goods
• GST Council Recommends Withdrawal of Arrest Powers, Raises Prosecution Threshold to Rs 5 Crore
• 57th GST Council Recommendations Relating to Services

BBC News

• Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky calls it a gift to Putin
• Russian glide bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia kills at least 15 people including three children
• Head of Met's volunteer force fired after AI tool found deleted intimate images on work phone
• Rogue Anthropic AI agent gave US police fake tip in unsolved murder case
• Drumcree parade ban was in interests of peace, says Bryant
• France's school protests are about more than broken classrooms
• I couldn't access my family's medical history - not knowing was terrifying
• Public executions in the US stopped nearly a century ago, why are they resuming now?
• Ashe was too scared to cancel her wedding, then her story became a hit song
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