Economic Times Top Stories

• JioStar appoints G R Arun Kumar as CFO
• ICAI bats for division of audit onus; signals truce with NFRA after a year
• CII calls for higher public capex, investment push to sustain growth
• CBDT flags bogus claims on political and charitable donations
• India–Mexico FTA talks begin amid looming tariff hikes
• Wanted: more C-suite executives to lead life outside a metro
• Building India’s Financial Momentum
• Strengthening domestic Indian firms; council clears ICAI advertising reform and global networking rules
• NFRA flags widespread audit failures across big firms; questions gaps in independence, related-party checks
• NFRA flags ‘gross negligence’ across marquee company audits as major red flags go unreported

Economic Times

• Building India’s Financial Momentum
• Sebi gives approval to five IPO proposals
• MSME credit exposure rises 17.8% YoY to Rs 43.3 lakh crore in September 2025
• Torrent Gas hires Citi, two others for $450 million IPO
• Q2 FY26 FDI equity inflows up 20.5% on year
• India’s IPO market set for record year as 2025 nears peak fundraising momentum
• Adani Group plans to raise Rs 90,000 cr via debt in FY27
• Rs 1,020 crore paycheck! Meesho IPO hands Elevation, Peak XV and founders meteoric returns up to 5,00,000%
• Vedanta back in debt market, seeks ₹2,000 crore via metals arm
• An Nvidia and Tesla link: India set for first AI IPO after Fractal Analytics wins Sebi nod

CA Club India

• ICAI Clears Advertising for CA Firms, Approves Global Networking Rules; UDIN Crosses 10 Crore
• IndiGo Faces Rs 58.75 Crore GST Penalty Notice Amid Ongoing Flight Disruptions
• No Post-GST Compensation for Karnataka, Finance Ministry Tells Parliament
• Supreme Court Denies 40% Tax Deduction to Statutory Corporations on Non-Lending Income
• Income Tax Dept Detects Over Rs 1000 Crore Tax Evasion in Refex Group Searches
• CBDT Nudges Taxpayers to Withdraw Bogus Donation Claims Using Data-Driven Tax Scanner
• ICAI Announces December 2025 Convocation Schedule Across Major Indian Cities
• ICSI Introduces Fast-Track Support for MCA21 V3 E-Filing Issues Pending Over 7 Days
• Chartered Accountants Praised for Strengthening GST Framework at ICAI Pune Event
• FM Nirmala Sitharaman Signals Major Customs Overhaul Ahead of Budget 2026

BBC News

• Liverpool parade attacker lied about 'panicking' and drove at crowds in rage, court told
• Rob Reiner's son Nick arrested for murder after director and wife found dead
• How Bondi's Hanukkah festival turned from joy to horror within minutes
• Epstein's UK flights had alleged British abuse victims on board, BBC finds
• Resident doctors vote to go ahead with strike in England as hospitals battle flu wave
• 'We don't blame dad for killing mum, he was ill'
• What to delete from your emails to be taken more seriously at work
• Furlough not perfect but prevented mass unemployment, Sunak says
• Iranian Nobel laureate taken to hospital after 'violent arrest', family says
• Mariah Carey to perform at Winter Olympics opening ceremony

Yahoo News

• Sen. Cruz threatens another shutdown unless restrictions on military flights are approved
• Hiker shares disturbing video from top of Mount Everest: 'This is so disgusting'
• Rising Latin singer gunned down in L.A. may have been set up by friends
• Turkish fighter planes shoot down 'out of control' drone near the country's Black Sea coast
• Why Costco Stock Dropped Today
• Here’s how much Norfolk’s temporary casino made during its first month
• Gold stocks in 2026: Can the 'perfect storm' rally continue?
• Health secretary’s fury at ‘self-indulgent’ five-day doctors’ strike as NHS faces Christmas flu crisis
• Ethereum Price Could Be Silently Nearing a Breakout, Here’s Why
• Trump has suggested his (now dwindling) tariff revenues could pay for at least 9 different things