Economic Times Top Stories

• ICAI proposes sustainability assurance framework to bring audit like rigour to ESG disclosures
• MCA brings Social Stock Exchange instruments under CSR ambit, permits 10% allocation
• At Big 4 firms, AI is starting to reshape the tax profession
• Corporate India posts 25% profit surge in Q4 FY26, but rising costs squeeze margins
• I-T department to move Supreme Court against HC relief in public trust row
• AI bubble debate gets real as chip stocks rally
• Govt amends CSR norms; provides more leeway for companies
• India’s Emerging Businesses Thrive on Rising Consumption
• Supreme Court upholds retrospective GST on online gaming; experts warn of Rs 1 lakh crore ‘balance sheet event’
• Greenwashing in ESG reporting in India : with impunity and without accountability

Economic Times

• India's April industrial output grows 4.9% in first print of new data series
• India's gross GST collections ease to Rs 1.94 lakh crore in May from April record as growth slows to 3.2%
• MCA brings Social Stock Exchange instruments under CSR ambit, permits 10% allocation
• ICAI proposes sustainability assurance framework to bring audit like rigour to ESG disclosures
• Reliance Jio Infocomm CFO Rajneesh Jain launches book 'Quiet Excellence' in New Delhi
• I-T department to move Supreme Court against HC relief in public trust row
• At Big 4 firms, AI is starting to reshape the tax profession
• CAIT seeks further GST simplification, says monthly collections have risen sevenfold since rollout
• Localisation lens on 500 most-imported items: DPIIT analysing data; move aims to reduce country’s import bill
• Commercial LPG Cylinder price hiked by Rs 42 in Delhi, new rates effective from today: Sources

CA Club India

• Income Tax Department Releases Updated Common Offline Utility for ITR-1, ITR-2 and ITR-4 for AY 2026-27
• Centre Revises Central Excise Duty Rates on Petroleum Products from June 1, 2026
• ICAI Releases Revised Code of Ethics 2026
• MCA Expands CSR Framework to Include Zero Coupon Zero Principal Instruments on Social Stock Exchange
• Ministry of Finance Introduces Common Landing Portal for Unclaimed Financial Assets
• CBDT Clarifies Form 61 Filing Process for Transactions With Notified Jurisdictional Areas Under IT Act, 2025
• Form 52 Mandatory for APA Holders Under Income Tax Act, 2025
• ITR-2 Excel Utility and Online Filing Now Available for AY 2026-27
• Finance Ministry Permits Selected Financial Firms to Perform Aadhaar Authentication Under PMLA
• Finance Ministry Revises March 2026 Notification Under Actuaries Act, 2006

BBC News

• 'Beleaguered and bereft' - Mandelson messages reveal criticism of No 10
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• Jeremy Bowen: Trump needs this war to end but Iran is not backing down
• Weapons-obsessed killer jailed for student's murder
• Big salaries, a motorhome and SNP accounts: The Nicola Sturgeon interview
• British woman dies after Pyrenees peak fall
• OpenAI let ChatGPT aid and abet mass shooters, Florida lawsuit claims
• Rosamund Pike calls out audience member for texting during show
• Former England captain and manager Kevin Keegan reveals stage four cancer diagnosis