Economic Times Top Stories

• Big audit firms deploy AI tools to strengthen audit quality amid regulatory heat
• Crisis? Yes, but can it be an economic opportunity?
• How Iran war is impacting India Inc's supply chain and exports
• Morgan Stanley flags oil shock risk to India’s macro stability, sees FY27 growth slowing to 6.7%
• New labour codes to replace ‘Inspector Raj’ with tech-led compliance: Labour Secretary
• Mahindra Group appoints Mahindra Holidays CFO Vimal Agarwal as Group Chief Internal Auditor
• PM Internship Scheme gets campus hiring option as govt pushes wider industry participation
• India raises gold, silver import duty to 15% to curb imports, support rupee amid West Asia crisis
• Indegene eyes niche tech-led acquisitions in Japan, China to deepen pharma play: CFO Suhas Prabhu
• Bajaj Electricals appoints Tata Starbucks executive Ashween Anand as CFO designate

Economic Times

• Audit firms count the cost as India looks to tighten rules
• PNC Infratech JV wins ₹559.53 crore Kanpur bridge EPC contract from UPSBC
• Big audit firms deploy AI tools to strengthen audit quality amid regulatory heat
• India Inc biggies turbocharge plans to move logistics into electric lane
• High costs pull India Inc's foreign borrowing down 51%
• Crisis? Yes, but can it be an economic opportunity?
• India wholesale inflation jumps to 8.3%, highest in 3-1/2 years on oil shock
• India considers reducing taxes on bond investments by foreigners, reports Bloomberg News
• Govt turns up heat on induction push, makers asked to ramp up production
• Outward remittances: NBFCs don't need prior RBI nod for dealer tie-ups

CA Club India

• Form 71 Under Income Tax Act 2025: FAQs, Filing Process, Eligibility, Due Date and Key Compliance Details
• Income Tax Department Releases ITR-1, ITR-4 Excel Utilities for AY 2026-27
• Electoral Trusts Must File FN 181 Audit Report Under Income Tax Rules 2026
• Income Tax Department Releases Central Action Plan 2026-27
• Form 65: Documents, Eligibility and Benefits u/s 194 of Income Tax Act 2025
• Finance Ministry Revises Customs Duty Rates on Gold, Silver and Precious Metal Imports from May 13, 2026
• Big ICAI Action: Names of Over 1,200 CAs Removed From Membership Register
• GST Settlement of Funds Rules 2026: Finance Ministry Corrects Hindi Text Through Corrigendum
• CBDT Introduces Form 81 for Shipping Companies under Income Tax Act 2025
• CBDT Introduces Major Changes in APA Regime under Income Tax Rules 2026

BBC News

• Analysis: Andy Burnham's route back to Commons is clearer - but can he win in Makerfield?
• Brutal raid on woman's birthday party highlights rise of Russian vigilante group
• Trump and Xi conclude 'very successful' talks but no deals announced
• Five Italians die during cave scuba dive in Maldives
• Anti-immigration AI videos traced to overseas fakers, BBC finds
• NHS staff accessed Southport victims' records 'inappropriately', hospital trust admits
• Meningitis cases in Reading are pupils at two schools, UKHSA says
• 'Don't swim' warnings in place at nearly all of England's official river bathing sites
• Beckham becomes UK's first billionaire sportsman
• British Gas pays £20m over prepayment meter force-fitting scandal