Economic Times Top Stories

• GST 2.0 to fillip demand, free up working capital, say CFOs; brace for short-term compliance pain
• GST 2.0 – Resetting the Indian Economy
• GST 2.0 reforms will reshape CFO offices, spur automation and growth despite US tariff pressures
• From food to cement, insurance to auto: Full list of rate cuts, exemptions and reforms
• GST Council’s big reforms at 56th meeting: Tribunal by December, faster refunds, easy registration
• Indian CFOs prioritise AI, green finance and capital optimisation for long-term resilience: DBS survey
• GST council hikes tax on online real money gaming and betting to 40% from 28%
• GST cut on essentials: FMCG leaders hail ‘game-changing’ reform; prices may fall up to 10%
• Exclusive: GST Council likely to decide on post-sale credit notes, ITC reversal in 56th meeting
• GST Council meets today; tax cuts on daily use items in offing

Economic Times

• Google hit with $3.45 billion EU antitrust fine over adtech practices
• Ola Electric auditor flags internal controls at subsidiary
• India will be at negotiating table 'in a month or two': US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick
• Sebi issues new rules to surrender KRA registration to protect investor records
• Sebi cautions investors against fraudulent communications in its name
• Trump's advisor Navarro needles India once again
• Vedanta beats Adani Group with Rs 17,000 cr bid to acquire JAL
• 'No more visas for India': How Charlie Kirk’s 'we’re full' remark could impact Indian professionals in the US
• FM Nirmala Sitharaman explains motive of GST reforms, says "focus will be to ensure rates cuts are passed to common people"
• Trump goes into damage control mode, says nothing to worry about US-India ties

CA Club India

• GST Overhaul a "Diwali Gift for Green India," Hails Bhupender Yadav
• PM Underscores Transformative Impact of GST Reforms on Manufacturing Sector
• GST 2.0 Rollout: CBIC Expects Temporary Dip in Revenues, Festive Demand to Aid Recovery
• GST Rationalisation to Boost MSMEs, Exports and Consumer Welfare
• GST Reforms: Cigarettes to Cost More, But Bidi Prices Cut to Protect Industry
• CBIC Confident of Smooth Transition to Next-Gen GST by September 22, Says Chairman
• CBIC Refutes Reports of 18% GST on Caramel Popcorn
• NextGen GST Reforms to Benefit Dairy Farmers and Rural Economy: PM
• GST Rationalization Boosts Dairy Sector, Most Products Now at Nil or 5%
• ICAI Confirms September 2025 CA Exams to Be Held as Scheduled

BBC News

• More than 425 arrested at rally against Palestine Action ban in London
• Home Office clearout as Starmer reshuffles top team
• Starmer resets after Rayner row, but Labour turmoil is a gift for Reform
• Carlo Acutis: From a baptism in London to the first millennial saint
• Charity visit on the cards as Harry returns to UK
• 'Keep your cool' during emergency alert test, government says
• Jamie Borthwick axed from EastEnders after 19 years
• Anna Wintour was Vogue. Now she's gone, can the magazine stay relevant?
• One of America's most wanted evaded the FBI for 21 years - only to be found in Wales
• Inflatable tanks and flat-pack guns - inside Ukraine's decoy war