Economic Times Top Stories

• RBI cuts repo rate to 5.5% amid cooling inflation, announces phased CRR reduction
• RBI projects 6.5% GDP growth for FY26 amid rural, investment boost
• RBI sees retail inflation dropping below tolerance band to 3.7% in FY26 on softening food prices
• RBI cuts CRR by 100 bps to 3% to infuse Rs 2.5 Lakh Cr liquidity
• JSW-Bhushan verdict: Is IBC losing steam?
• Majority of states want tax revenue share with Centre hiked to 50%: Arvind Panagariya
• Big Four race to launch audit services for AI systems
• GAIL CFO on toughest financial call: “We never expected our long-term supplier to default”
• NCLAT declines relief to Gensol entities on asset freeze, asks BluSmart and Matrix to approach NCLT
• Cummins India appoints Soma Dilip Ghosh as CFO

Economic Times

• Vedanta Resources seeks $550 million refinancing
• India's REC gets nod to sell deep-discount debt for a second time, document shows
• Adani Airports secures $750 million global financing to further boost growth
• Coal India files DRHP for Bharat Coking Coal with Sebi for an IPO
• SME loans likely to become costlier as NBFCs face higher provisions under digital lending norms
• Jaiprakash Associates' lenders approve Rs 936 cr cash outflow in June quarter
• Non-bank lenders 'LAP' up opportunity to tap MSMEs
• India Inc raises a record $61 billion via ECBs in FY25, NBFCs lead way
• Jio Credit raises Rs 1,000 cr in maiden bond issue
• Alternative finance and digital lending gaining traction among MSMEs: SIDBI Survey

CA Club India

• GST 2.0: Finance Ministry Holds Talks with Industry on Simplifying Tax Structure
• Income Tax Department Launches 360-Degree Profiling to Track HNIs Underreporting Income
• Nationwide GST Data Leak Scam Exposed: Surat CA Body Seeks Urgent FM Action
• GST Inspector Arrested Red-Handed in Palwal for Taking Bribe of Rs 5000
• CBDT Notifies Tax Info Sharing to Aid Maharashtra's Girl Child Welfare Scheme
• FM Sitharaman Inaugurates New DRI Headquarters in New Delhi: Calls for Smarter, Dharma-Rooted Enforcement
• Finance Ministry Calls for Streamlining of Central Schemes Ahead of 2026 Deadline
• ICAI Releases Draft Panel for Appointment of Statutory Auditors for State and Central Co-operative Banks for FY 2025-26
• Income Tax Return Forms ITR-1 and ITR-4 Now Available for Online Filing with Prefilled Data
• 19 Year Old Boy in Crore GST Scam: B2C Credit Fraud Busted