Economic Times Top Stories

• Kalpataru confident of achieving ₹6,500 crore pre-sales target in FY27, says CFO
• Companies must retain accountability as autonomous AI agents take on business decisions
• Climate finance, trade likely to be on COP31 table
• Indian economy to grow faster, foreign capital returning to markets: NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan
• Diwali: A Festive Demand Barometer For The Economy
• SEBI revisits startup listing rules after IGP fails to gain traction
• Big FMCG companies outgrow market as smaller rivals get squeezed by costs and slowing rural demand
• Festive season delivers steady growth for retailers amid challenging macros, CFOs say
• PVR INOX plans 150-175 new screens a year from FY28, most to come through asset-light model: CFO
• Gross GST collections rise 22.9% to Rs 2.31 Lakh Crore in October, net revenue up 25.6%

Economic Times

• SBI-led consortium advances Vodafone Idea loan; NaBFID to approve ₹4,000 cr, PNB and Union Bank to decide
• Climate finance, trade likely to be on COP31 table
• Indian economy to grow faster, foreign capital returning to markets: NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan
• Coca-Cola's Indian bottling arm HCCH files IPO papers; entire issue to be OFS
• SEBI's new settlement regulations come into force with online filing, fast-track mechanism
• Companies must retain accountability as autonomous AI agents take on business decisions
• Gold, Muhurat trading and big business: The economics of Diwali and how they've changed
• Investors shift focus to Indian, Chinese stocks as AI trade loses momentum
• Kalpataru confident of achieving ₹6,500 crore pre-sales target in FY27, says CFO
• Meta’s Dave Wehner to join AI startup Fireworks as CFO

CA Club India

• ICAI Releases Updated Handbook on Liability to Pay in Certain Cases under GST
• SEBI Revises Accredited Investor Rules: 3-Year Validity, New Verification Process
• Finance Ministry Orders Provisional Assessment of Alloy Steel Chisels and Rock Breakers Exported from Malaysia
• CA Foundation Result September 2026: Toppers, Marksheets and Pass Percentage
• ICAI CA Foundation September 2026 Results Declared
• ICAI President Highlights India's Global Tax Vision, GST Reforms and Professional Opportunities
• CA Final AFM Paper 2026: Students Call It One of the Toughest, Question 3-Hour Time Limit
• CBDT Notifies Form No. 1(N) for TDS Exemption on Dividend Payments Between Aircraft Leasing Units in IFSC
• MCA Notifies Overseas Listing Amendment Rules 2026
• GSTN Revises E-Way Bill Number Format to 14 Digits from 1st January 2027

BBC News

• Russell Brand sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison for rape and sexual assault
• Watch: Moment judge sentences Brand in court
• Russell Brand's ex Jemima Goldsmith accuses him of violence and abuse against her
• France accuses Iran of supermarket fridge hacking
• Nvidia shares tumble over investigation into Huang's affair with alleged Chinese spy
• Civil servant who secretly held five jobs found guilty of fraud
• Ground Force and Homes Under the Hammer star Tommy Walsh dies aged 69
• Poundland unable to buy new stock as fears over collapse grow
• Russia's leading independent newspaper closes after eviction
• Republican congressman to force impeachment vote on Defence Secretary Hegseth