Economic Times Top Stories

• PM Internship Scheme sees 1.65 lakh-plus offers in first two rounds, just 16,068 join; Round III crosses 10,000 joinings
• Centralised GST administration can cut duplicate audits, compliance costs; Centre State jurisdiction key, say experts
• Top 10 Highest-Paid CFOs in India: L&T’s Shankar Raman Tops List
• MCA plans unified digital platform for insolvency ecosystem; seeks stakeholder suggestions
• CBIC weighs centralised GST registration under one PAN
• FCNR scheme: Withholding tax fear haunts US, Singapore NRIs
• Axis Bank appoints Rajeev Mantri as new finance chief, replacing Puneet Sharma
• JPC weighs key changes to Corporate Laws Bill, reviews AIF-to-LLP conversion and CSR norms
• Sebi empanels 18 more forensic auditors for listed company audits
• Fusion Finance plans to double MSME loans to 25% of its portfolio in three years, eyes 20-25% AUM growth: CFO

Economic Times

• Temasek's India exposure falls to USD 42 bln in FY26; company says India important market
• India awaits US' final action in forced labour trade probe
• CFOs deploy agentic AI with speed, but ROI and governance take a hit: Report
• PM Internship Scheme sees 1.65 lakh-plus offers in first two rounds, just 16,068 join; Round III crosses 10,000 joinings
• Godrej Capital enters gold loan business with Kanakadurga Finance acquisition
• Sensex, Nifty open lower amid rising crude oil prices, West Asia tensions
• Gold off two-week peak as oil advances, Fed meeting eyed
• Oil prices rise to six-week high as US-Iran tensions escalate
• Centre appoints Anurag Jain as NITI Aayog CEO
• House panel seeks time up to Aug 13 to submit report on corporate laws bill

CA Club India

• CBDT Grants Section 10(46) Exemption to District Legal Services Authority, Jind
• CBDT Revises 'Specified Fund' Definition Under Income Tax Act, 2025
• No Proposal to Scrap LTCG Tax for Retail Investors, Govt Clarifies in Lok Sabha
• RBI Releases Draft Foreign Investment Rules 2026, Invites Public Comments Till 31st August
• CBDT Enables Foreign Assets Reporting in AIS: Taxpayers Can Now View CRS/FATCA Data Online
• RBI Enhances Fintech Oversight with SRO Framework, AI-Based Fraud Detection and Cyber Safety Measures
• UPI Crosses 55.49 Crore Users in June 2026; FY26 Transactions Hit Rs 314 Lakh Crore
• CBDT Notifies NaBFID 10-Year Zero Coupon Bond Under Income Tax Act, 2025
• ICAI Issues Public Warning After Repeated Attempts to Gain Unauthorized Access to Its Digital Systems
• Core Industries Index Overhauled with 2022-23 Base Year and Expanded Industry Coverage

BBC News

• Police officer was violent rapist who attacked women over 14 years, BBC reveals
• 'What was their crime?': BBC visits Iran school where strike killed 120 children
• US signs landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia
• Houthis claim attack on oil tankers as US launches more strikes on Iran
• Airport drop-off fees up by a third - here are the priciest
• Life-changing MS drug to help people walk now on NHS in England
• Glasgow set to welcome the world for scaled back Commonwealth Games
• Rain to return this weekend as parts of UK on brink of drought
• Secret court documents reveal potential scale of illegal sewage spilling
• Firm hacked by rogue OpenAI models says it is 'a wake-up call'