Economic Times Top Stories

• RBI’s 25 bps cut lifts sentiment, but India Inc says big investments still on hold
• RBI MPC cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 5.25%; retains neutral stance
• RBI allows market forces to primarily dictate Rupee's value: Governor
• GDP surge versus Rupee fall
• How India Inc CFOs trumped Rupee’s third sharpest slide in a decade
• Exclusive: Bajaj Electricals finance executive EC Prasad set to take over as Raymond Lifestyle CFO
• Experts hail higher threshold for small companies, say move will ease compliance, new incorporations
• PM internship scheme falters in pilot year as low uptake and high attrition expose gaps
• Compliance costs jump 10–15% in 2025 as CFOs battle new ESG, EPR and tax rules
• GST collections inch up to Rs 1.70 lakh crore in November despite rate cuts; import IGST fuels growth

Economic Times

• Torrent Gas hires Citi, two others for $450 million IPO
• Q2 FY26 FDI equity inflows up 20.5% on year
• India’s IPO market set for record year as 2025 nears peak fundraising momentum
• Adani Group plans to raise Rs 90,000 cr via debt in FY27
• Rs 1,020 crore paycheck! Meesho IPO hands Elevation, Peak XV and founders meteoric returns up to 5,00,000%
• Vedanta back in debt market, seeks ₹2,000 crore via metals arm
• An Nvidia and Tesla link: India set for first AI IPO after Fractal Analytics wins Sebi nod
• SBI Ventures plans to launch Rs 2,000 cr climate-focussed fund in Jan-Mar
• Nifty eyes record levels amid progress on US trade deal
• Anupam Mittal's wedding matchmaker Shaadi.com is said to consider IPO

CA Club India

• Major GST Rule 10A Change: Registration to Be Automatically Suspended If Bank Details Not Furnished in 30 Days
• GSTR-3B Update: Table 3.2 Auto-Populated Values Made Non-Editable from Nov 2025
• Supreme Court Affirms GST Exemption for Residential Premises Leased as Hostels
• CBIC, DRI Leaders Emphasize Technology, Global Cooperation in Anti-Smuggling Efforts
• GSTN Releases Additional FAQs for GSTR-9 and 9C: Key Clarifications for FY 2024-25
• Delhi Student Falls Victim to Rs 26 Crore GST Scam After Aadhaar-PAN Fraud
• GSTN Launches UPI and Credit/Debit Card Payment Facility for Taxpayers in 28 States
• ICAI Halts Self-Paced Module Tests from Dec 11-20 Due to Portal Upgrade
• Lok Sabha Passes Central Excise Amendment Bill to Maintain High Tobacco Levy
• GST Samvaad: MSMEs Confront Authorities Over Registration Delays and GTA Tax Inconsistencies

BBC News

• Driving-test touts offer instructors £250 kickbacks so they can bulk-book tests
• England start World Cup against Croatia, Scotland to face Brazil
• Failed Sarah Ferguson-backed app received £1m taxpayers' money
• 'Life being stressful is not an illness' - GPs on mental health over-diagnosis
• US says progress made at talks with Ukraine on plan to end war
• Meghan reaches out to estranged father after amputation reports, spokesman says
• Legendary architect Frank Gehry dies aged 96
• Deadly border fighting breaks out between Pakistan and Afghanistan
• Kim Cattrall marries fiancé she met on BBC radio show
• Doctor charged with sex assaults of 38 patients

Yahoo News

• Best savings account deals that offer above-inflation rates
• Prison officer admits performing oral sex on inmate
• Married Former Kansas Teacher Accused of Grooming and Having Unlawful Sexual Relations With Student, 17
• Trump 'garbage' rhetoric about Somalis draws cheers from administration, silence from Republicans and alarm from critics
• All lanes on I-5 reopen near Del Mar Heights after being closed for hours
• Marjorie Taylor Greene Says ‘Furious’ Trump Told Her That Releasing the Epstein Files ‘Was Going to Hurt People’
• Iran's famed singer Googoosh recalls family, exile and life in the spotlight
• 'It's worse than Covid,' says principal as 170 pupils off sick in one day
• Doctor warns 1/3 of Americans don’t get enough of this vitamin — and it's probably why you can't sleep
• How one Arkansas county helps ICE make hundreds of arrests and spreads fear among immigrants