Economic Times Top Stories

• ICAI proposes sustainability assurance framework to bring audit like rigour to ESG disclosures
• MCA brings Social Stock Exchange instruments under CSR ambit, permits 10% allocation
• At Big 4 firms, AI is starting to reshape the tax profession
• Corporate India posts 25% profit surge in Q4 FY26, but rising costs squeeze margins
• I-T department to move Supreme Court against HC relief in public trust row
• AI bubble debate gets real as chip stocks rally
• Govt amends CSR norms; provides more leeway for companies
• India’s Emerging Businesses Thrive on Rising Consumption
• Supreme Court upholds retrospective GST on online gaming; experts warn of Rs 1 lakh crore ‘balance sheet event’
• Greenwashing in ESG reporting in India : with impunity and without accountability

Economic Times

• Indian firms opt for confidential IPO route amid West Asia-led market volatility
• The great 2026 stall: IPO fundraising falls to two-year low with fears that second half could be sluggish
• India considers reducing taxes on bond investments by foreigners, reports Bloomberg News
• Zepto, Dhoot Transmission among 6 companies to secure Sebi's nod for IPO
• Companies look to shrink issue sizes to get IPOs pass through
• Sun Pharma explores funding mix for $12 billion Organon deal
• Indian companies announce $1.1 billion investment in US, to create 1,500 jobs
• India's bank credit growth accelerates to 15.9% in FY26 on strong demand across sectors: Finance Ministry
• Govt has eased FDI norms for foreign cos having small Chinese/Hong Kong stake: An explainer
• Vodafone Idea eyes ₹25,000 crore SBI-led funding after AGR relief

CA Club India

• Income Tax Department Releases Updated Common Offline Utility for ITR-1, ITR-2 and ITR-4 for AY 2026-27
• Centre Revises Central Excise Duty Rates on Petroleum Products from June 1, 2026
• ICAI Releases Revised Code of Ethics 2026
• MCA Expands CSR Framework to Include Zero Coupon Zero Principal Instruments on Social Stock Exchange
• Ministry of Finance Introduces Common Landing Portal for Unclaimed Financial Assets
• CBDT Clarifies Form 61 Filing Process for Transactions With Notified Jurisdictional Areas Under IT Act, 2025
• Form 52 Mandatory for APA Holders Under Income Tax Act, 2025
• ITR-2 Excel Utility and Online Filing Now Available for AY 2026-27
• Finance Ministry Permits Selected Financial Firms to Perform Aadhaar Authentication Under PMLA
• Finance Ministry Revises March 2026 Notification Under Actuaries Act, 2006

BBC News

• Key messages between Mandelson and ministers so far
• Bowen: Trump needs this war to end but Iran is not backing down
• British soldier killed in training exercise accident in northern Iraq
• UK wins court case over collapsed Rwanda asylum deal
• Serena Williams, 44, to return to tennis in Queen's doubles
• Rosamund Pike calls out audience member for texting during show
• Former England captain and manager Kevin Keegan reveals stage four cancer diagnosis
• US left-wing commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur denied entry to UK by Home Office
• London Tube strikes to go ahead as talks fail
• 'You legend. Manager loved it' - Southampton's Spygate WhatsApps revealed

Yahoo News

• Iran is stopping message exchanges with U.S., may block Hormuz, Tasnim news agency says
• Town's shock as woman dies trying to save dog
• WHO director-general says communities must protect each other to end Ebola outbreak
• Hungary's Magyar threatens legal action if president refuses to resign
• Mike Pence says GOP ‘lost our way’ after nominating Ken Paxton ‘but Democrats have lost their mind’
• Iran omit Azmoun from World Cup squad
• China’s factory activity slows in May, raising questions over its economy
• Paralympic shot putter died in 'accident waiting to happen'
• Girl, 15, dies after swimming at beach
• Ukraine hits Russian energy targets and denies striking Kremlin-occupied nuclear plant