Economic Times Top Stories

• Indian tech deals drop 79% in Q2 as investors pull back
• SEBI’s revised Related Party Transaction norms: What CFOs and Audit Committees must know to stay compliant
• India’s CXO hiring rises 9.5% in FY25, shift to performance-led leadership: Survey
• GST rate rejig likely: Relief for tractors, ACs, and term insurance on the cards
• Labour force participation falls to 54.2% in June, Rural women most affected
• States flag loss of fiscal autonomy under GST, raise concerns over revenue flexibility
• Indian real estate activity drops by 39% in Q2 with 17 deals at USD 1.3 bn
• Mid East Portfolio Management appoints Poonam Shah as CFO
• Supreme Court relief for IndiGo & SpiceJet: No retrospective IGST on reimported aircraft parts
• India’s retail inflation slips to 2.10% in June, Lowest in over 6 years

Economic Times

• Indian stock markets end flat amid mixed sentiment, investors assessing Q1FY26 earnings
• Hope is brightening for India's Goldilocks scenario
• IT union flags TCS’ new bench policy to Labour Ministry
• JioBlackRock Asset Management gets Sebi's nod to launch 5 mutual fund schemes
• Indian tech deals drop 79% in Q2 as investors pull back
• CPI inflation to average 4 pc this financial year: Crisil
• Oil prices gain on summer demand hopes despite wider economy woes
• Luxury development boom stokes jump in Indian real estate shares
• India’s sustainable, green warehousing footprint set to quadruple by 2030
• Delhi HC orders Amazon, Flipkart to remove FMCG goods misusing ‘Reliance’, ‘Jio’ trademarks

CA Club India

• GST Officers Leaking Return Data to Rivals for Money, Alleges Gujarat CA Group
• CBDT Reports Income Tax Refund Time Slashed to 17 Days in 2024 from 93 Days in 2013
• GST Department May Probe 29 Celebrities for Endorsing Illegal Betting App Promotions
• Two Brothers Arrested in Ludhiana for Cricket Betting and Fake GST Firms
• CBDT Notifies Tax Exemption for District Legal Services Authorities in Haryana
• UPI Data Leads to GST Crackdown: Karnataka Govt Issues Notices to 14,000 Traders
• Income Tax Department Cracks Down on Fake Deductions: Rs 1045 Crore Claims Withdrawn
• JandK Government Makes GST-Linked Bank Accounts Mandatory for Contractor Payments
• Shipping Ministry Pushes for Tax Parity to Support Domestic-Flagged Vessels
• GSTN Clarifies Table 12A Issue in GSTR-1 for B2C Transactions

BBC News

• Starmer suspends four MPs after welfare cuts rebellion
• MoD offered to speed up resettlement case of Afghan who posted data breach names on Facebook
• Babies made using three people's DNA are born free of hereditary disease
• US says 'specific steps' agreed to end Syria violence after Israeli strikes hit Damascus
• BBC gains rare access to US base tracking global missile strikes
• Counter-terror scheme missed chance to intervene in life of Southport killer, says review
• Co-op boss confirms all 6.5 million members had data stolen in cyber-attack
• Faisal Islam: Surprise inflation jump complicates interest rate decision
• At least 20 killed in crush at US-backed GHF aid site in Gaza
• 'It's just better!' Trump says Coca-Cola to change key US ingredient