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

• F&O trade volumes slump nearly 20% after Sebi ban on Jane Street
• IPO checklist for FinTechs: Credibility, governance, profits over vanity growth
• IIFL Home Finance gets funding from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
• The rise of private credit
• ICICI Prudential AMC files IPO papers with Sebi
• Adani Enterprises to Raise Rs 1,000 crore via NCDs
• Corporate profits in India grew nearly 3x faster than GDP between FY20-25: Report
• Standard Chartered faces $2.7 bn lawsuit linked to 1MDB scandal
• Adani Enterprises to sell bonds with 2-5 year maturity, aims to raise Rs 1,000 crore: Report
• Hero Motors refiles papers for IPO, raises issue size to Rs 1,200 crore

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• Income Tax Department Cracks Down on Fake Deductions: Rs 1045 Crore Claims Withdrawn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 three Labour MPs for breaching party discipline
• 'Serious questions' for Tories over Afghan data breach, says PM
• Co-op boss confirms all 6.5 million members had data stolen in cyber-attack
• Counter-terror scheme missed chance to treat Southport killer, says review
• Emma Watson banned from driving for six months after speeding
• UK inflation unexpectedly jumps to 3.6% to highest rate in year and a half
• Southern Water issues hosepipe ban for 1m people
• Porn sites to introduce age checks for UK users - but how will it work?
• At least 20 killed in crush at US-backed GHF aid site in Gaza
• Trans changing room row nurse cleared of misconduct as tribunal resumes