Economic Times Top Stories

• BRICS trade meet clears MSME credit framework
• Is RBI's Low Interest Rate Regime Really Powering India's Growth?
• India Inc CFOs back RBI's fourth straight rate pause, flag monsoon and geopolitical risks
• RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.25% in August policy; raises FY27 GDP forecast to 6.7%, flags West Asia risks
• Rupee may strengthen further as tensions ease, says RBI Governor Malhotra; RBI to intervene only against excessive volatility
• RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra says India growth may touch 7%; ‘nothing to worry’ on geopolitical shocks
• Govt rewrites tax rules to woo global capital; eases offshore fund norms, restores REIT tax neutrality
• Joint panel seeks to curb NFRA's powers, backs lower penalties and greater government oversight
• Delhi HC grants relief to taxpayers, says 10% GST penalty appeal pre-deposit can't apply retrospectively
• Global FMCG majors bullish on India, to step up investments to accelerate retail presence

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• IPO-bound Fibe's AUM rises 63 pc to Rs 8,603 cr in FY26
• CreditAccess India sells 2.28% stake in Grameen to offer investors liquidity
• Tips Music announces Rs 44 crore buyback at 12% premium. Check details
• Battery Smart eyes IPO filing in Sept–Oct, appoints SBI Capital Markets
• DVS Advisory Group signs pact to pursue $250 million in US accounting firm acquisitions
• Encube Ethicals files papers with Sebi for Rs 3,000 cr IPO
• Shivalik Small Finance Bank completes merger with ManiBhavnam Home Finance
• ZEE promoter fundraise plan faces uncertainty after Sebi's market ban
• FCNR deposits from Indian diaspora in UAE come in big; some say flow could be bigger
• ‘Domestic funds own over 20% of Indian companies, FPIs 17%’

CA Club India

• Income Tax Department Releases ITR-6 Excel Utility, JSON Schema and Validation Rules for AY 2026-27
• Centre Exempts Banks from Section 15(1) Restriction on Unamortized EIR Expenditure
• ICAI Publishes 77th Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute for the year 2025-26
• RBI Keeps Repo Rate Unchanged at 5.25%
• MCA Extends Registration Deadline for 'Corporate Mitra' Course for North East Candidates Till 14th Aug 2026
• FM Sitharaman Introduces Appropriation (No. 3) Bill, 2026 in Lok Sabha
• Government Boosts MSME Financing Through SIDBI and ECLGS 5.0
• CBDT Releases FAQs on Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026
• RBI appoints Smt. Monisha Chakraborty as new Executive Director
• Centre Notifies Fresh Excise Duty Changes on Petroleum Products Effective 3rd Aug 2026

BBC News

• Police officers investigated over handling of sex offender who murdered two women
• Counter-terror police reopen attempted burglary probe as part of Widdecombe inquiry
• Infantino denies claims Uefa paid off alleged 'lover'
• Spain imposes border controls against Italy as row over Ceuta migrant influx intensifies
• Watch: BBC asks Infantino if he will resign as Fifa president
• Hunter Biden tells BBC his pardon was 'not good' for America or his father's legacy
• Child among three killed in Russian missile attacks near Kyiv
• Obesity rates have doubled in England since 1993 - what's going on?
• Fifth heatwave of the year likely next week as temperatures could hit 35C
• Streeting 'sickened' by sex abuse claims at Army college

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