Economic Times Top Stories

• 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
• India’s manufacturing PMI hits 9-month low as US tariffs cool export momentum
• India’s IPO market set for record year as 2025 nears peak fundraising momentum
• Corporate loan growth to hit double digit in FY26, Rs 7 lakh crore credit in pipeline: SBI chairman
• Trump says he has decided on who will replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair
• Insurance, 8 other economic bills to be taken up in Winter Session
• Wall Street predicts rebound in Indian markets after tough year
• CFO’s signature is a public promise, resigning doesn’t end accountability: Ananth Narayan

Economic Times

• RBI may cut rates by 25 bps this week despite GDP growth shocker
• Non-IT sectors witnessed solid hiring growth in November: Report
• Decline in India's Russian oil imports may be temporary, Kremlin says
• China’s pricing power is undercutting India’s export dreams
• Vodafone Idea shares jump 4% on anticipation of AGR relief by year-end
• Torrent Gas hires Citi, two others for $450 million IPO
• PM internship scheme falters in pilot year as low uptake and high attrition expose gaps
• Over 2 lakh private firms shut in five years, Govt tells Lok Sabha
• Zee announces more layoffs as business takes a hit after failed Sony merger
• No proposal on merger or consolidation of banks before govt presently: MoS Finance

CA Club India

• MCA Raises Small Company Thresholds: Paid-Up Capital Rs 10 Crore, Turnover Rs 100 Crore
• GST Reforms, Labour Codes and Tax Overhaul Power India's Growth: CEA Nageswaran
• Supreme Court Slams Income Tax Department for Filing Frivolous SLP in a Settled Matter
• Manipur GST (Second Amendment) Bill, 2025 Tabled in Parliament
• Centre Introduces Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill 2025
• Gross GST Revenue Rises by 0.7% to Rs 1.70 Lakh Crore in November 2025
• Centre Proposes Major Excise Duty Hike on Tobacco Products Under Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025
• Reliance Industries Gets Rs 56.44 Crore GST Penalty u/s 74, To Appeal ITC Interpretation
• GST Rationalisation Fuels Consumption Growth as Economy Strengthens: Finance Ministry Review
• CBIC Gets New Chairman: Vivek Chaturvedi to Lead GST and Customs Administration

BBC News

• Ukrainians in war-ravaged Donbas weigh prospects of peace deal
• 'We will never get justice,' say Hillsborough families as report finds fundamental police failures
• Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
• Quarter of police forces lack basic policies on sexual offences, Sarah Everard inquiry finds
• Catherine sends Christmas message of love in 'uncertain times'
• Trans girls can no longer join Girlguiding, organisation says
• Holly Willoughby fined £1,600 for careless driving
• National Guard shooting suspect charged with murder
• Cost of unregistered children's care homes a national scandal, says Ofsted
• Chinese mega embassy could bring security advantages, says No 10