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• Chartered accountants oppose proposal to allow cost accountants, company secretaries to conduct tax audits
• Aggressive retail expansion in jewellery may force weak players to shut down, says Titan CFO
• India’s REIT market set for new listings and regulator push
• NFRA says auditors and audit committees must strengthen communication on income tax estimates
• HDFC Securities appoints Anand Mathur as CFO
• Sterlite Power appoints Monica Madan as CFO
• Value 360 Communications names Keshav Shanbhag as CFO
• CFOs call for policy certainty, simplified compliance and strategic investments
• Startup founders' salaries drop over 25 pc in India in FY24: Report
• Trump refuses to rule out recession, says economy in ‘transition’ amid market turmoil

Economic Times

• Rs 17,000 crore IPO! Tata Capital’s D-St debut plan now hinges on NCLT nod for merger with Tata Motors Fin
• Foreign investors lose grip on India Inc as stake falls to 13-year low
• BFSI firms lead as India Inc earnings growth slows for third consecutive quarter in Q3
• India Inc revenue growth slows to 4-6% in December quarter
• Amid surge in MFI defaults, small borrowers binge on debt
• India IPO volumes likely to double from 2024 levels: Goldman Sachs' Iain Drayton
• FPIs bow to IPO allure, but walk out of secondary markets
• India Inc mops up record Rs 1.6 lakh crore from IPOs in 2024
• Gautam Adani hikes stake in two group companies
• CXO pay in India inches close to that of US peers

CA Club India

• RBI and NCFE Launched Nationwide Campaigns to Boost Financial Literacy
• Digital Payment Transactions Surge With Over 18,000 Crore Transactions in 2024-25
• Govt Boosts MSME Credit Access: Loans Up to Rs 25 Lakh Approved in 14 Days
• Bombay High Court Directs RBI to Accept Rs 20 Lakh in Old Demonetised Notes Seized During IT Raid
• RBI to Issue New Rs 100 and Rs 200 Banknotes Bearing Governor Sanjay Malhotra's Signature
• Shah Rukh Khan Wins Tax Case: ITAT Rules in Favor of Foreign Tax Credit Claim
• Income Tax Department Invites Suggestions for Simplification of Tax Rules and Forms
• FM Sitharaman Hints at Major GST Rate Cut
• ICAI Seeks Simplification of Income Tax Bill 2025, Recommends Fewer Sections and Clarity in Language
• India Needs Taxpayer-Friendly Reforms, Not Just Enforcement

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• Cargo ship's captain arrested over North Sea crash
• Court in tears as John Hunt reads powerful statement to family’s killer
• Lunar eclipse to grace pre-dawn sky
• Girl, 13, charged with murder of woman and arson
• 'Worrying' number of teens lose disability benefits
• US education department plans to cut half its workforce

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