Economic Times Top Stories

• NFRA tightens audit file rules, warns firms against delays and post-facto documentation
• Corporate governance is about credibility, not just compliance: Sebi Chairman
• How China is benefiting from falling Indian rupee
• Rajneesh Jain appointed chair of FICCI CFO Council
• NFRA sounds alarm on Ind AS 36: why impairment testing is emerging as audit’s biggest risk
• The CFO’s Blind Spot: Why financial strategy must start with people
• Cavinkare eyes pan-India push with new product launches and variants, says CFO Ananda Shalini
• NFRA readies sweeping audit reset, sends 40 global aligned standards for rollout
• Reforming Insolvency Profession: opportunity missed by IBC Amendment Bill
• Rupee breaches 91-Mark amid foreign outflows, Experts say volatility to continue till January

Economic Times

• India's record Rs 2 lakh crore IPO pipeline for 2026 comes with a listing day warning
• Building India’s Financial Momentum
• Sebi gives approval to five IPO proposals
• MSME credit exposure rises 17.8% YoY to Rs 43.3 lakh crore in September 2025
• Torrent Gas hires Citi, two others for $450 million IPO
• Q2 FY26 FDI equity inflows up 20.5% on year
• India’s IPO market set for record year as 2025 nears peak fundraising momentum
• Adani Group plans to raise Rs 90,000 cr via debt in FY27
• Rs 1,020 crore paycheck! Meesho IPO hands Elevation, Peak XV and founders meteoric returns up to 5,00,000%
• Vedanta back in debt market, seeks ₹2,000 crore via metals arm

CA Club India

• Net Direct Tax Collections Rise 8% in FY 2025-26 Till 17th December
• CBIC Enables Post-Clearance Revision of Bills of Entry via ICEGATE Under Section 18A
• Over 60,000 MSME Claims Cleared Under Vivad se Vishwas Scheme, Govt Tells Lok Sabha
• GST 2.0 Takes Shape: Industry Seeks Rate Rationalisation and ITC Reforms in Budget 2026
• Income Tax Department Tracks High-Value Transactions of Non-Filers Using NMS
• ITAT Delhi Grants Major Relief to Taxpayer in Section 14A Dispute Over Tax-Free Income
• Income Tax Department Flags Transaction Mismatch, Urges Taxpayers to Review AIS Before 31st Dec
• ICAI Reduces Verification and Certified Copy Fees for CA Exams Ahead of January 2026 Results
• Parliament Enacts Health Security se National Security Cess Act to Fund Security, Public Health
• Taxpayers Get 31st Dec Deadline: Undisclosed Property, Bank Deposits Under Scanner

BBC News

• US pursuing third oil tanker linked to Venezuela, official says
• At least 13 photos removed from justice department Epstein files website
• A memorial ends - but Bondi tragedy has left Australia reeling, again
• Puppy farm ban promised by animal welfare strategy
• Epidural kit shortage could last until March, regulator says
• More than 800 migrants cross Channel in December record
• Littler advances but Price suffers shock exit
• Israel approves 19 new settlements in occupied West Bank
• King's Foundation chair and nominee peer admits 'misleading' doctorate claim
• Police watchdog may investigate force over Maccabi fan ban

Yahoo News

• 'We've all grown up with radiators - underfloor heating is a no-brainer'
• BBQ chain closes half its restaurants, files Chapter 11
• Ripple CEO Rejects XRP Manipulation Claims as Price Swings Hit
• Muddy eruption at Yellowstone's Black Diamond Pool captured on video
• Artist to Pull Kennedy Center Show Over Trump Rename
• Viewers laugh after watching test run of Japan's new high-speed train — here's what happened
• Here's what you missed at Turning Point's chaotic convention
• John Lennon’s Son Gives Update on Reclusive Mom Yoko Ono, 92
• Beloved Macy’s Christmas tradition ends abruptly after 80 years
• Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, December 20, 2025: Why do published rates vary so much?