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

• Income Tax Algorithm Error Flags Unlisted Share Capital Gains as Business Income
• Section 80G Explained: Key FAQs on Donation Deductions, Limits, Verification and ITR Filing
• Advance Tax Growth Loses Momentum After Third Instalment
• GSTN Introduces Flexible ITC Handling for Credit Notes in IMS
• ICAI Admit Cards Released for CA Intermediate and Final Jan 2026 Exams
• PFRDA Amends NPS Exit and Withdrawals Regulations 2015
• 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

BBC News

• US pursuing third oil tanker linked to Venezuela, official says
• Why the railways often seem to be in such chaos over Christmas
• 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
• University threatened with legal action after protest at academic's talk
• King's Foundation chair and nominee peer admits 'misleading' doctorate claim
• Police watchdog may investigate force over Maccabi fan ban
• Fussy eaters and TV remote hogs: How to avoid family rows over Christmas

Yahoo News

• 'We've all grown up with radiators - underfloor heating is a no-brainer'
• BBQ chain closes half its restaurants, files Chapter 11
• Greg Biffle Plane Wreckage Revealed in Harrowing Footage
• Muddy eruption at Yellowstone's Black Diamond Pool captured on video
• XRP Holders Eye ‘Institutional Grade Yield’ as Ripple Engineer Details Upcoming XRPL Lending Protocol
• ’60 Minutes’ Pulls Segment on Trump Deportees Sent to El Salvador Megaprison 2 Hours Before Airtime
• Trump's 'A+++++' economy collides with the reality in a Pennsylvania city critical to the midterms
• Maga’s next civil war is brewing
• Viewers laugh after watching test run of Japan's new high-speed train — here's what happened
• Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, December 20, 2025: Why do published rates vary so much?