Economic Times Top Stories

• FinMin proposes 2-tier GST structure, special rates on select items; Council meet likely in Sept
• Independence Day 2025: Modi Pushes GST Revamp, Made-in-India Chip, Energy Drive; Vows Farmers Safe from Trump-Era Trade Pressures
• GSTAT’s first anti-profiteering ruling expands probe scope, rejects cost-based defences; hospitality, retail on notice
• IBC Amendment 2025: Faster resolutions or more roadblocks?
• Exclusive: ICMAI likely to urge MCA for amendments to Cost and Works Accountants Act after non-inclusion in tax audits; to meet on Aug 24
• India Inc’s GST 2.0 Wishlist: Simpler Slabs, Easier Compliance, Fairer Rules
• Wholesale inflation slips into negative territory for the second time in 2025 at -0.58%
• IBC 2025: What’s in the bill, how it tackles delays, why capacity will decide gains
• Retail frenzy fizzles: Only 32% of new-age IPOs deliver long-term gains, says study
• India’s CPI Inflation falls to 7-Year Low of 1.55%

Economic Times

• FinMin proposes 2-tier GST structure, special rates on select items; Council meet likely in Sept
• Independence Day 2025: Modi Pushes GST Revamp, Made-in-India Chip, Energy Drive; Vows Farmers Safe from Trump-Era Trade Pressures
• Bisleri will always remain a privately-held firm, says VC Jayanti Chauhan
• No pause on Russian oil imports, India continues imports based on economic rationale
• Abhijit Kishore appointed as Vodafone Idea CEO for three years
• RBI issues draft regulations on forex guarantees
• India to set data standards for developed nations to follow: CEA
• Tata Sons AGM marks SP Group thaw, Noel Tata joins board
• Explained: Four amendments to Income Tax Act to be applicable in FY26
• Technology sector anchors 40% office leasing, as global enterprises expand India operations

CA Club India

• Facility for Filing Updated Returns for AY 2021-22 and AY 2022-23 for ITR-3 and ITR-4 Now Available
• Income Tax Department Releases Excel Utility of ITR-6 for AY 2025-26
• Rajasthan Commercial Taxes Dept Tightens ITC Verification for Delayed GST Registrations
• New Income Tax Bill 2025 Clears Confusion on Rental Income, Home Loan Deductions
• Govt Clarifies Rs 75,000 Standard Deduction Under New Tax Regime in Income Tax Bill 2025
• SGST Department Arrests Two Company Directors for Rs 50 Crore GST Evasion Through Fake ITC Claims
• Finance Ministry to Broaden 'Computer System' Definition in New Income Tax Bill 2025
• Ministry of Defence to Reimburse 18% GST on Defence RandD Grants for Start-Ups and MSMEs
• GSTN Launches "Navigate to GSTR-1A" on GST Portal
• CAG Flags Gaps in GST E-Way Bill System

BBC News

• Handshakes and a shared limo: Our correspondents on the moment the presidents met
• Why Alaska? Why now? What to expect from the summit
• In maps: The war-ravaged Ukrainian territories at the heart of the summit
• Sidelined Ukrainians look on with deep scepticism
• 'Putin is a master of persuasion' - BBC correspondents discuss summit strategy
• King hails veterans' courage and sacrifice on VJ Day
• Far-right Israeli minister taunts prominent Palestinian prisoner in his cell
• Epping hotel given temporary ban on taking new asylum seekers
• Iceland offers £1 reward to customers for reporting shoplifters
• One dead and several injured as Danish train hits tanker and derails