Economic Times Top Stories

• Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran to step down in February 2027
• Beyond Chandrasekaran: Will Tata Sons opt for a new chairman or split power between chairman and CEO?
• India's direct tax collections rise 23% to Rs 8.11 lakh crore as non-corporate tax drives growth
• Finance panel seeks sector-specific audit studies, faster NFRA reforms
• MSME Amendment Bill 2026 Explained: What changes for corporate payments, disputes and CFOs
• EPL to double beauty and cosmetics market share, eyes South East Asia and Africa next for expansion: CFO Deepak Goyal
• Parliament passes Taxation Bill, Sitharaman says no fee on UPI transactions
• REITs set to gain tax flexibility, cash flow boost under new Bill
• FPIs turn buyers in IT stocks for first time in 2026, invest Rs 3,358 crore in July
• FMCG makers plan more price hikes as input costs stay elevated; demand holds strong

Economic Times

• Electric mobility startup Yulu raises $93 million in equity, debt to expand EV fleet
• Equirus Investment Banking elevates Munish Aggarwal and Sandeep Gogia to Co-Heads
• New foreign investment rule looms over AIFs, foreign investors
• Beyond Chandrasekaran: Will Tata Sons opt for a new chairman or split power between chairman and CEO?
• Godrej Consumer Products shares tank 10% after CEO’s sudden exit; HSBC downgrades to Hold
• PM Modi, Trump will work out Russian oil-related 100 per cent tariff issue, says US official
• TCS, other Tata stocks fall up to 4% as N Chandrasekaran resigns
• Oracle plans fresh layoffs as AI spending piles up billions in debt: Report
• Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran to step down in February 2027
• Sensex falls over 200 points, Nifty below 24,450 as oil nears $90/barrel. What lies ahead?

CA Club India

• MSME Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026 Passed by Parliament
• Direct Tax Collections Jump 23% to Rs 8.11 Lakh Crore as on 10th Aug 2026
• CBDT Approves Sir Ganga Ram Trust Society for Scientific Research Tax Benefits Under IT Act, 2025
• ICAI Announces Mock Test Papers Series I and II for CA Final Nov 2026 Exams
• No UPI Charges for Consumers: Government Clears Air on Merchant Fee Rumours
• UPI Transactions May Attract Charges in Future as Lok Sabha Passes Taxation Amendment Bill
• ICAI Hosts Multipurpose Empanelment Form (MEF) 2026-27
• Income Tax Department Releases ITR-6 Excel Utility, JSON Schema and Validation Rules for AY 2026-27
• Centre Exempts Banks from Section 15(1) Restriction on Unamortized EIR Expenditure
• ICAI Publishes 77th Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute for the year 2025-26

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