Economic Times Top Stories

• RBI Rate Hike: India Inc CFOs see limited impact on growth, flags crude, rupee risks
• NBFC services to banks will attract 18% GST
• RBI MPC hikes repo rate by 25 bps to 5.50%, first increase since February 2023
• 57th GST Council meeting: What’s in store for CFOs and India Inc?
• ICAI advances Ind AS 118 work, eyes Schedule III revamp
• 57th GST Council meeting rescheduled for October 8 from October 7; to be held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi
• Audit rotation boom puts Big Four under sharper scrutiny
• Tata Trusts rift deepens: Noel Tata-led trustees say 'Trusts do not run Tata Sons' as they defend restructuring plan to avoid listing
• Single-window GST registration for multistate businesses set for pilot this week
• Employers may soon be able to claim ITC on GST paid for employee insurance cover

Economic Times

• GST Council meet starts with focus on ease of doing business, ITC overhaul and decriminalisation on agenda
• RBI excludes Paytm Payments Bank from list of scheduled banks
• After RBI policy rate hike, several banks raise lending rates
• Adani Energy Solutions acquires Satara Power Transmission
• World Bank Group appoints David Vaillant as Managing Director and CFO
• How an investment bank secured AI adoption without compromising confidential financial data
• Rupee rises 10 paise against US dollar: What is supporting the currency?
• Oil Price Today (October 8): Crude oil jumps 2% to $102 amid rising attacks on ships in Middle East. What lies ahead?
• Sensex opens over 300 points down, Nifty below 22,550 as RBI's tighter monetary policy weighs on markets
• Sebi introduces colour-coded credit risk-o-meter for debt securities

CA Club India

• RBI Clarifies FEMA Reporting: No Reporting Required for Personal Transactions
• GST Reforms 2026: Easier Registration, Faceless Assessment and New Compliance Rules
• Special Deposit Scheme Interest Rate Fixed at 7.1% for Oct-Dec 2026
• New FEMA Rule From October 2026: Freelancers and Service Exporters Must File EDF
• ICAI E-Way Bill Handbook 2026: Check GST Applicability, Exemptions and Validity Rules
• ICAI Suggests Major GST Registration and Refund Reforms to Ease Taxpayer Compliance
• Next-Gen GST Reforms to Simplify Compliance and Boost Business Growth: FM Sitharaman
• UPI Charges From 15th Oct 2026: 0.4% MDR on Payments Above Rs 2000
• ICAI Awards 2026: Nominations Open for 20th ICAI Awards, Apply by 15th December
• ICAI President Calls for Ethical Leadership, Integrity and Trust Amid Rapid Professional Transformation

BBC News

• Royal Navy service member charged with spying for foreign power
• Burnham to meet German chancellor in Berlin to discuss security and EU ties
• Most UK diplomats to leave East Jerusalem consulate, Israel says, as Miliband says 'vital services' to remain
• 'Come all the way' back to EU, French finance minister tells UK
• US and Lebanon protecting wanted Syrian general, BBC finds
• We spent thousands on a Tui river cruise but ended up on coach trips
• Inside the £1-an-hour official football shirt factories
• 'Every day there is killing': Gazans face Israeli strikes despite ceasefire as peace deal stalls
• Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90
• 'I was blamed for my baby's death, now NHS needs to change'