Economic Times Top Stories

• NFRA stands firm on SA 600 revision despite ICAI concerns; consultation paper issued
• ICAI launches AQMM 2.0 to elevate audit standards for listed entities, banks, and insurance firms
• Jindal Stainless CFO Anurag Mantri sees robust growth for Indian corporates, driven by domestic consumption and quality exports
• Gaming, BFSI top GST evading sectors as DGGI detects Rs 2 lakh crore evasion
• Former Finance Secretary SC Garg urges bold reforms and STEPS investment to hit $5 trillion economy by 2027
• Deloitte reports record revenue of $67.2 billion for FY24, a 3.1% jump
• As M&A scene hots up, India Inc strengthens in-house legal teams
• Byju’s obligated to repay $1.2 billion with interest, says US lenders
• India Inc wants staff to be ‘fit’ enough for hikes
• Real money gaming sector tops GST evasion list

Economic Times

• Softbank-backed Swiggy said to eye India IPO filing this week
• Hexaware files DRHP for Rs 9,950-crore IPO
• September IPO Frenzy: Dalal Street set for biggest listing line-up in 14 years as stocks sizzle
• SME IPOs see manic rise in retail interest
• Corporate revenue growth slows to 5-7% in June quarter, lowest in 15 quarters: Crisil
• India Inc feels the pinch! Earnings downgrades in Q1 highest since June ’20
• India Inc profit shrinks 3% in Q1, worst qtr since pandemic
• JSW Cement files DRHP for Rs 4,000 crore IPO
• NITI Aayog to lay out roadmap for deepening of corporate bond market
• DIIs close in on FIIs in high-stakes battle

CA Club India

• CBDT Issues SOP for Handling Internal Audit Objections
• FM Sitharaman Hints at GST Rate Rationalisation to Simplify Tax Structure
• GSTN Releases Draft Manual on Invoice Management System
• GSTN Issues Advisory On Re-opening of Reporting ITC Reversal Opening Balance
• ICAI to Host Multipurpose Empanelment Form (MEF) for the year 2024-25
• FM Sitharaman Confirms No Tax Rate Reductions for Old Tax Regime
• Banking Liquidity Set to Decline Amid Advance Tax and GST Outflows This Week
• GST Council Forms GoM to Review Tax Rates on Health and Life Insurance Premiums
• GST Evasion Doubles to Rs 2.01 Lakh Crore in FY24; Mumbai Leads in Detection
• Govt May Establish Panel to Enforce Regulatory Compliance for Online Gaming Platforms

BBC News

• What we know about the Hezbollah pager explosions
• Supermoon and lunar eclipse delight stargazers
• Unlawful care homes ‘profiteer’ from at-risk kids
• Inflation remains above Bank of England target at 2.2%
• What will happen when VAT is added to private school fees?
• Sean 'Diddy' Combs denied bail in sex-trafficking case
• Kate at first work meeting since cancer treatment
• Rwanda plan was un-British, says ex-PM John Major
• Buffer zones set to come in around abortion clinics
• Tupperware in fight to survive after bankruptcy filing

Yahoo News

• Hezbollah vows to punish Israel after pager blasts kill nine, injure thousands across Lebanon
• Emily Gold, Cheerleader Featured on ‘America’s Got Talent,’ Dies by Suicide at 17
• Video shows stabbings, shooting inside Las Vegas casino: ‘He growled like an animal’
• Cisco's second layoff of 2024 affects thousands of employees
• NYC woman, 81, walking dog feels 'lucky' to be alive after video shows man brutally punching her in the face
• ‘Never seen anything like this’: Police bust illegal nightclub in Boston basement
• Putin orders Russian army to become second largest after China's at 1.5 million-strong
• A 30-year-old man built muscle and burned fat in 4 months with a time-saving workout technique
• FTSE 100 Live 18 September: Airfares slow inflation progress, index drifts ahead of US rates
• Many women are blindsided by perimenopause. 5 facts everyone should know about this time of life.