Economic Times Top Stories

• ETCFO Leadership Summit: Anand Rathi urges CFOs to balance growth ambition with strategic risk discipline
• CFOs call for agility, judgement and stress testing amid rising global uncertainty
• CFOs identify manufacturing, AI and capital discipline as India’s next growth engines
• CFOs see shift from finance custodians to digital stewards as AI and cloud reshape enterprises
• War: A Speed Breaker for India’s Growth?
• 7th ETCFO Leadership Summit: India Inc CFOs to steer growth, capital strategy amid global volatility
• US-Iran War: India Inc must prepare and hedge for risks, not panic, say experts
• GST collection grows 8.1% to over Rs 1.83 lakh cr in Feb
• Charitable trusts challenge I-T dept's irrevocability clause
• India allows eligible manufacturers to defer customs duty payments from April 1; aims to boost liquidity and exports

Economic Times

• Karnataka plans relief from annual professional tax return filing
• Tax treaty relief may not come easy to Indian investors in UAE
• India tightens tax compliance on crypto and digital assets
• Maharashtra budget offers tax breaks for scrapping old vehicles, doubles green tax on polluters
• Fundamentals strong, can deal with oil surge: Finance ministry
• Morgan Stanley downgrades India to 'Equal Weight'
• RBI proposes compensation for bank fraud losses up to Rs 50,000
• SAT upholds Sebi penalties on Kotak AMC in Essel case
• Anthropic lists job roles which are most exposed to AI in US; See here
• Mukesh Ambani’s record IPO of Jio delayed by regulatory limbo

CA Club India

• Rajinikanth Gets Major Tax Relief as CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Order in Property Leasing Dispute
• Income Tax Rules 2026: Financial Institutions Must Report Crypto and Digital Currency Holdings
• ED Arrests Two CAs in Rs 641 Crore Cyber Fraud and Money Laundering Case Under PMLA
• Charitable Trusts Oppose Mandatory Irrevocable Clause for Tax Exemption Registration
• Himachal CM Flags Rising Budget Pressure, Seeks Restoration of Revenue Deficit Grant
• BCAS Flags Concerns Over Finance Bill 2026 Proposals on SGB Taxation, Dividend Rules and TDS Norms
• GST Regime Has Eroded States' Financial Freedom: 7th State Finance Commission Chairman
• New Draft Format for TDS/TCS Book Adjustment: Full Details, Applicability and Compliance Guide
• Fino Payments Bank Clarifies GST Probe, Denies Any Tax Evasion
• ICAI Announces Direct Exam Centre Selection for CA May 2026 Exams

BBC News

• Trump wants to pick Iran's new leader - will a hostile regime under fire agree?
• Huge US bomber lands at UK air base
• Oil price at two-year high after Qatar warns all Gulf production could stop within days
• Iranian schools, hospital and landmarks among civilian sites hit during US-Israeli strikes
• Flight paths squeezed as Iran conflict closes more airspace
• Soham murderer Ian Huntley taken off life support, BBC understands
• Armed robots take to the battlefield in Ukraine war
• Driver who killed student after mistakenly hitting wrong pedal jailed
• Withheld Epstein files with accusations against Trump released by justice department
• Three women interviewed on suspicion of sex trafficking in Al Fayed investigation