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• CFO’s role in multi-State compliance: Staying ahead of tax and regulatory nuances in retail
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• Centre notifies DPDP Rules 2025, mandates verifiable parental consent, annual audits and 90-day response timeline
• India’s wholesale price inflation falls to -1.21% in October 2025
• Supreme Court gives big relief to CAs, says Form 15CB doesn’t amount to money laundering
• From 19 to 77: Women CFOs Quadruple Since 2021, Yet Form Just 14% of Boardroom Finance Heads
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• Sebi to tighten conflict-of-interest and insider trading norms for top officials

Economic Times

• GST reforms make essential items more affordable, tax processes simpler: CBIC Chairman
• Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods as inflation concerns mount
• RBI announces relief measures for exporters, allows banks and NBFCs to give them moratorium
• RBI conducts Rs 12,000 crore OMO purchase in secondary market
• Sebi chief says board to consider panel report on disclosures, conflict of interest on Dec 17
• CFO’s role in multi-State compliance: Staying ahead of tax and regulatory nuances in retail
• India can surprise on the upside in 2025–26 if exports revive, inflation stays low: Christian de Guzman, Moody’s
• BSNL revival, sustaining BharatNet momentum top priorities: Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani
• After Google, Ambani's Reliance to set up 1 GW data centre in Andhra Pradesh
• CBI arrests Singapore-based businessman in Rs 31.60 crore bank fraud case

CA Club India

• Man Arrested for Posing as Income Tax Officer, Duping Woman of Rs 55.8 Lakh
• GST 2.0 Driving Transparency and Growth: ICAI President Outlines Key Reforms
• CBDT Seeks Clarity From MeitY on Tax Incentives for Data Centres Under New Policy
• MSMEs Lead as 13 Companies Apply Under PLI Scheme with Rs 1914 Crore Investment
• GST Exemption Fuels 50% Jump in Term Insurance Sales; Insurers Expect Trend to Continue
• DGGI Delhi Busts Rs 645 Crore Fake ITC Racket
• ITAT Bangalore Gives Relief to Landowner in Rs 1.82 Crore Mango Sales Case
• Retail Inflation Drops to Record Low of 0.25% in October after GST Rate Cuts
• FM Sitharaman Assures Further Simplification of GST, Tax Procedures
• Centre Confident of Meeting Rs 25.2 Lakh Crore Direct Tax Target Despite STT Shortfall

BBC News

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• UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
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• US justice department investigates Epstein's alleged ties to Clinton and banks after Trump request
• More rain forecast for Saturday before cold snap hits UK
• After 'insane drama' of pub quiz cheating scandal, can you get the questions right?
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