Economic Times Top Stories

• Price shock: How Middle East conflict has raised inflation risks, squeezed corporate margins
• ICAI reinforces mandatory forensic audit, sustainability assurance norms in revised Code of Ethics
• SEBI clears path for promoter-group cousin to serve as independent director, clarifies LODR eligibility norms
• M3M targets Rs 28,000 crore in sales by FY27, plans to deliver one crore Sq Ft annually, Director Finance Wahaal says
• ICAI proposes sustainability assurance framework to bring audit like rigour to ESG disclosures
• MCA brings Social Stock Exchange instruments under CSR ambit, permits 10% allocation
• At Big 4 firms, AI is starting to reshape the tax profession
• Corporate India posts 25% profit surge in Q4 FY26, but rising costs squeeze margins
• I-T department to move Supreme Court against HC relief in public trust row
• AI bubble debate gets real as chip stocks rally

Economic Times

• Meesho Partners with BSE to Accelerate SME IPO Readiness for MSMEs in India
• Audio book platform Kuku files confidential papers for up to Rs 3,500-cr IPO
• IIFL Finance nets $500 million in overseas bond sales
• Indian firms opt for confidential IPO route amid West Asia-led market volatility
• The great 2026 stall: IPO fundraising falls to two-year low with fears that second half could be sluggish
• India considers reducing taxes on bond investments by foreigners, reports Bloomberg News
• Zepto, Dhoot Transmission among 6 companies to secure Sebi's nod for IPO
• Companies look to shrink issue sizes to get IPOs pass through
• Sun Pharma explores funding mix for $12 billion Organon deal
• Indian companies announce $1.1 billion investment in US, to create 1,500 jobs

CA Club India

• ICAI Code of Ethics 2026 Recommends Digital-Only Payment of Audit Fees
• RBI Denies Reports of Gold Sale, Confirms Gold Reserves Unchanged at 880.52 Tonnes
• India Engages with US Over Proposed Section 301 Tariffs
• Supreme Court Holds Casino Winnings Payouts Do Not Reduce GST Liability
• CBDT Notifies Infrastructure Sub-Sectors as Eligible Businesses Under Income Tax Act, 2025
• Form No. 27 Under IT Act 2025: CBDT Issues FAQs on Asset Attribution After Firm Reconstitution
• ICAI President Unveils Major MSME, Sustainability and Digital Transformation Initiatives in June 2026 Message
• GST Collections Rise 3.2% to Rs 1.94 Lakh Crore in May 2026
• Income Tax Department Releases Updated Common Offline Utility for ITR-1, ITR-2 and ITR-4 for AY 2026-27
• Centre Revises Central Excise Duty Rates on Petroleum Products from June 1, 2026

BBC News

• Royal Navy crew killed in helicopter crash named
• Henry Nowak deserves legacy that goes beyond tragedy, says PM
• Trump hits back at 'unpatriotic' vote after House rebukes him over Iran
• Hezbollah rejects renewed ceasefire agreed by Israel and Lebanon
• Man shot with crossbow on university campus
• Liverpool appoint Iraola as head coach
• Kate hugs mum ringing 'end of cancer treatment' bell
• Oscar-nominated Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi dies aged 56
• Woman falsely identified as officer in Nowak case 'scared for safety'
• Dutch police investigate suspected drugging and sexual assault of multiple women

Yahoo News

• Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on federal regulation of telecom companies
• 'The View' erupts after Hostin declares 'I would hold my nose' and vote for scandal-plagued Graham Platner
• Trump Is Reportedly Reconsidering His Politically and Legally Contentious 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'
• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent refuses to say whether Trump remains exempt from IRS audits
• I got laid off from IBM over 2 years ago and I'm still unemployed. I don't want my kids to feel like anything is wrong.
• Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass silent as Kathy Griffin accuses LAPD of White nationalism
• NATO chief warns young Russians they would die in Ukraine war
• A$AP Rocky Breaks His Silence On How He & Rihanna Are Doing After Shooting
• Explainer-Cambodia turns to obscure UN process to resolve maritime dispute with Thailand
• GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan draws an unusual opponent in Alaska's primary — and he's not happy about it