Economic Times Top Stories

• Festive season delivers steady growth for retailers amid challenging macros, CFOs say
• PVR INOX plans 150-175 new screens a year from FY28, most to come through asset-light model: CFO
• Gross GST collections rise 22.9% to Rs 2.31 Lakh Crore in October, net revenue up 25.6%
• Cyberattacks on banks, including AU Small Finance Bank, worry insurers as claim risks rise
• TVS family succession dispute raises governance questions for listed companies, says InGovern
• CII calls for GST-like reforms in land, labour & local approvals
• Noel Tata seeks board scrutiny of SP Group's Rs 25,000 crore exit plan, Tata Sons restructuring
• Jio Lists India Story on Global Map
• SC questions MCA’s grip on NCLT, seeks plan to fix staffing and infrastructure gaps
• CBIC curbs GST officers’ discretion, bars extra documents; clarifies electricity bills, Udyam and business premises

Economic Times

• CBI files FIR in $10 mn 'fraud' in Exim Bank involving UK-based company
• Motilal Oswal Financial Services announces leadership rejig; appoints new heads across businesses
• RBI sets up Technical Consultative Committee for Financial Markets
• NBFC bond fundraising falls 19% as rising yields raise borrowing costs
• Equitas Small Finance Bank names Balaji Nuthalapadi interim CEO following PN Vasudevan's resignation
• Gig workers may get social security benefits through 2% transaction levy on businesses
• Irdai mandates four-tier structure for motor insurance from Dec 15
• Oil Price Today (November 4): Crude oil falls below $104 ahead of US midterm elections outcome. What are analysts saying?
• Sensex, Nifty open flat as IT stocks drag, but FII buying supports market sentiment
• CCI approves Kotak Mahindra Bank's acquisition of Deutsche Bank's India retail banking business

CA Club India

• Supriya Sule Urges FM Sitharaman to Extend TDS, TCS and GST Compliance Deadlines During Diwali 2026
• CBIC Amends GST Registration Exemption for Scrap Suppliers from 1st Nov 2026
• RBI Simplifies FEMA Rules for Service Exports and Imports; Introduces Rs 10 Lakh Threshold
• SEBI Proposes Removing 12.5% LTCG Tax on Foreign Equity Investments
• CA Final November 2026: ICAI Opens Window for Question Paper Observations
• GST Collection in October 2026 Rises 22.9% to Rs 2.31 Lakh Crore
• GST Registration Cancellation Process Revised: New REG-16 Approval Rules Explained
• GSTN Allows Composition Category Change Under Section 10(2A) Through REG-14
• ICAI CA Foundation Result September 2026 Likedly to be Declared on 6th Nov
• GST Registration Amendment Rules Changed: 3-Day OTP Verification Made Mandatory

BBC News

• Anthony Zurcher: Democrats push deep into Trump heartland on historic night
• Trump takes aim at Republicans but says Democrats did a 'good job'
• How America voted in maps and charts
• Key moments from a night of midterm election firsts
• James Talarico becomes first Democrat to win Texas Senate seat since 1988
• Miliband says slavery apology will not bring cost for UK taxpayers
• 'Multi-cancer' blood tests coming to some GP surgeries soon
• No more rice grains in Kellogg's Rice Krispies due to changing weather
• Celebrity hairstylist John Frieda dies aged 75
• Scammers using AI-generated images of missing pets to demand reward money