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• 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

• Markets end flat ahead of RBI policy, hopes of tax benefits for FPIs support sentiment
• PhysicsWallah reviews FinZ Finance's direct lending model; board, regulatory nods awaited
• Parliamentary Finance panel concerned over slow private investment despite substantial surge in public capex
• India to remain world's fastest-growing economy for next two decades: Piyush Goyal
• Rajesh Exports dismisses SEBI allegations, says declared revenues are correct
• Rajesh Exports shares plunge 5 pc, hit lower circuit after SEBI action
• Meesho Partners with BSE to Accelerate SME IPO Readiness for MSMEs in India
• Rupee trades in narrow range against US dollar in early trade
• Money market-volumes jump to record as bank lending booms
• Audio book platform Kuku files confidential papers for up to Rs 3,500-cr IPO

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
• Oscar-nominated Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi dies aged 56
• Harry and Meghan share new photos to celebrate Lilibet's fifth birthday
• Woman falsely identified as officer in Nowak case 'scared for safety'
• Dutch police investigate suspected drugging and sexual assault of multiple women
• 'Nothing left to chance' for Bayeux Tapestry's journey to London