Economic Times Top Stories

• RBI MPC cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 5.25%; retains neutral stance
• RBI allows market forces to primarily dictate Rupee's value: Governor
• GDP surge versus Rupee fall
• How India Inc CFOs trumped Rupee’s third sharpest slide in a decade
• Exclusive: Bajaj Electricals finance executive EC Prasad set to take over as Raymond Lifestyle CFO
• Experts hail higher threshold for small companies, say move will ease compliance, new incorporations
• PM internship scheme falters in pilot year as low uptake and high attrition expose gaps
• Compliance costs jump 10–15% in 2025 as CFOs battle new ESG, EPR and tax rules
• GST collections inch up to Rs 1.70 lakh crore in November despite rate cuts; import IGST fuels growth
• India’s manufacturing PMI hits 9-month low as US tariffs cool export momentum

Economic Times

• Torrent Gas hires Citi, two others for $450 million IPO
• Q2 FY26 FDI equity inflows up 20.5% on year
• India’s IPO market set for record year as 2025 nears peak fundraising momentum
• Adani Group plans to raise Rs 90,000 cr via debt in FY27
• Rs 1,020 crore paycheck! Meesho IPO hands Elevation, Peak XV and founders meteoric returns up to 5,00,000%
• Vedanta back in debt market, seeks ₹2,000 crore via metals arm
• An Nvidia and Tesla link: India set for first AI IPO after Fractal Analytics wins Sebi nod
• SBI Ventures plans to launch Rs 2,000 cr climate-focussed fund in Jan-Mar
• Nifty eyes record levels amid progress on US trade deal
• Anupam Mittal's wedding matchmaker Shaadi.com is said to consider IPO

CA Club India

• Delhi Student Falls Victim to Rs 26 Crore GST Scam After Aadhaar-PAN Fraud
• GSTN Launches UPI and Credit/Debit Card Payment Facility for Taxpayers in 28 States
• ICAI Halts Self-Paced Module Tests from Dec 11-20 Due to Portal Upgrade
• Lok Sabha Passes Central Excise Amendment Bill to Maintain High Tobacco Levy
• GST Samvaad: MSMEs Confront Authorities Over Registration Delays and GTA Tax Inconsistencies
• India's Corporate Tax Surges 115% to Rs 9.86 Lakh Crore in 2024-25
• CBIC Issues Order Assigning Pre-GST Central Excise and Service Tax Appeals in Karnataka
• FM Sitharaman Calls for Technology-Aligned, Fair Tax Systems at 18th Global Forum Plenary
• MSME Lending Gets a Boost with CAM Launch; Digital Payment Infrastructure Enhanced
• NFRA Rolls Out Audit Practice Toolkits and Survey 2025 to Support Small and Medium Audit Firms

BBC News

• England start World Cup against Croatia, Scotland to face Brazil
• Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn
• Germany votes to bring in voluntary military service programme for 18-year-olds
• 'I don't want to be part of this war machine': Young Germans protest against military service plans
• Doctor charged with sex assaults of 38 patients
• Catherine joined by stars and charity heroes for Christmas carol concert
• Legendary architect Frank Gehry dead aged 96
• Kim Cattrall marries fiancé she met on BBC radio show
• Man, 18, struck on motorway Tasered before death
• Irish police investigating drone activity during Zelensky visit

Yahoo News

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• Obdulia Sanchez, who livestreamed deadly 2017 crash, killed in California
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• Trump 'garbage' rhetoric about Somalis draws cheers from administration, silence from Republicans and alarm from critics