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• India-UK Free Trade Agreement: A calculated embrace
• Orissa HC directs tax depart to pay 6% interest to Vedanta on delayed customs refund
• Randstad India to add over 15,000 staffers in 2025, ramp up executive hiring 30% on AI, GCC demand
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• Gensol crisis: India Inc needs NFRA-like body to monitor promoter conduct, says Amarjit Chopra
• GST returns: Experts say new HSN code and invoice reporting rules to curb tax leakages and improve filing accuracy
• India’s wholesale inflation cools to 0.85% in April on fuel, power prices
• 3 in 5 Indian finance professionals eye entrepreneurship: Survey
• Vijaya Diagnostic Appoints S Ramachandra Reddy as Interim CFO

Economic Times

• India Inc raises a record $61 billion via ECBs in FY25, NBFCs lead way
• Jio Credit raises Rs 1,000 cr in maiden bond issue
• Alternative finance and digital lending gaining traction among MSMEs: SIDBI Survey
• Shapoorji Pallonji Group nears $3.4 billion record private credit deal
• EV maker Greaves Electric Mobility gets Sebi nod for IPO
• 71% of Indian SMEs sought external funding in 2024: CPA Australia Survey
• Microfinance NPAs may ease from H2 FY26 as banks grapple with Q4 hit
• Motilal Oswal founders invest $100mn in Zepto
• BluPine Energy to raise Rs 376 cr debt for solar project in Gujarat
• Reliance Power raises Rs 348 cr via preferential issue of shares

CA Club India

• CBIC Issues Revised Formats for Customs Arrest and Incident Reports, Mandates DIGIT ID
• Delhi High Court Fines Firm for Fraudulent GST ITC Claims
• E-Way Bill Generation Hits Second-Highest Record in April 2025 at 11.93 Crore
• CBDT Notifies Exemption Allowing Indian Bank's Increased Shareholding in ASREC
• CBDT Classifies IRFC's Rs 10,000 Crore Bond as Zero Coupon Bond for Tax Purposes
• GSTN Issues Advisory on Appeal Withdrawal Process Under Waiver Scheme
• GST Fraud: Punjab Detects Rs 1,549 Crore Bogus Billing
• CBDT Grants Tax Exemption to Telangana State Pollution Control Board Under Section 10(46)
• ICAI Resumes Self-Paced Online Module (SPOM) Exams from 15th May 2025
• ED Arrests 3 Traders in Rs 800 Crore GST Scam

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• Billionaires fall as King rises in latest Sunday Times Rich List
• Ex-FBI boss James Comey investigated for seashell photo seen as threat to Trump
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