Economic Times Top Stories

• Exclusive: MCA set to regulate multidisciplinary partnerships; PMO panel firms up framework
• NFRA flags audit quality gaps at Singhi & Co; cites insufficient evidence in one engagement, calls for overhaul of documentation
• I-T Dept rolls out revamped TRACES portal for TDS compliance: What’s new for taxpayers
• Prolonged war may hit Rs 75,000 crore dividend target
• Exclusive: PMO weighs curbs on Big Four in PIE audits in sectors linked to national security
• India-UK free trade pact may come into force from second week of May: Official
• Exclusive: PMO seeks inputs on banning foreign audit firm logos, investor-driven Big Four mandates; flags data security risks
• RBI move may push govt NBFCs into Upper-Layer NBFC category
• Rupee at 100 amid West Asia war? CFOs hedge for volatile FY27
• Gujarat HC pulls up CBDT for 11-year non-compliance on ITR utilities, seeks affidavit; warns of strict action

Economic Times

• Cashfree Payments appoints former Visa executive Sameer Gandhi as CFO
• Exclusive: MCA set to regulate multidisciplinary partnerships; PMO panel firms up framework
• I-T Dept rolls out revamped TRACES portal for TDS compliance: What’s new for taxpayers
• M&A, PE deals log record volumes in Q1, but values plunge 48% on fewer big-ticket transactions
• NFRA flags audit quality gaps at Singhi & Co; cites insufficient evidence in one engagement, calls for overhaul of documentation
• Prolonged war may hit Rs 75,000 crore dividend target
• India-UK free trade pact may come into force from second week of May: Official
• West Asia War: Trump says 50% tariff threat on aiding Iranian military applies to China as well as peace talks stall
• Net FDI inflows dip, investors opting for Mexico, Vietnam
• Patent filings jump 30% to 1.43 lakh in FY26; domestic share crosses 69%, says Piyush Goyal

CA Club India

• New Form No. 143 Replaces Form 27EQ for TCS Quarterly Returns from April 2026
• ICAI Expands Mandatory Applicability of AQMM: New Criteria Effective from April 2026
• CBDT Issues Corrigendum to ITR Forms 2026
• Shri Anand Kumar Pal Appointed Chief Adviser (Cost) in Ministry of Finance from 10th April 2026
• GSTN Update: Pre-Deposit Percentage Now Editable for Appeals Filed in Form APL-01
• Income Tax Department Replaces Form 49AA with New Forms 95 and 96 for PAN Applications (2026)
• RBI Issues Guidelines to facilitate Faster Cross-Border Inward Payments
• FIU-IND and I4C Sign Landmark MoU to Combat Cyber Fraud and Financial Crimes in India
• New TAN Forms 134 and 135 Bring Mandatory PAN, AIN, CIN Requirements for All Deductors
• Form FN 110 Filing Made Mandatory for NGOs Altering Accumulation Plans

BBC News

• UK could adopt EU single market rules under new legislation
• Orbán era swept away by Péter Magyar's Hungary election landslide
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• Pope says he has 'no fear' of Trump after scathing attack
• The surprising reality of how teenage girls still define themselves
• Deep-fried food and daily sausage rolls banned in new school dinner plans
• Rachel Zegler's heroes, prizes for Paddington and more moments from the Olivier Awards
• Four teens arrested over fatal stabbing of boy, 16
• Britney Spears goes into rehab after driving under the influence arrest
• UK will not join blockade of Iran's ports in the Strait of Hormuz