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• CBDT issues crypto reporting guidance; experts see stronger tax transparency, no change in taxation
• August Rush: Over 2 dozen companies plan Street debut next month
• MCA's single insolvency platform an efficiency boost, not cure for insolvency delays: Experts
• Gen Z, Jobs and India Inc’s Hiring Problem
• NFRA sets 10 principles for technology use in audits, says AI cannot replace auditor judgement
• PM Internship Scheme sees 1.65 lakh-plus offers in first two rounds, just 16,068 join; Round III crosses 10,000 joinings
• JSA Boardroom Connect Chennai Edition to examine India's evolvingmanufacturing regulatory and governance landscape
• Centralised GST administration can cut duplicate audits, compliance costs; Centre State jurisdiction key, say experts
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• MCA plans unified digital platform for insolvency ecosystem; seeks stakeholder suggestions

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• Master Chains N Jewels files IPO papers with Sebi; eyes Rs 400 cr via fresh issue
• Protium in advanced talks to buy Clix Capital; Rs 1,900-2,200 crore valuation likely
• August Rush: Over 2 dozen companies plan Street debut next month
• Lenders on top of AI will lead digital lending
• SBI Funds Management shares fall below IPO price, but brokerages remain bullish. Time to buy?
• IIRIS Consulting Acquires Publicly Listed Fintech Company Dion Global Solutions
• Temasek-backed Manipal Health to line up $1-billion IPO
• Juniper Green Energy files DRHP addendum to SEBI, discloses Rs 104.4 million civil litigation, tax and criminal cases
• Godrej Capital enters gold loan business with Kanakadurga Finance acquisition
• Purple Finance to acquire Saksham Gram Credit for rural expansion

CA Club India

• CBDT Notifies ITR-BN Under Income Tax Rules 2026 for Block Assessment Cases
• ICAI Extends Time Limit for Transfer of Goodwill of Deceased CA Proprietor Firms from 1 Year to 3 Years
• Draft Insurance Rules 2026 Released: Centre Proposes Major Overhaul of 87-Year-Old Insurance Rules
• FM Sitharaman Calls for Greater Tax Certainty and Reduced Litigation at 167th Income Tax Day Celebration
• ICAI and IIPA Join Hands to Strengthen Municipal Finance, Accounting and Urban Governance
• Centre Notifies Additional PMLA Special Courts in Gujarat
• CBDT Grants Section 10(46) Exemption to District Legal Services Authority, Jind
• CBDT Revises 'Specified Fund' Definition Under Income Tax Act, 2025
• No Proposal to Scrap LTCG Tax for Retail Investors, Govt Clarifies in Lok Sabha
• RBI Releases Draft Foreign Investment Rules 2026, Invites Public Comments Till 31st August

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• Devastating European wildfires in maps - and how they're being tackled
• Funeral director who left people unburied breached families' trust 'on industrial scale', court hears
• Reform UK reports Zack Polanski to police over guillotine t-shirt post
• Man jailed for abduction and rape of girl, 15, in Edinburgh basement
• Zelensky visit sends clear message of support for Ukraine, Burnham says
• Carly Simon reveals Parkinson's diagnosis
• Ukraine dismisses Iranian threats as Caspian Sea strike directly links wars
• TV presenter and comedian Bill Oddie dies at 85
• UK's iconic Jodrell Bank telescope faces axe in science cuts

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