Economic Times Top Stories

• NFRA sets tougher audit expectations for ECL, signals sharper scrutiny under SA 540
• LT Foods to double retail reach, reorganise exports for next growth phase: CFO Sachin Gupta
• India reviews Press Note 3, may ease small FDI entry with de minimis rule
• India-UK free trade pact likely to be implemented in April: Official
• To bring ease of business bills, Centre nudges state govts to revamp laws, drive reforms
• US deal: India's trade reset moment
• ICAI elects CA Prasanna Kumar D as President for 2026–27, CA Mangesh Kinare as Vice-President
• Premiumisation and cost discipline steer Pernod Ricard India strategy amid state tax complexity: CFO Richa Singh
• Menace of increasing corporate frauds needs fresh look at legal framework
• Exclusive: NFRA halts fresh disciplinary orders till Supreme Court clarity over procedural issues

Economic Times

• KKR could deploy $20 billion in India over the next decade, says cofounder Henry Kravis
• Merger involving $61 billion of debt to support India’s credit market
• Blackstone leads $600 million raise in AI cloud startup Neysa at $1.4 billion valuation
• Banks look to get export credit lines ready as US lowers tariff
• PhonePe’s IPO gamble: Can UPI dominance finally pay off?
• Oracle plans to raise $45 billion to $50 billion in 2026
• Sebi approval opens door for 13 IPOs across diverse sectors
• Will unsecured lending make a comeback as margins stay under pressure?
• Credit flows to commercial sector increase 15% in 2025
• India's PE-VC deal value hits $36.8 billion in 2025, BFSI emerges as top contributor: Report

CA Club India

• FM Sitharaman vs Jaya Bachchan: Fiery Exchange Over Entertainment Tax in Rajya Sabha
• Lower TDS or Nil Deduction? Draft Form 128 Sets New Electronic Application Rules
• Rule 285 Mandates Form 178 Filing for Capital Gains Exemption
• Provident Fund Contributions Above Threshold? Here's How Rule 277 Taxes Interest
• Special Allowance Tax Relief: How Rule 279 Changes Exemption Limits
• ICAI Issues Exposure Draft of Guidance Note on Audit of Banks - 2026 Edition
• CGST Delhi South Arrests Director in Rs 6.53 Crore Fraudulent ITC Case
• New Reporting Framework for Payments to Non-Residents and Foreign Companies
• Draft Form 103 Prescribes 30-Day Payment Rule for Tax Demand
• Exceptions for Cash Payments Above Rs 10,000 under Rule 26 of Draft IT Rules 2026

BBC News

• Government abandons plans to delay 30 council elections
• How dark web agent spotted bedroom wall clue to rescue girl from years of harm
• Actor Robert Duvall, who starred in The Godfather, dies aged 95
• Muir fourth in big air in another medal near-miss
• US build-up of warships and fighter jets tracked near Iran
• Six of Sarah Ferguson's companies winding down
• Ancient bone may prove legendary war elephant crossing of Alps
• Students begin Covid compensation claim against 36 more universities
• Australian IS families in Syria camp turned back after leaving for home
• Teenagers guilty of killing man they thought was a paedophile

Yahoo News

• She was denied a legal abortion and sent to prison over an illegal one. Now she tells her story
• FBI Delivers Bombshell Update on Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping
• Trump team offers its answer to rising premium costs: catastrophic coverage
• China's humanoid robots take centre stage for Lunar New Year showtime
• Trump, 79, Sends ‘Love Letter’ to His Sex Attack Victim
• A woman built her mom a $33,000 tiny home on her family's Texas property. Here are 5 things she learned from the process.
• Why folic acid being added to bread is sparking conspiracy theories
• Millionaire CEO and His Family Members Identified Among 4 Victims Killed in Colorado Plane Crash
• Trillion-dollar AI market wipeout happened because investors banked that ‘almost every tech company would come out a winner’
• China grants UK and Canada visa-free entry, raising total to 79 countries