Economic Times Top Stories

• NFRA flags non-compliance with SA 260 and SA 265 in auditor communication with boards and audit committees
• Budget 2026 must create jobs by bridging skills gap, decriminalising taxes and easing compliance burden, say industry mavens
• Union Budget 2026: Consolidated laws and simplified KYC key to reform impact, says former NFRA head
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• CFOs bet on AI to drive productivity as tech spending outlook brightens
• Zurich Kotak General Insurance CFO sees commercial insurance driving growth over next 12–24 months, targets scale with profitability
• NFRA flags high fraud risk in revenue recognition; auditors urged to strengthen assertion-level checks
• India probe finds Tata Steel, JSW Steel, SAIL breached antitrust law, regulatory order shows
• Budget Series: What Do Leaders Expect from Budget 2026?
• CaratLane names Jigar Vyas as CFO

Economic Times

• Flipkart appoints Gunjan Bhartia as SVP business finance
• FPI Registration: Sebi allows digital signatures
• FPI Registration: Sebi allows digital signatures
• No road tax on factory, mine machinery: Supreme Court
• Premium gain, margin strain likely for insurers in December quarter
• Unlocking retail growth: Structural GST reforms needed for India’s next consumption wave
• AI-led cybersecurity firm Kratikal Tech files for SME IPO, eyes global expansion
• A titan in tears: Anil Agarwal’s gritty journey from Bihar to billions
• Budget 2026 must create jobs by bridging skills gap, decriminalising taxes and easing compliance burden, say industry mavens
• BHEL, ABB, L&T plunge up to 14% after report says govt may scrap curbs on Chinese companies

CA Club India

• Crorepati Tax Filers Jump 22% in FY26 as Income Concentrates at the Top
• Income Tax Refund Delay Explained: Why 63 Lakh Returns for AY 2025-26 Are Still Pending
• Union Budget 2026: New Faces in Finance Ministry, Work Continues Without Finance Secretary
• Govt Opens Tax Portal APIs: Large Taxpayers May Shift to Automated Compliance
• ITAT Mumbai Rejects Unexplained Cash Allegation in Pune Property Sale, Dismisses Revenue Appeal
• CBDT Notifies Two Authorities for Income Tax Exemption Under Section 10(46A) With Effect From AY 2024-25
• CBDT Grants Tax-Exempt Status to UAE-Regulated Pension Fund Under Section 10(23FE)
• GST Evasion Case: Four Arrested for Rs 1464 Crore Fake Invoice Transactions
• Year End Review 2025: Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Highlights Key Legislative Milestones
• Union Budget 2026-27: Industry Bodies Seek Targeted Credit Relief for MSMEs

BBC News

• Storm Goretti brings 99mph winds and snow as 65,000 properties lose power
• Minnesota officials say FBI blocked their access to ICE shooting probe
• Two starkly opposed Americas laid bare by deadly ICE shooting
• Jeremy Bowen: Trump risks pushing world back to age of empires
• Pupils left shivering during exams as PFI contract ends with school repairs unfinished
• Abandoned baby Elsa to be adopted and regularly see two siblings
• Huge anti-government protests in Tehran and other Iranian cities, videos show
• Two wounded in shooting involving federal agents in Portland
• Long waits for disability benefit claims unacceptable, MPs say
• Homeless men refused entry to Manchester hotel in sub-zero temperatures