Economic Times Top Stories

• Budget 2026 should shape up ease of living
• Budget 2026 must create jobs by bridging skills gap, decriminalising taxes and easing compliance burden, say industry mavens
• NFRA flags non-compliance with SA 260 and SA 265 in auditor communication with boards and audit committees
• Union Budget 2026: Consolidated laws and simplified KYC key to reform impact, says former NFRA head
• Listing of mahavitaran- 8 steps to avoid a Maha-disaster
• 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?

Economic Times

• Turtlemint Fintech eyes Rs 2,000cr IPO; to file updated draft papers with Sebi in next 2-weeks
• Adani raises Rs 1,000 cr, bond issue sold out in 45 mins
• Big burst of new-age startup IPOs lined up for 2026; issues worth Rs 50,000 crore planned
• Indira Ivf and 7 others get nod for IPOs
• Torrent Pharma to raise up to Rs 12.5k cr by issue of securities
• Generic drug maker Hindustan Laboratories files IPO papers with Sebi
• IPO fundraising hits record in 2025; over Rs 4 lakh crore issues line up for 2026
• Four companies get Sebi approval for IPO
• IPO boom faces reality check as nearly half of 2025 listings slip below issue price
• HNI demand didn’t save them: 12 heavily subscribed IPOs of 2025 are still underwater

CA Club India

• Budget 2026: MSMEs Flag GST 2.0 Fallout, Trump Tariffs and Credit Crunch
• ICAI Proposes Higher Surcharge Limit, Disability Deductions, Joint Taxation for Couples Ahead of Budget 2026
• ICAI Launches Mandatory E-Diary to Strengthen Articled Training for CA Students
• India's GDP Growth Projected at 7.4% in FY26
• CBDT Notifies Core Settlement Guarantee Fund for Tax Exemption Under Section 10(23EE)
• 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

BBC News

• 'There wasn't even time for CPR': Iran medics describe hospitals overwhelmed with dead and injured protesters
• US military strikes Islamic State group targets in Syria, officials say
• Emotional scenes as Macclesfield beat FA Cup holders Crystal Palace 25 days after striker's death
• Dozens arrested and one police officer injured in Minneapolis protests
• Starmer has kept Trump on side - but is it coming back to bite him?
• Snow, rain and wind warnings continue after Goretti disruption
• Love Island villa evacuated and filming postponed over wildfires
• 'Hermès of durian': The luxury fruit cashing in on China's billion-dollar appetite
• Greenlanders fear for future as island embroiled in geopolitical storm
• How a friend request led a beauty queen to uncover Scotland's most prolific catfish