Economic Times Top Stories

• NFRA recommends Ind AS 118, proposes April 2027 rollout; members differ on EBITDA, expense presentation
• Budget 2026 must push investment and exports, not freebies: Former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg
• HDFC Bank CFO says 4% margin aspiration intact despite near-term pressure; cost of funds already falling
• Budget 2026: Phone machines likely to get rid of duty friction
• World markets face fresh jolt as Trump vows tariffs on Europe over Greenland
• SC Tiger Global ruling strips TRC protection exposes Mauritius treaty exits and grandfathered investments to GAAR scrutiny
• SME credit squeeze
• Budget 2026 must back localisation, MSMEs, supply chain resilience: Suzuki Motorcycle India CFO
• Budget 2026: India must insure growth risks; balance fiscal consolidation with capital expenditure, say BFSI leaders
• Budget 2026: Skills gap, not internship scheme, holding back jobs; Quess Corp CFO flags GST burden

Economic Times

• India’s FY26 GDP growth of 7.3% to boost average household income, insurance demand: Moody’s
• Tiger Global’s tax ruling casts pall on India’s buyout sector
• Why is stock market falling today? Sensex cracks over 600 points, Nifty below 25,550. 5 key factors behind today's sell-off
• India seeks consensus on common AI standards at February summit
• NFRA recommends Ind AS 118, proposes April 2027 rollout; members differ on EBITDA, expense presentation
• India on track to join China as upper-middle-income economy by 2030: SBI
• Delhi HC rejects Natasha Oberoi's plea to stay board resolution
• RBI proposes linking BRICS' digital currencies: Report
• Wipro shares crash 9.5%, brokerages see downside till Rs 220. What should investors do?
• Greenland not for sale; respect its sovereignty, territorial integrity: EU President Metsola

CA Club India

• ICAI Reschedules CA Intermediate Paper 5 (Auditing and Ethics) to 31st January 2026
• Tax Department Issues PE Notices to Foreign Digital Firms, Litigation Likely
• Ahead of Budget 2026-27, MP Sasmit Patra Pushes for Simpler GST to Boost MSMEs
• New Income Tax Act 2025: Why Old Court Rulings May Not Apply After April 2026
• CBDT Clarifies: No Reopening of Past Tax Cases After Supreme Court's Tiger Global Verdict
• ICAI Further Postpones CA Intermediate Auditing and Ethics Paper Scheduled on 19 Jan 2026
• Finance Ministry Orders Dissolution of Old RRBs After State-Level Bank Mergers
• Customs Notifies Further Relief for Postal Exports Through Electronic Filing
• Customs Duty Drawback Rules Revised to Streamline Postal Export Claims
• CBDT Grants Income Tax Exemption to West Bengal Construction Workers Welfare Board Under Section 10(46)

BBC News

• High-speed train crash in Spain kills at least 39
• 'Credit-score company encouraged me to borrow again when I was nearly debt-free'
• US believes its power matters more than international law, UN chief tells BBC
• Alzheimer's finger-prick blood test could transform diagnosis, experts say
• 'Shameful' and 'terrible look' - the chaos that marred Senegal's Afcon triumph
• Tory MP Andrew Rosindell defects to Reform UK
• How crypto criminals stole $700 million from people - often using age-old tricks
• Government pulls Hillsborough Law debate after backlash
• More than 60 Labour MPs urge PM to ban social media for under-16s
• BBC demands tighter vetting after Apprentice candidate's offensive social media posts