Economic Times Top Stories

• Exclusive: MCA plans deeper deregulation of non-assurance services; audit to remain tightly ring-fenced
• Budget 2026: Tax experts call for compliance simplification, customs overhaul and litigation relief
• 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

Economic Times

• Budget Expectations: Axis picks 26 stocks from 8 sectors to watch out for
• Rupee down for fifth day on dollar demand; likely RBI offers keeps record low at bay
• AI, chip manufacturing to create new jobs by 2030: MeitY Secretary
• Budget 2026 could be the gear shift India’s auto industry is waiting for
• Exclusive: MCA plans deeper deregulation of non-assurance services; audit to remain tightly ring-fenced
• Indian manufacturing hits record high in Q3, production cost also rise: FICCI Survey
• UPL subsidiary Advanta Enterprises files draft IPO papers with Sebi
• Suzlon doubles down on core biz with Wind 2.0, plans expansion into other areas with Suzlon 2.0
• Potential huge in India itself, no global plans for now: Swiggy
• IMF raises India FY26 growth forecast to 7.3%, sees slower pace in next two years

CA Club India

• Finance Bill Likely to Propose 5 Key GST Amendments to Boost Ease of Doing Business
• ICAI organises GES-CA 2026 to Transform Commerce Education into Future Leadership
• 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

BBC News

• Chinese mega-embassy approved by government after debate over security risks
• Confronted over Greenland, Europe is ditching its softly-softly approach to Trump
• The bombshell claims in Brooklyn Beckham's post - from wedding dress drama to 'hijacked' first dance
• Watch: BBC visits UN compound Israel is demolishing in East Jerusalem
• The hospitals where waiting times are getting worse. Is yours one of them?
• France makes first interception targeting small boat crossings to UK
• Doctor accused of sex assaults on 38 patients
• Cow astonishes scientists with rare use of tools
• Full messages shared between Trump and European leaders
• Greenland 'will stay Greenland', former Trump adviser declares