Economic Times Top Stories

• Govt to expand trust-based tax regime, create large pool of 'trusted entities': Revenue Secretary
• India could capture $30 trillion of new value in three decades in an AI-driven world: Mukesh Ambani
• Over 60 agencies, 600 notifications to come under unified customs platform: CBIC Member
• US tariff relief, strong banks & MSME credit will support Budget growth agenda: M Nagaraju
• Experts see export competitiveness gains; India–US trade projected at $500 billion
• US to cut tariffs on India from 25% to 18% under new trade deal, says Trump
• UNION BUDGET 2026-27: The Good and Not So Good for Businesses
• CFOs call Budget 2026 balanced, laud customs reforms, but flag execution risks
• Budget 2026 throws open safe harbour gates, promises sharp fall in tax disputes for IT firms and MNCs
• Union Budget 2026: FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Key Highlights for India Inc

Economic Times

• 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
• OpenAI’s Sam Altman meets Mideast investors for $50 billion round
• PhonePe India IPO set to see Walmart cut stake as Tiger Global, Microsoft exit
• Adani Power plans up to Rs 7,500 crore NCD raise

CA Club India

• Big Change in MAT Rules: No New MAT Credit, Rate Reduced to 14% From AY 2026-27
• Penalty for Under-Reporting of Income to Be Imposed in Assessment Order From AY 2027-28
• GST Collections January 2026 Rise 6.2% YoY to Rs 1.93 Lakh Crore
• Finance Bill 2026: Key Penalties Converted into Mandatory Fees from AY 2026-27
• ICAI Special Examination June 2026 Announced for Foreign Accounting Body Members Under MRA/MoU
• FAST-DS 2026: Proposal of One-Time Disclosure Scheme for Foreign Assets of Small Taxpayers
• Big Relief for Taxpayers: Criminal Liability Rationalised in Income Tax Act, 2025
• Income Tax Act 2025 Amendment: Taxpayers Can File Updated Returns Even After Reassessment Notice
• TAN Exemption for Resident Individuals and HUFs on Immovable Property Purchases from 1st Oct 2026
• Electronic Application for Lower or Nil TDS Certificates from 1st April 2026

BBC News

• MPs back plan to release Mandelson files after Labour anger forces climbdown
• Email appears to confirm Andrew and Virginia Giuffre photo is real
• Trump touts 'softer touch' on immigration as federal force is reduced in Minnesota
• Fearing Russia will seize her town, war widow moves husband's grave to Kyiv
• Murder arrest after student stabbed near De Montfort University campus
• Saturday Night Live reveals cast for new UK version
• What's happening and who to look out for as the Winter Olympics begin
• Tesco apologises after placing Welsh language signs in Cornish branch
• Ban on asylum seekers using taxis for medical appointments comes into force
• Palestine Action protesters cleared of burglary but may face retrial on some charges

Yahoo News

• 'Nobody wants to die': Ukrainians flee from southeast as Russia lurches forward
• "By My Calculations, They Had Sex The Day Charlie Kirk Was Killed": 49 Brutal, Brutal, Brutal Political Tweets Of The Last Month
• The Truth to Reports Savannah Guthrie’s Brother-in-Law Is the Prime Suspect in Her Mom’s Abduction After Her Sister Was the Last Person to See Her
• Immigration agents draw guns and arrest activists following them in Minneapolis
• At Least 35 Dead and Almost 400 Injured as 6.5 Feet of Snow Hits Japan, with Authorities Warning of Impending Avalanches
• O.J. Simpson’s Daughter Sydney Living in ‘Poor’ Section of Florida Town 31 Years After Mom Nicole’s Murder
• Trump accused of distorting history of Mexican-American War to justify heavy hand in Latin America
• Officials issue urgent warning amid race to contain outbreak of disease with no known cure: 'Intensified surveillance at border points'
• ‘Portland icon’ Lloyd Center slated for closure later in 2026, renderings reveal what could replace it
• SBA says legal permanent residents will be ineligible for its loan program, effective March 1