Economic Times Top Stories

• How much ROI is AI delivering to India Inc? Here’s what CFOs say
• India–France DTAA reset: Source-based capital gains may deter FPIs, boost strategic FDI, say experts
• India Inc projects 9.1% salary hike in 2026: Report
• Big Four firms raise the bar with top-dollar mandates
• YES Bank looks to exit FY26 with ROA of 1 pc: CFO
• Trump hikes global tariffs to 15% as fallout from Supreme Court loss continues
• US Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariff on global trade
• AI and Job Losses: A Wake-Up Call
• ECB reforms to boost flexibility, CFOs say but hedging frameworks will decide gains
• US, UK trade pacts to drive investment flows, market access; dairy remains non-negotiable: Piyush Goyal

Economic Times

• Vedanta Resources mobilises $350 million in fresh borrowing
• OpenAI funding on track to top $100 billion with latest round
• Warburg Pincus talks in final lap to buy Integrace Health for Rs 1,200 crore
• India Inc could raise a cool $100 billion as RBI eases ECB norms
• Major VCs line up top dollars for coordinated AI capital push in India
• KKR could deploy $20 billion in India over the next decade, says cofounder Henry Kravis
• Merger involving $61 billion of debt to support India’s credit market
• Blackstone leads $600 million raise in AI cloud startup Neysa at $1.4 billion valuation
• Banks look to get export credit lines ready as US lowers tariff
• PhonePe’s IPO gamble: Can UPI dominance finally pay off?

CA Club India

• MCA Launches Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme 2026 with Major Relief on Late Filing Fees
• Fake GST Officials Rob Rs 2.4 Crore Gold in Chennai
• Rs 590 Crore IDFC First Bank Fraud: Full Timeline, Govt Funds Recovery, Market Impact Explained
• Draft Form 165 Signals Stricter Financial Reporting Norms for Banks and Institutions
• FM Sitharaman Warns Banks: Mis-Selling Financial Products is an Offence, RBI to Tighten Rules
• Rs 1.25 Crore GST Notice Shocks Poor Potter in Uttar Pradesh, Alleges PAN Misuse
• India-France Tax Treaty Updated: New Protocol Revises Capital Gains, Dividend Rules
• Credit Card Payments Above Rs 10 Lakh to Be Reported Under Proposed Tax Rules 2026
• New Tax Draft Form Introduced for Provident and Gratuity Fund Nominations
• Draft Form 124 Proposes Mandatory Disclosure of Relationship With Landlord for HRA Claims

BBC News

• 'Fear is everywhere': BBC reports from Mexican city turned into war zone by drug cartel feud
• Watch: BBC on streets of Mexican city gripped by deadly cartel violence
• Racism and 'poor' staff relationships factors in maternity care failings, report finds
• There's a solution for e-bike parking chaos - but its not problem free
• Shot in school uniform: BBC reveals police order led to Gen Z protest killings
• Met apologises to Commons Speaker for sharing Mandelson tip-off
• John Lewis pulls out of housebuilding business
• Man accused of driving wife to suicide claims she lied about abuse, jury told
• US and Iran to hold talks as pressure for nuclear deal builds
• UK government denies Chagos Islands deal is paused, after minister said it was

Yahoo News

• South Africa says most of a group of 17 men lured into fighting for Russia set to return home
• Idaho Autopsy Detail Finally Exposes Bryan Kohberger's True Motive
• Man Who Parked Directly in Front of Hunter’s Deer Blind Told Game Wardens He ‘Was Out There to Be a Pain’
• Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures wobble after Nvidia's big earnings, forecast beats
• Stephen Hawking Seen with 2 Women in Bikinis in New Epstein Files Photo. His Family Says They Were His Caretakers
• A 2,000-Year-Old Sarcophagus Was Unsealed—and the Mummy Inside Is Mind-Blowing
• Trump says Muslim lawmakers Omar, Tlaib should be removed from US after speech clash
• This is San Diego’s friendliest neighborhood, according to Nextdoor
• Once beloved chicken chain on life support after closing more than 1,000 restaurants
• Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026: The Galaxy S26 series, AI and other products we might see on February 25