Economic Times Top Stories

• India’s consulting sector at inflection point; firms must scale up as growth accelerates: Practus CEO
• Bata India plans to reach 3,000 stores in 3-4 yrs, targets tier three and tier four cities: CFO Amit Aggarwal
• How CFOs are facing currency volatility due to increased geopolitical tensions
• NFRA flags absence of PPAs, inadequate ECL documentation and independence declaration gaps at B D G & CO LLP
• Exclusive: Govt mulls CAG-like body for listed firms, private banks, NBFCs
• AB Energia targets to sustain 2.5x growth, plans backward integration, BESS, & scale to ₹1,000 cr revenue: CFO Sandesh Naik
• NFRA flags insufficient audit evidence and incorrect opinion in Singhi & Co audit, finds gaps in independence and documentation
• India Inc net profit rising in double digits in Q4 despite RIL's dip
• DPIIT issues operational guidelines for Rs 10,000 crore Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 scheme
• Indian IT faces AI reset as top 5 firms post mixed FY26

Economic Times

• REITs, InvITs beat equities and debt in a six-year span
• India to attract major share of EQT's $15.6-billion Asia fund: EQT India head
• NSE IPO back on track as Sebi panel clears Rs 1,800 crore settlement proposal
• India’s consumer sector sees funding dip but deal activity surges in FY26
• Omkara, Oaktree pay ₹1,200 crore to buy GTL debt from Edelweiss
• IPOs could raise up to $25 billion in 2026, too, despite D-St caution
• Razorpay plans confidential IPO filing soon; targets $600-700 million raise at $5-6 billion valuation
• Aditya Birla Housing Finance raises Rs 2,750 cr from Indriya via stake sale
• Digital lender Kreditbee in unicorn club with $280 million at $1.5 billion valuation
• India says IPO approvals valid for longer amid Middle East war

CA Club India

• Rs 397 Crore Bogus Invoice Scam Busted by CGST Delhi
• Form 185: New PF Reporting Rules Under Income Tax Act 2025
• Form 122 under IT Act 2025: New Tax Declaration for Salaried Employees
• RBI Issues Final Directions on Forex Derivatives Reporting for AD Category-I Banks
• Form 65 Under Income Tax Act 2025: Complete Guide to 10% Tax on Patent Royalty
• Aadhaar Not a Valid Proof of Date of Birth: UIDAI Issues Official Clarification
• RBI Cancels Paytm Payments Bank Licence Under Banking Regulation Act
• Form 25 Under Income Tax Rules 2026: Key Rules for Medical Professionals
• FM Sitharaman Flags 'Mythos' AI Threat, Urges Banks to Strengthen Cyber Defences
• FM Sitharaman Calls for Human Interface in Banking Despite Digital Push

BBC News

• Watch: How the Golders Green attack unfolded
• The subtle messages hidden in the King's speeches
• Nine arrested after allegations of modern slavery and forced marriage in religious group
• New images show suspect taking selfies before Washington press dinner shooting
• Hereditary peers' last hurrah as 700-year-old system abolished
• Stephen Fry sues tech conference for up to £100,000 after falling off stage
• Stranded whale ferried out of German waters in barge
• Ex-FBI director James Comey surrenders over charge of threatening Trump's life in Instagram post
• Superdry co-founder tells rape trial he had consent
• We can't abolish leasehold outright, housing minister says

Yahoo News

• Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion center raising First Amendment fears about state probe
• Zoo animal killed, cars damaged in Missouri hail storm
• House Republican on Comey indictment ‘There’s something called dangerous speak’
• 'Dances With Wolves' actor Nathan Chasing Horse sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault
• She married her brother, then he died. The monument to her grief was a Wonder of the Ancient World
• Jamie Dimon gets candid about national debt: ‘There will be a bond crisis, and then we’ll have to deal with it’
• Ukraine strikes Russia's Tuapse refinery, Putin says attacks intensifying on civilian targets
• Video shows terrifying moment slingshot ride snaps in midair
• Voyager 1 has little time left in interstellar space. An ambitious ‘Big Bang’ fix may change that
• The Supreme Court seems likely to shut down a lawsuit by Falun Gong over Cisco's aid to China