Economic Times Top Stories

• Exclusive: MCA plans deeper deregulation of non-assurance services; audit to remain tightly ring-fenced
• Budget Expectations Live with CFOs and Economists Today
• Tax structure for MNCs with India biz may be reworked
• 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

Economic Times

• Adani Power plans up to Rs 7,500 crore NCD raise
• PhonePe gets Sebi nod for IPO; Microsoft, Walmart to pare stake in OFS
• Foreign funds return to Indian tech stocks on AI growth bets
• UPL subsidiary Advanta Enterprises files draft IPO papers with Sebi
• Jio Platforms sets ball rolling on mega public float proposal
• 4 IPOs, 22 acquisitions mark a slowdown in India FinTech exits: Report
• SME credit squeeze
• Turtlemint Fintech eyes Rs 2,000cr IPO; to file updated draft papers with Sebi in next 2-weeks
• Adani raises Rs 1,000 cr, bond issue sold out in 45 mins
• Big burst of new-age startup IPOs lined up for 2026; issues worth Rs 50,000 crore planned

CA Club India

• ICAI Announces Mock Test Paper Series I and II for CA Intermediate May 2026 Exams
• Major Relief for NDTV Founders as Delhi HC Quashes IT Reassessment Notices
• CBDT Highlights Middle-Class Tax Relief Under New Income Tax Regime
• CBIC Reports NIL Legislative Business for Budget Session 2026
• 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

BBC News

• Trump says 'framework of a future deal' reached on Greenland as he drops tariffs threat
• Chris Mason: Latest twist in Trump diplomacy brings relief for Starmer
• Tetchy and emotional exchanges as Harry in court for what could be last time
• Oldest cave painting of red claw hand could rewrite human creativity timeline
• Olivia Dean and Lola Young dominate Brit Award nominations
• Lords back UK social media ban for under-16s
• Ghislaine Maxwell to testify before US Congress in Epstein probe
• Mother-of-10 guilty of keeping vulnerable woman as slave for 25 years
• Decision on Manchester-London 'ghost train' was uninformed, regulator admits
• Prue Leith leaves The Great British Bake Off

Yahoo News

• 18-year-old to plead guilty to North Carolina shooting that left 5 dead, lawyers say
• Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says ‘a lot’ of six-figure jobs in plumbing and construction are about to be unlocked because someone needs to build all these new AI centers
• Ethereum to $4,000? Traders Turn Bullish as Tom Lee Backs ‘Great’ Viral List Showing Institutional Surge
• Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, January 20, 2026: Annual rates plummet
• Blizzard or bust? Breaking down the scenarios for a major NYC area snowstorm this weekend
• Philly snow forecast: Measurable snowfall expected this weekend with bitter cold temps
• Russia's Lavrov says Greenland is not a 'natural part' of Denmark
• Restaurant brand shuts doors suddenly due to new trend
• NASA astronaut Suni Williams, who stayed in space for 9 months after spacecraft problem, retires
• It's been 1 year of Trump's second term. More Americans than ever think he's 'changing America for the worse.'