Economic Times Top Stories

• Ex-NFRA chairman Sridharan backs tough regulatory stance, defends dual role
• Actuaries break down New Accounting Standards by IFRS17, Leading Insurers chime in
• Indian Overseas Bank appoints Madhaw Chandra Jha as CFO
• India may face up to 0.6% hit to GDP from Trump's reciprocal tariffs: Goldman Sachs
• BFSI firms lead as India Inc earnings growth slows for third consecutive quarter in Q3
• Urban unemployment edges down to 6.4%, gender disparities and workforce participation see notable shifts: NSSO report
• Fino Payments Bank ready for swift transition to SFB if approval comes, says CFO Ketan Merchant
• NFRA report flags audit lapses at PwC firms, highlights related party transaction
• Rupee seen at 86.5-87.5 against dollar in near term
• Explainer: How ICAI's revised merger and demerger guidelines will impact CA firms

Economic Times

• Actuaries break down New Accounting Standards by IFRS17, Leading Insurers chime in
• Govt extends tenure of CEA V Anantha Nageswaran till March 2027
• India's economic slowdown is caused by monetary and fiscal tightening; recent measures to drive growth: Report
• AI regulation policies won't hinder innovation: Principal Scientific Adviser
• AI & Trump stand in the way of your big salary hike
• NRI accounts clock 43 per cent jump in funds to $13.33 billion in April-Dec
• RBI sold a net $35 billion in November and December to curb forex volatility
• India poised to stay world's fastest growing economy in 2025-26: RBI bulletin
• India to transform into high-income country with GDP of $23-$35 trillion by 2047
• PLI for electronic components to create globally competitive sector in India: Lava’s Sanjeev Agarwal

CA Club India

• Income Tax Department Detects Rs 22,000 Crore in Undisclosed Foreign Assets
• Bombay High Court Quashes IT Department's Advisory on BCCI's Tax-Exempt Status
• Man Duped of Rs 3 Lakh by Fraudster Posing as Income Tax Officer
• Delhi Police's ACB Arrests Two for Alleged Bribery in GST Registration Case
• Govt Receives Over 60,000 Suggestions for Income Tax Bill 2025, Says FM Sitharaman
• CBDT Extends Due Date for Filing Form No. 56F for AY 2024-25
• ICAI Releases Guidance Note on Audit of Banks - 2025 Edition
• CBIC Introduces Automated Refund System for Customs to Streamline Process and Cut Costs
• Income Tax Bill 2025: IT Department Clarifies If Late ITR Filers Can Still Get Refunds
• FM Nirmala Sitharaman Applauds Indian Customs Role in Economic Growth and Trade Facilitation

BBC News

• Israeli family mourns 'man of peace' as body returned from Gaza
• Spain's ex-football boss Luis Rubiales fined for World Cup kiss
• James Bond's long-serving producers give control to Amazon
• Passengers on crashed Toronto plane offered US$30,000 each
• Man who showed 'fixated behaviour' towards Raducanu given restraining order
• Army mishandled sex assault before soldier's death, coroner says
• Birkenstock sandals are not art, says German court
• Ukrainian leader not a dictator, says Farage
• AI cracks superbug problem in two days - it took scientists years
• Trump and Zelensky's relationship over time