Economic Times Top Stories

• Budget 2026 should shape up ease of living
• Budget 2026 must create jobs by bridging skills gap, decriminalising taxes and easing compliance burden, say industry mavens
• NFRA flags non-compliance with SA 260 and SA 265 in auditor communication with boards and audit committees
• Union Budget 2026: Consolidated laws and simplified KYC key to reform impact, says former NFRA head
• Listing of mahavitaran- 8 steps to avoid a Maha-disaster
• CFOs bet on AI to drive productivity as tech spending outlook brightens
• Zurich Kotak General Insurance CFO sees commercial insurance driving growth over next 12–24 months, targets scale with profitability
• NFRA flags high fraud risk in revenue recognition; auditors urged to strengthen assertion-level checks
• India probe finds Tata Steel, JSW Steel, SAIL breached antitrust law, regulatory order shows
• Budget Series: What Do Leaders Expect from Budget 2026?

Economic Times

• 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
• Indira Ivf and 7 others get nod for IPOs
• Torrent Pharma to raise up to Rs 12.5k cr by issue of securities
• Generic drug maker Hindustan Laboratories files IPO papers with Sebi
• IPO fundraising hits record in 2025; over Rs 4 lakh crore issues line up for 2026
• Four companies get Sebi approval for IPO
• IPO boom faces reality check as nearly half of 2025 listings slip below issue price
• HNI demand didn’t save them: 12 heavily subscribed IPOs of 2025 are still underwater

CA Club India

• Budget 2026: MSMEs Flag GST 2.0 Fallout, Trump Tariffs and Credit Crunch
• ICAI Proposes Higher Surcharge Limit, Disability Deductions, Joint Taxation for Couples Ahead of Budget 2026
• ICAI Launches Mandatory E-Diary to Strengthen Articled Training for CA Students
• India's GDP Growth Projected at 7.4% in FY26
• CBDT Notifies Core Settlement Guarantee Fund for Tax Exemption Under Section 10(23EE)
• Crorepati Tax Filers Jump 22% in FY26 as Income Concentrates at the Top
• Income Tax Refund Delay Explained: Why 63 Lakh Returns for AY 2025-26 Are Still Pending
• Union Budget 2026: New Faces in Finance Ministry, Work Continues Without Finance Secretary
• Govt Opens Tax Portal APIs: Large Taxpayers May Shift to Automated Compliance
• ITAT Mumbai Rejects Unexplained Cash Allegation in Pune Property Sale, Dismisses Revenue Appeal

BBC News

• Iran medics describe overwhelmed hospitals as protests continue
• Trump says US needs to 'own' Greenland to prevent Russia and China from taking it
• Video emerges of Minneapolis shooting filmed by ICE agent who opened fire
• Man dies after tree falls onto caravan during Storm Goretti
• Musk says X outcry is 'excuse for censorship'
• Where does latest Traitors showdown rank in show's most explosive moments?
• Why are there huge protests going on in Iran?
• Trump's warning looms over protests response
• Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah at centre of protest chants
• Greenlanders fear for future as island embroiled in geopolitical storm

Yahoo News

• Exclusive-The Trump Administration killed a draft proposal to halve alcohol limits, sources say
• Bill Gates warns the world is going ‘backwards’ and gives 5-year deadline before we enter a new Dark Age
• Las Vegas judge sentences ex-porn star to 28 years to life for beheading ex-husband
• Russia harshly condemns US seizure of oil tanker, warns of a spike in tensions
• Sign up for youth Entrepreneurs Day at UW-Stevens Point on Jan. 13
• Costco shoplifting couple stash multiple bottles of liquor, Sacramento deputies say amid arrest
• Vivek Ramaswamy's family bodyguard arrested on drug trafficking charges
• Macy’s to close stores across 12 states in early 2026: Which locations are shuttering?
• Marco Rubio Slides Private Note to Donald Trump During Televised Press Conference. Trump Looks Down and Reads It Aloud
• Mortgage rate predictions for the next 5 years: A data-driven forecast through 2030