Economic Times Top Stories

• SC Tiger Global ruling strips TRC protection exposes Mauritius treaty exits and grandfathered investments to GAAR scrutiny
• SME credit squeeze
• Budget 2026 must back localisation, MSMEs, supply chain resilience: Suzuki Motorcycle India CFO
• Budget 2026: India must insure growth risks; balance fiscal consolidation with capital expenditure, say BFSI leaders
• Budget 2026: Skills gap, not internship scheme, holding back jobs; Quess Corp CFO flags GST burden
• Budget 2026: FICCI seeks TDS simplification and customs facilitation to boost ease of doing business
• Budget 2026: ICAI seeks wider dispute relief, higher tax exemptions and decriminalisation ahead of new Income Tax Act
• MAGA deal in making: US resumes trade talks with ‘real friend’ India
• GPS Renewables eyes ₹3,500 crore revenue, 100 CBG plants by FY28, says CFO Parag Parikh
• Budget Series: What do leaders expect from Union Budget 2026?

Economic Times

• Standard Chartered mulls options for India cards unit in retail pullback
• Mutual funds trim Paytm stake for first time since IPO; retail exits deepen. What’s next for investors?
• SC Tiger Global ruling strips TRC protection exposes Mauritius treaty exits and grandfathered investments to GAAR scrutiny
• India-US trade deal 'very near' but can't put a deadline: Commerce Secretary
• Skills favoured over formal degrees in blue-collar hiring: Report
• AIBI can examine possibility of assuming SRO role under Securities Market Code: SEBI WTM Varshney
• CBDT awards ₹3000 crore contract to LTIMindtree for building AI-powered tax analytics platform
• IHCL to aquire 51% stake in Brij Hospitality
• India, EU aim to have FTA ready ahead of leaders' meet on Jan 27: Commerce secretary
• Indian IT shaking off demand blues as client spends tick up

CA Club India

• Supreme Court Denies Treaty Benefits to Tiger Global in Flipkart Capital Gains Tax Case
• CGST Delhi South Commissionerate Busts Bogus Invoice Racket Involving Rs 199.90 Crore
• Budget 2026 Watch: Industry Seeks Tax Neutrality for MCA Fast-Track Demergers
• Budget 2026-27: NBFC Sector Pushes for Liquidity, Tax Relief and Faster Recovery
• Budget 2026-27: FICCI Seeks Faster Tax Appeals, Simpler TDS and Customs Reforms
• Budget 2026: Oil and Gas Industry Pushes for 5% GST, LPG Under-Recovery Support
• Budget 2026: Equity Investors Seek Relief from Rising STT and Capital Gains Taxes
• ICAI Invites Candidate Feedback on CA Exams Question Papers for January 2026
• Life Insurance Margins Under Pressure in Q3FY26 Due to GST ITC Loss
• Delhi Duo Arrested for Rs 25 Crore GST Evasion Using Fake Firms

BBC News

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• Wife killer who manipulated child jailed for life
• Trump threatens new tariffs on countries opposed to Greenland takeover
• Body found in search for missing girl, 15
• TV doctor says ADHD and OCD diagnoses have 'changed my life'
• Jenrick claims he is 'uniting the right' by defecting to Reform UK
• Machado vows to lead Venezuela 'when right time comes'
• Landscape beneath Antarctica's icy surface revealed in unprecedented detail
• Ant and Dec launch their first podcast - a smart move or late to the party?