Economic Times Top Stories

• Arbitrary macro assumptions, weak LGD and ignored EAD can materially distort ECL for banks and NBFCs: NFRA
• Govt to expand trust-based tax regime, create large pool of 'trusted entities': Revenue Secretary
• India could capture $30 trillion of new value in three decades in an AI-driven world: Mukesh Ambani
• Over 60 agencies, 600 notifications to come under unified customs platform: CBIC Member
• US tariff relief, strong banks & MSME credit will support Budget growth agenda: M Nagaraju
• Experts see export competitiveness gains; India–US trade projected at $500 billion
• US to cut tariffs on India from 25% to 18% under new trade deal, says Trump
• UNION BUDGET 2026-27: The Good and Not So Good for Businesses
• CFOs call Budget 2026 balanced, laud customs reforms, but flag execution risks
• Budget 2026 throws open safe harbour gates, promises sharp fall in tax disputes for IT firms and MNCs

Economic Times

• Banks look to get export credit lines ready as US lowers tariff
• PhonePe’s IPO gamble: Can UPI dominance finally pay off?
• Oracle plans to raise $45 billion to $50 billion in 2026
• Sebi approval opens door for 13 IPOs across diverse sectors
• Will unsecured lending make a comeback as margins stay under pressure?
• Credit flows to commercial sector increase 15% in 2025
• India's PE-VC deal value hits $36.8 billion in 2025, BFSI emerges as top contributor: Report
• OpenAI’s Sam Altman meets Mideast investors for $50 billion round
• PhonePe India IPO set to see Walmart cut stake as Tiger Global, Microsoft exit
• Adani Power plans up to Rs 7,500 crore NCD raise

CA Club India

• Section 536 Amendment: Past Deductions to Be Treated as Income from AY 2026-27
• TDS/TCS Guidelines to Become Binding on Tax Authorities and Deductors from April 2026
• Penalty of Rs 200 per day for Non-Reporting of Crypto Transactions From April 2026
• Clarification on 60-Day Limit for TPO Orders to Reduce Litigation
• TCS Rate Changes from AY 2026-27
• Big Change in MAT Rules: No New MAT Credit, Rate Reduced to 14% From AY 2026-27
• Penalty for Under-Reporting of Income to Be Imposed in Assessment Order From AY 2027-28
• GST Collections January 2026 Rise 6.2% YoY to Rs 1.93 Lakh Crore
• Finance Bill 2026: Key Penalties Converted into Mandatory Fees from AY 2026-27
• ICAI Special Examination June 2026 Announced for Foreign Accounting Body Members Under MRA/MoU

BBC News

• Could this be the beginning of the end for Starmer?
• Man guilty of murdering girl, 9, playing in street
• Warning of long airport queues under new EU border control system
• Boy, 15, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after teacher injured at school
• Bank hints at rate cuts, but don't expect Covid-era mortgage deals
• De Montfort University student who died after stabbing near campus named
• Alton Towers to remove disability pass for people with ADHD and anxiety
• Parliament revamp could cost £40bn and take 61 years
• Leicester City docked six points by English Football League for financial breaches
• Deaths were avoidable in UK's worst small boat disaster, inquiry finds

Yahoo News

• 'Nobody wants to die': Ukrainians flee from southeast as Russia lurches forward
• "By My Calculations, They Had Sex The Day Charlie Kirk Was Killed": 49 Brutal, Brutal, Brutal Political Tweets Of The Last Month
• Affidavit: Man walks out on his bar tab; comes back the next day because of a forgotten phone charger
• Gold set for biggest daily gain since 2008, silver also rebounds
• The Truth to Reports Savannah Guthrie’s Brother-in-Law Is the Prime Suspect in Her Mom’s Abduction After Her Sister Was the Last Person to See Her
• ‘Saving for Retirement Will be Irrelevant’: Elon Musk Says Unless You’re Retiring In the Next Decade, ‘Squirreling Money’ is Pointless
• Attorney: Georgia DT London Seymour arrested on 11 felony charges after participating in TikTok challenge
• Old Church Clip of AOC Goes Viral as Internet Fixates on Her Outfit Instead of Her Words
• Tech stocks go into free fall as it dawns on traders that AI has the ability to cut revenues across the board
• Immigration agents draw guns and arrest activists following them in Minneapolis