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

• 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
• CBDT Notifies Two Authorities for Income Tax Exemption Under Section 10(46A) With Effect From AY 2024-25
• CBDT Grants Tax-Exempt Status to UAE-Regulated Pension Fund Under Section 10(23FE)
• GST Evasion Case: Four Arrested for Rs 1464 Crore Fake Invoice Transactions
• Year End Review 2025: Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Highlights Key Legislative Milestones
• Union Budget 2026-27: Industry Bodies Seek Targeted Credit Relief for MSMEs

BBC News

• Elon Musk’s X limits Grok AI editing after chatbot generated sexualised images from photos
• Gabby Logan pays tribute to her 'warrior' dad Terry Yorath
• 'He's crazy': BBC speaks to Greenlanders about Trump's threats
• Trump's grand plan to reshape the world order leaves Europe with a difficult choice to make
• How a football pitch turned Birmingham's snowy sky pink
• Catherine's birthday message on healing power of nature
• Colombia sees 'real threat' of US military action, president tells BBC
• Pupils left shivering during exams as PFI contract ends with school repairs unfinished
• Russia hits Ukraine with rarely used Oreshnik missile in fresh strikes
• 'It's incredible, surreal': Skye Newman wins BBC Sound of 2026

Yahoo News

• Best high-yield savings interest rates today, January 9, 2026 (up to 4% APY return)
• Matt Damon says cutting one thing out of his diet got him down to his 'high school' weight
• ‘Kristi Noem’s an Idiot’: Congressman Shreds DHS Secretary Who ‘Didn’t Even Realize That There Was Gonna Be Video’ of ICE Killing
• Exclusive-The Trump Administration killed a draft proposal to halve alcohol limits, sources say
• Thousands of New York City nurses set to strike amid contract dispute over pay
• Pence Has Dire Prediction About Trump’s Future
• Obituary: Mohammad Sinwar- the Hamas military chief who said striking Israel was 'easier than drinking water'
• Fox News Host Slammed Over Comments About Mom Killed by ICE
• 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