Economic Times Top Stories

• Private capex in 2026: Signs of revival, but no broad-based investment boom yet
• Ind AS accounting to impact corporate profits as New Labour Codes increase gratuity, leave liabilities
• Abani Kant Jha appointed Chairman of ASSOCHAM CFO Council
• Season’s Greeting? Taxman turns New Year party pooper
• Zepto’s IPO set to put quick-commerce giants under market scrutiny
• Union Budget 2026: India mulls barriers to cut import dependence, narrow trade gap
• Govt allots benches to new GSTAT members, making tax dispute resolution body operational across India
• HDFC Life to rely on internal cash flows, not equity, as solvency norms tighten: CFO Niraj Shah
• From Ind AS to AI: How 2025 transformed accounting and auditing
• Will the rupee cross 100 against the USD in 2026? CFOs, economic experts weigh in

Economic Times

• Real-time income tax refund tracker on the ITR e-filing portal is needed in Budget 2026, say experts
• RIL denies report on govt seeking $30 billion compensation
• M&M overtaking Hyundai to get into second spot
• India poised to become $26 trillion economy by 2047-48: Report
• 2025 turns into a 'goldilocks year' for India’s economy: Govt
• Strongly positioned, country must shield against looming risks: RBI
• Four companies get Sebi approval for IPO
• Syska LED insolvency draws four bidders, including promoter and Mutares Group
• RBI’s 2026 vision: Streamlining legacy rules to boost efficiency and support India’s economic growth
• Private capex in 2026: Signs of revival, but no broad-based investment boom yet

CA Club India

• GSTN Introduces Strict ITC Validations: Negative Reclaim and RCM Ledger Balances to Be Disallowed
• UP STF Busts Inter-State GST Evasion Racket: Rs 500 Crore Tax Fraud Uncovered
• Income Tax Alerts Leave Taxpayers Worried as Refunds and ITR Processing Are Paused Over Claim Mismatches
• Ex-Accountant Booked After Rs 56 Lakh GST Meant for Film Company CEO Goes Missing
• Maharashtra Leads Crypto TDS Collections as VDA Tax Revenues Jump 41% in FY25
• Delhi Customs Holds CCFC Meeting at IGI Airport to Boost Trade Facilitation
• GSTAT Allocates Benches to Members, Sets Functional Framework for Appellate Proceedings
• Delhi HC Questions 18% GST on Air Purifiers Amid Pollution Crisis
• ICAI Reschedules CA Intermediate Paper 5 (Auditing and Ethics) Exam to 19th January 2026
• GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C Deadline Extension Sought as Compliance Complexities Rise

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• Music in 2026: Who's releasing new albums and will Oasis play Knebworth?
• Foreign Office orders review of 'failures' in British-Egyptian activist case
• Russia's losses in Ukraine rise faster than ever as US pushes for peace deal
• Trump hopes to reach phase two of Gaza ceasefire 'very quickly'
• Cabinet Office withdraws Andrew papers after 'error'
• Great white sharks face extinction in Mediterranean, say researchers