Economic Times Top Stories

• LT Foods to double retail reach, reorganise exports for next growth phase: CFO Sachin Gupta
• India reviews Press Note 3, may ease small FDI entry with de minimis rule
• India-UK free trade pact likely to be implemented in April: Official
• To bring ease of business bills, Centre nudges state govts to revamp laws, drive reforms
• US deal: India's trade reset moment
• ICAI elects CA Prasanna Kumar D as President for 2026–27, CA Mangesh Kinare as Vice-President
• Premiumisation and cost discipline steer Pernod Ricard India strategy amid state tax complexity: CFO Richa Singh
• Menace of increasing corporate frauds needs fresh look at legal framework
• Exclusive: NFRA halts fresh disciplinary orders till Supreme Court clarity over procedural issues
• After Tiger Global ruling, Income Tax dept sends notices to foreign VCs, PE funds

Economic Times

• Kwality Wall’s (India) shares list at 26% discount after HUL demerger. All you need to know
• Beyond Rs 6 lakh crore selloff: How TCS, Infosys, other IT giants are reinventing to outlast AI disruption fears
• India seeks to revive private investment in high-speed roads
• India, US plan series of meets after interim trade framework
• Creditors back Welspun-Ashdan for Lavasa takeover with 92% vote
• Modi's rooftop solar push slowed by reluctant lenders, states
• India-UK free trade pact likely to be implemented in April: Official
• Falling viewership, ads blur growth picture for TV companies
• Falling viewership, ads blur growth picture for TV companies
• Moody's cites Russian crude uncertainty in US trade pact

CA Club India

• FM Sitharaman vs Jaya Bachchan: Fiery Exchange Over Entertainment Tax in Rajya Sabha
• Lower TDS or Nil Deduction? Draft Form 128 Sets New Electronic Application Rules
• Rule 285 Mandates Form 178 Filing for Capital Gains Exemption
• Provident Fund Contributions Above Threshold? Here's How Rule 277 Taxes Interest
• Special Allowance Tax Relief: How Rule 279 Changes Exemption Limits
• ICAI Issues Exposure Draft of Guidance Note on Audit of Banks - 2026 Edition
• CGST Delhi South Arrests Director in Rs 6.53 Crore Fraudulent ITC Case
• New Reporting Framework for Payments to Non-Residents and Foreign Companies
• Draft Form 103 Prescribes 30-Day Payment Rule for Tax Demand
• Exceptions for Cash Payments Above Rs 10,000 under Rule 26 of Draft IT Rules 2026

BBC News

• Police framed man for Korean student's murder, new evidence gathered by BBC suggests
• UK considering significant increase to defence spending
• Royal Mail letters sit undelivered 'for weeks' as parcels prioritised, staff say
• Trump's new world order has become real and Europe is having to adjust fast
• Cabinet secretary frontrunner previously spoken to about management style
• Ministers want to reform SEND - but they are treading very carefully
• Why Team GB's first Olympic gold on snow was just a matter of time
• 'It's never too late': Savannah Guthrie's new plea for mother's release as FBI analyses glove
• Tech firms must keep children's data if they die, under new plans
• US attorney general criticised after saying all Epstein files have been released

Yahoo News

• India's Torrent Power to buy L&T's coal-plant operator for about $760 million
• Billie Eilish Said 'No One Is Illegal on Stolen Land.' Two Weeks Later, the List of People Who Tested That Keeps Growing. She Hasn't Responded to Any of Them
• Hillary Clinton Clashes Onstage With Czech Foreign Minister Over Trump: ‘I Think You Just Really Don’t Like Him’ | Video
• Winter Olympics 2026: China reportedly paid U.S.-born athletes, including Eileen Gu, nearly $14 million
• Trump team offers its answer to rising premium costs: catastrophic coverage
• Woman, Who Wore a G-Cup Bra, Details Dramatic Breast Reduction After She Had a Baby (Exclusive)
• She was denied a legal abortion and sent to prison over an illegal one. Now she tells her story
• Teen girl whose Chicago father was detained in an immigration case dies from a rare cancer
• Minnesota lawmaker uncovers thousands of voters on roll with missing information
• From 'slippery slope' to 'existential threat,' auto CEOs sound alarm on Chinese competition