Economic Times Top Stories

• NFRA flags audit deficiencies at PwC, KPMG, EY, BDO affiliate firms; cites independence breaches and weak audit scrutiny
• I-T depart litigation success rate falls to 12% at HCs; panel flags mechanical appeals, seeks expert litigation committee
• NFRA, ICAI mull mechanism to boost regulatory coordination
• Par panel recommends 'paradigm shift' in I-T dept's litigation mechanism; suggests setting up expert panel
• Parliamentary panel urges NFRA to conduct sectoral studies, frame industry specific audit guidance
• Impact of Gulf war: Input costs make electronics, cars & more goods expensive
• India on Gas: Need a Strong Push for a Self-Reliant India
• Antrix-Devas case setback: Dutch SC upholds $111 million award
• Crude above $100 raises risks for inflation, rupee and India Inc margins

Economic Times

• India reduces minimum public share float, paving way for NSE, Jio listings
• India’s equity market hits $5.2 trillion as IPO issuances raise ₹1.76 trillion: Report
• Walmart-backed Flipkart to invite banks for IPO pitch in April
• Iran conflict: India Inc IPOs may face delays after stock market bloodbath
• Currency, tax risks tempering private equity optimism in India, investors say
• Corporates pivot to banks as primary funding source amid bond market volatility
• Warner Bros merger to saddle Paramount Skydance with $79 billion debt
• Sebi to place 'big focus' on strengthening corporate bond market: Tuhin Kanta Pandey
• India Inc. likely to sustain 8-10 pc revenue growth in Q4: Report
• Vedanta Resources mobilises $350 million in fresh borrowing

CA Club India

• Raghav Chadha Proposes Optional Joint Income Tax Filing for Married Couples in Parliament
• GST Portal Requires Confirmation of "Tax Liability Breakup" in GSTR-3B from Feb 2026
• Maharashtra Allows PAN-Based Profession Tax Payment Amid MahaGST Portal Issues
• Over 50 Lakh ITRs Revised After Tax Department Flags Bogus Deduction Claims, Refunds Drop by Rs 2000 Crore
• Rs 1.77 Crore GST Evasion Case: Police Arrest Two for Creating Fake Companies
• Income Tax Refund Delays Rise Sharply, Finance Panel Raises Concern Over 27 Lakh Pending Cases
• GSTN Issues Advisory on Pre-Deposit Payment While Filing Appeals Before First Appellate Authority
• Income Tax Department Clarifies 'Significant Transactions' Emails Sent During Advance Tax e-Campaign for AY 2026-27
• Government Amends Securities Contracts Rules to Revise Minimum Public Shareholding Norms
• Finance Ministry Reconstitutes Advisory Board Under Narcotic Drugs Law for One Year

BBC News

• Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war, urging Trump to 'reverse course'
• Watch: Iranians show daily life under air strikes and regime crackdown
• Students to be offered vaccine in meningitis outbreak
• Was response to 'unprecedented' outbreak too slow?
• Iran and Russia are 'brothers in hatred', Zelensky tells MPs
• Prince William joins Greg James on Comic Relief tandem bike ride
• Air strike hit Kabul rehab centre as patients ate dinner, survivor tells BBC
• Man found dead in wheelie bin was a 'pillar of strength', family say
• Dates confirmed for new driving test booking rules
• Organisers confirm 10k race in city was 400m short

Yahoo News

• A Utah woman who wrote a book on grief after husband's death found guilty of murdering him
• Colorado Police Arrest Woman Begging in a Grocery Store After She Drives Off in Luxury Sports Car
• 24-year-old cancer survivor nearly dies after eating friend’s home-cooked dinner
• Spain’s king acknowledges ‘much abuse’ in the conquest of the Americas
• For the second time, this Kansas chain has abruptly closed a Wichita restaurant
• The Man Who Spent 37 Years at GM Just Told Corvette Owners to Stop Treating Their Cars Like Museum Pieces
• Trump side-stepped diplomacy on his way to war in Iran. Now, he's asking China and others for help
• Former substitute teacher and boyfriend face 38 child sex charges as bond nears 9 million
• “How are you still alive?”: Woman goes to the ER for leg pain, leaves with life-changing diagnosis
• Rubio designates Iranian-American Kamran Hekmati as wrongfully detained by Iran, cousin says