Economic Times Top Stories

• 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

• Manappuram Group appoints Buvanesh Tharashankar as Group CFO
• Ind AS accounting to impact corporate profits as New Labour Codes increase gratuity, leave liabilities
• Abani Kant Jha appointed Chairman of ASSOCHAM CFO Council
• IPO boom faces reality check as nearly half of 2025 listings slip below issue price
• PM Office directs Coal India to list all subsidiaries by 2030
• Finance ministry to take a relook at crop insurance plan
• Banks urge RBI to extend trade relief measures beyond December
• Private equity investments in India's realty slip as investors play safe
• Govt allots benches to new GSTAT members, making tax dispute resolution body operational across India
• GST cut drives FMCG growth in first quarter: Consumers buy more soaps, snacks and staples

CA Club India

• 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
• CBDT Releases Updated Offline ITR Utilities for AY 2025-26
• Customs Duty Rationalisation Likely Next as Centre Completes GST, IT Overhaul
• ICAI Invites Public Comments on Draft Information Systems Audit Standards (ISAS)

BBC News

• Trump says progress made in Ukraine talks but 'thorny issues' remain
• British-Egyptian dissident apologises for tweets as Tories push for UK deportation
• Hospitals warned end-of-life care crisis threatening treatment
• Mother and two children killed in Boxing Day blaze
• John Simpson: 'I've reported on 40 wars but I've never seen a year like 2025'
• Man shot dead by police after two-car crash
• 2026 will have some of the best TV in years - here are the highlights
• Kate Bush 'heartbroken' over friend missing at sea
• 'It's not weak to ask for help' - former Made in Chelsea star's advice for struggling new dads
• Tax breaks and year-round sun - why thousands of under-35s are moving abroad