Economic Times Top Stories

• Exclusive: PMO seeks inputs on banning foreign audit firm logos, investor-driven Big Four mandates; flags data security risks
• NFRA flags audit quality lapses at Deloitte affiliates; gaps in loan scrutiny, ECL assessment and independence controls
• Audit firms wary as govt proposes to tighten rules
• CII's 20-Point Policy Agenda calls for coordinated fiscal, financial and trade response to West Asia crisis
• FMCG firms report steady growth in Q4 amid geopolitical headwinds, led by stable demand environment
• ICAI-ICSI-ICMAI: Let's build ‘mitras’ for the nation together
• NFRA flags serious audit quality lapses in Ind AS 37 application, tightens scrutiny on auditor audit committee engagement and provisioning practices
• Delhi High Court asks CBDT to clarify tax on partners' bonuses, stays recovery
• The billion-dollar question: Where to invest?
• New Labour Codes from April: CFOs prepare for higher costs, gradual implementation

Economic Times

• IIFCL to double InvITs exposure to Rs 6,000 cr this fiscal
• IPO filings surge in March as 38 firms file DRHPs with SEBI
• IPO mobilisation hits record Rs 1.79 lakh crore in FY26, but weak listings and cooling demand signal caution
• SAEL Industries, Vishvaraj Environment, Symbiotec Pharmalab among 6 cos get Sebi nod for IPOs
• Uday Kotak raises Infina Finance stake via family trust as Kotak Group trims holding
• Mega IPO Wave: SBI Funds and Manipal Hospitals ready DRHP filings
• RIL appoints 17 bankers for a potential Rs 40,000 crore Jio Platforms IPO
• Jio tells bankers it may file IPO prospectus as early as March
• 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

CA Club India

• CA Intermediate May Exam 2026 Rescheduled: New ICAI Schedule Announced
• ICAI to conduct CA Final Exams Twice a Year from May 2026 Onwards
• New Income Tax Forms 97 and 98 Replace Form 60 and 61 from April 2026
• Salient Features of New Income Tax Act, 2025
• GSTN Flags Appeal Filing Issue on Portal When Demand Shows NIL Despite Disputes
• CA May 2026 Exams: ICAI Releases SMART Strategy and New Exam Centre Rules
• GST Update: Delhi Introduces Rs 2.5 Crore ITC Threshold for Cancellation of Registration
• India Notifies MoU with Japan for Tax Recovery Assistance Under Income Tax Act
• Big Blow to Gold Imports! Govt Imposes New Restrictions from 2nd April 2026
• New Tax Payment Challans Go Live on Income Tax Portal from 1st April 2026 Under IT Act 2025

BBC News

• Kanye West's right to enter UK under review after festival outcry
• Benefits and pensions rise as two-child cap ends
• Don't put off treatment during doctors' strike, NHS tells patients
• 'Really feeling the love' - Savannah Guthrie returns to NBC as search for mother goes on
• Illegal rave shut down as police face 'violent and hostile' crowd
• Warmest weather of the year expected with 24C this week
• Trump endorses ex-UK political aide Steve Hilton for California governor
• Ban for teacher who told pupils about drunken night
• Tories urge Waitrose to reinstate worker sacked 'after tackling shoplifter'
• US Supreme Court paves way for dismissal of Steve Bannon conviction