Economic Times Top Stories

• India Inc braces for cautious hiring under new labour codes
• 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?

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

• Income Tax Department Launches New Utilities to Compare Rules 1962 vs Rules 2026 and Forms Mapping Tool
• MCA Alerts Nidhi Companies to File NDH-3 by 30th April 2026
• New Income Tax Form 104 Replaces Form 10A: Auto-Fill, Fewer Documents, Faster Approval for Trusts
• New Income Tax Form 112 Replaces Form 10B and 10BB for NPOs from April 2026
• 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

BBC News

• Artemis II crew head for home after travelling further from Earth than anyone before
• Watch: Artemis II's historic lunar flyby... in 90 seconds
• Plan 2 student loan interest rates capped at 6% in England
• Ex-footballer Joey Barton denies golf club attack
• Disruption expected as six-day doctors' strike begins
• Warmest weather of the year expected with 25C on Wednesday
• Kanye West offers to meet Jewish community in UK after Wireless controversy
• More than 1,700 Brits who fell ill in Cape Verde join action against Tui
• Music giant Universal gets $64bn takeover offer
• One dead as train travelling 99mph collides with lorry in France

Yahoo News

• South Korea says 'credible intelligence' indicates North Korean leader's daughter is successor
• Bald-headed killer smiles as prosecutors reveal what she did before dad walked in
• Howard Stern’s former assistant sues claiming famed radio personality created hostile workplace
• Russian grain ship believed sunk in Ukrainian drone attack is found and towed to shore, TASS says
• Mom of girl found dead in Enfield home was 'not aware' husband allegedly sexually assaulted daughter
• WATCH: Chilling Video Shows Just How Close the Artemis II Crew Got to the Moon
• Goldman Sachs' blunt warning to laid-off tech workers: It will take time and earnings loss to find a new job
• Tesla just pulled off an EV shocker no one saw coming
• Supreme Court Clears Path For Extremely Dangerous Practice — And Now More Young People Will Die
• Kristi Noem’s 'Paramour' Corey Lewandowski Reportedly Under Investigation Amid Her Family Scandal