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• Budget 2026: Skills gap, not internship scheme, holding back jobs; Quess Corp CFO flags GST burden
• Budget 2026: FICCI seeks TDS simplification and customs facilitation to boost ease of doing business
• Budget 2026: ICAI seeks wider dispute relief, higher tax exemptions and decriminalisation ahead of new Income Tax Act
• MAGA deal in making: US resumes trade talks with ‘real friend’ India
• GPS Renewables eyes ₹3,500 crore revenue, 100 CBG plants by FY28, says CFO Parag Parikh
• Budget Series: What do leaders expect from Union Budget 2026?
• SC ruling casts a tax shadow on merger share-swap deals
• Budget 2026: As economy holds firm, India Inc urges focus on growth, capex and private investment
• Labour code: Companies' Q3 numbers to reflect higher gratuity
• Budget 2026 should shape up ease of living

Economic Times

• Budget 2026: Urban infra fund may get additional ₹10,000 cr injection
• Will Trump be the uninvited guest at Sitharaman’s Budget table?
• Budget 2026: Skills gap, not internship scheme, holding back jobs; Quess Corp CFO flags GST burden
• Piramal Finance raises $350 million; eyes $150 million more
• Shriram-MUFG deal may test rules on non-compete fee for promoters
• UK & EU apparel brands begin sourcing talks with Indian companies
• Cement companies feel GST-led price drop, Q3 profits may slip
• Budget 2026: GST underperformance emerges as weak link in govt revenue mix
• World Bank raises FY26 India growth estimate to 7.2%
• RBI's likely to hold interest rates with inflation set to rise

CA Club India

• ICAI Invites Candidate Feedback on CA Exams Question Papers for January 2026
• Life Insurance Margins Under Pressure in Q3FY26 Due to GST ITC Loss
• Delhi Duo Arrested for Rs 25 Crore GST Evasion Using Fake Firms
• Direct Tax Collections Rise 8.82% to Rs 18.37 Lakh Crore as of January 11, 2026
• Union Budget 2026-27 to Be Presented on 1st February, Sunday
• ICAI Revises Eligibility Criteria for Industrial Training Empanelment From 1st January 2026
• CBIC Session Highlights Expanded Role of Auditors Under GST 2.0
• CBIC Warns Taxpayers Against Fake GST Notices, Urges DIN Verification
• Special Deposit Scheme Interest Rate Fixed at 7.1% for Jan-March 2026
• Mandatory Service Charge by Restaurants Illegal: CCPA Takes Action Against 27 Establishments

BBC News

• Denmark warns of 'fundamental disagreement' after White House talks on Greenland
• US and UK pulling some personnel from Qatar base as US considers Iran action
• 'I carried my wife's body for an hour and a half' - BBC hears stories of protesters killed in Iran
• X to stop Grok AI from undressing images of real people after backlash
• Mahmood has no confidence in police chief after Israeli fan ban
• Moment cargo ship crashes into oil tanker in North Sea
• Serial houseplant killer? Here's how to keep them alive
• Nasa astronauts begin 'bittersweet' medical evacuation from space station
• Zelensky declares state of emergency in Ukraine's energy sector
• David Hockney says moving Bayeux Tapestry to UK is 'madness'