PAN must for demat account holders

The requirement of having a PAN has been made mandatory by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). In accordance with the SEBI guidelines, the Depositories, NSDL and CSDL requirements state that a PAN card is now compulsory documents for all categories of demat account holders.
In case of joint accounts, this requirement applies [...]

Not citizens, it’s the state that needs an ID card

A fundamental aspect of the relationship between you, as an Indian citizen, and the Indian state may soon radically change: so far, you are in the eyes of the state constitutionally presumed innocent unless proved otherwise. This presumption of innocence, not in a court of law but in everyday affairs, will no longer be valid [...]

Stolen cars seen in Burdwan (The Telegraph)
Chinsurah, March 9: Police today said the seven cars stolen from a travel agent in Dankuni yesterday were last seen at a toll plaza on the Durgapur Expressway in Burdwan.

The Hindu Business Line : Banks race to get customer details as KYC deadline looms (The Hindu)
A number of banks have recently drawn their customers' attention to the need to update their KYC documentation before March 31. The countdown has started.

Don't share password on Net, phone: I-T department (rediff.com)
The income tax department has advised its officials to shun the practice of sharing or renewing official passwords through internet or telephone after recent incidents of misuse of these secret codes by fraudsters.

Get Instant Loan For New Cars (OfficialWire)
If you are salaried, you should be 18 years old. If self employed, you must be 21. At loan maturity, your maximum age needs to be 60 years if salaried and 70 if self employed. Also, you need to have worked for at least one year in the current company to get the loan.

IT dept alerts tax payers against sharing financial info (Hindustan Times)
The IT department has alerted tax-payers against sharing personal financial information like PAN card number and credit cards details on the internet in the wake of a spurt in fake e-mails being sent to people.

India's budget: NRIs wake up and smell the coffee (Calcutta News)
India's budget yet again demonstrates to NRIs that investing in their homeland is probably the best option right now. The West is still struggling to climb out of one of its deepest recessions and provides low returns, while India's growth story promises healthy returns. Surely, it's time to wake up and smell the Indian coffee.

India's budget: NRIs wake up and smell the coffee (New Kerala)
By Kul Bhushan: India's budget yet again demonstrates to NRIs that investing in their homeland is probably the best option right now.

B'luru fire: Cops probing even sabotage angle (rediff.com)
An inquiry by the Bengaluru police has been ordered into the fire at a commercial complex that left nine persons dead and all angles, including sabotage, would be probed, a top Karnataka police official said on Wednesday.

Budget 2010: What the FM is likely to do! (rediff.com)
Well, here are some views culled from various new agencies, newspapers and experts on what the February 26 Union Budget for 2010-11 might have in store for you.

3 I T officials held for tax fraud (Hindustan Times)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested five persons ? including three Income Tax (IT) officials - for cheating the Income Tax department of Rs 14 crore through fake tax refunds, the agency said.