How Chidambaram plans to check tax evasion

Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday called for better information sharing among various agencies of the government to check tax evasion. "I think organisations must come forward to share......

Why There Is A Surge In Demat Accounts

The total number of demat accounts in the country stood at 171.1 million as of August 31. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   India's total dematerialised (demat) accounts -- used for......

Broking stocks slide on Sebi pivot

Shares of brokerages and market infrastructure institutions (MIIs) witnessed heavy selling pressure following the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi’s) pivot to a uniform......

Sebi's proposed tweaks likely to lead to big churn in F&O stocks

The market regulator’s newly proposed selection criteria for the over Rs 400-trillion-a-day futures and options (F&O) market could pave the way for the entry of popular stocks such as Life......

No sign of slowing in demat account surge as markets attract new investors

The number of dematerialised (demat) accounts required to hold shares and other securities in electronic format rose by 3.1 million in April, bringing the total tally to a fresh record of 154.5......