New PAN deadline: Replace Aadhaar enrolment ID with actual number by Dec 31; here’s why

New PAN deadline: Replace Aadhaar enrolment ID with actual number by Dec 31; here’s why

If you used your Aadhaar Enrolment ID to apply for a PAN before October 1, 2024, it’s now mandatory to update that with your actual Aadhaar number. According to a Gazette notification issued on April 3, 2025, the government has directed all such PAN holders to replace the Aadhaar Enrolment ID with their original Aadhaar … Read more

Sri Lanka presidential elections 2024: All eyes on poll date in Sri Lanka amid concern over Bill

Sri Lanka presidential elections 2024: All eyes on poll date in Sri Lanka amid concern over Bill

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. FIle | Photo Credit: N. Ram The date of Sri Lanka’s presidential election will be announced next week, the country’s Election Commission said on July 19, amid fresh speculation in the wake of a gazette issued by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Dated July 18, 2024, the gazette notification pertains to amending … Read more

Income tax payers barred from enrolling in Atal Pension Yojana from October 1

Income tax payers barred from enrolling in Atal Pension Yojana from October 1

Income tax payers will not be allowed to enrol in the government’s social security scheme Atal Pension Yojana (APY) from October 1, according to a notification. The government introduced APY on June 1, 2015, to provide social security to workers mainly in the unorganised sector. Subscribers of the scheme get a minimum guaranteed pension of … Read more