Aadhaar
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Plastic/PVC Aadhaar Smart Card not usable: UIDAI
India | Feb 07, 2018, 06:33 AM ISTThe government body clarified that preference to more attractive plastic or PVC smart cards can make people fall to ploys of unscrupulous elements.
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Nearly 1,000 Nepali students could miss UP madrasa board exams due to lack of Aadhaar cards
Education | Feb 06, 2018, 03:01 PM ISTThe situation also prompted the Madarise Arbia Teachers Association to write to the Madrasa Shiksha Board in this regard.
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Aadhaar data safe, not being sold: Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Feb 02, 2018, 04:05 PM ISTReplying to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad asserted that the Aadhaar data was fully safe and secure.
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Can Aadhaar-welfare schemes linking, preventing data aggregation be balanced, Supreme Court asks Centre
India | Jan 30, 2018, 07:13 PM ISTIf the govt says that linking of Aadhaar with social welfare schemes has helped in weeding out ineligible beneficiaries and plugging pilferage of outgoings, SC bench wondered if it was "possible for the court to maintain some balance".
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Aadhaar enabled government to eliminate middlemen: President Ram Nath Kovind
India | Jan 29, 2018, 01:32 PM ISTThe President hailed the Prime Minister's Rural Digital Literacy Programme, saying the government has started the world's largest digital literacy programme in the country.
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Aadhaar an identification, not a profiling tool: UIDAI
India | Jan 29, 2018, 08:19 AM ISTThe UIDAI on Sunday sought to allay fears over data protection and privacy issues around the 12 digit biometric identifier, asserting that Aadhaar is an identification not a profiling tool.
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Aadhaar' is Oxford dictionary's Hindi word of 2017
India | Jan 28, 2018, 09:02 AM ISTThe announcement was made at a session "Oxford Dictionaries' Hindi Word of the Year" during the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival here.
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India-ASEAN Dialogue: Philippines shows interest in Aadhaar
India | Jan 25, 2018, 03:43 PM ISTPhilippines has reportedly expressed interest in India's Unique identification system - Aadhaar.
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Aadhaar validity case: SC poses tough questions to petitioners, hearing to continue today
India | Jan 24, 2018, 06:41 AM ISTThe Supreme Court will today continue hearing a slew of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Aadhaar, as it was left inconclusive on Tuesday.
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Litmus test for Aadhaar continues as SC resumes hearing today
India | Jan 23, 2018, 08:25 AM ISTThe Supreme Court will today continue hearing a number of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar card.
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Aadhaar linking to eliminate multiple PF accounts: Official
Business | Jan 19, 2018, 05:57 PM ISTThe Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Friday said it will be able to eliminate multiple account numbers of an individual once the process of linking Aadhaar is complete.
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Citizens give info to firms for insurance, mobile nos, why not for Aadhaar, asks SC
India | Jan 18, 2018, 09:26 PM ISTThe argument was made during the hearing on the Aadhaar issue by senior advocate Shyam Divan before a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra.
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Aadhaar Act case: UID an 'electronic leash' on citizens, SC told; hearing to resume today
India | Jan 18, 2018, 08:02 AM ISTThe Supreme Court’s five-judge Constitution bench will continue hearing pleas filed with regards to the Aadhaar case today.
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Aadhaar Act case: SC to examine whether Speaker’s decision can be scrutinised
India | Jan 17, 2018, 10:13 PM ISTSenior advocate P Chidambaram said though objections were raised on the Aadhaar bill in the Rajya Sabha, nothing could be done as it was held as money bill by the Lok Sabha Speaker.
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Rahul Gandhi slams Modi govt for making Aadhaar ‘compulsory’
National | Jan 17, 2018, 10:03 PM ISTA five-judge Constitution bench headed by CJI today began hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Aadhaar programme and its enabling Act of 2016.
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Aadhaar myth buster: UIDAI answers all your concerns through FAQs
India | Jan 17, 2018, 07:46 PM ISTThe Aadhaar myth buster series is aimed at quelling fears that the ID or its number can be used to track private activities of its owners or to persecute them on the basis of the information.
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SC hearing on Aadhaar case: 'Aadhaar may cause death of citizens' civil rights', petitioner's counsel tells apex court
India | Jan 17, 2018, 07:52 PM ISTA five-judge SC bench will commence the hearing on a range of crucial matters from January 17, including Aadhaar, Section 377, Sabarimala, religious identity of women after marriage and several others.
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Supreme Court bench to commence hearing on Constitutional validity of Aadhaar cards
India | Jan 16, 2018, 11:37 PM ISTIn August, a nine judge bench of the Supreme Court ruled that Indians enjoy a fundamental right to privacy, now the court will look at whether or not Aadhaar violates an individual’s privacy.
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UIDAI allows face recognition for Aadhaar authentication from July
India | Jan 15, 2018, 08:17 PM ISTThe UIDAI today allowed face recognition as additional means of Aadhaar authentication to be used in combination with existing ways such as fingerprint or iris scan.
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Aadhaar Virtual ID: All you need to know about UIDAI's new security net
India | Jan 11, 2018, 10:07 PM ISTUsing the newly launched feature, cardholders will be able to generate their 'Virtual ID' for various purposes including SIM verification.