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  Rahul Gandhi hails SC judgement on Aadhaar

  Politics | September 26, 2018 17:43 IST

  Congress President Rahul Gandhi hailed the Supreme Court's Aadhar judgemnet and attacked BJP saying it was a "tool of surveillance" for them.

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  Govt launches Virtual ID to address privacy concerns related to Aadhaar: All you need to know

  India | January 11, 2018 6:52 IST

  The Virtual ID, which would be a random 16-digit number, together with biometrics of the user would give any authorised agency like a mobile company, limited details like name, address and photograph, which are enough for any verification.

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  Aadhaar-verified passengers can now book 12 railways tickets a month online

  India | November 03, 2017 18:42 IST

  The move, which came into effect on October 26, is believed to be an innovative way for the railways to encourage passengers to link their Aadhar numbers to their online booking accounts on IRCTC.

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  Deadline for mandatory Aadhaar to avail benefits of government schemes extended to March 31

  India | November 21, 2019 16:29 IST

  The apex court said that that it will hear all the pleas challenging whether Aadhaar is mandatory for getting various services or not, on 30th October.

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  Aadhaar number not mandatory for registering deaths, clarifies government

  India | November 21, 2019 16:31 IST

  The government issued a clarification in this regard saying reports that Aadhaar number was mandatory for registration of death of an individual were "totally incorrect".

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  Aadhar case: Supreme Court’s five-judge Constitution Bench to hear all pleas on Jul 18-19

  India | July 12, 2017 11:55 IST

  The Constitution Bench will hear the right to privacy aspect of the Aadhar case as well.

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  SC refuses interim order against Centre’s notification making Aadhaar mandatory for social welfare schemes

  India | June 27, 2017 13:01 IST

  The bench also referred to the June 9 judgement passed by the apex court in which it had upheld the validity of an Income Tax Act provision making Aadhaar mandatory for allotment of PAN cards.

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  Attention TB patients! Aadhar is now mandatory for benefits under govt TB control scheme

  Lifestyle | November 21, 2019 16:14 IST

  an Aadhaar authentication under National Health Mission or complete proof of Aadhar number is required for those who are eligible to receive conditional cash assistance using Nikshay

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  Aadhar must be linked to bank accounts by Dec 31, mandatory for transactions above Rs 50,000

  November 21, 2019 16:43 IST

  The government move comes close on the heels of the decision last week that all income tax assessees should link their Aadhaar numbers with Permanent Account Numbers (PAN)

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  Unique ID like Aadhar or passport may soon be mandatory for domestic air travel

  June 08, 2017 18:33 IST

  Aviation minister Jayant Sinha said today that the government is likely to make Aadhaar card, passport or PAN mandatory right at the time of booking domestic flight tickets

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  Aadhaar completely secure from any kind of malware: UIDAI

  India | November 21, 2019 16:43 IST

  Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) chairman J Satyanarayana on Wednesday said that the Aadhar database was completely secured and immune to attacks from any kind of malware

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  Sitaram Yechury flays Modi government for making Aadhar mandatory

  Politics | May 03, 2017 15:15 IST

  Flaying the central government for making Aadhar cards mandatory for issuing PAN cards, CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury today alleged that the Modi govt was continuously shifting the goalposts.

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  Aadhar Card for Cows: How it’s going to change their lives one day at a time

  Mouthful | April 30, 2017 13:34 IST

  All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others

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  Details of over a million Aadhaar numbers published on Jharkhand govt website: Report

  India | April 23, 2017 10:20 IST

  In a major privacy breach, details of more than a million Aadhar numbers were published on a website maintained by the Jharkhand Directorate of Social Security.

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  Agency responsible for leaking MS Dhoni’s Aadhar details blacklisted for 10 years

  India | March 29, 2017 15:20 IST

  The agency responsible for leaking the Aadhar receipt of legendary cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been blacklisted for 10 years by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

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  Full conversation between Sakshi and Ravi Shankar Prasad on MS Dhoni’s Aadhar info ‘leak’

  Cricket | March 29, 2017 13:58 IST

  An over enthusiastic agency involved with the UIDAI to enroll citizens for Aadhar shared the personal details of ace cricketer M S Dhoni on social media

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  Aadhaar not mandatory for accessing welfare schemes, clarifies government

  Politics | March 29, 2017 7:28 IST

  A day after the Supreme Court ruled that biometric cards cannot be made mandatory for accessing welfare scheme benefits, the central government on Tuesday Clarified that identity proofs other than Aadhaar can also be used to avail such benefits.

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  Govt makes Aadhar mandatory for free LPG connections

  India | November 21, 2019 16:41 IST

  Having already made Aadhar number mandatory for people to get LPG subsidies in October last year, the government has now extended the ambit of the biometric identity to now cover the women in BPL households for securing free cooking gas connections.

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  Budget 2017: Centre may make Aadhar,PAN mandatory on gold purchases over Rs 50,000

  January 31, 2017 11:26 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley may make Aadhar and PAN card mandatory for gold or silver purchases over Rs 50,000 in the upcoming budget 2017-18, the Economic Times reported today. Currently, customers are required to present

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  Centre to launch Aadhaar-based digital payment soon: Ravi Shankar Prasad

  India | January 19, 2017 19:15 IST

  After the demonetisation of high value currency and its subsequent digital push, the government is now going to introduce a new Aadhaar-based digital payment system for the common man soon, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad