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  Nilekani more searched on Google than Karnataka poll veterans

  Politics | March 28, 2014 12:15 IST

  Bangalore: Political greenhorn and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani is more searched on Google than Karnataka's political veterans such as Siddaramaiah, B S Yeddyurappa and H D Deve Gowda.Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, BJP leader Yeddyurappa and Gowda

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  Nandan Nilekani files nomination from Bangalore South

  Politics | March 21, 2014 23:30 IST

  Bangalore: Multi-billionaire Infosys co-founder and Congress candidate Nandan Nilekani Friday filed his nomination to contest from the Bangalore South constituency in the Lok Sabha polls.Nilekani, who declared assets valued at a whopping Rs.7,770 crore (Rs.78

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  Nandan Nilekani, wife's assets declared at Rs 7,700 cr

  India | March 21, 2014 8:23 IST

  Bangalore: Making his wealth public a day before stepping into the fray, Infosys co-founder and Congress candidate from Bangalore South, Nandan Nilekani has declared that he and his wife Rohini Nilekani have assets worth Rs

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  Nandan Nilekani promises to usher in new style of politics

  India | March 15, 2014 12:14 IST

  Bangalore: Infosys co-founder and Bangalore South Lok Sabha candidate Nandan Nilekani  believes that his clean image will help him win the election.At a Meet the Press at  Press Club here on Friday he said,  Bangalore

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  Nandan Nilekani formally joins Congress, to contest from Bangalore South

  Politics | March 09, 2014 17:45 IST

  Bangalore: Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani formally joined the Congress party here Sunday as a primary member to contest from the Bangalore South parliamentary constituency in the Lok Sabha election.Congress state unit president G. Parameshwar admitted

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  Nilekani to join Congress tomorrow

  Politics | March 08, 2014 21:05 IST

  Bangalore: Infosys co-founder and Unique Identification Authority of India Chairman Nandan Nilekani, tipped to contest from Bangalore South on a Congress ticket, will be officially joining the ruling party tomorrow.  “I'm joining Congress tomorrow....If they

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  Nandan Nilekani to resign from UIDAI, to contest polls

  India | February 22, 2014 8:09 IST

  New Delhi:  Nandan Nilekani, chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India is going to resign next month to contest for Lok Sabha elections from Bangalore. "I will be there for a few more weeks. I

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  Nandan Nilekani to chair Congress manifesto body

  India | February 12, 2014 13:14 IST

  New Delhi: In a clear sign of expanding role in Congress, the UIDAI chief Nandan Nilekani will chair a consultation meeting on the party's 2014 manifesto on Wednesday. Nilekani, who is yet to become an

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  Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani ready to contest LS Polls on Congress ticket

  Politics | January 11, 2014 13:55 IST

  New Delhi: Ending speculation about his foray into politics, billionaire Infosys co-founder and head of Aadhar programme Nandan Nilekani Friday said he would join the Congress and was ready to contest the Lok Sabha polls."Certainly.

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  Nilekani ready to contest Lok Sabha polls, to join Congress

  India | January 10, 2014 18:52 IST

  Bangalore: Ending speculation about his foray into politics, billionaire Infosys co-founder and head of Aadhar programme Nandan Nilekani today said he would join the Congress and was ready to contest the Lok Sabha polls.“Certainly. I

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  Nilekani meets KPCC chief, fuels speculation about political entry

  Politics | December 17, 2013 21:40 IST

  Bangalore: Infosys co-founder and face of the Aadhar programme Nandan Nilekani today met KPCC President G Parameshwara, amid rumours that he would contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.“Nandan Nilekani met me this morning and shared

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  Lok Sabha polls: Nandan Nilekani is Congress's new face for Bangalore South

  India | December 16, 2013 9:05 IST

  Bangalore: The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, at a meeting of senior leaders under the supervision of Digvijaya Singh,has decided it will give tickets for the Parliament elections next year to nine sitting MPs and 19

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  Will Nandan Nilekani contest LS polls from South Bangalore on a Congress ticket?

  Politics | September 18, 2013 12:06 IST

  New Delhi: Nandan Nilkeni, Infosys co-founder and the main architect of UPA govt's ambitious ‘Aadhar ‘ project, is  seriously considering  to join Congress  formally and is willing to contest upcoming Lok Sabha polls in 2014

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  Nandan Nilekani promises to meet 60-cr Aadhar target by 2014

  India | August 20, 2013 9:07 IST

  Mumbai: UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani on Monday expressed hope that the target of issuing 60 crore Aadhaar numbers would be met by 2014, saying that so far 40 crore people have already received them."More than

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  UIDAI aims to cover 60 crore citizens under 'Aadhaar'

  India | July 05, 2013 16:38 IST

  Hyderabad, Jul 5: Noting that Aadhaar was an “irreversible process”, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Chairman Nandan Nilekani today said they have targeted to enroll 60 crore people by 2014.  “As of now we

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  Direct cash transfer will not lead to misuse: Montek

  India | May 30, 2013 16:24 IST

  New Delhi, May 30: Enthused by encouraging findings of a UNICEF-SEWA joint study on direct cash transfer, Plan panel Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Thursday said its implementation in large scale will not lead

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  UID data can be used beyond cash transfers: Nilekani

  India | December 08, 2012 9:39 IST

  Kolkata, Dec 8:  Application of the biometric database of unique identification number (UID) could be expanded beyond the proposed cash transfer scheme of the union government, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) chairman Nandan Nilekani

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  Nilekani To Head Task Force On Subsidies For Kerosene, LPG

  India | February 14, 2011 21:04 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 14: The government today constituted an inter-ministerial task force under UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani for evolving mechanisms to provide direct subsidies on kerosene, cooking gas (LPG) and fertilisers to intended beneficiaries. "In

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  Establishing Identity A Cellphone Call Away, Says Nilekani

  India | September 26, 2009 11:31 IST

  Establishing the identity of any person would be a cellphone call away once the ambitious Unique Identity Project (UIP) becomes operational, perhaps making it the first such initiative across the world. The UIP, which aims