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  Nearly 1,000 Nepali students could miss UP madrasa board exams due to lack of Aadhaar cards

  Education | February 06, 2018 15:01 IST

  The 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 | February 02, 2018 16:05 IST

  Replying 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 | January 30, 2018 19:13 IST

  If 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 | January 29, 2018 13:32 IST

  The 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 | January 29, 2018 8:19 IST

  The 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 | January 28, 2018 9:02 IST

  The 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 | January 25, 2018 15:43 IST

  Philippines 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 | January 24, 2018 6:41 IST

  The 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 | January 23, 2018 8:25 IST

  The 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 | January 19, 2018 17:57 IST

  The 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 | January 18, 2018 21:26 IST

  The 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 | January 18, 2018 8:02 IST

  The 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 | January 17, 2018 22:13 IST

  Senior 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’

  Politics | January 17, 2018 22:03 IST

  A 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 | January 17, 2018 19:46 IST

  The 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 | January 17, 2018 19:52 IST

  A 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 | January 16, 2018 23:37 IST

  In 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 | January 15, 2018 20:17 IST

  The 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 | January 11, 2018 22:07 IST

  Using the newly launched feature, cardholders will be able to generate their 'Virtual ID' for various purposes including SIM verification.

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  Chidambaram questions Aadhaar’s virtual ID, says it's like locking stable after horses have bolted

  Politics | January 11, 2018 18:34 IST

  "Under compulsion, millions of persons have already shared Aadhaar number with many service providers. New security layer is like locking the stable after horses have bolted," Chidambaram said in a tweet.