Aadhaar
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‘Right move’: Naqvi supports Assam CM’s Aadhaar-NRC link decision
New Delhi: BJP leader and former Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday supported Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s decision not to issue Aadhaar cards without National Register of…
- India
New applicants for Aadhaar need to submit NRC number : Assam CM
Guwahati: All new applicants for Aadhaar cards in Assam need to submit their NRC application receipt number (ARN), Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. A detailed standard operating procedure (SOP)…
- India
UPSC adopts Aadhaar-based authentication for candidates’ verifications
New Delhi: In an unprecedented move, the Centre has allowed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to utilise Aadhaar-based authentication to verify candidates’ identities voluntarily, both at the time of registration and…
- India
Aadhaar online services stopped after technical glitches
Hyderabad: Citizens using the Aadhaar online services to register property and land services faced difficulties after the UIDAI networking faced technical glitches on Thursday, July 11. The technical glitches were reported countrywide…
- India
Aadhaar-based eKYC of LPG customers underway to weed out bogus users
New Delhi: State-owned oil companies are conducting an Aadhaar-based eKYC authentication of LPG customers to weed out bogus ones, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said. This is done to remove bogus customers…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man shares Aadhaar details with fraudsters, loses Rs 12 lakh
Hyderabad: A 23-year-old fell into the cyber crime trap and lost Rs 12 lakhs to fraudsters after he shared his Aadhaar card details with them. According to reports, the victim received a…
- India
Link PAN to Aadhaar by May 31 or double TDS: IT dept to taxpayers
New Delhi: The income tax department on Tuesday asked taxpayers to link their PAN with their Aadhaar by May 31 to avoid tax deductions at a higher rate. As per income tax…
- Business
DPIs like UPI, Aadhaar to propel India towards $8 trillion economy by 2030
New Delhi: Digital Public Infrastructure (DPIs) like Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Aadhaar are poised to propel India towards a $8 trillion economy by 2030, helping the country achieve a $1 trillion…
- Top Stories
Citizens’ groups flag dangers of Aadhaar-NPR exercise; cite policing, profiling issues
Mumbai: The Bombay Catholic Sabha and the Citizens for Justice and Peace on Thursday said using Aadhaar information for the National Population Register exercise was questionable and could lead to genuine citizens…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt embarks on land record digitization to curb fraud
Bengaluru: In a significant move to combat fraud and forgery in property transactions, the Karnataka government has launched a comprehensive digitization initiative aimed at bringing transparency, efficiency, and accessibility to land records…
- India
Verification now compulsory for Aadhaar for those above 18 years
Lucknow: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced that those above 18 years and wanting Aadhaar made for the first time will now be subjected to physical verification, with the…
- India
Unique identifier to be mandatory for construction workers: Labour Secy
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said it will make a unique identifier mandatory for all building and construction workers across the country to ensure that migrant workers’ rights are protected. This identifier,…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP gets nod for biometric-based Aadhaar authentication through GST Seva Kendras
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said approval has been given for biometric-based Aadhaar authentication through GST Seva Kendras for Andhra Pradesh. Sitharaman made the remarks while addressing tax officers…
- India
What hackers can do with Aadhaar number: Lessons from old tweets
In 2018, Dr RS Sharma, the first Director General of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), challenged French hacker Baptiste Robert with the username @fs0c131y to demonstrate how he could be…
- News
Aadhaar, passport data of 81.5 cr Indians for sale on darknet
Personal data of over 81.5 crore people has been put up for sale on the darknet. The data was allegedly sourced from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Details of several…
