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Topic: Aadhaar Act

SubscriberWrites: What is Privacy, asked an Indian…

Periit Souda -
In India, data privacy is still a punchline—ignored by systems, mishandled by corporations, and misunderstood by citizens, with consequences we’re yet to grasp.

Review pleas pending, 7-judge bench not formed — Aadhaar Act validity case languishes in SC

Apoorva Mandhani -
Aadhaar Act was ruled constitutional in 2018, after the 2nd-longest hearing in SC history. However, in 2019, a 5-judge bench expressed doubts about the verdict approving its passage as a Money Bill.

10 reasons why the Supreme Court is looking like a court of ‘trivial pursuits’

ThePrint Team -
In episode 622 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta lists 10 important cases the top court should have heard in the last few years.

Modi govt tells EC it will amend laws to link Aadhaar with voter IDs to enable remote voting

Sanya Dhingra -
Govt assures poll watchdog it will soon take the proposal to Cabinet for approval as this would require amendments to Representation of People’s Act.

Modi govt should find a way for private firms to use Aadhaar for KYC purposes

Andy Mukherjee -
It may be feasible for govt to own and operate a KYC utility. That way, India could balance the concerns of privacy and trust.

Our privacy can’t be stripped for right to life: What lone dissenting judge said on Aadhaar Act

Apurva Vishwanath -
The minority judgment on Aadhaar Act, penned by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud of the Supreme Court, flagged the lack of limits set for UIDAI.

The lazy person’s guide to the Supreme Court’s landmark Aadhaar judgment

Ritika Jain -
The Supreme Court's majority judgment on the Aadhaar Act held that the unique identification system did not create a surveillance state.

Aadhaar verdict is a criticism of the way Indian engineers look at world

Praveen Chakravarty -
An engineer, who was part of UIDAI’s Aadhaar project, says there is a sobering and profound learning in Supreme Court’s judgment.

Were Indian activist-elites using poor to oppose Aadhaar or were their concerns genuine?

ThePrint Team -
The Supreme Court Wednesday ruled in favour of Aadhaar, putting to rest a hotly-contested debate on its constitutional validity and issues of privacy. However,...

5 key takeaways from Supreme Court’s Aadhaar judgment

Apurva Vishwanath -
From bar on private companies to allowing citizens the right to redress a breach, Supreme Court has put in restrictions in use of Aadhaar. 
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What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

Swasti Rao -
The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

Pig politicisation isn’t unique to Delhi’s Tri Nagar. It’s a worldwide anti-Muslim strategy

Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Economy

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

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New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Defence

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

Snehesh Alex Philip -
This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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