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Why CBSE making APAAR mandatory for board exam registration has sparked privacy debate

Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry or APAAR contains a student’s academic record from pre-primary to higher education level. It is part of NEP 2020.

Govt grants patent to Bengaluru firm for first-of-its-kind system to manage Aadhaar data

SISA says its newly patented system will help streamline automated detection, masking, and secure management of Aadhaar data across various platforms without user intervention.

Govt’s information wing cautions against sharing Aadhaar copy, retracts note 48 hours later

PIB's 27 May note had advised the general public not to share a photocopy of one’s Aadhaar with any unlicensed private entities.

Linking Aadhaar with voter ID — Election Commission to decide within weeks

EC is in favour of the idea, but studying how recent amendments to Aadhaar Act may affect this linkage, says official.

Supreme Court’s balancing act on Aadhaar, and adultery law’s fall

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Supreme Court to deliver landmark Aadhaar verdict tomorrow

Supreme Court will decide if Aadhaar is a breach of one’s right to privacy, and if the govt can make it compulsory for benefits & services.

Lucknow medical institute server not secure, ripe for data theft, says expert

Ethical hacker says server allows access to Aadhaar, PAN cards, and details of organ donors and recipients among others.

Aadhaar, 377, Babri: CJI Misra has to deliver 10 landmark judgments in 18 working days

Misra is just a month away from the end of his controversial tenure, but in that he could well alter India’s future.

Data protection report ready but still no agreement on including Aadhaar

Some members of Justice Srikrishna panel are also strongly opposed to making it mandatory to host data collected from Indian citizens in India.

BJP wants Aadhaar, voter ID details of journalists for Amit Shah event in Chennai

To obtain a press pass to attend Shah’s event in Tamil Nadu, journalists have to give personal identification details.

On Camera

Why Hyundai Creta is still the king of Indian roads after 11 years—brand value to looks

Hyundai was never scared of rivals overtaking them last year. But in 2027, the mythical ‘Creta Killer’ may finally emerge. Or it could continue to remain a myth.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.