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TopicAadhaar

Topic: Aadhaar

‘Even Ram bhakts in Assam don’t have Aadhaar’: Congress MLA & CM Sarma’s war of words over NRC

Responding to MLA Kamalakhya Dey's tirade in assembly, CM said 'we would do certain things for Ram bhakts to resolve this issue, those on your left and right would be first to object'.

Aadhaar can help India gamify healthcare. Give citizens points for positive behaviour

Aadhaar data can be used to nudge public behaviour through a points-based incentive system, with additive benefits the more health-positive actions one takes.

‘No data to support claims,’ says Centre after Moody’s questions reliability of Aadhaar

Moody's in its report said Aadhaar's system often results in service denials, & questioned the reliability of biometric technologies, especially for manual laborers in hot climates.

SC calls for re-issue of Aadhaar to ‘genuine citizens’ who lost documents in Manipur violence

Bench also asks bar to submit details to convince top court that no lawyer was prevented from appearing before Manipur HC based on 'religious or any other affiliations'.

Go beyond Africa — India’s digital public infrastructure should be taken to the West now

India's integrated model is unique and will be very useful even in developed countries in multiple sectors like healthcare and insurance.

Cybercriminals ‘cloning’ Aadhaar biometric data to commit fraud: MHA nodal agency to states

I4C, MHA's nodal agency for cybercrime, has requested states/UTs to 'mask' fingerprints on documents when uploading them on registry websites.

UPI to Aadhaar, Modi govt showcases ‘India Stack’ of digital goodies for global adoption

Govt says digital public services will be offered to other countries & startups during first annual stack developers’ conference to be held in Delhi Wednesday.

‘Fake Aadhar, Bangladesh passports’— 5 held in Kanpur for being ‘national security threat’

Main accused from Khulna is married to woman from UP. Sisamau MLA Irfan Solanki & councilor Mannu Rehman had allegedly issued papers confirming the Bangladeshi is from Kanpur.

UN agency-backed report says Aadhaar improved welfare delivery but excluded some poor

Aadhaar is example of good & bad sides of digital governance, says report by authors from New Delhi's Centre for Policy Research in collaboration with UNDP and think tank Southern Voice.

Sealing wax in Aadhaar foundation won’t work. Cracks need to be ‘acknowledged & fixed’

Modi govt's welfare measures rest on Aadhaar. But last month, a news website gave an alarming account of how scams are being carried out by exploiting Aadhaar-based payment networks.

On Camera

Iran-Israel conflict will now be shaped by 3H—Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.