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Topic: Aadhaar

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

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

A verdict that shows it’s the Supreme Court of real India, not just its elites

The Supreme Court has masterfully separated elitist chaff from utilitarian grain. It deserves admiration for upholding a modern view of governance.

Supreme Court ruling will only strengthen Aadhaar, says UIDAI chief

Ajay Bhushan Pandey says SC verdict on Aadhaar is historic since it rules biometric ID meets standards of good governance & is not for surveillance.

Aadhaar, a superb two-in-one judgement

The 50-word Edit — ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Why Justice D.Y. Chandrachud gave a dissenting judgment on Aadhaar

Legal experts have said that Justice Chandrachud’s loud dissent against the Aadhaar verdict will be valuable if ruling is reviewed in future.

Aadhaar undergoes ultimate scrutiny, SC judgment landmark: Nandan Nilekani

Aadhaar architect Nandan Nilkani insists the scheme is an inclusive one, says it has become stronger.

21.08 crore PAN-Aadhaar linkages till now, shows data

According to the data, the total issued permanent account numbers are over 41.02 crore as per the same time line.

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

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

BJP heaves a sigh of relief after Supreme Court’s Aadhaar judgment

BJP leaders say adverse ruling would have been a 'huge embarrassment' to Modi who pushed for Aadhaar, making it the basis of welfare schemes.

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

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,...

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1989 Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping case still haunts Indian policy-making in Kashmir

The kidnapping—followed by the killing of four Indian Air Force officers soon after, and the executions of Intelligence Bureau personnel—made the triumph of jihadism seem inevitable.

India’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code is struggling to deliver. It’ll take a decade to clear backlog

The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts. 

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.