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TopicAadhaar

Topic: Aadhaar

‘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.

Govt linked JAM to DBT but the blindspot of ‘exclusion’ emerged. Here’s how to plug it

Large-scale scams in PM-Kisan suggest there's vast leakage in DBT advantages. While inclusion errors are being tracked, exclusion should take priority.

‘All is well’ after 8 years of Modi govt, and the real reason Mona Lisa was ‘defaced’ at Louvre

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

RSS is warming up to Yogi Adityanath. CM has many more boxes to tick

It’s not just the Opposition parties Yogi Adityanath has to contend with. His detractors within the BJP are no less formidable.

Modi govt’s PM internship scheme saw high attrition in Year 1. Just 30% joined, 41% quit midway

According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

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.