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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicBiometric data

Topic: Biometric data

After MHA push, Mizoram prepares to collect biometrics of ‘illegal migrants’ from Myanmar

Sourav Roy Barman -
However, Mizoram govt has no plans to push back refugees, numbering around 35,000, to Myanmar, and has sought funds from Centre to support them.

Our take on Odisha IAS officers, Russia’s pullback promise, biometric data law – in 50 words

ThePrint Team -
ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Law on biometric data collection from accused can be misused. India needs safeguards

ThePrint Team -
ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

India is 5th worst offender in the world for invasive use of biometric data, says report

Taran Deol -
In a study done by Comparitech, some of the worst countries for biometric data usage are in Asia while the least invasive nations are in Europe.

How Jamaican Supreme Court has killed India’s hope of selling Aadhaar to the world, for now

Madhav Khosla -
Jamaican Supreme Court sided with Justice D.Y. Chandrachud’s minority opinion in Aadhaar verdict while striking down its government's biometric project.

Aadhaar is what Africa really needs, more than Chinese largesse

Adam Minter -
Africa has an acute need for an Aadhaar-like id to help millions get govt services, open bank accounts & join the formal economy.

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Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

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

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

Defence

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

National Interest

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

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

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