Mamata slams Centre for 'deactivating Aadhaar cards' ahead of Lok Sabha polls, BJP responds
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government for allegedly deactivating Aadhaar cards targeting people belonging to specific communities, media reports said.
Assam: Differently-abled woman reunited with family with help of Aadhaar
Guwahati: A differently-abled woman in Assam was reunited with her family earlier this month after she went missing from her home for several weeks.
Advisory to not share Aadhaar photocopy withdrawn
New Delhi: The Centre on Sunday withdrew the advisory warning citizens not to share Aadhaar photocopy and suggesting to provide only masked versions of their Aadhaar cards with organisations in order to prevent its misuse.
UIDAI warns people not to share photocopies of Aadhar citing misuse
New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has warned the people against sharing photocopies of their Aadhaar cards with any organisation, citing misuse of the key document.
Centre introduces Bill to link voter IDs with Aadhaar cards amid protests by oppositions
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Monday introduced the Election Laws (Amendment Bill) 2021 to link voter identity and Aadhaar cards amid objections by the opposition parties over the move.
Owaisi accuses UIDAI of bias for issuing Aadhar notices to 127 people
Hyderabad/UNI/IBNS: After the Unique Identification Authority of India(UIDAI) sent notices to 127 people for obtaining Aadhaar on "false pretenses", Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi today questioned how many of them are "Muslims and Dalits".
Cabinet nod to Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill
New Delhi, Jun 12 (UNI): In a major move aimed at making Aadhaar people friendly, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved 'The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019' to replace the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019.
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): In a crucial order, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhaar card but stated that linkage of the 12-digit unique identity number with mobile phones and bank accounts is not mandatory.
SC order on Aadhaar card's validity is historic: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court's order on the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar card.
Aadhaar constitutionally valid but no need to link with mobile phones, banks: SC
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhaar but stated that linkage of the 12-digit unique identity number with mobile phones and bank accounts is not mandatory, media reports said.
State can impose minimum restrictions on rights: SC on Aadhaar validity
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): Pronouncing its verdict on the constitutional validity of Aadhaar or the 12-digit unique identity number, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that a state can impose reasonable restrictions on rights, media reports said.
Supreme Court to hear Aadhaar validity case today
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear the Aadhaar validity case in response to several petitions that raised questions on whether the 12-digit Unique Identification Number is breaching individual's right to privacy or not, media reports said.
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS): Indian newspaper The Tribune has said it is ready to explore all legal options open to 'defend' freedom to undertake serious investigative journalism after the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has filed a case against it and journalist Rachna Khaira over a news report that revealed how people could illegally access demographic data of individuals from UIDAI.
Aadhaar data leak reports: FIR filed against newspaper, reporter
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS): The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has filed a case against newspaper The Tribune and journalist Rachna Khaira over a news report that revealed how people could illegally access demographic data of individuals from UIDAI, media reports said.
Centre extends last date for mandatory linking of Aadhaar and PAN with bank accounts
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS): The Central government on Wednesday extended the deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhaar and PAN with bank accounts indefinitely, according to media reports.