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SIM cards not linked to Aadhaar to be deactivated after Feb next year

New Delhi: The government is moving ahead with linking Aadhaar with mobile SIM cards and all unlinked phones will be deactivated after February 2018, said informed sources. The sources said Aadhaar mobile linkage is being done as per the orders of Supreme Court passed in February this year in Lokniti foundation case and all SIM […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
'Deadline for linking Aadhaar with government schemes is now Dec 31'

New Delhi: The Supreme Court was informed on Wednesday the deadline for linking Aadhaar to various government schemes for benefits will be extended till December 31. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice Amitava Roy and Justice A.M. Khanwilkar said the challenge to the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar scheme would be heard in the […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Aadhaar helped disburse Rs 83,000 cr via DBT: Assocham

New Delhi: Biometric cards have facilitated disbursement of as much as Rs 83,184 crore to beneficiaries of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes without the notorious leakages of the past, industry body Assocham said on Sunday, citing its report on the matter. “Real benefit of Jan Dhan and Aadhaar is finally reflected in the number of […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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SC partially stays linking of PAN with Aadhaar

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the newly-inserted provision in the Income Tax Act mandating linking of Aadhaar number with Permanent Account Number (PAN), but it partially stayed its operation. A bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan said that those who already possess Aadhaar number will have to link it […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Unique ID proposed to be made mandatory for flight booking

New Delhi: The government proposes to make it mandatory for Indian air travellers to provide a unique identification (UID) like Aadhaar, passport or PAN card at the time of booking tickets, Civil Aviation Minister Jayant Sinha said on Thursday, while announcing the launch of the digital travel experience initiative – Digiyatra – for fliers. “It […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Action being taken against cow vigilantes: Amit Shah

Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Wednesday asserted that action is being taken against cow vigilantes and the party maintains that no one should take the law into their own hands. “Our message is loud and clear. Everyone must adhere to law and order. No one should take law in their own […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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UIDAI announces phased rollout of face authentication with telcos from September 15

Aadhaar-issuing body UIDAI has finally announced a phased rollout of face recognition feature as an additional mode of authentication, starting with telecom service providers from September 15. The Authority had earlier planned to roll out face recognition feature from July 1, a target that was later pushed to August 1. It has also proposed a […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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TRAI Chairman shares Aadhaar no on Twitter, challenges to 'harm' him

New Delhi: An all-out war erupted on Twitter after TRAI chairman R S Sharma today disclosed his Aadhaar number on the microblogging site and challenged everyone to show how mere knowledge of the unique number could be used to harm him, triggering a deluge of tweets that claimed to disclose his personal details from PAN […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Supreme Court reserves verdict on pleas against Aadhaar's constitutional validity

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Centre’s flagship Aadhaar scheme. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, which had commenced the hearing on as many as 31 petitions, including one filed by former High Court judge K S […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Any ID proof sufficient for new mobile connections: Govt

New Delhi: Telecom operators can issue new SIM cards without Aadhaar on the basis of alternate identity document like election voter ID or driving licence and the government will await Supreme Court’s order on re-verification of mobile subscribers using Aadhaar at a later date, a top DoT official said today. “As per rule, fresh connections […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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RBI brings in new Aadhaar-Bank account linking norms

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made linking of national biometric ID Aadhaar to bank accounts mandatory as part of its updated ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’ guidelines. This, however, will be subject to the final decision of the Supreme Court on making of Aadhaar mandatory, RBI said in a circular late last […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Deadline for Aadhaar linking to welfare schemes will not be extended: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to pass an interim order extending the deadline of March 31 for linking of Aadhaar with the welfare schemes where benefits are transferred to citizens from the Consolidated Fund of India. The top court had on March 13 extended indefinitely the March 31 deadline for linking bank […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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BREAKING! Aadhaar not mandatory for CBSE NEET 2018 anymore

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: In what could be a relief for lakhs of students across India, the Supreme Court today directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) not to make Aadhaar number mandatory for enrollment of students appearing in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2018 and other all-India exams. A five-judge Constitution bench headed […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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UIDAI cautions against using plastic, laminated Aadhaar cards

New Delhi: The UIDAI has cautioned the public against going for plastic or laminated Aadhaar smart cards saying their unauthorised printing could render the QR code dysfunctional or even expose personal data without an individual’s informed consent. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) asserted that the Aadhaar letter, its cutaway portion, downloaded versions of […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
UIDAI : About Half Of All PAN Cards Linked To Aadhaar So Far

New Delhi: Nearly 14 crore out of the 30 crore Permanent Account Numbers (PAN) have so far been linked to the national digital identity-Aadhaar, according to a top government official. The situation on linking of bank accounts to the biometric identifier is better, with 70 percent of estimated over 100 crore accounts already been seeded, […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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