13001 - Aadhaar Articles dated 19th March 2018

	Aadhaar frailties Business Line Last week's interim order of the Supreme Court on a batch of petitions challenging Aadhaar may have provided temporary relief to a section of the population, but it appears to have simultaneously served notice on another section – a largely disadvantaged one — that the contentious biometric ... Aadhaar is losing its prominence - Afternoon Voice Aadhaar to Rohingya, Supreme Court to hear key cases this week - Hindustan Times
	Identity theft is the biggest threat from Aadhaar, says Robert Baptiste Business Standard Over the past few weeks, an anonymous person, claiming to be a French mobile app developer, has been using his Twitter account to flag security concerns in the Aadhaar system. Recently, the account released a video showing a hack into the Aadhaar application (app). The Unique Identification ... Sharing Aadhaar Card Number Not A Security Breach, Clarifies UIDAI - NDTV Be cautious while sharing Aadhaar info on internet: UIDAI - United News of India India's internet habits put Aadhaar and porn side-by-side, social media on top - International Business Times, India Edition
	UIDAI caution on sharing Aadhaar information: Conduct awareness drives, activists to local bodies The Indian Express Even as the UIDAI on Saturday asked people to take “due precautions” while sharing their personal information like Aadhaar numbers while making online transactions, civic activists said the district collectorate, local civic bodies and the cantonment boards should raise awareness among residents ...
	State EC seeks directive on Aadhaar-EPIC linking Times of India State election commission officials told TOI that with almost 90 per cent of adults having Aadhaar cards, it will not be difficult to link Aadhaar with EPIC cards. “The linking can help in weeding out bogus voters from electoral rolls and ensure that all EPIC cards are linked with Aadhaar through a process ...
	What cheating in Rajasthan police recruitment exam exposes about Aadhaar security DailyO The government and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) have for long claimed, in the face of consistent questioning and several data leaks, that there are no security problems with Aadhaar, and that it is perfectly safe. But the Rajasthan case suggests that what is touted as the biggest ...
	'Aadhaar no proof you are legally occupying house' Times of India The families, claimed they had been staying in apartments at Laxmi Niwas, Matunga, for around four decades and had been issued identity and address documents “The documentary evidence on which (the families) have relied on, such as electricity bills, ration cards, Aadhaar card, PAN cards, etc, ...
	Vehicles likely to be linked to Aadhaar in attempt to boost highway safety Hindustan Times An Indian visitor gives a thumb impression to withdraw money from his bank account with his Aadhaar or Unique Identification (UID) card during a Digi Dhan Mela, held to promote digital payment, in Hyderabad on January 18, 2017. The Digi Dhan mela is a government initiative aimed at digital ...
	2 held for forging Aadhaar, PAN to finance 30 two-wheelers in Doon Hindustan Times Based on the rent agreement, they prepared fake Aadhaar, PAN and Voter ID cards. Following this, they opened bank accounts in the Turner Road branch of Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC), police said. After opening the accounts, they approached the finance companies to purchase two-wheelers by ...
	IOC plans more Aadhaar enrolment through rural outlets in Manipur Millennium Post Imphal: After undertaking first-of-a-kind step of Aadhaar enrolment through one of its rural outlets (Kisan Seva Kendra) in Manipur, IOCL is planning to scale up the exercise in other parts of the state following robust response, according to a senior company official. With 211 people benefiting from two ...
	ATS detains man for making fake IDs for Bangladeshi trio Times of India PUNE: The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Pune, detained a Bangladeshi immigrant in Mumbai on Saturday night on the suspicion of creating fake Aadhaar and PAN cards for the three Bangladeshi immigrants, who were arrested in Pune on Friday for providing shelter to members of the outlawed ...
	Rajasthan Police wants to use Aadhaar data to aid investigations The Asian Age For this, the State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB) has requested the state Information Technology Department to procure biometric machines to be kept in police stations and would start process to seek the access of Aadhaar data from agencies concerned, a senior police official said. We have recently ... Rajasthan Police wants to use Aadhaar data to solve crimes - NewsBytes
	Vehicle registration numbers likely to be linked with Aadhaar Oneindia The panel hasn't directly recommended linking motor vehicles to Aadhaar, but suggested the creation of a Central Repository Body (CRB) at the central government level, said a Hindustan Times report. The move is being seen as an attempt to reinforce security against incidents such as Maoist and ...
	Now, Telangana students can get enrolled for Aadhaar in schools Telangana Today Hyderabad: In a first, school students across the State will get their Aadhaar enrolments done at school level itself and that too free of cost. With Unique Identification Authority of India giving its nod to the Directorate of School Education to come up with Aadhaar enrollment centres, getting Aadhaar cards ...
	E-wallets lose edge as losses mount India Today The recent RBI norms that require all prepaid instruments, including wallets, to get their users to complete mandatory (Know Your Customer) KYC requirements, and the Supreme Court verdict deferring linking of Aadhaar to various services are adding to their misery by bringing down the number of ...
	Bangladeshi Hindu national issued passport on fake documents, booked Times of India Bareilly: A Bangladeshi Hindu national, Prashantjeet Biswas, residing in Behta Sahu village of Sambhal district, allegedly got an Indian passport on fake documents – voter ID card and Aadhaar card – which he had already procured. During cross-verification by passport department, the matter came to ...
	Wildfires Destroy More Than 70 Homes in Southeast Australia BloombergQuint On Aadhaar: The Modi government has distorted the concept and use of Aadhaar; instead of being an instrument of empowerment, it has been turned into an intrusive instrument of control and, in many cases, of exclusion of the very poor. My comment: Here too, the resolution is perfectly in-sync with the ...
	BJP launches counter offensive on Congress, says Rahul's address nothing but a 'rhetoric of a loser' Times of India NEW DELHI: Launching a counter offensive on Congress and its president Rahul Gandhi, BJP on Sunday mocked Gandhi for his barbs at the ruling party and called it “rhetoric of a loser” since it was “Congress which has been suffering from a string of defeats in comparison to BJP's upward graph of ... BJP tears into Rahul Gandhi, dubs his remarks 'rhetoric of a loser' - Times of India
	Congress adopts resolution on India's economic situation: Highlights Times of India Inclusive growth was a term coined by Dr Manmohan Singh, which highlighted the importance of inclusion and equality * The Modi government has distorted the concept and use of Aadhaar; instead of being an instrument of empowerment, it has been turned into an intrusive instrument of control and, ...
	DELHI The Hindu An NGO in collaboration with several child rights bodies organised an Aadhaar registration camp for children living on the streets. This camp, which began on March 15, is a major milestone following the launch of the standard operating procedure (SOP) for care and protection of children in street ...
	Do the current fintech companies in India have good enough data security? Livemint Demonetization and Aadhaar-based eKYC have fuelled rapid adoption of fintech solutions and services. This has brought about immense pressure on fintech companies to not only manage huge volumes but also to protect themselves and customers from cyber risks. They have invested significantly in ...