Woman Claims Her Aadhaar Linked To Nine Mobile Connections, UIDAI Says Go File A Complaint ...
Amid debates over privacy and the safety of Aadhaar data, a woman has alleged that she was recently shocked to learn at least nine mobile phone connections have already been linked to her 12-digit unique identification when she went to her telecom operator to get her cell number linked. Taking to ...
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Aadhaar enrolment launched
We have to be thankful to the postmen who have cycled and delivered letters to our homes” said R. Gopalakrishnan, Member of Parliament from Madurai while addressing the launch of the Aadhaar enrolment and upgrading service at the Madurai Head Post Office on Saturday. He said that though the ...
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'Aadhaar for every homeless tough, but not impossible'
Providing Aadhaar, the 12-digit unique identity number, to every homeless in the country, is proving to be a huge challenge, but non-government organisations (NGOs) working for the homeless and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the nodal agency responsible for running the Aadhaar ...
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Aadhaar: 'Cyber Surakshit Bharat' initiative will ensure data is safe and secure, says minister
Securing the nation's cyberspace is vital and the 'Cyber Surakshit Bharat' initiative will aim to ensure thatAadhaar data is safe and protected, Union Tourism Minister K J Alphons said here on Friday. “India is home to over 118 crore Aadhaar accounts. The government has transferred subsidies worth ...
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Existence of other biometric databases may pose new challenge to Aadhaar
The widespread and largely unsupervised use of biometrics for everything from accessing university classrooms to identifying sea-faring fishermen along India's coasts has resulted in the proliferation of public and private databases that could compromise the integrity of India's Aadhaar-based ...
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Aadhaar red card in school
Lucknow: Many a fear has been expressed over the potential misuse of the Aadhaar card, ranging from privacy violation to online looting to suppression of dissent. Now, a headmaster in Uttar Pradesh has been accused of opening an unforeseen flank by showing the door to 17 pupils on the pretext that ...
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Aadhaar in for new property registrations, witnesses out
"An amendment was made to the Section 32A of the Registration Act, 1908, for introducing the new system. The Aadhaar verification will fulfil the requirements of Section 32A of the Registration Act, 1908, which relates to compulsory affixing of photograph," said an official at the state Inspector-General of ...
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42 AADHAAR enrolment centres for Guwahati city
The enrolment for AADHAAR in Kamrup Metropolitan district, which comprises Guwahati city, would be carried out in 42 designated places in government and government undertakings, institutions and offices. It was decided at a meeting of the District Level AADHAAR Implementation Committee ...
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Aadhaar seeding to eliminate multiple PF accounts: Official
Kolkata: The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is expecting to eliminate multiple account numbers of an individual, once the process of seeding Aadhaar is completed, an official said here on Friday. “Aadhaar seeding and bank account linking will help do away with multiple provident fund ...
Aadhaar seeding & bank account linking helps do away with multiple provident fund accounts - apherald.com - unit of India Herald Group Publishers [P] LIMITED
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V Nagarajan: No tax on property gifted by a relative
Do we need Aadhaar for specific services in India? Satish, Al Ain. Aadhaar is only for residents of India and NRIs are not eligible to get Aadhaar. The respective service providers have laid down NRI specific exemptions. You can tell them that you are not required to provide Aadhaar numbers by virtue of ...
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Bangalore medical college AP booked for verifying false documentation
Bengaluru: Dr. Ramamurthy, M.B., a government doctor and an Assistant Professor of Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) has been booked by the Yeshwantpur police for approving documents for people seeking Aadhaar cards without verification. He is the third to be pulled up ...
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CJI takes judge Loya's case in own hand
CONSTITUTION BENCH: The CJI chose to take up the case himself since he as well as Justices Khanwilkar and Chandrachud are free on Monday from the Constitution bench hearing the Aadhaar case. It meets the dissent of the four rebel judges that important cases be heard by the CJI himself or ...
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DBT soon for old age pension in Manipur
IMPHAL, Jan 20 - Manipur Social Welfare and Cooperation Minister Nemcha Kipgen said that once 100 percent Aadhaar linking are completed for all the beneficiaries, the Old Age Pension will be given to the beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). She instructed the officials of Social ...
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Gordon Robinson | Taking NIDS out of the shadows
"In 2010, India started scanning personal details like names, addresses, dates of birth, mobile numbers, and more, along with all 10 fingerprints and iris scans of its 1.3 billion citizens, into a centralised government database called Aadhaar to create a voluntary identity system. On Wednesday, this ...
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The Weekend Fix: What it is like to be an Indian spy in Pakistan, plus nine more reads
Kiran Jonnalagadda in Mint explains just how much data the Aadhaar ecosystem is leaking and how hopelessly unequipped and willfully blind the Unique Identification Authority of India has been when it comes to this question. In the Economic & Political Weekly, a game that introduces to the many ...
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Jagraon murder mystery solved, 3 nabbed
... they took him towards Jalandhar on a motorcycle. After reaching the canal near Chachowali village, the trio attacked Gurpreet Singh and killed him with sharp weapons. Before leaving the place, they also took away two mobile phones, ATM cards and the Aadhaar card of Gurpreet,” added the SSP.
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Gang posed as bankers to cheat many, busted
They told police that they used to change the address in their own Aadhaar cards using rent agreements and other documents so police couldn't reach them. They opened bank accounts in different banks using theAadhaar cards. If they succeeded in opening bank account in one bank, they used it to ...
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Mutiny on the Bench
The BJP government and its internet troll brigades mounted a veritable media blitzkrieg to influence the outcome of the constitutional validity of the universal Aadhaar card scheme on the eve of its coming up for challenge before a constitutional bench of the Supreme Court, last week. Leading the charge ...
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No man can really claim to be a feminist, whether he's Aziz Ansari or Obama
These days the male claim to feminism is a virtue that has the same halo as disgust for Aadhaar, capitalism and fascism. But can men ever be feminists? Forget the charlatan empathy uncles, the fake good boys and earnest simpletons, can honest, intelligent men, including Barack Obama, ever be ...
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India To Become Fastest Growing Large Economy In 2018, Says Report
Domestic mutual funds bought equities worth $15.3 billion against $8 billion by foreign investors in 2017. The report that identifies various big-picture trends at play this year in the domestic and global economy, noted that Aadhaar, Jan Dhan, Demonetisation, GST, are working to create a new inclusive ...
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A safe rental facility for migrant workers
... will be open to migrant workers associated with the Kanjikode-Pudussery industrial belt. Workers who have job identity cards and Aadhaar card can apply for accommodation at the facility. Spread over 44,000 sq ft inside the Kinfra industrial park, the complex can accommodate 640 workers at a time.
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Why Budget 2018 Should Focus On Digital Transactions
India is one of the fastest growing economies of the world today. We have seen strong government drive towards financial inclusion, which continues to benefit from unprecedented advancement in digitization and technology in recent years. We have come a long way in the last five years. Today we ...
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Banks to take 3 months to print input aid cheques for farmers
Aadhaar is an unique number but the Supreme Court guidelines are clear that only last four digits can be printed to protect the privacy of the individual. “Thus we are planning a separate unique number for the purpose by including the farmer's Khata number, village code, mandal, revenue division and ...
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Monday, January 22, 2018
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