Monday, January 29, 2018

12803 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 29th January 2018



Economic Times
During the question and answer session that lasted for over 1.5 hours, Pandey took over 20 queries that ranged from privacy concerns around Aadhaar to benefits of the biometric identifier for residents, and from linking of Aadhaar to mobile SIMs (subscriber identity module) to moving the enrolment ...






gulfnews.com
'Aadhaar', a word that sparked long debates and endless conversations in 2017, has been chosen as the first Hindi Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries. Aadhaar as a word means foundation or base and is derived from Sanskrit. In India, Aadhaar also refers to a 12 digit unique-identity number ...

Modi's 'Mitron', Bahubali gets beaten by Aadhaar - Indialivetoday (press release)




Times of India
MUMBAI: Citi India is seeing new opportunities in Aadhaar and digitisation following reforms by the government and regulator, even as Asia is turning out to be integral to the multinational bank's global growth strategy. The lender seeks to grow its market share across its cards and wealth management ...






The Indian Express
Addressing a National Cadet Corps (NCC) rally in New Delhi, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday threw his weight behind the Aadhaar, claiming that it has added great strength to nation's development by restraining leakages and ensuring that government money reaches the needful beneficiaries.






The Tribune
“Thereafter, I applied for it again at a Suvidha Centre in the Deputy Commissioner's office against which I got a receipt also. While all my family members received the same, my Aadhaar card was again rejected. When I asked the officials concerned, they did not give any satisfactory reply,” he added.






Daily Pioneer
Speaking at an National Cadet Corps (NCC) rally, Modi also made a strong pitch for the use of Aadhaar, saying it has added great strength to India's development by curbing leakages and helping Government money reach its target beneficiaries. “These days you keep hearing about Aadhaar. I want to ...



The Hindu
The President also mentions the landmark events of ISRO. 'BHIM App' is playing a major role in promoting digital transactions. The recently launched 'Umang App' has made more than 100 public services available on mobile phones, the President says. 'Aadhaar' has helped in securing the rights of the ...





Hindustan Times
They also claimed that the biometrics – iris scans and finger prints – were not secured as several private firms were engaged by UIDAI, which is responsible for giving out Aadhaar numbers. The government has told the court that a panel set up to put in place a data protection regime would submit its ...






India Today
UIDAI launched the mAadhaar for the Android user back in the month of July last year. The Unique Identification Authority of India is now gearing up to launch the app for the iOS users very soon. The app lets you carry your Aadhaar's demographic information on your smartphone -- it is basically a digital ...






Bangalore Mirror
The soon-to-be introduced facial authentication for Aadhaar for people whose fingerprint and iris scans cannot be captured, has an interesting origin in Karnataka. The 110-year old Siddaganga Mutt seer Shivakumar Swamiji was the first person whose facial picture was used during his Aadhaar ...






The Tribune
The Narendra Modi government has made mockery of "a good idea" like Aadhaar by implementing it "horribly", says Congress leader and former union minister Jairam Ramesh. "Aadhaar is a very good idea implemented horribly. The UPA (United Progressive Alliance) vision of Aadhaar was that it ...






The Hans India
He said the Aadhaar Act had come without Privacy Act. For every other grievance, the citizens would have to approach the UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India), which would decide whether the allegations were correct or not. “Aadhaar is not considered for religion certificate, nor is it for the ...






The Siasat Daily
Hyderabad: Despite the time extended by Supreme Court to link Aadhaar Card with LPG cooking gas connection till March 31, consumers are facing difficulty in getting cooking gas. The gas companies in various states of the country have stopped refilling the LPG if the consumers have not linked their ...






The Tribune
President Ram Nath Kovind has begun his first address to the joint sitting of two Houses of Parliament. President Kovind said Aadhaar has helped in securing the rights of the poor by eliminating middlemen. He said that he was hopeful that triple talaq bill would be passed by Parliament so that Muslim ...






News18
President Ram Nath Kovind has pitched for smooth passage of the triple talaq bill in his address to a joint sitting of Parliament at the start of the Budget Session. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also made a similar “humble request” to the opposition. President's address to Parliament has officially ...



Deccan Chronicle
Thiruvananthapuram: The centre's decision to make Aadhaar mandatory for Tatkaal and Post Police Verification (PPV) passports could relieve many applicants. At present many applications are getting rejected for want of the verification certificate which has to be issued by a certain category of officials ...






Outlook India
President lauds Aadhaar scheme says over Rs 57,000 crore prevented from going into wrong hands. Aadhaar has helped in securing the rights of the poor. Empowerment not appeasement of minorities is our govt's motive. He said that his government has increased the minimum wage of labourers by ...






Nagaland Post
In a press note, Social Welfare Department director, T. Merangtsungba Aier said that DBT mode for payment for honorariums had been initiated since January 1, 2017, wherein workers and helpers are required to submit Aadhaar linked bank account numbers and the IFSC code, otherwise the ...






India Today
In Coimbatore, Aadhaar card isn't the only certificate married couples need to carry around if they want to enter the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Botanical Gardens on Marudhamalia Road. In order to get rid of couples using the public park as a 'recreational' area, the security authorities are ...