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Economic Times
Discussions have been held during the formulation of the 'National Health Protection Scheme' on the use of Aadhaar, with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) recommending the same, government sources told ET. Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act mandates that money spent on any scheme ...
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Gadgets Now
This means you can verify where all your Aadhaar has been used in the last six months. You can lodge a complaint in case, you find any instance of misuse. As UIDAI says on its website, "This feature can be used to view Authentication details. Fetch your Aadhaar authentication history (Notifications) ...
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The Hindu
An assistant professor of the Delhi Technological University was duped of ₹5 lakh by online fraudsters who accessed her Aadhaar details, which she had submitted to a bank for KYC process. Three persons, including a Nigerian national, have been arrested in the case, the police said on Sunday.
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Livemint
The Aadhaar Bill, upon approval by the Lok Sabha, was certified as a money Bill by the Speaker. Accordingly, amendments suggested by the Rajya Sabha were not considered and the Bill was enacted into law. This led to a constitutional challenge by Jairam Ramesh, who alleged that the Speaker ...
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MediaNama.com
“The beneficiary had to provide his finger print, details of his ration card and UID (Aadhaar) numbers to match the data fed into the computer. This would generate a slip on the basis of which he was given subsidised ration every month,” Dave said.The arrested duo, he said, used a duplicate software and ...
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Times of India
The government will collect data from the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), which has already linked Aadhaar to provident fund accounts so that data data of private sector employees can be captured. This will help the government identify if an applicant for a government job is already ...
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The Indian Express
An FIR was lodged against a Pakistani Hindu migrant in Sriganganagar district on Sunday for possessing an Aadhaar card even though he hasn't been granted Indian citizenship yet. The man, identified as Purkha Ram, was apprehended from near the Air Force station in Jaisalmer last month by security ...
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Hindustan Times
Nearly a month after the Chhattisgarh high court made Aadhaar mandatory for being released on bail, it has modified its order to say that now any identification document such as voter ID, passport and PAN card can be submitted for being released. In its modified order, the HC said, “... considering that ...
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The Hindu
The day-long special camp for videographing differently abled persons for Aadhaar cards and unique disability identity card (UDID) held at the collectorate here on Thursday evoked good response. The camp held at the Collectorate was inaugurated by District Collector M. Asia Mariam. Aadhaar card ...
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Hindustan Times
The stipulation at a hospital in Bhopal to make an Aadhaar card for a newborn before discharge has put parents in trouble as the names given at birth are often changed later. Sultania Zanana Hospital, one of the biggest maternity government hospitals of the state where at least 60 births take place daily, ...
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Times of India
SURAT: Even as police are trying to reach the root of biometric data theft racket done to pilfer food grains issued to poor people, another scam of tampering with Aadhar data has been exposed in the city. The accused Hiren Prajapati, 26 and Prashant Pradhan, 20, both residents of Pandesara, were ...
Another Aadhaar scam busted: Your data can apparently be tampered with even a rubber thumb - Times Now
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Times of India
VARANASI: In his bid to consolidate other backward castes (OBCs) being divided by castebased lesser known political parties, Samajwadi Party president and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav asked the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government at Centre to link each citizen with Aadhaar and find ...
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The New Indian Express
GST E Way Bill registration or enrollment is an easy procedure on Indian Government official portal (ewaybill.nice.in) One must note here that GST Portal doesn't contain any provisions for registration or enrollment for Eway bill. And all the eway bill mechanism would be worked out through governments ...
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Times Now
Earlier this month, BSNL rolled out Aadhaar-based online verification of mobile connections for non-resident Indians, senior citizens above 70 years and physically challenged persons. The service can be used by senior citizens above 70 years as on January 1, 2018, physically challenged people and ...
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Times Now
Keeping in mind, the board has instituted special measures for a seamless conduct of the examination. Here are the important things to know. All the candidates/ students appearing in the examination are requested to note that Aadhaar card is mandatory for gaining admission into the examination halls.
UP Board Exams 2018 For Class 10 And 12 From Tomorrow; Arrangements Made to Check Cheating - India.com
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Firstpost
The finance minister also hailed the Aadhaar programme, saying that the unique identity programme helped in rationalising subsidies to help benefit the crores of poor in India. In the process, Jaitley claimed Aadhaar has become the world's largest initiative. Watch the full interview of the finance minister ...
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DEALSTREETASIA
India's largest private sector lender ICICI Bank has acquired minority stake in digital payments startup Tapits Technologies, which helps merchants accept digital payments through Aadhaar biometrics. According to a filing to the stock exchanges, ICICI is investing Rs 99 lakh ($154,000) for to take a less ...
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Times of India
There was also confusion among education employees that bringing Aadhaar card is compulsory. However, a senior education official clarified that it is just one of the options. "We want either the department ID or Pan Card or Aadhaar card to be carried by all education officials. This will help us establish ...
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Although a policy overhaul in the training mechanism is the key, that has not yet occupied enough mind space of our planners because that is not found vital in achieving the main goal. The evil of Aadhaar can be viewed here. It is a tool to be used by those same people clamouring for formalisation and ...
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Moneycontrol.com
For instance, Gautam Bhatia, 29, is part of a team that is working on multiple challenges to the Aadhaar Act. Indian hockey goalkeeper Savita Punia, 27, of Haryana whose grandfather encouraged her to take up the sport to toughen her up, is now a name to reckon with. Former World No 1 pistol shooter ...
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Economic Times
... suffering — thanked his supporters and volunteered to answer audience questions, Gilda (a US-based Dalit writer) started her address questioning panel moderator Rohini Nilekani about her husband Nandan Nilekani's association with Infosys layoffs and using Aadhaar as a "mass surveillance tool".
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Firstpost
New Delhi: Brushing aside criticism of the newly announced mega healthcare scheme, Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar has said it is a "game changer" and revenue from the 1 percent additional cess would be enough to meet the funding needs. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his budget for ...
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The Hindu
The misuse of funds was evident in the release of money in the name of deceased persons, fictitious Aadhaar cards, and non-existent persons, he said. Nearly ₹10 crore was misappropriated in one mandal in Mr. Naidu's constituency, he alleged. The solar motors were also sanctioned by the Centre, Mr.
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Oherald
As per the schedule, the grand inaugural function will be held on February 10 at the hands of Ponda MLA Ravi Naik followed by Tiatr “Aadhaar Card” by Comedian Luis Bachan. On February 11, the Carnival King Momo's float parade will commence from Hotel Menino from 3.30 pm and culminate at ...
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Why this Blog ? News articles in the Wide World of Web, quite often disappear with time, when they are relocated as archives with a different url. Archives in this blog serve as a library for those who are interested in doing Research on Aadhaar Related Topics. Articles are published with details of original publication date and the url.

Aadhaar
The UIDAI has taken two successive governments in India and the entire world for a ride. It identifies nothing. It is not unique. The entire UID data has never been verified and audited. The UID cannot be used for governance, financial databases or anything. It’s use is the biggest threat to national security since independence. – Anupam Saraph 2018
When I opposed Aadhaar in 2010 , I was called a BJP stooge. In 2016 I am still opposing Aadhaar for the same reasons and I am told I am a Congress die hard. No one wants to see why I oppose Aadhaar as it is too difficult. Plus Aadhaar is FREE so why not get one ? Ram Krishnaswamy
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.-Mahatma Gandhi
In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place.Mahatma Gandhi
“The invasion of privacy is of no consequence because privacy is not a fundamental right and has no meaning under Article 21. The right to privacy is not a guaranteed under the constitution, because privacy is not a fundamental right.” Article 21 of the Indian constitution refers to the right to life and liberty -Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi
“There is merit in the complaints. You are unwittingly allowing snooping, harassment and commercial exploitation. The information about an individual obtained by the UIDAI while issuing an Aadhaar card shall not be used for any other purpose, save as above, except as may be directed by a court for the purpose of criminal investigation.”-A three judge bench headed by Justice J Chelameswar said in an interim order.
Legal scholar Usha Ramanathan describes UID as an inverse of sunshine laws like the Right to Information. While the RTI makes the state transparent to the citizen, the UID does the inverse: it makes the citizen transparent to the state, she says.
Good idea gone bad
I have written earlier that UID/Aadhaar was a poorly designed, unreliable and expensive solution to the really good idea of providing national identification for over a billion Indians. My petition contends that UID in its current form violates the right to privacy of a citizen, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. This is because sensitive biometric and demographic information of citizens are with enrolment agencies, registrars and sub-registrars who have no legal liability for any misuse of this data. This petition has opened up the larger discussion on privacy rights for Indians. The current Article 21 interpretation by the Supreme Court was done decades ago, before the advent of internet and today’s technology and all the new privacy challenges that have arisen as a consequence.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MP Rajya Sabha
“What is Aadhaar? There is enormous confusion. That Aadhaar will identify people who are entitled for subsidy. No. Aadhaar doesn’t determine who is eligible and who isn’t,” Jairam Ramesh
But Aadhaar has been mythologised during the previous government by its creators into some technology super force that will transform governance in a miraculous manner. I even read an article recently that compared Aadhaar to some revolution and quoted a 1930s historian, Will Durant.Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Rajya Sabha MP
“I know you will say that it is not mandatory. But, it is compulsorily mandatorily voluntary,” Jairam Ramesh, Rajya Saba April 2017.
August 24, 2017: The nine-judge Constitution Bench rules that right to privacy is “intrinsic to life and liberty”and is inherently protected under the various fundamental freedoms enshrined under Part III of the Indian Constitution
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the World; indeed it's the only thing that ever has"
“Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say.” -Edward Snowden
In the Supreme Court, Meenakshi Arora, one of the senior counsel in the case, compared it to living under a general, perpetual, nation-wide criminal warrant.
Had never thought of it that way, but living in the Aadhaar universe is like living in a prison. All of us are treated like criminals with barely any rights or recourse and gatekeepers have absolute power on you and your life.
Announcing the launch of the # BreakAadhaarChainscampaign, culminating with events in multiple cities on 12th Jan. This is the last opportunity to make your voice heard before the Supreme Court hearings start on 17th Jan 2018. In collaboration with @no2uidand@rozi_roti.
UIDAI's security seems to be founded on four time tested pillars of security idiocy
1) Denial
2) Issue fiats and point finger
3) Shoot messenger
4) Bury head in sand.
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