Tag: Aadhar
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Aadhar card-themed pandal in Jamshedpur specifies Lord Ganesha’s address, date of birth
On occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, a pandal has been prepared in the shape of an Aadhaar card, identifying Lord Ganesha's address in Kailash and his date of birth during the 6th century.
September 1, 2022 -
Aadhar saved over Rs 2 Lakh crore by “eliminating fake IDs”: Amitabh Kant
NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant on Wednesday said that Aadhar has become a “bedrock” for the government welfare schemes and it has saved over 2 Lakh crore by “eliminating fake and duplicate identities.”
June 2, 2022 -
South Dinajpur revs up work to link ration card with Aadhar
According to sources at the district food control office, 75 per cent of the uploading work was completed, but only 45 per cent was verified by the central agency, while it has rejected the others for mismatch of information like spelling mistakes, date of birth etc.
July 30, 2021 -
Cyclone affected farmers to get compensation for loss of crops
Paddy crops cultivated in 1,81,000 hectares and standing paddy on 60,611 hectares of land have been completely lost in the natural disaster.
December 5, 2019 -
How to update Aadhar Card online
In case you don’t have an address proof with you, you can still update your Aadhar Card with the help of a verifier.
July 19, 2019 -
UIDAI helpline has entered your contact list, check your phone
There had been no earlier message seeking permission regarding the same, but the number automatically appeared in the contact list.
August 3, 2018 -
Aadhaar driving IT security spending in India : Report
The findings are based on inputs from 1,200 IT security managers in eight countries, including India, and across four major vertical markets.
July 24, 2018 -
Aadhaar data fully safe, no breach possible: UIDAI
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Thursday denied breach or leak of Aadhaar data after a newspaper reported it bought unrestricted access to the details of over one billion Aadhaar numbers — for just Rs 500. “The Aadhaar data, including biometric information, is fully safe and secure,” the authority said in a statement, calling …
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January 4, 2018 -
Heavy work calendar awaits Supreme Court in 2018
Taking forward the agenda set in 2017, the Supreme Court in 2018 is set to decide on a number of important issues — including the Ayodhya title dispute — that will have a bearing on the country’s politics, economics, inter-state relations and the conflict over the national capital’s governance. With pendency of over 55,000 cases, …
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January 2, 2018 -
Linking bank accounts with Aadhaar is govt’s decision: RBI
At a time when customers are rushing to link all their bank accounts with Aadhaar, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has clarified that it never issued any such directions, it was the decision of the Indian government. The apex bank further clarified that in applicable cases, linkage of Aadhaar number to bank account is …
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October 21, 2017 -
Supreme Court’s judgement on privacy protects Aadhar: Jaitley
The recent Supreme Court order on the right to privacy lays down the correct exemptions which protects Aadhar, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said. Jaitley, who is in the US to attend the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, was responding to a question at the prestigious Columbia University on how the …
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October 11, 2017 -
Centre objects to lawyer saying India becoming ‘totalitarian’
The government on Friday took strong exception in the Supreme Court when the parties challenging Aadhaar scheme said the country was creeping towards becoming a “concentration camp” and a “totalitarian state”. The high-voltage hearing before a bench headed by Justice J Chelameswar saw Attorney General K K Venugopal strongly objecting to the use of these phrases …
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July 7, 2017 -
Now, Aadhaar integration available on Skype Lite
To prevent impersonation fraud, Microsoft has integrated its "Made for India" Skype Lite app with Aadhaar, thereby allowing users of the app to verify the caller's identity online. Aadhaar is considered to be the world's largest national identification number project and allows users in India to communicate with government, business, and others with a higher …
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July 6, 2017 -
10.52 lakh bogus PAN cards cannot be termed miniscule number: Supreme Court
As many as 10.52 lakh "bogus" PAN cards of individual income tax assesses, which is around 0.4 per cent of the total such documents, cannot be termed a "minuscule" number to harm the country's economy, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court said that it has come on record that 11.35 lakh duplicate or …
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June 11, 2017 -
After Aadhar for cows, UID for other animals sought
A day after the Union government proposed an Aadhar-like unique identification (UID) number to be provided to cows to restrict their smuggling and keep a track on them, many took to Twitter and slammed the move, calling the government "gobarment". The proposed UID would have details like age, breed, sex, lactation, height, body, colour, horn …
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April 25, 2017 -
Badal’s Atta Dal scheme under scanner
Brining previous Parkash Singh Badal government's subsidised foodgrain scheme under scanner, Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday ordered re-verification of the 1.39 crore list of Blue Card beneficiaries of the Atta-Dal (wheat flour and pulses). About seven lakh beneficiaries were added to the scheme in the last six to seven months of …
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April 18, 2017 -
MS Dhoni’s Aadhar details shared on social media; wife Sakshi complains
An agency which helps Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) enroll citizens for Aadhar has over enthusiastically shared the personal details of ace cricket M S Dhoni on social media. Union Law and Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, who was informed about the breach by Dhoni's wife Sakshi on Twitter, was prompt to …
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March 29, 2017