UIDAI brings updated QR code for offline Aadhaar verification
New Delhi: To provide an extra layer of privacy to Aadhaar, Unique Identification Authority of India has introduced an updated 'QR code' that holds non-sensitive details like name, address, photo, and date of birth, and can be used for offline...
Aadhaar can’t stop bank frauds, bank officials in association with fraudsters: Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that Aadhaar can’t stop bank frauds and it is the bank officials who are hand in glove with the fraudsters. “Aadhaar can do little to stop bank frauds,” the apex court said....
SC extends deadline for linking Aadhaar to bank accounts, phones
New Delhi: The Supreme Court extends the deadline for linking Aadhaar to bank accounts and telephone linking. The deadline was supposed to be March 31 for linking Aadhaar with both bank accounts and mobile phones. The deadline has been extended...
Aadhaar helped cancel 3 cr fake, duplicate ration cards: Minister
File Pic New Delhi: Nearly three crore fake and duplicate ration cards have been cancelled during the three years of the National Democratic Alliance government, C R Chaudhary, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said today. It...
‘Aadhaar’ defeats ‘mitron’ to be Oxford dictionary’s Hindi word of 2017
New Delhi: Oxford Dictionaries has chosen 'Aadhaar' as the Hindi word of 2017. The word gained popularity due to Aadhaar card, which was in news last year and is likely to remain in highlight this year as well. The announcement was made...
SC hears right to privacy violation pleas in Aadhaar
New Delhi: A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court has begun the final hearing in the Aadhaar case. The bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, and consisting four other judges Justices AM Khanwilkar, Adarsh Kumar Sikri,...
SC begins hearing on Aadhaar
New Delhi: A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday began hearing the matter related to the constitutional validity of linking Aadhaar card to a number of government schemes. The five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India...
Government stand against Tribune journalist changes after scathing criticism from international media
New Delhi: An Indian government agency has filed a police complaint against a journalist who exposed a possible security breach in the country's vast biometric database that contains the personal details of over a billion citizens, raising fresh concerns about...
Are we living in banana republic? ‘Shotgun’ Sinha on Aadhaar breach FIR
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Shatrughan Sinha today wondered if the people of the country were living in a "banana republic", saying a journalist who did a story to highlight the misuse of Aadhaar details was being hauled up...
आधार नोंदणी अपडेटसाठी बीएसएनएलच्या कार्यालयात तसेच बँकात सुविधा उपलब्ध – सचिन कुर्वे
नागपूर: आधार नोंदणी अपडेट करण्यासाठी जिल्हयातील बँकात तसेच बीएसएनएलच्या कार्यालयात आधार अपडेट सुविधा उपलब्ध करुन देण्यात आली आहेत. आधार अपडेट उपलब्ध असलेल्या बँकांची यादी वेबसाईटवर सुध्दा उपलब्ध असल्याची माहिती जिल्हाधिकारी सचिन कुर्वे यांनी दिली. जिल्हयातील नागरिकांना तसेच विद्यार्थ्यांना आधार नोंदणी अपडेट...
Final hearing on all Aadhaar cases by Nov end
New Delhi: The Supreme Court issues a notice to the Centre on pleas challenging the linking of bank accounts and mobile numbers with Aadhaar. All Aadhaar-related pleas to be taken up for final hearing by SC's constitution bench in November...
Won’t link phone to Aadhaar, let them disconnect: Mamata
Kolkata: Opposing linking of Aadhar with mobile phone number, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said she will not comply with it even if her phone connection is snapped. The Trinamool Congress leader accused the Union government of "autocratic" rule...
No PAN, Aadhaar details for jewellery above Rs 50,000: GST council
New Delhi: Government on Friday suspended GST notification on gems and jewellery stating that PAN card will no longer be mandatory on the purchase of jewellery for over Rs 50,000. Also, government need not be informed on jewellery purchase of over...
Aadhaar mandatory for post office deposits, PPF
New Delhi: The government has made biometric identification Aadhaar mandatory for all post office deposits, PPF, the National Savings Certificate scheme and Kisan Vikas Patra. Existing depositors have been given time till December 31, 2017 to provide the 12-digit unique...
Deadline for obtaining Aadhaar to avail govt schemes extended to Dec 31
New Delhi: The Centre today extended the deadline for obtaining Aadhaar for availing government schemes and subsidies by three months to December 31. The extension is, however, only for those who are yet to apply of Aadhaar, an order issued by...
From next month, showing off your wealth on social media may land you in trouble
Representational pic New Delhi: A photo of your shiny new luxury car on Instagram or a costly watch on Facebook may lead the taxman to your door as the tax department from next month will begin amassing virtual information to...
Deadline to link Aadhaar to social benefit schemes extended to December 31
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Wednesday announced that all petitions related with Aadhaar- related matters will be heard in the first week of November. The Centre told the apex court that it will extend the deadline for mandatory Aadhaar to avail...
Aadhaar not mandatory for booking rail tickets: Govt
New Delhi: The Aadhaar number is not mandatory for booking rail tickets, the Centre told the Rajya Sabha on Friday. In a written reply in the Upper House of Parliament, Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain said as of...
Aadhaar must for death certificates from Oct. 1
New Delhi: The government has made Aadhaar number mandatory for the registration of death from October 1, to “prevent identity fraud”. The home ministry said today that it would be applicable for the residents of all states except Jammu and Kashmir,...
I-T dept launches new facility to link Aadhaar with PAN
New Delhi: The Income Tax department has launched a new e-facility to link a person's Aadhaar with the Permanent Account Number (PAN), a mandatory procedure for filing IT returns now. The department's e-filing website-- https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/-- has created a new link on...
IRCTC to make Aadhaar compulsory for booking tickets?
New Delhi: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation is likely to make Aadhaar cards mandatory for booking train tickets from December, 2016. Passengers who dont have Aadhaar Card wont be able to book train tickets, Trak.in reported. This major collaboration...
