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Assam: Government approves set up of Guwahati Satellite Cities Development AuthorityThe decision was taken in the state cabinet meeting held at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Guwahati under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Himanta Bi...
Tripura arrests 3,705 illegal migrants since 2022; 3,463 are BangladeshisA senior Home Department official stated that 965 Bangladeshi nationals were arrested in 2022, followed by 1,014 in 2023; 947 in 2024; and ...
Digital access, cyber security challenges in DPI ecosystem: CEA V. NageswaranIndia's digital public infrastructure has reached global standards. However, challenges persist in ensuring everyone can access digital ser...
Supreme Court to hear on May 4 PIL seeking stringent guidelines for issuing Aadhaar to adolescents, adultsThe Supreme Court will hear a plea on Monday concerning Aadhaar card issuance. The petition seeks new Aadhaar cards only for children up to...
PM Modi’s Ujjwala at 10 marks shift from access to empowerment, says education minister Dharmendra PradhanTen years on, the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana has provided clean cooking fuel to over 10 crore women. This initiative has significantly i...
India drops proposal to mandate national ID app Aadhaar on smartphones after pushbackIndia's government has dropped a proposal to pre-install the Aadhaar app on smartphones. This decision follows opposition from smartphone m...
PIL in SC seeks stringent guidelines for issuing Aadhaar cards to adolescents, adultsA Public Interest Litigation filed in the Supreme Court demands new Aadhaar cards be issued only to children under six. The petition also c...
Aadhaar petitioner Justice KS Puttaswamy hails verdictCase filed in 2012 Karnataka HC former judge feared govt’s data gathering exercise would intrude into privacy of individuals
Aadhaar petitioner Justice KS Puttaswamy welcomes Supreme Court verdictThat, however, did not deter the former judge of the Karnataka High Court from continuing his fight against the controversial project.
Congress changed position on Aadhaar: JaitleyThe finance minister recalled that Nandan Nilekani gave a "forceful and persuasive" presentation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who decid...
Aadhaar law likely to pass test of constitutionality: Arun JaitleyBJP-led NDA gave it a legislative cover with iron wall to ensure data protection and privacy, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said.
Aadhaar will stand the test of Constitutionality: Arun Jaitley“The full potential of Aadhaar had not been realised at the time. There was no legislation, there was a draft law,” said Arun Jaitley.
30 crore families get Jan Dhan accounts in 3 years: FM Arun JaitleyAbout 42 per cent of households were unbanked before the Jan Dhan Yojana, which aims to give every household access to banking facilities.
95.1% citizens voluntarily enrolled for Aadhaar: Government to Supreme CourtThe government, while opposing any stay on implementation of the Aadhaar scheme, said that around 115.15 crore people have already enrolled...
34,000 Aadhaar agencies blacklisted by government since 2010The Minister for Information Technology and Electronics sought to allay the opposition's fears that biometric and demographic data collecte...
Lok Sabha rejects Rajya Sabha recommendations, passes Aadhaar BillRejecting Rajya Sabha's five amendments, Lok Sabha passed the legislation that aims at better targeting of subsidies through the Aadhar.
New Aadhaar Bill doesn’t violate Supreme Court ruling, say officialsThe Bill that would make it essential for people to provide their unique identity number for availing government benefits was introduced on...
Little Rajya Sabha role, Aadhaar Bill to be moved as Money BillThe Aadhaar Bill is all set to make the Aadhaar number mandatory for availing subsidy benefits of any government scheme, contrary to SC rul...
Budget 2016: Aadhaar to be given statutory backing, says Finance Minister Arun JaitleyThe move when passed will provide much needed backing to the scheme which has been several petitions filed in the country questioning its v...
Government may bring laws on Aadhaar, bankruptcy as money billsGovernment is likely to introduce legislations on Aadhaar and bankruptcy code as money bills with a view to ensuring their smooth passage i...