SC asks EC to consider Aadhaar as identity proof for SIR in Bihar, clarifies it is not proof of citizenshipSupreme Court on Monday asked the Election Commission of India to consider accepting Aadhaar as a document to establish the identity of vot...
08 Sep, 2025, 03.33 PM IST
Put on hold special electoral revision till Bihar polls: Tejashwi Yadav to ECRJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has appealed to the Election Commission to suspend the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls unti...
07 Jul, 2025, 04.19 PM IST
Up to 90 per cent MGNREGS workers expected to be ABPS eligible by June-end: OfficialsThe ministry has asserted that workers will not be refused work if they do not have an Aadhaar number. So far, around 74.9 per cent active ...
02 Jun, 2023, 11.15 PM IST
Telcos call for voluntary use of Aadhaar in e-KYC processThe SC had, last month, struck down a provision in the Aadhaar Act that allowed biometric verification by private entities.
23 Oct, 2018, 11.14 PM IST
Telecom firms are back to square oneThe court also said that authentication records obtained via Aadhaar that are already with telcos should not be stored beyond six months.
27 Sep, 2018, 08.11 AM IST
Telcos wary of delay in giving connections, higher costs post SC Aadhaar orderNow, with verification going back to old ways, the telcos will have to send agents to every household, possibly making multiple trips, and ...
27 Sep, 2018, 12.05 AM IST
SC slams UIDAI tender to conduct online surveillanceThe court was acting on a petition filed by Trinamool member Mahua Moitra against the move to create a social media wing at UIDAI for onlin...
08 Sep, 2018, 07.13 AM IST
Why it may make sense to apply privacy rights on a case-by-case basisThe privacy legislation is expected to be vital in the new Attorney General of India KK Venugopal’s arguments on Tuesday when the nine-judg...
23 Jul, 2017, 11.24 AM IST
Income Tax Act treats all assessees alike, not discriminatory: Supreme CourtSC did not find anything wrong with section 139AA of the Act and said all income tax assesses "constitute one class" and are "treated alike...
12 Jun, 2017, 05.59 PM IST
iSPIRT is split on core missionThe development comes in wake of recent events involving its founding member Sharad Sharma admitting to being involved in anonymous trollin...
31 May, 2017, 09.50 AM IST
Crowdsourced innovation for government projects and services is easier said than doneThe digital dream has never showed more promise in India—the chance for a few developers to build a platform that can digitise government s...
03 Feb, 2017, 12.41 AM IST
Aadhaar mandatory for MGNREGS work from AprilPeople registered under the scheme will be required to give proof of possession of Aadhaar or undergo the enrolment process till March 31, ...
08 Jan, 2017, 02.28 PM IST
SBI adopts a village to make it cashless“In 30-days time, the entire village will turn cashless,” SBI deputy managing director and CIO Mrutyunjay Mahapatra told ET.
24 Dec, 2016, 05.06 PM IST
Bill in winter session to give legal status to Aadhaar: GovernmentGovernment will push for passage of a long-pending bill to provide statutory status to UIDAI in the winter session of Parliament.
24 Sep, 2013, 05.14 PM IST
Boost for mobile tech ventures churning out e-governance solutionsThe government is planning to set up a dedicated fund to provide grants for mobile technology ventures that develop solutions for e-governa...
05 Jun, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Aadhar should be led by less glamorous personAadhar project has taken a political hue and for its progress, it should be led by a professional who is apolitical.
12 Mar, 2013, 01.21 PM IST
- UIDAI issues 100,000th Aadhar number
The Unique Identification Authority of India today issued its 100,000th Aadhar number as part of the goverment's ambitious project to give ...
16 Nov, 2010, 07.49 PM IST