ET Graphics: Bengal picture abhi bhi baaki hai; SIR’s changing playbookIndia's Election Commission is revising voter lists, removing over 5.98 crore names. The process, starting in Bihar, has changed significan...
18 Apr, 2026, 03.13 PM IST
Six yrs later, migrant workers still trapped in a cycle of exploitationMigrant workers are again facing hardship. Protests erupt over low wages and poor conditions. Government policies lag behind rising costs. ...
17 Apr, 2026, 12.41 AM IST
If illegality found in SIR, we will strike it down: SCThe Supreme Court addressed the Bihar voter list revision. It stated that publishing the final list does not prevent the court from address...
15 Sep, 2025, 11.26 PM IST
Aadhaar authentications, enrolments plunge in November after SC orderAbout 866,000 enrolments were reported last month, down from a high of 7.4 million in Jan and 2.2mn in Oct.
03 Dec, 2018, 06.30 PM IST
Government, RBI in talks to allow use of QR code-based 'offline Aadhaar'The move is significant as it will also benefit financial technology companies that have been prodding the government to amend the law to m...
03 Dec, 2018, 07.59 AM IST
With customers’ nod, banks keep using Aadhaar for e-KYCFor instance, Canara Bank executive director M V Rao said the bank is continuing to do Aadhar-based e-KYC with customer consent.
26 Nov, 2018, 10.24 AM IST
PFRDA wants UIDAI to treat APY at par with govt benefit schemesAll those schemes of government benefits are exempted from the order on Aadhaar by the Supreme Court, the PFRDA chairman added.
16 Nov, 2018, 08.10 PM IST
Chronology of Aadhaar caseA timeline of the Aadhaar scheme that was today declared constitutionally valid by the Supreme Court.
26 Sep, 2018, 04.20 PM IST
Aadhaar-SIM notification temporary, government tells SCVenugopal contended that the Supreme Court had ordered verifying phone SIM cards using Aadhaar in the Lok Niti case but a Constitution Benc...
04 May, 2018, 07.54 AM IST
Supreme Court: Never directed Aadhaar-mobile number linkageThe apex court clarified that it had not ordered mandatory linkage, and said the government misinterpreted its February 6, 2017, observatio...
26 Apr, 2018, 12.39 PM IST
Linking Aadhaar to mobiles: Parties await Supreme Court's last wordThe top court is scheduled to hear the mobile-Aadhaar linking issue on November 13 amid concerns over privacy as the government expands the...
10 Nov, 2017, 11.42 AM IST
Mobile-Aadhaar link must by Feb 6, says CentreA Constitution bench will hear a bunch of petitions challenging the validity of Aadhaar on the ground that it violated citizens' right to p...
03 Nov, 2017, 08.03 AM IST
Back to square one in flawed Aadhaar ecosystemThe SC ruled that privacy is a fundamental right, protected as an intrinsic part of right to life and personal liberty and as part of freed...
27 Aug, 2017, 12.01 AM IST
Supreme Court acknowledged legitimate state interest in making Aadhaar must for welfare plansThe two-judge bench held that the state was not indulging in overreach or was motivated by suspect motives in linking Aadhaar to various tr...
24 Jul, 2017, 11.00 AM IST
Supreme Court didn't see sinister intent behind Centre's Aadhaar law"Parliament was fully competent to enact Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act (introduced through the Finance Act, 2017)," the court has sai...
16 Jun, 2017, 10.52 AM IST
SC Aadhaar verdict highlights data protection weaknessesThe SC ruling was in response to a ruling by the Mumbai High Court directing the UIDAI to provide the CBI with biometrics of all residents ...
25 Mar, 2014, 11.26 AM IST
Supreme Court’s steps on Aadhaar a mixed bagThe Supreme Court’s directive to the Centre to stop the use of Aadhaar to streamline disbursal of benefits is unjust and regrettable.
25 Mar, 2014, 04.37 AM IST