Congress will give special category status to Andhra Pradesh if voted to power: Rahul GandhiThe Congress chief said Nyay, his promise of a minimum income scheme, was a "non-violent weapon".
31 Mar, 2019, 03.42 PM IST
Supreme Court frowns on Bengal for opposing AadhaarJust a few days ago, the CM had openly declared that she would not link her mobile phone with Aadhar even if her connection were to be snap...
31 Oct, 2017, 12.24 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee will write to centre asking not to make Aadhar mandatory for MNREGASources said the state government was opposed to making Aadhar must for labourers as it was estimated that only about 70 per cent of them p...
01 Jun, 2016, 07.17 PM IST
Involve people in schemes to ensure better growth: Mehbooba MuftiThere has to be efficiency and greater transparency in utilisation of funds to eliminate poverty, unemployment and underdevelopment in our ...
18 May, 2016, 09.58 PM IST
Biometric data of 99 crore Indians collected; data encrypted: GovernmentBiometric data of about 99 crore Indians have been collected so far under Aadhar scheme and the data is encrypted and its secrecy and secur...
11 Mar, 2016, 04.39 PM IST
Aadhaar now most widely held ID with 92 crore holdersIn comparison, 5.7 crore people have passports, 17 crore people PAN cards, 60 crore voter ID cards, 15 crore ration cards and 17.3 crore dr...
02 Oct, 2015, 10.42 AM IST
PFRDA mulls non-Aadhar KYC tools for online NPS schemePFRDA is working on an alternative to know KYC details of customers after the Supreme Court imposed restrictions on use of Aadhar card for ...
27 Aug, 2015, 08.38 PM IST
Kashmiri migrants can use competent authority certificate to vote: ECBut those who are unable to produce EPIC will have to produce one of the 12 alternative photo identity documents for establishing their ide...
19 Nov, 2014, 09.11 PM IST
Government lines up Rs 10,000 crore subsidy for mobiles, tablets in rural areasThe govt is set to spend Rs 10,000 crore to give away 2.5 crore mobile phones at subsidised prices in rural areas and 90 lakh tablets free ...
07 Sep, 2013, 12.25 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi assures to tackle water crisis in drought-hit AurangabadRahul Gandhi today visited the drought-hit Aurangabad district and assured villagers of taking prompt measures to tackle water and fodder s...
28 May, 2013, 04.46 PM IST
MNREGA is in fragile state: Jean DrezeLeading economist-activist Jean Dreze has asked the government to bring "some accountability" in the "very fragile" programme.
10 Mar, 2013, 12.27 PM IST
Post office accounts to be used for direct cash transfer schemesThe government will use readymade network of post office accounts to transfer pensions, welfare payments and scholarships.
17 Jan, 2013, 05.51 AM IST
- Cash transfer during high inflation not okay: CPM
CPM has opposed the Congress-led UPA government's direct cash transfer scheme and has said it would increase malnutrition and hunger in the...
29 Nov, 2012, 04.19 AM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launches Aadhar enabled e-services in RajasthanPrime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today launched Aadhaar Enabled Service Delivery in Dudu, Rajasthan, to mark the 2nd anniversary of Aadhaar.
20 Oct, 2012, 02.52 PM IST
Rural development ministry plans big push to MNREGA to tackle droughtThe rural development ministry is preparing for a big push to its flagship employment generation programme as drought has depressed demand ...
03 Aug, 2012, 03.26 AM IST
- Rural Development Ministry, UIDAI tie-up to ensure workers' wages in time
The Ministry of Rural Development and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) are jointly working out a pilot project to ensur...
07 Oct, 2011, 10.27 PM IST
- 'Aadhar' should not be basis for discrimination, says Nilekani
With activists saying that UID should not be linked to govt's rural employment scheme, Nilekani believes 'Aadhar' should not be basis for d...
03 Dec, 2010, 04.03 PM IST