Aadhaar Act only allows the use of Aadhaar for schemes and subsidies which are funded out of Consolidated Fund of India.

ET had reported last week that the ministry of electronics and IT (MeitY) has written to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDA...

Apex court will hear linking Aadhaar to Facebook a/cs, other tech platforms on Sept 24, says govt stand on accountability more important.

Justice Deepak Gupta said the court may give more time if the Centre is considering framing something in the near future.

As of now, Aadhaar can be linked only to govt welfare schemes and subsidies that are funded out of the Consolidated Fund of India.

Mukul Rohatgi, Senior Advocate for Facebook sought adjournment till 13 September for the Supreme Court transfer petition to be decided.

Social media giant Facebook was seeking a transfer of cases pending before the high courts of Madras, Bombay and Madhya Pradesh to the apex...

The top court issued notice to the Centre, Google, Twitter, YouTube and others and sought their response by September 13.

As per FM Jaitley, the savings through Aadhaar can fund three schemes of the size of Ayushman Bharat.

The short point is that data protection is not just about Aadhaar.

This means that now you will not have to link your mobile number or even bank account with Aadhaar. Now private companies cannot insist on ...

In most cases, swindlers knew that their Aadhaar was not linked with their bank account. Calls were usually made either during night or in ...

Security researchers warn that leaks are happening in third-party sites and agency should ensure that its ecosystem adopts measures to keep...

If the court doesn't permit mandatory linking of Aadhaar with government services, that won't spell the end of Digital India dream.

Facebook said it ran a small test to help new users understand how to sign up to the social network with their real name and connect with t...

Facebook declined to answer queries regarding the possibility of Aadhaar linkage in the future, and whether users in other countries are si...

Facebook says this is a new feature and only a few of the users would see this, according to reports. According to Facebook, this is an opt...