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...
09 Apr, 2026, 05.44 PM IST
ECI firm on Aadhaar, ration card exclusion ahead of Supreme Court hearing on Bihar voter revisionThe Election Commission of India is likely to maintain its stance against including Aadhaar and ration cards as proof of citizenship in the...
20 Jul, 2025, 11.59 PM IST
43 booked in Jalgaon over 'irregularities' in birth certificatesAn FIR has been filed against 43 individuals for fraudulent practices in issuing birth certificates in Jalgaon, Maharashtra. These bogus ce...
06 Apr, 2025, 08.34 AM IST
SC questions ‘scientific’ basis of BPL classification, flags misuse of ration cardsThe Supreme Court questions if states are using a scientific approach to identify and classify the economically disadvantaged for BPL benef...
20 Mar, 2025, 12.19 AM IST
One nation, why another ID card?The Government of India's decision to reissue smart PAN cards is deemed unnecessary and fails to address the misuse associated with multipl...
29 Nov, 2024, 11.03 PM IST
Discussed in LS: Road connectivity, single voter list for all elections, dispersal of funds for central scheme, pollutionBJP MP Sudarshan Bhagat raised concerns over the misuse of the Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Matri Jan Aarogya Yojana - and said that there wer...
16 Dec, 2022, 07.48 PM IST
Return BPL cards, CM B.S.Yediyurappa asks government employees, other wealthy peopleCM B.S.Yediyurappa issued the warning while reviewing the performance of the food and civil supplies and consumer affairs department in Ben...
04 Jun, 2020, 09.08 PM IST
One nation, one ration card: We are creating a central repository of ration cards, says food secretaryRavi Kant, secretary, food & public distribution said that the purpose of one nation, one ration card scheme is to ensure nationwide portab...
17 Nov, 2019, 08.07 AM IST
Banks opening accounts using Aadhaar copy without biometric/OTP check will be liable for loss: UIDAIIf a bank account is opened by accepting Aadhaar without biometric or OTP authentication and other verification, then bank will be held res...
12 Sep, 2018, 10.59 AM IST
Centre asks states not to deny PDS food to poor sans AadhaarAn instruction has been issued in this regard this week to all states, after an 11-year old Jharkhand girl allegedly died of starvation rec...
26 Oct, 2017, 03.52 PM IST
Will ensure nobody goes to sleep hungry in Delhi: High CourtTo this, the bench asked the petitioner NGO and the authorities concerned to suggest a mechanism which does not have human intervention whi...
01 Sep, 2017, 09.36 PM IST
BHIM, Aadhaar Pay misuse not possible: UIDAI CEO"It is meant for those who cannot use other means of digital payment, particularly if they don’t have a mobile phone or they are financiall...
18 Apr, 2017, 09.39 AM IST
Government strikes out 1.6 crore bogus ration cards, to save Rs 10,000 croreNearly 31 cr beneficiaries, Lavasa said, have been covered by DBT and more than Rs 1.9 cr disbursed to them directly under various schemes ...
26 Jun, 2016, 03.09 PM IST
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal launches e-ration serviceArvind Kejriwal today launched the e-ration service through which people can apply and obtain ration cards and check availability of food g...
27 Mar, 2015, 07.11 PM IST
Government plans to introduce direct cash transfer for food subsidy in 6 UTs and ‘willing states’The ministry has asked the UT administrations to ensure that all beneficiaries have a bank account, which will be linked with the ration ca...
15 Jan, 2013, 05.13 AM IST
- Yet another ID for citizens
Unique identification number software equivalent of bijli-sadak-pani, says Nilekani.
27 Jun, 2009, 12.01 AM IST
- Andhra Pradesh is poorer than Bihar!
A mega scam is in the making in the form of bogus ration cards for Below Poverty Line (BPL) families ahead of the commencement of the Rs 2-...
05 Feb, 2008, 04.37 PM IST