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Renuka Chowdhury laughs at PM’s ‘lies’, he makes jibe

Modi’s remarks not only made treasury benches laugh but some opposition members, including from the Congress, were also seen laughing.

08 Feb 2018 2:26 AM

The counsel replied that he would prove it was a legal argument and not a political one. (Photo: representational | file)

1 nation, 1 identity is not wrong: Supreme Court

Justice A.K. Sikri asked Mr Sibal not to enter into a political argument.

08 Feb 2018 2:21 AM

Referring to Aadhaar, Modi reminded the Congress that the notion of Aadhaar originated in LK Advani's speech during a debate in the Rajya Sabha in 1998. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

We are 'Aim Changers', not 'Name Changers': Modi attacks Cong

Narendra Modi said the BJP government was committed to working for the nation and the poor.

07 Feb 2018 5:08 PM

Sibal asserted that this court must treat Aadhaar law as an exception to the various rulings of the top court because misuse or abuse exists and it is happening everybody. (Photo: representational | file)

Aadhaar misuse not a ground to strike down law: Supreme Court

Justice Chandrachud pointed out that Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act clearly specifies the purposes for which Aadhaar has to be used.

07 Feb 2018 3:06 AM

The situation also prompted the Madarise Arbia Teachers Association to write to the Madrasa Shiksha Board in this regard. (Photo: Representational | File)

No Aadhaar: Nepali students could miss UP Madrasa board exams

Registrar, UPMEB, Rahul Gupta said that the government has been apprised about the matter and he was awaiting directives.

06 Feb 2018 5:19 PM

The Supreme Court extended till March 31 the deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhaar with various services and welfare schemes of all ministries and departments of the Centre, states and union territories. (Photo: File)

Can't Govt have legit concern over welfare schemes: SC on anti-Aadhaar plea

SC bench referred to the government's response that it has been saving money by using Aadhaar in several schemes.

31 Jan 2018 11:52 AM

The announcement was made at a session "Oxford Dictionaries' Hindi Word of the Year" during the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival in Jaipur. (Photo: File)

Oxford Dictionaries chooses ‘Aadhaar’ as Hindi word of 2017

The word gained popularity due to Aadhaar card, which was in news in 2017 and is likely to remain in highlight in 2018 as well.

27 Jan 2018 7:41 PM

The issue has evoked much interest, considering the controversy that the Aadhaar unique identification system has drawn within India, with many questioning whether the data is absolutely secure. (Photo: PTI)

Philippines shows keen interest in Aadhaar

PM Modi told President Duterte that India would be “happy” to share its knowledge on the subject.

26 Jan 2018 12:37 AM

The popular social media network has around 2.1 billion monthly active users globally.

Facebook acquires Boston software company that authenticates IDs

The Boston-based startup 'Confirm' specialises in remotely verifying IDs such as drivers licenses.

25 Jan 2018 2:10 PM

A five judge Constitution Bench made this observation during the course of hearing of a batch of petitions questioning the validity of Aadhaar card even as senior counsel Shyam Divan argued that Aadhaar programme will lead to a police raj.

Aadhaar will lead to an Orwellian state, says Supreme Court

Right to privacy of citizens in sharing Aadhaar details and national interest should be balanced, says SC.

25 Jan 2018 1:19 AM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi addresses valedictory function organised by ‘Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin’ in Bahrain recently. (Photo: PTI)

Amid the gloom, fear and darkness across India, a ray of light emerges

You can count them on your fingertips, and wonder how, and to whom, they could possibly pose a threat.

22 Jan 2018 12:38 AM

Senior counsel Shyam Divan argued in the apex court that the Aadhaar programme deprives aggrieved individuals of the knowledge required to exercise control over their information. (Photo: File)

Make Aadhaar law unconstitutional, says senior counsel Divan in SC

Aadhaar data breach is an ex-facie violation of an individual’s fundamental 'right to privacy,' the counsel further said.

18 Jan 2018 9:21 PM

The SC has also received petitions regarding the linkage of this 12-digit number with mobile phones, bank accounts and with other services, the last date for which was extended to March 31, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Aadhaar will kill civil rights of citizens, says petition in Supreme Court

The petitioners said that the Aadhaar data base 'tends to terrorise citizens with the country becoming a totalitarian regime.'

17 Jan 2018 5:00 PM

The facility is being allowed only in a "fusion mode" that is along with other existing means of authentication, and will be available by July 1, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

UIDAI allows face recognition as verification method for 'users' security'

The move will enable easy authentication for individuals who face a difficulty in other biometric authentication like fingerprint and iris.

15 Jan 2018 2:41 PM

People have many doubts about the safety of their information and the adequacy of current laws in addressing the issues that may arise from any future breach of privacy or data theft from Aadhaar database or its vast network.

Aadhaar Law is inadequate to deal with privacy issues

Aadhaar ecosystem is unsafe as there are no parameters for protecting cyber security and privacy of its users.

14 Jan 2018 3:33 AM

The possibility of insider attacks could be the most dangerous threat to the Aadhaar ecosystem. (Photo: PTI)

Beef up Aadhaar security

UIDAI must take steps to have multiple key holders.

14 Jan 2018 3:28 AM

Threats galore for centralised data

The availability of numbers and demographic data in centralised databases and disbursed ones as well, is a sure target for hackers.

14 Jan 2018 3:23 AM

Aadhaar: Doubts linger

It may be a Herculean task to reassign Aadhaar numbers to 119 crore people before bringing in Virtual ID.

13 Jan 2018 12:14 AM

The Virtual ID will be a temporary and revocable 16 digit random number mapped to a person's Aadhaar number and the Aadhaar-issuing body will start accepting it from March 1, 2018. (Photo: representational | file)

UIDAI’s Aadhar Virtual ID ‘unworkable’, will oppose tooth and nail: petitioners

'Government is trying to rectify its mistake after damage was already done,' mocks P Chidambaram.

11 Jan 2018 4:03 PM

Agencies that don’t migrate to the new system to offer this extra option to their users by the stipulated deadline will face financial disincentives. (Photo: representational | file)

‘Virtual ID’ to make Aadhaar secure

Random 16-digit number can be given to agencies for verification.

11 Jan 2018 1:52 AM

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