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Aadhaar is a 12-digit biometric based identification. (Photo:Representational/AFP)

UIDAI asks telcos to submit plan to discontinue Aadhaar-based eKYC

Private companies like telecom operators will not be able to use this instantaneous and inexpensive Aadhaar eKYC route.

1 Oct 2018 2:52 PM IST

Digital payments by mobile wallets bring in convenience with a few clicks, tendering exact change, and so on.

Niti Aayog to hold meeting with digital payments industry on KYC issue

Niti Aayog had requested ITU to help India in the digital payment space as well as capacity building.

12 Nov 2018 5:18 PM IST

Muttaiah Nadar, a multi-millionaire, had fallen prey to a gang, which intoxicated him on a train from Mumbai to the state. However, Aadhaar became the foundation on which he was reunited with his family. (Photo: representational | file)

Nothing wrong insistence of Aadhaar for availing social security...

Senior counsel Shyam Divan for the petitioners submitted that Aadhaar programme was akin to 'digital dictatorship'.

30 Jan 2018 9:22 PM IST

Tracey Crouch, Britains under secretary for sport and civil society, was recently appointed the minister of loneliness by Prime Minister Theresa May.

More ministries needed in India

It may not be a bad idea to form a ministry to tackle the triple talaq issue.

24 Jan 2018 12:10 AM IST

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi

With Rahul at helm, no changes in Akbar Road

This has become even more important as the final hearing on the validity of the Aadhaar scheme is coming up in the...

14 Jan 2018 12:30 AM IST

The Minister of Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad, said the government has been of view that Right to Privacy should be fundamental right. (Photo: PTI)

Aadhaar data safe, cannot be breached: Ravi Shankar Prasad

He said that by linking teachers with Aadhaar around 80,000 fake teachers have been identified by the government.

12 Jan 2018 2:17 AM IST

UIDAI allows Airtel Aadhaar-based verification till March 31

UIDAI has permitted Bharti Airtel to continue Aadhaar based e-KYC till March 31, 2018.

11 Jan 2018 5:29 PM IST

Nandan Nilekani said, negative views on Aadhaar will have negative reactions and hence, it would be better for people to have a constructive view on it. (Photo: PTI)

There's an orchestrated campaign to malign Aadhaar: Nilekani

Nilekani was very confident of Supreme Court upholding Aadhaar under fundamental right of privacy.

11 Jan 2018 1:57 PM IST

The government may shortly include Aadhaar card as a valid document for filing income tax returns. (Photo: PTI/File)

Supreme Court pulls up govt over Aadhaar for homeless

The court also wondered how such persons could be given any national identity at all when they do not have any...

11 Jan 2018 1:48 AM IST

Aadhaar wallet app is the first government run wallet app for money transfers that enables digitisation of money and prevents theft or fraud.

UIDAI introduces 'virtual ID' to strengthen Aadhaar data privacy

Virtual ID will give users the option of not sharing their Aadhaar number at the time of authentication.

10 Jan 2018 4:25 PM IST

Millions of people were not getting pension as their thumb impressions no longer matched the impression stored in the Aadhaar data due to old age. (Photo: PTI)

Govt extends deadline for linking Aadhaar with saving schemes

Govt has insisted on quoting Aadhaar for bank deposits to weed out benami deals and blackmoney.

9 Jan 2018 9:34 AM IST

Millions of people were not getting pension as their thumb impressions no longer matched the impression stored in the Aadhaar data due to old age. (Photo: PTI)

FIR for unauthorised access, not whistle-blowing: UIDAI justifies FIR...

The UIDAI mentioned in its statement that the FIR was not launched for exposing the breach, but for unauthorised access.

7 Jan 2018 8:22 PM IST