Aadhaar Cards

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In recent times, the government had also passed a bill with instructions to link one’s Aadhaar card number with bank account and other government documents.

Linking conundrums

With the Supreme Court mulling over the decision to link social media accounts with the Aadhaar card, we ask Delhiites to comment on the eventuality.

22 Aug 2019 1:25 AM

Meanwhile, Union home minister Amit Shah, in a statement on Wednesday, in Parliament stated that the government would introduce a Bill to provide citizenship to “Hindu refugees” left out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam. (Photo: AP)

MHA to states: Cancel IDs of illegal migrants

It is significant that the NDA government has reiterated its commitment on implementing the NRC on priority basis in areas affected by infiltration.

05 Jul 2019 12:16 AM

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials said the matter of bogus voter cards of the top election officials was brought to their notice recently and they filed a complaint with the police to ascertain who created them. (Photo: File)

Fake voter card of former Chief Election Commissioner found; cops probe

Official said fake Aadhaar cards and residence proof in the form of electricity bills were submitted to get the bogus voter cards.

29 Jan 2019 11:55 AM

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03 Oct 2018 12:22 AM

UIDAI has said that Aadhaar should be given freely for proving one's identity and for transaction purpose, just like one gives bank account or other details for a specific purpose. (Representational Image)

UIDAI plans public outreach on do's, don'ts of sharing ID number

UIDAI intends to equate Aadhaar number with other personal information to caution users against placing their details in public domain.

12 Aug 2018 6:38 PM

Ravi Shankar Prasad was speaking at the unveiling of 'Digital North East Vision 2022'. (Photo: File)

Aadhaar our digital identity; completely safe, secure: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Out of 122 crore cards issued, 95 crore Aadhaar cards have already been linked with bank accounts.

11 Aug 2018 8:56 PM

The government is linking Aadhaar card with the children in child care institutions to bolster the information base on the number of children under institutional care, and a total of 30835 Aadhaar card numbers have been linked till now, according to a Women and Child Development official. (Photo: File)

Aadhaar of 30,000 children at shelter homes added to tracking database

Track Child functions as a central database of all those children who have gone missing in different parts of the country.

11 Aug 2018 2:25 PM

Out of these, eight lakh farmers are eligible for the One-Time Settlement (OTS) as their loan is more than Rs 1.5 lakh.

2.4 lakh farmers left in lurch over Aadhaar card

The processing of applications has seen delays owing to various issues regarding mismatched data.

15 Jul 2018 2:53 AM

Felons at large mock India’s justice system

To add insult to injury, the jeweller had the temerity to seek asylum in the UK claiming political persecution.

21 Jun 2018 12:00 AM

Officials hold bundles of Aadhaar cards.

5,000 Aadhaar cards seized from Jaipur scrap shop

Khan added that he has handed over all the cards to postal department official Ashok Sharma who said that the matter would be investigated.

15 Jun 2018 2:26 AM

The officials also found that the faction had procured forged identity documents like Pan and Aadhaar cards to substantiate their Indian identities.

Pune ATS nabs three Bangla terror suspects

The accused Bangladeshis were Yasin Shaikh (20), Babloo Gazi (34), Mutiyar Sardar (38) ,Mohammad Shaikh (22), and Jamil Hussain Shaikh (35).

18 Mar 2018 6:51 AM

The youth had volunteered to carry out the work of desilting the well, located in the premises of a temple in the Shinde Nagar area, when they found some plastic bags inside it on March 11, an official said. (Photo: File | Representational)

Hundreds of Aadhaar cards found during cleaning well in Maharashtra

The district administration has ordered a probe into the matter, and an FIR has also been lodged against officials of the postal dept.

14 Mar 2018 8:48 PM

Students said the MU is trying to force them to make Aadhaar card.

No e-marksheet sans Aadhaar

Students have to wait for at least 15 days more for hard copy.

26 Feb 2018 1:51 AM

Media reports have also indicated that some cremation grounds and cemeteries have asked for Aadhaar card of the deceased before carrying out the final rites.

Make Aadhaar simple for vulnerable sections

Aadhaar is a biometric (finger print and retina scan) card system.

27 Jan 2018 4:31 AM

Judge M.B. Datye presiding over the special UAPA court on Tuesday remanded all the seven accused. (Representational image)

Seven ‘Maoists’ remanded to ATS custody till January 22

Chief public prosecutor Lata Chheda argued before the court that the investigation is at initial stage.

17 Jan 2018 5:13 AM

Schools asked to rectify invalid Aaadhaar card for students

The state-run schools, aided schools and zilla parishad schools have the most errors according to officials.

11 Jan 2018 1:54 AM

According to sources, this is a test and only a small percentage of people who use Facebook on mobile phones in India are seeing it.

Facebook asks new users in India to enter names as per Aadhaar

Facebook clarified that this was a small test to encourage people to give their real identity, and that it was not mandatory.

28 Dec 2017 12:44 AM

Delhi Commission For Women issued the notice to Joint Commissioner of Police, Crime Branch, seeking to know the reasons for sending the girls back in violation of the orders of Child Welfare Committee along with the details of officers under whose approval the girls were sent back to the brothels. (Photo: PTI)

DCW issues notice to police over sending 13 girls back to brothels

It is most urgently required that the girls are safeguarded and their correct age is established, DCW chief Swati Maliwal said.

29 Nov 2017 11:26 AM

At times, the caller first asks the victim for their Aadhaar number and then tells them it is a verification call. (Representational Image)

Beware: Aadhaar cons on the loose

Fraudulent withdrawal of money from accounts of victims leaves police baffled.

04 Nov 2017 2:25 AM

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