Aadhaar Controversy
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11% of cyber financial frauds done through Aadhaar-enabled payment in 2023: Home ministry study
Many of these scams allegedly involve cloned or fraudulently obtained fingerprints.
Scroll Staff
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Moody’s report questioning Aadhaar’s reliability is baseless, says Centre
The Centre claimed that no breach has been reported from the Aadhaar database to date.
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Supreme Court agrees to hear plea challenging Centre’s decision to link Aadhaar with Voter ID
The government has argued that both IDs will be linked to remove voters who register their names on the electoral rolls in multiple states.
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Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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In hunger hotspot, Aadhaar is depriving Adivasi mothers of crucial assistance
Their health, and the health of their children, is put at risk because they lack the documents needed to obtain the biometric number.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
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Aadhaar-voter ID linking is voluntary, says government – but law leaves little room to avoid it
Election officials are citing ‘orders from above’ to pressure voters who have not yet linked these documents.
Umang Poddar
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Centre asks not to share photocopies of Aadhaar, then withdraws advisory
The information technology ministry revoked a press release issued by one of its offices warning that the copies of the document could be misused.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Six types of problems Aadhaar is causing – and safeguards needed immediately
From fraud-prone payment systems to poor facilities, a range of hassles inconvenience and exclude India’s most marginalised people.
Jean Drèze & Reetika Khera
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Citizens can be illegally profiled during polls if voter ID, Aadhaar are linked, say ex-bureaucrats
The group said that it was likely that non-citizens could be registered as voters if Aadhaar is used as the only proof.
Scroll Staff
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Centre claims linking of Aadhaar to voter ID is voluntary – but bill in Parliament contradicts it
A contentious clause in the legislation has made experts apprehensive.
Umang Poddar
The Reel
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Too serious’: SC seeks Centre’s reply on plea alleging cancellation of over 3 crore ration cards
The petitioner said the ration cards in remote areas were cancelled for not being linked to Aadhaar.
Scroll Staff
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SC dismisses plea seeking review of Aadhaar judgement in a para. Chandrachud dissents in 16 pages
Chandrachud said dismissing the petitions would have serious consequences for the ends of justice.
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Aadhaar verdict: SC dismisses review petitions challenging scheme as constitutionally valid
In his dissent, Justice Chandrachud said it is a constitutional error to say at this stage that no ground exists to review the 2018 judgement.
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The Field
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest winner in history of Candidates tournament