Unique Identification
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Centre, states can ask citizens to provide Aadhaar to avail government benefits, says UIDAI
The regulatory body said that as on June 30, over 99% adults had been issued an Aadhaar number ‘barring a few states’.
Scroll Staff
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Aadhaar enrolment to start in Assam from October
The process was stopped in 2014 over concerns that illegal migrants may acquire Aadhaar cards and use them as citizenship proof.
Scroll Staff
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Law says Aadhaar data cannot be shared – so police in three states are creating their own databases
Are the police departments in violation of the UIDAI’s official policy? Technically, no.
Abhishek Dey
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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BJP Karnataka candidates Tejasvi Surya and K Sudhakar booked for electoral offences: EC
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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No, you don’t need Aadhaar to be declared dead – but you can’t get a death certificate without one
The Ministry of Home Affairs says the measure will help prevent identity fraud.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Why Aadhaar's critics and champions both welcome the Supreme Court judgement on the scheme
The future of the unique identity scheme is uncertain as the Supreme Court says Aadhaar is not mandatory, and its chief evangelist Nandan Nilekani moves on to a political career.
Mridula Chari