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Usha Ramanathan

Justice Karnan case: A bigger problem than his conduct is how the court has dealt with the issue

Under what authority did the seven-judge Bench gag the press?

Usha Ramanathan
· May 12, 2017 · 12:30 pm
Opinion: Data is the new gold and Aadhaar is the tool to get it

A cashless economy built on Aadhaar will allow the government and businesses to track every transaction of citizens.

Usha Ramanathan
· Dec 30, 2016 · 07:30 am
The future is here: A private company claims it can use Aadhaar to profile people

Even before the Aadhaar Bill becomes law, corporate ambition to use the massive database has spilled out in the open.

Usha Ramanathan
· Mar 16, 2016 · 10:30 am

What will it take for the government to accept court rulings that Aadhaar is not mandatory?

The Supreme Court has reiterated three times that is not mandatory for Indians to enrol for the programme and cannot be denied services if they lack an identity number.

Usha Ramanathan
· Aug 17, 2015 · 07:30 pm