Aadhaar Controversy
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No security breach of Aadhaar database, existing security controls are robust, says UIDAI
The Unique Identification Authority of India was responding to a plea seeking damages in the wake of several data breaches from the Aadhaar system.
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Aadhaar: SBI officials allege data misused, UIDAI says database is ‘fully secure’
The bank has claimed there must be a loophole in UIDAI’s security system that allowed operators to generate Aadhaar cards using fraudulent documents.
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Lok Sabha passes amendments to make Aadhaar voluntary for phones and banking
The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill proposed to amend three laws to comply with a Supreme Court judgement passed in September.
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Trending
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Pulwama attack: Delhi sees over 100 protests against Pakistan – as many admit war is not an option
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The big news: Amit Shah says BJP won’t let Assam turn into another Kashmir, and 9 other top stories
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Mamata Banerjee’s spat with Congress is a reminder that forming an anti-BJP alliance won’t be easy
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Former PM Manmohan Singh says jobless growth has slipped into job-loss growth
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Aadhaar Act amendments let private firms resume use of biometric ID, sustain arbitrary surveillance
There is no doubt the Indian government is trying to use the Supreme Court’s judgement to once again expand the scope of the unique identity project.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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Aadhaar Act: Jairam Ramesh moves Supreme Court challenging passage of law as Money Bill
The Congress leader called it a ‘brazen and mala fide attempt to bypass the approval of the Rajya Sabha’.
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Aadhaar case: Review petition filed against Supreme Court verdict upholding validity of scheme
The petitioner said the plea challenges only those aspects of the Aadhaar Act and programme that the judgement had held as constitutionally valid.
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Video
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Watch: Anchor Ravish Kumar delivers a strong message to TV news channels on Pulwama attack coverage
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Watch: A nurse technician serenaded her patient with a moving rendition of ‘Amazing Grace’
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‘Beauty and the East’: This film asks why the Beast in the fairy-tale always turns into a white man
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Watch: A Buddhist monk spun 150 times to seek blessings for a temple. Then the inevitable happened
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Eco India: How the game of Frisbee is changing the life of fishing communities in Chennai
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Linking voter IDs with Aadhaar: Plea in Madras High Court revives concerns about privacy, consent
Supreme Court’s ruling in September did not specifically prohibit voter ID-Aadhaar seeding.
Abhishek Dey
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Government asks telecom companies to adhere to SC order, stop using Aadhaar eKYC to verify users
The Department of Telecom asked the service providers to submit a compliance report by November 5.
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Aadhaar-linked mobile numbers will not be disconnected after Supreme Court order, says UIDAI
The Aadhaar authority said news reports warning of SIM cards being disconnected are untrue and ‘create unnecessary panic’.
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The Reel
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Zoya Akhtar on ‘Gully Boy’: ‘I wanted Murad to be the kind of man I want to see in the world’
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Release of Kashmir-set movie ‘Hamid’ postponed following Pulwama attack
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Banita Sandhu to star in Tamil remake of Dhruv Vikram’s ‘Arjun Reddy’
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‘Sea of Lost Time’: An unfinished student film that found new life and meaning
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Oscars 2019: Academy reverses its decision after Hollywood protests, all awards to be presented live
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How to delink Aadhaar from phone numbers? Telecom firms have until October 15 to explain
The Supreme Court has prohibited private entities from using the biometric identity number and ordered that it be delinked from phone numbers.
Kanishk Karan
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For Meghalaya group who believe Aadhaar is coercive, fight to opt out continues
The Meghalaya Peoples Committee on Aadhaar contends that the Supreme Court’s judgement on the biometric identity project provides only ‘partial relief’.
Arunabh Saikia
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Aadhaar: Private firms hope Parliament will introduce law relaxing curbs on data use, says report
Several private entities use the unique identity card-based e-Know Your Customer process to verify their clients and add them to their database.
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The Field
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West Indies batsman Chris Gayle to retire from one-day internationals after 2019 World Cup
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India win the team event at inaugural Mallakhamb World Championships in Mumbai
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Indian Super League: Lalhlimpuia’s late goals help Delhi Dynamos pip Bengaluru FC 3-2
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Pro Volleyball League: Chennai Spartans beat Ahmedabad Defenders 4-1 to enter playoffs
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I-League: East Bengal move to second spot after 1-1 draw with Churchill Brothers