People should update Aadhaar biometrics every 10 years: UIDAI

Aadhaar custodian UIDAI will encourage people to voluntarily update their biometric data every 10 years, according to official sources. At present, children after the age of 5 and 15 years are......

Bill proposing voluntary use of Aadhaar as ID tabled in LS

A bill to allow voluntary use of Aadhaar as an identity proof for opening bank accounts and procuring mobile phone connections was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday amid opposition. The......

Provide Aadhaar cards to displaced people, SC directs UIDAI, Manipur govt

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Unique Identification Authority of India and the Manipur government to take steps to ensure that Aadhaar cards are provided to people displaced due to the......

SC says Aadhaar can't be made compulsory for welfare schemes

The Supreme Court on Monday made it clear that Aadhaar cards cannot be made mandatory by the government and its agencies for extending benefits of social welfare schemes. A bench comprising Chief......

Aadhaar doesn't pose any privacy issue: Bill Gates

Aadhaar is something that had never been done by any government before, not even in a rich country India's Aadhaar technology does not pose any privacy issue and the Bill and Melinda Gates......

Organisations to enrol for unique entity IDs

After individuals, now even institutions like government departments, schools and companies would get unique identification numbers (UIDs) to enroll the country's residents for the UID system.......

Organisations to enrol for unique entity IDs

After individuals, now even institutions like government departments, schools and companies would get unique identification numbers (UIDs) to enroll the country's residents for the UID system.......

FinMin to provide requisite funds for UID

The government on Monday said it will provide all the funds necessary for the implementation of its unique identification number project, dismissing media reports to the contrary. "The ministry of......

'Getting an Olympic medal in athletics is my one-point agenda'

'We keep climbing one step and slipping three. In 2004, our relay team was 7th in the world. Then we slipped from there. Otherwise, today our 4x400 metres relay team would have been gearing for a......