'Aadhaar is the best in class in terms of privacy protection'

'The government is having the right approach, where Aadhaar is voluntary.' 'By the time I stepped down as UIDAI chairman, over 300 million were getting Aadhaar-linked cash transfers.' 'I think PM......

Full text: What Modi, Obama agreed on

This is the joint statement issued by the ministry of external affairs on the visit of US President Barack Obama to India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama assessed the......

Cash transfer scheme: PM forms committee

Moving ahead with the ambitious plan for direct electronic cash transfer, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday set up a high-powered committee headed by him which will identify the schemes to......

'Crypto is serious threat to financial stability'

'What is this cryptocurrency? Is it a product? Is it a financial product? Is it an asset?' Photograph: Kind courtesy The Digital Artist/Pixabay Shaktikanta Das, governor of Reserve Bank of India......

How Modi's financial inclusion can become a success

The main revenue for retail payments currently lies in commissions on Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) payments, which have been mired in confusion and unpredictability, says SV Divvaakar.......

PM clears UIDAI rollout schedule from Jan 1

The government on Monday made its intention clear of exploiting an Aadhaar-based direct cash transfer system as a political plank in the next Lok Sabha polls, due in 2014.Prime Minister Manmohan......