Aadhaar Card: News

06 Feb 2018

India

Find your Aadhaar usage history for the last six months

Recently, several cases of Aadhaar data misuse have been reported. Last month, a racket was busted where scammers were letting people access the Aadhaar database illegally for just Rs. 500.

05 Feb 2018

India

Government mulls using Aadhaar for 'Modicare'

One of the biggest announcements in Budget 2018 was the National Health Protection Scheme, or 'Modicare,' the "world's largest government-funded program."

04 Feb 2018

Gujarat

Traders found using Rs. 15,000 software to illegally access biometrics

Amid a raging debate on safety of Aadhaar information (or the lack thereof), police in Gujarat have busted a ring that used stolen biometric data for unauthorized profits.

Oxford Dictionaries selects "Aadhaar" as Hindi Word of the Year

On Saturday, Oxford Dictionaries announced "Aadhaar" as the Hindi Word of the Year at the Jaipur Literature Fest.

26 Jan 2018

PAN Card

How to change Aadhaar details without a registered mobile number

Aadhaar can be used as proof of identity at many places. It is even mandatory for several schemes.

24 Jan 2018

Education

BHU mandates Aadhaar for admissions into UG, PG courses

On one side, the SC is hearing petitions challenging the constitutionality of Aadhaar. On another, more and more agencies, including educational institutes, are demanding it for different schemes.

22 Jan 2018

India

Edward Snowden backs former RAW chief's article against Aadhaar

American whistleblower Edward Snowden continues to take on Aadhaar and its potential for misuse.

20 Jan 2018

EPFO

Aadhaar seeding to eliminate multiple PF accounts

The Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) said today that it would be able to eliminate multiple account numbers of one individual once the Aadhaar seeding is complete.

17 Jan 2018

India

Advocate to SC: Aadhaar will cause death of civil rights

Aadhaar will cause the death of civil rights and let the state dominate, senior advocate Shyam Divan told the Supreme Court while arguing against mandatory Aadhaar.

15 Jan 2018

India

UIDAI adds another security feature to Aadhaar: Facial recognition

Less than a week after announcing a new two-layer safety feature, the UIDAI has come up with another facility to increase security: your face.

13 Jan 2018

India

Lost your Aadhaar Card? Here's how you can retrieve details

With the Aadhaar card becoming mandatory for several essential tasks like filing of income tax returns or applying for a permanent account number (PAN), the importance of Aadhaar in today's India is undoubtedly on the rise.

12 Jan 2018

India

Linking Aadhaar with SIM cost this man Rs. 1 lakh

Trying to link his mobile number with Aadhaar card, as per government directives, has cost a man in Jaipur Rs. 110,000.

11 Jan 2018

Data Leak

More flaws in Aadhaar: Anyone can access your bank details

Reports about the lack of privacy and safety in Aadhaar only keep getting worse.

10 Jan 2018

India

Virtual ID, limited KYC: Aadhaar has new two-layer security feature

Days after a major breach was reported in the Aadhaar database, the UIDAI has come up with a new two-layer security system to protect privacy.

How to apply for Aadhaar for your minor kid

Many nursery schools in Delhi have mandated Aadhaar of kids for admission this time.

09 Jan 2018

Data Leak

Arrest UIDAI, not journalists: Edward Snowden on Aadhaar breach FIR

Edward Snowden, famous whistleblower, has lashed out at the Indian government over Aadhaar, which has "destroyed the privacy of a billion Indians."

07 Jan 2018

India

UIDAI lodges FIR against The Tribune for Aadhaar report

According to an Indian Express report, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has lodged an FIR against The Tribune newspaper and one of its journalists over a report which alleges that Aadhaar numbers are anonymously sold over WhatsApp.

05 Jan 2018

Data Leak

'Irrespective of laws, result is abuse': Snowden on Aadhaar controversy

One more name, and a famous one at that, has been added to the list of people opposing Aadhaar.

05 Jan 2018

Data Leak

Aadhaar at Rs. 500: Know how to protect your data

Details about a racket "selling" Aadhaar data for Rs. 500 have emerged. Paying that amount, you can access details of anyone registered with the UIDAI, including their name, address and phone number.

04 Jan 2018

India

Rs. 500 to access Aadhaar details of a billion people

The government has been insisting that Aadhaar is safe, the data is private and secure, and there has been no breach. But how true are its claims?

03 Jan 2018

Jio

Here's how to link Aadhaar with SIM from your home

The process for linking Aadhaar to SIM is now ongoing, and the deadline is March 31.

02 Jan 2018

Union Cabinet

Good news! No fees for debit-card-transactions up to Rs. 2000

Payments through debit cards, BHIM UPI, and Aadhaar-enabled payment systems (AePS) will now cost lower as customers need not pay any fees for transactions up to Rs. 2,000.

01 Jan 2018

India

Future of Aadhaar: How will 2018 turn out for Aadhaar?

The government has lately been obsessed with Aadhaar; it made mandatory the linking of Aadhaar with various schemes and services.

30 Dec 2017

Shakuntala Devi

Treatment denied due to lack of Aadhaar; Kargil widow dies

In a shocking and tragic incident in Haryana's Sonipat, a woman died after reportedly being denied treatment for not having an Aadhaar card.

28 Dec 2017

India

Even prisoners in Kerala are getting Aadhaar!

After Bengaluru's Central Prison, those in Kerala are now introducing Aadhaar cards for inmates.

27 Dec 2017

Facebook

Facebook now wants you to use your Aadhaar name

The primary goals of Aadhaar were to give everyone an identity and ensure efficient implementation of government schemes.

23 Dec 2017

India

Should Aadhaar-linking be mandatory? Chidambaram, Narayana Murthy argue

Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy and former finance minister P Chidambaram had an argument at IIT-Bombay yesterday over linking Aadhaar to welfare schemes.

22 Dec 2017

India

Aadhaar now needed for availing food under National Nutrition Mission

The scope of Aadhaar has been extended more. The ID will now be required for children accessing food under the National Nutrition Mission.

22 Dec 2017

Delhi

Delhi: Four 'juveniles' allegedly rape 20-year-old woman, arrested

In yet another case, a 20-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by five youths, four of them suspected minors, in Delhi's Jahangirpuri.

20 Dec 2017

Delhi

How did an Afghan sex-worker get Aadhaar card as 'Delhiite'?

Even as activists wage war on Aadhaar based on its many alleged flaws, another case has come to light that might strengthen their case.

19 Dec 2017

Hardeep Singh Puri

No proposal to link Aadhaar to property, says govt

A month after MoS Housing Hardeep Puri hinted that Aadhaar would be linked to property transactions, the government claimed in the Parliament there's no such proposal under consideration.

17 Dec 2017

Goa

No paid sex in Goa without Aadhaar

Authorities often use Aadhaar to verify crime records of people (or the lack of it), but turns out it has the opposite use too: a certain section in Goa is using Aadhaar to verify whether people are undercover policemen.

17 Dec 2017

Bharti Airtel

Airtel, its payments-bank's e-KYC license temporarily suspended over Aadhaar misuse

Following allegations of Bharti Airtel "surreptitiously" using the Aadhaar-based e-KYC process to open accounts in Airtel Payments Bank without customers' consent, the UIDAI has -taking its strongest action yet- suspended Airtel's e-KYC license temporarily.

17 Dec 2017

India

European Court judgement to be cited against Aadhaar

Lawyers for the petitioners who have challenged Aadhaar are likely to cite a landmark judgement of the European Court to the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court who are examining the constitutionality of Aadhaar.

15 Dec 2017

India

SC extends Aadhaar-linking deadline to all services to March 31

The SC has extended the deadline for linking of Aadhaar to all government schemes till March 31, a week after the Center said it is willing to make the change.

Aadhaar-SIM linking deadline may get extended to March'18

After extending the deadlines for linking PAN and bank accounts to Aadhaar, the Centre has requested the SC to allow the same for mobile-Aadhaar linking too.

13 Dec 2017

India

Centre takes back December 31 deadline for Aadhaar-bank account linking

The Centre has revoked the December 31 deadline for linking Aadhaar to bank accounts. The new deadline is March 31, 2018, or six months from the date of commencement of the account, whichever is later.

12 Dec 2017

Karnataka

Bengaluru Central Prison inmates to get Aadhaar, bank accounts

Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara prison is gearing up for a new project: issuing Aadhaar cards to its inmates.

11 Dec 2017

India

Colleges to the help of students who don't have Aadhaar

Online application for JEE 2018 opened ten days ago. Aadhaar is compulsory while applying.

How to ensure that your Aadhaar is not being misused

The Centre has mandated Aadhaar for authentication to avail a lot of services even as many flagged concerns over privacy and misuse of Aadhaar.