'The protection of secrecy and anonymity gets lost with this linking.' IMAGE: A Booth Level Officer (BLO) conducts door-to-door distribution of enumeration forms and collection of filled forms......
'Today, the State looks at everyone with suspicion.' IMAGE: Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal supporters hold a 'Chakka Jam' protest in Patna, July 9, 2025 against the Election Commission's......
The Aadhaar or UID project has grave implications for every Indian. It will enable the government to profile every citizen and track their movements and transactions. There is no guarantee that......
347688003622 is the Unique ID number of Raju Makkan Madi of Tembhali village, one of the first recepients of the government's most ambitious schemes.The 33-year old Madi is a labourer who earns Rs......
The much publicised Unique Identification number may not be as infallible as it is touted to be. Though Aadhaar -- the implementation programme of the UID -- records both the biometric and......
The United Progressive Alliancegovernment has fulfilled its promise to introduce the unique identificationscheme after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi distributed......
The Unique Identification number would be useful in improving security in the country, Unique Identification Authority of India chairman, Nandan Nilekani said in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. "When we......
The Unique Identification Number, renamed 'Aadhaar', would be issued soon to Indian residents, Nandan Nilekani, chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said on Wednesday. "We......
Banks in the medium future, may not need to engage in the "know-your-customer" (KYC) process, a check on customer antecedents, to open no-frills accounts. This could happen once a sizeable chunk of......
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......