What happens if you refuse a UID card?

What happens if you refuse a UID card because you believe it violates your civil liberties? Can the government deny you your rights because of this? Vicky Nanjappa finds out. It is just a matter......

NRC, NPR, Aadhaar are part of huge surveillance plan

'This updated NPR database along with Aadhaar Number would become the mother database and can be used by various government departments...' the home ministry declared in July 2015.'UID/Aadhaar has......

Why we need a nationwide debate on UID project

Social activists, legal researchers and academicians have demanded a nationwide public debate and discussion on the Centre's plan to issue an Unique Identification Number for Indians and its......

IMAGES: When Raj Thackeray got fingerprinted

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray takes an Iris scan at the Aadhaar number/UID (Unique Identification Number) card enrollment centre. Click NEXT to read...

UID for 600 mn people in four years, says Nilekani

The Centre has set a target of enrolling 600 million persons in the next four years for the unique identification (UID) numbers, Nandan Nilekani Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of......

UID authority faces manpower crunch

Like any other government organisation, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is facing manpower crunch. Vacancies in eight of its regional offices have not been filled since they......

Centre's subsidy reforms to start from South

Cooking gas (LPG) cylinders could soon be priced at market rates, with consumers being given subsidy directly through transfer of cash. This is likely to start with about 50,000 consumers in......

UID an assault on individual liberty: Activists

The Centre's plan for a unique biometric-enabled number to every Indian resident is facing opposition from social activists who say it will impact civil liberties - state-citizen relations and......