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......

Be very afraid of the biometric regime

There are unprecedented political implications of identification based on 'biological attributes of an individual,' such as employed by Aadhaar, warns Gopal Krishna. On April 20, an order was......

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......

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......

Sitharaman asks fintechs to strengthen risk management to check AI misuse

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday asked fintech firms to focus on risk management at a time when criminals are using AI to mimic voices, clone identities and create lifelike videos to......

FinMin 'fully' committed to UID project: Pranab

The finance ministry on Monday iterated it was fully committed to the Unique Identification Authority of India, headed by Nandan Nilekani, and said all funds required for smooth rollout of the......

Sebi to accept e-KYC as valid proof

Market regulator Sebi said on Tuesday that it will accept e-KYC (Know Your Client) service of UIDAI as a valid proof of identity and address for opening accounts with brokerage firms, mutual funds,......

EPFO eyes online PF withdrawal facility by March end

All that paperwork for withdrawing your Provident Fund money may soon be history. Retirement fund body Employees Provident Fund Organisation is hopeful of launching an online Provident Fund......

'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......