Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah has requested the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to include the state for the pilot project 'Aadhar' as it was ready with the resident data.
The Government's ambitious unique identity project aiming to give a 16-digit number to all citizens of the country was renamed 'AADHAAR' and its new logo unveiled.
Nilekani, whose name is doing the rounds for Bengaluru South constituency, however, did not say when he will join Congress party.
This was due to the fact that they had already won the Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting honour.
Officials said the website would work as an interface between the public and the office, with information on all developments being put up on the site on a regular basis, including committee reports and all important decisions taken.
The co-founder of Infosys said that they plan to start issuing UID number within 18 months time.
Microsoft, the world's largest software company, is keen to partner India in a project to issue unique identification to each citizen, its chairman Bill Gates said on Friday.
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"The UID project involves huge database. We at Yahoo have expertise in handling such huge amount of data. We met the PM today morning and discussed, among other things, how Yahoo can help the government in the project."
'After some time, they all want to know what is happening in their companies.' 'It is better they remain board members rather than talk outside.'
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The move to set up the UID Authority of India, under the aegis of the Planning Commission, is aimed at providing a unique identity to the targeted population of the flagship schemes to ensure that the benefits reach them, information and broadcasting minister Ambika Soni told reporters here after the Cabinet meeting.
The government on Friday proposed a nearly 16-fold increase at Rs 1,900 crore (Rs 19 billion) for Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) headed by Infosys founder Nandan Nilekani.
As Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami says, 'When one vote is cast, the machine takes twelve seconds to reactivate. So the "productivity" of the fraudsters goes down, since you can't just stuff bunches of paper into a box.' The time delay has also helped the Commission figure out when 'stuffing' has happened with a machine. 'If we spot a series where votes were cast every twelve seconds, we simply cancel that result.'
As the second phase of polling commenced on Thursday amid heightened security, bigwigs came out to cast their votes for constituting the 17th Lok Sabha. Among those who took to their respective polling booths were former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth, BJP candidate from Bengaluru South Tejasvi Surya, and defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman, among others.
The report published by an English daily said the promoters wanted to sell their entire stake as they were unhappy over the manner in which the company was being run.
A draft bill on the Unique Identity Project would be made public within the next one month, chairman of UIDAI Nandan Nilekani said on Tuesday. "We need an Act to govern a regulatory body like UIDAI. The draft of the Act will be put for public discussion in the next four weeks," he told reporters on the sidelines of a Confederation of Indian Industries function in New Delhi.
The appointments committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi cleared Bhalla's appointment as OSD in the ministry with immediate effect.
Sanghrajka has spent 13 years in Infosys over two stints and has performed various leadership roles in the finance section.
Infosys Technologies Ltd expects to find acquisition opportunities in the US during the downturn, co-chairman Nandan Nilekani was quoted as saying on Friday. "Acquisitions will definitely be very accessible in this market from a price point of view," Nilekani told the Wall Street Journal in an interview. "If it makes sense, we'll do it."
The alleged mastermind of the scheme Chelsea-based Indian entrepreneur Nandan Pruthi and his business partners Kenneth Peacock and John Anderson were arrested after a series of raids conducted by the London police in the city, the Observer newspaper reported.
Nandan M Nilekani, who was appointed as head of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIAI), on Monday said the government would take steps to end ID card duplication leading to fraud and create a network of verification and authentication.
The gap between operation and inspiration created by the premature exit of Infosys Technologies' key founder, Nandan Mohan Nilekani, is being filled by his colleagues.
Nandan Nilekani is stepping down to take up a bigger cause -- heading a government project to provide a unique identity to each of India's citizens. S Gopalakrishnan, the CEO and MD of Infosys and a co-founder of the company, tells Bibhu Ranjan Mishra what Nilekani's exit means for the company.
Leander Paes made a return while Yuki Bhambri was left out of a five-member Indian squad picked for the Davis Cup World Group first round tie against Russia in Moscow from March 5-7.
Speaking to reporters after signing up with Sistema Shyam Teleservices (which offers phone services under the 'MTS' brand) to offer e-recharge services at 50 post offices here, Chennai City Region post master general M S Ramanujan said DoP has over 1,50,000 points of presence and about 25,000 offices across the country, a majority of which are located in the rural parts of the country.
A total of 11 flights have been delayed so far.
Protesters had vandalised a police station and torched vehicles in Mau. Internet services have been suspended in the district.
At least 60 crore people would get their Unique Identification Numbers (UIDs), a much-touted initiative of the government, in the next 4-5 years, its project chief Nandan Nilekani said.
The department of telecom will meet UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani on Sept 24 to discuss how the database of nearly 500 million telephone subscribers can be used for issuing the unique identification number.
Nearly two months into his new job as the head of the Unique Identification Authority of India, Nandan Nilekani says the real beneficiary of the project will be the poor who have no identity at present.He is in a hurry because "the next 12-18 months are very critical in getting this project off the ground," by when the first set of identity numbers will be issued. If all goes well, five years from now the UID data base will cover a few hundred million people.
The Unique ID card project, headed by Nandan Nilekani, is drawing interest from across the world because of the sheer scale of the project.
As the demand and costs for computing power soar, a core team at Infosys is undertaking a series of green IT initiatives that could help in raising the bar for green IT practices in the country.
IITians need to play a larger role in nation building and contribute to society. This could vary from mentorship, creation of jobs and broader wealth creation, said Nandan Nilekani, co-chairman and co-founder of Infosys Technologies Ltd, during the weekend.
Speaking after inaugurating a three-day annual convention and conference of Indian Institute of Architects in Bangalore, Nilekani said the new method would help reduce corruption, and enable drawing up of digital database of cities. He stressed the need for energy-efficient and sustainable buildings, and 'climate adaptation' in design.
'Welcoming her with glee reflects the BJP's desperation and bankruptcy in UP.'
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In 2015, Infosys, under the leadership of then CEO Vishal Sikka, had bought Israeli automation technology firm Panaya for around $ 200 million and e-commerce service provider Skava for $1 20 million. The buyouts were mired in controversy owing to allegation of over-payment apart from not being an ideal fit.
Infosys CEO S Kris Gopalakrishnan on Wednesday said that the IT major was looking at acquisitions in various geographies and has earmarked $450-500 million for the purpose.
He sports a French-cut beard, perhaps to look older than he is. But Kini is all of 22 years and has worked with Dan Reed on Terror in Mumbai the much-talked-about documentary on the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai.
