Aadhaar was intended to be a unique identification number. So that, it will not — and cannot — be fabricated, duplicated or misused. Welfare States hand
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Saaf niyat’s Aadhaar shaken | Business Standard Column
Someone recently asked me why James Bond always insists on his drink being “shaken” and “not stirred”. I would concede that even though I have
Aadhaar intact – The Hindu BusinessLine
It’s an oft-repeated legal adage that tough cases make bad law. And, by any yardstick, the Aadhaar case that came before a five-judge Bench of
AADHAR–Judgment –Editorial News: balanced verdict of supreme court regarding aadhaar – संतुलित निकाल | Maharashtra Times
एकशे बावीस कोटी भारतीयांच्या व्यापक आर्थिक आणि सामाजिक हितांवर दूरगामी परिणाम करणाऱ्या ‘आधार’ कायद्याच्या वैधतेवर सर्वोच्च न्यायालयाच्या घटनापीठाने अखेर बहुमताच्या ‘संतुलित’ निकालाने शिक्कामोर्तब केले आहे.
Confused verdict, calls for revision
The majority view of the five-member bench of the Supreme Court on Aadhaar is confusing and itself confused. The verdict pronounces Aadhaar constitutionally valid for
SC delivers a welcome judgment; Aadhaar cannot be an instrument of coercion | Business Standard Editorials
The Supreme Court delivered its decision on the constitutionality of the Aadhaar unique identification system on Wednesday, in one of the most anticipated judgments of recent years. Since it was
Aadhaar: The spirit of the dissent may outlast the verdict of the court | Business Standard News
Benjamin Franklin who helped father the American Constitution wrote – “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither
Rupee: Mechanics of rupee fall: There is more to it than what meets the eye – The Economic Times
The fact that the rupee overvaluation is now getting corrected in REER terms is positive. The recent steep depreciation of the rupee has created headlines. Though the
Be careful! Your Aadhaar may be safe, but you aren’t from cybercriminals | Business Standard News
Over the weekend, Ram Sewak Sharma, chairman, Telecom and Regulatory Authority of India(Trai), created quite a flutter on Twitter when he gave out his Aadhaar number and
Tipping point: What is electronic PAN and how to apply for it | Business Standard News–05.07.2018—–*****
What is e-PAN? If you don’t have a Permanent Account Number (PAN), you can now get Instant e-PAN from the income-tax (I-T) department’s website. It is a digitally signed PAN card issued in
Virtual ID: RBI asks banks to tweak systems by June 30 – The Financial Express–23.06.2018
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked all banks to tweak their systems by June 30 to enable the use of virtual IDs (VIDs)
Probe into 80,000 shell firms hits dead end as govt fails to trace PANs | Business Standard News–20.06.2018
The probe into 80,000 shell companies struck off by the Registrar of Companies (RoC) in the first lot has hit a dead end. The government had not been able to trace
Pan Card: PAN becomes mandatory for sending money abroad for kids studies, investing: LRS rules tightened–Economic Times–07.06.2018
Earlier PAN was not insisted upon for putting current account transactions of up to USD 25,000. You won’t be able to send money abroad for
How Aadhaar can work: Activists opposing private sector use throw out the baby with the bathwater–Times of India–01.05.2018
Well-meaning activists opposing private Aadhaar use are trying to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Inflammatory articles notwithstanding, there are genuine concerns with privacy
The subversion of Aadhaar | Business Standard Column–30.04.2018
Let us get one thing out of the way: Aadhaar, or the Unique ID, as originally conceptualised, would have vastly increased the ability of the
Aadhaar, PAN cards mandatory for opening bank accounts, says RBI | Business Standard News–22.04.2018
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made Aadhaar and PAN cards mandatory for opening bank accounts. The RBI said the updated know-your-customer (KYC) requirement was subject to the Supreme Court’s
Aadhaar card: RBI makes Aadhaar key to KYC compliance – The Economic Times–21.04.2018
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday amended its ‘know your customer’ (KYC) guidelines, making Aadhaar key to conducting customer due diligence by banks and finance
Not sure if Aadhaar is best model to accord benefits, says Supreme Court – The Financial Express–20.04.2018
The Supreme Court today said it was not sure whether bringing people “face to face” with authorities through Aadhaar was the best model as the
UIDAI brings new QR code for offline Aadhaar verification; top updates | Business Standard News–20.04.2018
To shield the crucial information and add an extra level of privacy to Aadhaar against any sort of tampering, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has introduced an
Aadhaar’s biometric authentication can be misused, says Supreme Court – The Financial Express–19.04.2018
If biometric authentication is attached to every transaction entered into by a person, it would “form a wealth of information” necessitating the need for data