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UIDAI to set up Passport Seva Kendra-type Aadhaar centres for Rs 3-4 bn

The Aadhaar Seva Kendras will provide people the facility to book prior appointment for these services, the officials familiar with the development said

What next after Aadhaar gets SC nod despite judges acknowledging its flaws

In spite of agreeing that profiling undermines civil liberties and surveillance is unconstitutional, the judges reach the conclusion that neither is possible in the Aadhaar system

Aadhaar enrolment, update services by banks, post offices to stay: UIDAI

For now there is no change or review in the norms put by the UIDAI for banks to carry out enrolment and updation activities

Aadhaar must for those seeking treatment under Ayushman Bharat a 2nd time

The move comes in the wake of a Supreme Court order declaring the Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid

Aadhaar may be India's gift to Africa that even China's $125 bn can't beat

According to the World Bank, the continent is home to 502 million of the world's identity-less individuals, half of the global total and roughly 40 of Africa's population

Private firms can use Aadhaar-based offline verification, says UIDAI CEO

UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan said that companies can continue with offline KYC- and quick response (QR) code-based verification

Telecom beyond Aadhaar

Even as political parties take to cellphones to fight the next elections, the numbers are a reminder that the telecom growth story is over

SC's Aadhaar verdict rocks new-age digital cradle: All you need to know

Customer acquisition and servicing models in financial services will have to be reimagined

Here's how to delink Aadhaar from digital wallet, bank: Step-by-step guide

Here's a guide to unlinking your Aadhaar number from Paytm, bank accounts and mobile connections

You may have to undergo fresh KYC process to delink Aadhaar from mobile

This is the first ever step by the UIDAI to implement the Supreme Court's ruling on Aadhaar

SC put guardrails in the users' interests: iSPIRT on Aadhaar verdict

The Supreme Court struck down parts of Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act, which allowed private companies to ask customers and stakeholders for Aadhaar

SC's Aadhaar verdict opens UIDAI-licensed entities to legal suits

Now citizens can citizens can file criminal complaints against the UIDAI and its licensed entities, if a suitable amendment is effected by Parliament

Submit plan to stop Aadhaar-based eKYC within 15 days: UIDAI to telcos

A circular to this effect has already been issued to the telecom service providers, including Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea and others

Supreme Court verdict on Aadhaar: No major impact on telecom operators

A general feeling emerged that the telecom industry will not be affected in a major way in monetary terms for doing physical verification

SC verdict on Aadhaar may lead to overhaul of identity law, say experts

The majority judgment in the Aadhaar case referred to the importance of having a strong data protection regime multiple times

Open court justice

Live streaming of apex court proceedings is a good first step

Aadhaar verdict: Can you sue UIDAI and its licensed entities for offence?

Legal experts say an amendment is required to empower citizens to file criminal complaints

Hunger in times of Aadhaar

Let a thousand "fake" beneficiaries steal from the system, than have a single Santoshi die, crying for bhat in her final moments - simply because her Aadhaar and ration card weren't linked

Prasad asks UIDAI for plan to restrict use of Aadhaar by private firms

Prasad held a meeting with IT secretary Ajay Kumar Sawhney and Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey to review status of Aadhaar use in light of the judgement

Financial companies in a fix over SC's Aadhaar order, suspend eKYC

Some firms have temporarily stopped eKYC as they await further instructions from UIDAI and respective regulators