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— by Walt Gelles — I linked my Aadhaar to my PAN card. Then I linked my PAN card to my bank account. Then I linked my Aadhaar to my bank account. Then I linked my Aadhaar to my tax return. Then… Continue Reading →
The poor and vulnerable are dismissed as ‘ghosts’ and ‘frauds’ while authentication errors lead to many going hungry. India has not only slipped three points on the global hunger index, falling behind North Korea and Iraq, it has also started witnessing… Continue Reading →
While Jay Shah has warned the media against violating his fundamental right to privacy, Tushar Mehta — his lawyer in the defamation case — had opposed the right to privacy in the Supreme Court, points out Dr Gopal Krishna…. Continue Reading →
The Bullet Train By Aadhar No: 9876 5432 1001 By Aadhar No: 9876 5432 1001 The Shinkensan Model accelerates to 217 miles an hour, cutting journey time to 3 hours from Ahmedabad to Mumbai. Mukesh sings “ Meri gaadi… Continue Reading →
Zakir Ali Tyagi’s ordeal is the latest reminder that the ‘draconian’ online policing law shouldn’t be revived to tackle ‘hate speech’. ANGSHUKANTA CHAKRABORTY It’s hardly a coincidence that we are hearing and reading reports of an 18-year-old Muslim boy,… Continue Reading →
P Pavan #IBRAHIMPUR (TELANGANA) Ibrahimpur, the second village in the country to become cashless, now carries out transactions in notes only after shopkeepers, burdened with extra charges, surrendered the card swipe machines It was only 10 months ago that illiterate… Continue Reading →
To The Managing Director Ex-Servicemen’s Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) Delhi Cantonment New Delhi-110010 By E-mail to: <[email protected]>; Subject: Mandatoriness of Aadhaar for ECHS and Contempt of Rule of Law and the orders of the Supreme Court of India Sir, 1. I… Continue Reading →
Aadhaar is now compulsory for 87 government welfare schemes. HT reviews how this decision is working on the ground for two of the biggest schemes of this kind Niha Masih Hindustan Times (Ravi Choudhary/HT PHOTO) What does Anita, a slum… Continue Reading →
Trisha Thomas Five customer accounts belonging to Andhra Bank and Syndicate Bank were subjected to fraudulent withdrawals using the customer’s Aadhaar data, government data indicated.Four of the five Aadhaar fraud cases took place in Andhra Bank, while the remaining one… Continue Reading →
The linking of biometric UID/Aadhaar number to all public services makes “We, the People of India” worse than slaves, says Dr Gopal Krishna. The second in a 7-part series. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. While adding some 24-page-long words of concurrence with… Continue Reading →