The Latest Breaking News from Aadhaar

Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar responded to The Hindu's story on Nov 10, stating Aadhaar authentication downtime was only 0.85% of the year till Sep. UIDAI reported 54 hrs 33 mins of downtime spread over 266 days, which Mr. Chandrasekhar said was planned for system upgrades. Aadhaar authentications have taken…

After more than a week of uncertainty, the aged parents of Dhonu Porja (31), a migrant worker from the remote village of Changki in Nagaland, will eventually get to see their son one last time and put him to rest. Porja who was working as an agriculture labourer was electrocuted…

In a Right to Information response to The Hindu, the UIDAI revealed that delays in sending one-time passcodes by SMS, and ‘intermittent’ and ‘minor fluctuations’ in authentication were faced by Aadhaar servers for hours-long periods throughout the year till September

For new applicants of PAN card, the Aadhaar-PAN linking is done automatically during the application stage.

The Central Government is yet to respond to reports about the American cyber security and intelligence agency Resecurity’s alert on the alleged data leak of over 81 crore Indians Aadhaar and passport information along with names, phone numbers and addresses with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

Kalaburagi Revenue Division Registrar of Voters Krishna Bajpai urges eligible graduates to register for voter list of North-East Graduates Constituency without delay. Revision process began 25 days ago; submit marks cards/convocation certificate, residential certificate/Aadhaar card with self/gazetted officer attestation before Nov 6, 2023 to participate in electoral process.

Describing the recent incident of fake Aadhaar cards being provided by an entrepreneur at R.T. Nagar here as a serious crime related to national security, former Law Minister and BJP leader S. Suresh Kumar has demanded a probe by a national agency such as the CBI or the NIA.

Govt. identifying dual citizens in Pithoragarh/Champawat districts of Uttarakhand. SSB personnel deployed in 54 border outposts to identify such people. Two types of Nepalese living in India: married women & entire families. Aadhaar/voter ID cards fraudulently obtained. SSB teams formed to prevent human trafficking, contact villagers in border areas.

It is not unusual for laymen to fall into the trap of cyber fraudsters. But in a rare case that unfolded in Bengaluru, a public sector bank was duped, causing losses to the tune of ₹ 17 lakh to a private company. An FIR has been registered at West CEN…

A recent raid by the police at a brothel which was being run in Bengaluru, has now led to an investigation into an alleged racket of generating fake Aadhaar cards, Voter’s IDs, and other government documents

Fathima Bi waits in a hidden verandah in LB Nagar for her turn to update her Aadhaar. At Musarambagh, queues form early for daily tokens. Online slot booking is available, but few opt for it. Unusual crowds are due to Dec 14 deadline & mandatory eKYC for central schemes. 400…