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Manipur violence: SC asks UIDAI & state to ensure Aadhaar cards are provided to displaced persons after verification

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Unique Identification Authority of India and the Manipur government to take steps to ensure that Aadhaar cards are provided to people displaced due to the bloody ethnic conflict in the state whose records are already available with the UIDAI.

The Times of India

UGC bars varsities from printing Aadhaar number on degrees, provisional certificates

UGC tells varsities not to print Aadhaar numbers on degrees/provisional certificates. UGC Secretary Manish Joshi says no entity should make public any database/record containing Aadhaar numbers, and institutions must comply with UIDAI rules.

The Hindu

Nagaland first NE State to start Aadhaar-linked birth registration

Nagaland on August 31 became the first among the eight States in the northeast to start Aadhaar-lined birth registration, or ALBR. The initiative, launched in the State’s capital Kohima on Thursday, facilitates birth registration–based Aadhaar enrolment for children up to five years of age, officials said.

The Hindu

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Neelkanth Mishra appointed part-time Chairperson of UIDAI

The Centre has appointed Neelkanth Mishra, Chief Economist, Axis Bank and Head of Global Research, Axis Capital as part-time Chairperson of Unique Identification Authority of India. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Nagaland revokes bar on Aadhaar update for people from Manipur

Nagaland authorities revoke order barring Aadhaar update for Kuki people displaced by ethnic violence in Manipur; UIDAI guidelines to be followed for verification of applicants.

The Hindu

MP John Brittas flags Aadhaar-based ‘financial fraud’

Member of Parliament John Brittas highlighted incidents “where individuals have been robbed of their hard-earned financial resources through Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS) within a matter of minutes” in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The Hindu

UIDAI allows residents to verify email, mobile number seeded with Aadhaar

The development comes after the Aadhaar custodian noticed that in some instances, residents were not aware or sure about which of their mobile numbers was seeded to their Aadhaar

The Hindu

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India, soon world's most populous nation, doesn't know how many people it has

In two months, India is projected to become the world's most populous country with over 1.4 billion people. But for at least a year, and possibly longer, the country won't know how many people it has because it hasn't been able to count them.

Reuters

UIDAI Urges Verification Entities To Adhere To Aadhaar Usage Hygiene

UIDAI issued a set of guidelines to Offline Verification Seeking Entities highlighting several usage hygiene issues, better safety mechanisms at users level and ways to further enhance residents' trust while using Aadhaar voluntarily for lawful purposes. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

Now Aadhaar holders can update addresses online with consent of head of family

NEW DELHI: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has now allowed residents to update addresses in Aadhaar online with the consent of their head of family, an official statement said on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Use Aadhaar confidently but maintain same usage hygiene as bank account, passport: UIDAI

NEW DELHI: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has advised people to use Aadhaar confidently as per their choice to avail benefits and services, but to observe the same level of usage hygiene as one would for other identity documents including bank account, PAN or passport.

The Times of India

Training for policemen to check authenticity of Aadhaar card in Haryana

CHANDIGARH: Haryana chief secretary, Sanjeev Kaushal said on Friday that a special workshop will be organised in all the districts of the state in the next one month for training and awareness purposes of the policemen to check the authenticity or wrong information in Aadhaar card.

The Times of India

UIDAI asks state governments, entities to verify Aadhaar before accepting it

NEW DELHI: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has asked state governments and entities to verify Aadhaar before accepting it either in the physical or electronic form to check its misuse, an official statement said on Thursday.

The Times of India

UIDAI urges document updation for Aadhaar numbers issued over 10 years back

NEW DELHI: Aadhaar holders who were issued the unique ID more than 10 years back but have not updated their details since then are being urged to update identification and residence proof documents, UIDAI said on Tuesday.

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No, I&B ministry does not have power to block YouTube accounts

Earlier this week, the ministry of information and broadcasting issued orders to block approximately 45 videos from 10 channels on YouTube.

The Hindu

Police give clean chit to BMC doctor booked in Aadhaar case

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HC directs UIDAI to disclose Aadhaar details of 12 Bangladeshi nationals to NIA

The investigation agency is probing fabrication of documents to secure Aadhaar for illegal immigrants from that country

The Hindu

Ayushman Bharat tech centre in Bengaluru soon: NHA CEO

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Questioning the safety of Aadhaar

Can Aadhaar be the one-stop solution for all identification requirements? Does it safeguard the privacy of its various beneficiaries?

The Hindu

Caution first: On the Aadhaar advisory

The UIDAI should not downplay the possibility of leaked Aadhaar numbers being misused

The Times of India

Govt withdraws UIDAI’s Aadhaar caution note after flutter

NEW DELHI: Aadhaar caught the government on the wrong foot over safety concerns after a statement issued by the Bangalore unit of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) – the agency that issues the 12-digit unique identity number – created a flutter when it asked people not to share…

The Hindu

Centre retracts caution on Aadhaar photocopies

UIDAI had warned against sharing them to avoid ‘misuse’

Dynamite News

Citing misuse, UIDAI suggests sharing 'masked' Aadhaar instead of photocopies

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has warned the people not to share photocopies of Aadhaar with any organizations citing its misuse.

The Hindu

Madras HC directs UIDAI to share 35 Aadhaar card details with ‘Q’ Branch-CID

The details were required to find out whether the cards in possession of Sri Lankan nationals were genuine or fake

The Hindu

Plea to issue Aadhaar cards to those in final NRC list

Assam, UIDAI denying basic amenities, TMC MP tells SC

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