Aadhaar

India needs an SIR because of Manmohan Singh government’s Aadhaar policies

September 29, 2025 3:40 pm

The policies of the UPA government gave short shrift to both the integrity of electoral rolls and national security by diluting the citizenship requirements and replacing them with a vague, ambiguous, undefined ‘resident’.

From Aadhaar card to list of vehicles that you own – how Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana in Haryana will be implemented from September 25

September 20, 2025 10:14 pm

Every application for Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana shall be submitted through a digital platform – Lado Lakshmi App.

How Supreme Court's Aadhaar order raises bar for exclusion by Election Commission in Bihar

September 09, 2025 12:17 pm

The inclusion of Aadhaar as one of the supporting documents by the SC is also crucial in a nationwide SIR. The EC is likely to roll out a SIR of electoral rolls across the country with January 1, 2026, as the qualifying date.

‘Not citizenship proof’: SC directs poll panel to accept Aadhaar as 12th document in Bihar SIR

September 09, 2025 3:17 am

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal said that though the court had earlier directed that Aadhaar must be accepted as identity proof, it was not being done so, and alleged that this amounted to contempt of Supreme Court orders.

Assam will stop issuing Aadhaar to adults, says Himanta, citing ‘saturation’ and ‘Bangladeshis’

August 22, 2025 9:53 am

Sarma said that Assam has 103% Aadhaar saturation, but that this is at 96% among the SC, ST and tea garden communities.

Starlink customers in India will be able to use Aadhaar for e-KYC verification

August 21, 2025 1:04 pm

The UIDAI onboarding of Starlink comes over a month after the satcom operator received the last remaining regulatory clearance from the Indian government.

Might is not right: In Bihar SIR, an old question about justice and power

August 21, 2025 7:43 pm

Who will protect the voting right of a citizen born in India who has no document to establish citizenship because his birth was not registered, who didn’t go to school even if there's right to education, if he is landless?

Merely possessing Aadhaar, PAN card or voter ID doesn't make person Indian citizen: Bomaby HC

August 12, 2025 5:29 pm

The court refused bail to Babu Abdul Ruf Sardar, alleged to be a Bangladeshi national, who entered India illegally without a valid passport or travel documents.

Now, Aadhaar mandatory to avail benefits of Delhi govt schemes

August 05, 2025 9:46 pm

The proposal, endorsed by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, seeks to bring the service of issuing income certificates under Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act, 2016.

SC tells EC to ‘continue to consider Aadhaar, voter card’, no stay on Bihar SIR

July 29, 2025 11:21 am

Court says Aadhaar and voter card “have a presumption of correctness”, can step in if there is any illegality. No change in SIR procedure as of now

What the Supreme Court did not address in its Aadhaar verdict

June 22, 2020 6:15 pm

There are still many unanswered questions about aadhaar despite the Supreme Court's verdict of more than 1,400 pages. Usha Ramanathan tells us the concerns that the poor of India still have, what making aadhaar voluntary means and whether the linking

What Justice Chandrachud said during the aadhaar verdict

June 22, 2020 6:15 pm

What Justice DY Chandrachud said during the aadhaar verdict, many agree, will have implications in the future. He was the judge who did not agree with the majority opinion of the bench on many key issues. Here's what he said.

Why you cannot compare Aadhaar to the US Social Security Number

June 22, 2020 6:15 pm

Desc: Among the many questions about Aadhaar is this one. Isn't it like the US Social Security Number? In the third story on the Aadhaar series, three experts explain how the two are not at all comparable.

Aadhaar: Three experts explain how biometrics DID NOT make it more secure

June 22, 2020 6:15 pm

Second in the Aadhaar series, in this video Usha Ramanathan, Ramanjit Singh Chima and Reetika Khera explain how biometrics were brought into the Aadhaar process without enough research and why it is unprecedented in a dangerous way.

Aadhaar: Three experts explain how biometrics DID NOT make it more secure

September 20, 2018 12:05 pm

Second in the Aadhaar series, in this video Usha Ramanathan, Ramanjit Singh Chima and Reetika Khera explain how biometrics were brought into the Aadhaar process without enough research and why it is unprecedented in a dangerous way.

Idea Exchange with UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey

June 22, 2020 6:25 pm

In this edition of the Idea Exchange, Dr Ajay Bhushan Pandey insists that although no technology is 100 per cent secure, all Aadhaar data is safe and cannot be used for any surveillance. He also spoke about various other issues regarding data protection and authentication in an interactive session

Right To Privacy Is A Fundamental Right, Says SC

June 22, 2020 6:55 pm

11 lakh PAN cards deactivated

June 22, 2020 6:56 pm

4 Steps To Link Your Aadhaar Card Number With Your PAN Card

June 22, 2020 6:59 pm

Income Tax Notification: Aadhaar-PAN Linking Must From July 1

June 22, 2020 6:59 pm