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Frustrated over EPF withdrawal, Odisha man threatens to commit suicide
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], Oct 5 (ANI): An employee working with Odisha's electrical department has threatened to commit suicide after he was unable to withdraw his Employee Provident Fund (EPF), which he claimed was due to an error on his Aadhaar Card.
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Office of profit: Court seeks ECI response on AAP MLAs plea
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a notice and sought a response from the Election Commission of India over a petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party MLA's in a matter related to the office of profit case.
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Amid strong criticism from colleagues, CJI Misra delivered historic judgem
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, slated to retire on October 2, will be remembered for pronouncing some of the historical judgements that have been pending for a long time. Justice Misra was the 45th CJI. Justice Ranjan Gogoi will succeed him, and
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Aadhaar verdict is a progressive judgment: Amitabh Kant
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 26 (ANI): Hours after the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhaar, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Wednesday termed the verdict as a good and progressive judgment.
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Aadhaar under UPA was 'Niradhar': Amit Shah
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 26 (ANI): After the Supreme Court's verdict on Aadhaar's constitutional validity, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Wednesday took a swipe at the Congress party saying, the proposed unique identification number scheme under the United Progressive Allian
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Purpose of Aadhaar Act legitimate: UIDAI
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 26 (ANI): Calling the Supreme Court's verdict on Aadhaar as "historical and landmark", the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Wednesday said the Act withstood the judicial scrutiny and its "purpose is legitimate".
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Aadhaar: Rahul hails SC verdict for supporting Cong vision
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 26 (ANI): Welcoming the Supreme Court's verdict on constitutional validation of Aadhaar, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asserted that while Aadhaar was an instrument of empowerment for his party, it was a "tool of oppression and surveillance" for the ru
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Aadhaar verdict: Opposition welcomes SC directive
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 26 (ANI): Opposition leaders appreciated Supreme Court's verdict on Aadhaar pronounced on Wednesday saying, 'restrictions on unnecessary linkages to areas interfering in the personal lives of people is surely a welcome step.'
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Key takeaways from Aadhaar verdict by the top court
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhaar and said that it empowers the marginalised sections of the society. The ruling, however, came with certain caveats with the top court mandating that the 12-digit identifier will not
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Center welcomes SC's decision on Aadhaar, terms it 'historic'
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 26 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court's ruling on Aadhaar which upheld its Constitutional validity while making it non-mandatory in certain cases including school admission, NEET and CBSE exams.
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Aadhaar verdict: Soli Sorabjee supports Justice Chandrachud's dissent
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 26 (ANI): Former Attorney General of India Soli Sorabjee has extended support to Justice DY Chandrachud, the lone dissenting judge on Wednesday's majority verdict on Aadhaar. Justice Chandrachud made strong observations against the Aadhaar Act and said that it violate
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Aadhaar linking with PAN mandatory, not needed for bank A/Cs
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that linking Aadhaar with bank accounts and mobile phone numbers is not mandatory, but a must for Permanent Account Number (PAN).
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