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Aadhaar card initiative a watershed event in development story of India: P
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 9 (ANI): Stressing that India is on the cusp of a digital revolution, President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday highlighted the important of the Aadhar card initiative, saying it is a watershed event in development story of India
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CBDT lays out mandatory quoting of Aadhaar; includes PAN applications, fil
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 5 (ANI): The Central Board of Direct Taxes on Wednesday notified that under the Section 139AA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 as introduced by the Finance Act, 2017 provides the mandatory quoting of Aadhaar or Enrolment ID of Aadhaar application form for filing of return o
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Ravi Shankar Prasad assures Dhoni's wife, says Aadhar is fully safe
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 29 (ANI): After an Aadhaar volunteer's "fan moment" after he prepared cricketer M.S. Dhoni's Aadhar card has become awkward for the government, Union Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said Aadhar is fully safe.
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Aadhaar important, not mandatory for any benefit: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 28 (ANI): Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday asserted that the Supreme Court has permitted delivery of many pro-poor benefits through the application of Aadhaar Card adding that though it is important to have Aa
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Sitaram Yechury attacks Centre for over 'mandatory' Aadhar card
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 27 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Sitaram Yechury today slammed the government on making Aadhaar card mandatory, saying that the Unique Identification scheme is leading to a surveillance state in the country.
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Aadhaar-linked mid-day meal scheme to check malpractices: Javadekar
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 27 (ANI): Hailing the government's move to link Aadhaar card with mid-day meal scheme, Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said it has been initiated to check malpractices and bring in transparency.
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Govt. proposes to make Aadhaar mandatory for filing of IT returns
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday proposed to make Aadhaar mandatory for filing of the Income-Tax returns as well as for obtaining the Permanent Account Number (PAN), thereby allowing only cheque contributions to electoral trusts.
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Govt. issues clarification regarding Aadhaar card requirements under ICDS
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 9 (ANI): There have been reports in the media regarding cash transfers under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme and making Aadhaar mandatory for benefits under the Women and Child Development Ministry's programme.
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Committed towards secure, citizen-friendly performance: UIDAI
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 5 (ANI): Dismissing reports of alleged breach of Aadhaar data, misuse of biometrics, breach of privacy and creation of parallel databases, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has stressed on the safety of personal data of individuals held by it.
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Satya Nadella announces 'Skype Lite'; applauds India for phenome
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI): Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Wednesday announced the integration of Skype and Aadhaar to launch the 'Skype Lite' for low speed mobile internet connections, which will be supported by Aadhaar and will enable technology that can empower people and o
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Aadhar-based biometrics soon for Kashmir residents
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathua (J&K) [India] Jan. 28 (ANI): With the government all set to roll out Aadhaar-based payment services, the residents of Jammu and Kashmir are getting used to the idea of providing their Aadhaar numbers and using biometrics.
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Will PM Modi's face be on Chandrayaan, Aadhaar card now: Congress on
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Jan. 13(ANI): A fuming Congress Party on Friday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC) controversy, saying his self love obsession bordering on narcissism has become the hallmark of the later.
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