Aadhar Card

Google Wallet now supports Aadhaar-based digital IDs in India, while expanding passport-based ID features to select global markets for easier identity verification

The IT ministry held a "consultation with stakeholders from the electronics industry" before reaching its decision to drop the Aadhaar preloading proposal, UIDAI said in its statement

The ​tussle over preloading state-run apps has become a recurring flashpoint between the government and ​tech firms

The app allows users to carry their Aadhaar digitally and use it for verification without showing a physical card or submitting photocopies

The mandate was introduced by the CBDT, which targets taxpayers whose PAN was issued based on an Aadhaar Enrolment ID filed before Oct 1, 2024. or face the penalty of ₹1,000

Key reforms in Aadhaar, UPI and taxes that shaped your finances this year

Track where your Aadhaar is used and share only the details you choose

The governments argued that Aadhaar does not contain an official birth certificate inside it, adding that it only shows basic identity details, not hospital or government records of birth

UIDAI's New Aadhaar App: App will allow individuals to share either complete or limited Aadhaar data, depending on requirement

The UIDAI with BIT, aims to make the Aadhaar biometric process simpler for children. The two crucial milestones at ages 5 & 15 when each child must refresh their fingerprints, iris scans & photo

Organisations that have access to Aadhaar information must store it in the secure vault, says UIDAI

UIDAI rolled out three new rules to make Aadhaar updates faster, simpler and fully digital from November 1. Citizens can update details online, complete KYC digitally, and access new fee structures

Last week, Starmer was visiting India and met with Aadhaar's architect, Nandan Nilekani - who is also the non-executive chairman of the IT services giant Infosys Ltd

Data is needed during school admissions, entrance exams and to avail certain government schemes

UIDAI increases fee for biometric updates from Rs 100 to Rs 125, will review charges in Oct 2028

Cyber fraudsters posing as ED and CBI officials duped a retired banker in south Delhi's Gulmohar Park area of Rs 23 crore by allegedly putting him under "digital arrest" for nearly a month, police said on Monday. The accused allegedly told the victim that his Aadhaar card was involved in narcotics trafficking, terror funding and Pulwama terror attack and confined him to his flat under the pretext of investigation, an officer said. "The scammers directed him not to step out of his house and coerced him into transferring his savings to various bank accounts over a span of one month," the officer said. According to the police, the 78-year-old victim stated in his complaint that the ordeal began on August 4 when he received a call from a man claiming to be a Mumbai Police officer. The caller accused him of being linked to a drug trafficking racket. Subsequently, fraudsters impersonating ED and CBI officials also contacted him. "Out of fear, the victim complied with their instructions

Cooperative banks will now be able to offer Aadhaar-enabled payment services under a revised framework unveiled by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) that aims to expand digital financial services to rural and semi-urban areas. Addressing a workshop on the new framework in New Delhi on Friday, Cooperation Ministry Secretary Ashish Kumar Bhutani said the initiative will empower cooperative banks to become more capable and self-reliant financial institutions. "This will significantly expand the reach of financial inclusion to rural and semi-urban India, in line with the government's vision of inclusive growth through cooperation," Bhutani said, according to an official statement. The new framework addresses long-standing challenges that kept cooperative banks outside the Aadhaar authentication ecosystem due to compliance and cost issues. UIDAI developed the simplified system in consultation with the Ministry of Cooperation, NABARD, NPCI, and cooperative banks. Under

The ministry clarified that there will be no change in the timings of general reserved ticket bookings through computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counters of Indian Railways at present

The country must institutionalise the technology with the sobriety that once anchored Aadhaar and implementation of GST

UIDAI CEO has asked states and union territories to ensure schools complete the mandatory Aadhaar biometric update for children aged five and fifteen to avoid service disruptions