Aadhaar

How a fake Aadhaar slipped through — and shifted a voter's address

August 05, 2026 5:13 pm

A routine check of the electoral roll before the polls led a Pune resident to discover that his address — and constituency — had been changed without his consent. The case has prompted questions over how the change was approved.

Waiting for an organ transplant? New portal will let patients track their turn in real time, enable faster access

August 04, 2026 10:13 pm

New platform creates a unified country-wide waiting list, enables transparent organ allocation, tracks transplant outcomes, supports nationwide swap donor matching, and allows hospitals to raise "super urgent" requests.

Farmer's bank trip for Aadhaar update, then gunshot: Freak accident death in Delhi

July 31, 2026 11:21 am

Police said the security guard was loading cartridges into the weapon when it discharged, hitting the victim from behind.

Aadhaar, Voter ID, PAN card, bank passbook not proof of citizenship: Calcutta High Court

July 30, 2026 4:08 am

The court observed that documents such as an Aadhaar card, PAN card, voter identity card, bank passbook and ancestral land records are not conclusive proof of Indian citizenship.

‘Safeguard essential’: Supreme Court on withholding children’s Aadhaar details under APAAR scheme

July 26, 2026 5:03 am

Paragraph 19 of the December 12, 2025 judgment of the Orissa HC asked authorities “to consider amendment of the model consent form to include an opt out/refusal of consent option therein”.

Kerala High Court backs Aadhaar card for tatkal booking, suggests PAN as alternative

July 24, 2026 2:27 pm

A man filed a PIL challenging the Railways' July 2025 notification requiring Aadhaar-based OTP authentication for online Tatkal bookings on the ground that it infringed citizens' right to privacy.

On SIR, listen to digital governance and Aadhaar pioneer

July 14, 2026 1:13 am

As R S Sharma argues, by not regarding the document as credible address proof for SIR, the state is failing to make meaningful use of the Aadhaar database -- which also carries biometric details and proof of age -- that it has created

Ex-Aadhaar head: Asking people to prove citizenship is State's failure

August 03, 2026 6:58 pm

Every document in circulation is partial or disowned — the ration card the government itself says is not residence proof, the utility bill in another's name, the rent agreement easily faked.

Subsidy diverted for 3 years: Farmer after glitch leaves two with same Aadhaar number

June 28, 2026 8:15 pm

The man to whose account the benefits are being allegedly transferred, denied receiving any perks.

Government says passport is not proof of citizenship. What is?

June 27, 2026 6:04 am

Since passports and voter ID cards can be issued only to citizens, why is there no presumption of citizenship? Is this not an official act?

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