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How Bengal helped create the modern world of biometric identity

June 03, 2026 9:33 am

From a palm print in colonial Bengal to Aadhaar-era biometrics, discover how fingerprinting evolved into a global system for identity verification.

The Orb is a spherical, eye-scanning device developed by World.

Sam Altman’s 'World' verification project to help Tinder, Zoom users tell humans from bots

April 21, 2026 8:56 am

The World project looks to offer an alternative method to existing bot prevention measures such as CAPTCHA and facial recognition, while protecting users’ anonymity.

The Orb, from startup World, an eyeball scanner that provides you with a “World ID,” at an event in San Francisco, April 30, 2025.

Sam Altman’s World to launch iris-scanning Orb services in UK starting June 12

June 10, 2025 10:32 am

The startup’s Orb technology is reportedly drawing strong demand from enterprise users and governments amid the rise in AI-driven scams.

Maharashtra: MHADA houses only for lawmakers without flats in MMR, clarifies govt

MHADA to conduct biometric survey at its transit camps

March 25, 2022 11:37 am

MHADA rehabilitates residents of high-risk and dilapidated buildings in South Mumbai in the transit camps while the old buildings are being redeveloped.

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New biometric system uses human skull

May 16, 2016 10:49 am

'SkullConduct' uses the skull to provide a digital access code. In the future this new method could also secure smartphones, researchers said.

Aadhaar-like biometric system for mobile phone SIM card sales?

June 21, 2013 12:49 am

Delhi top cop urged home ministry to start a central database system based on biometrics.

Pakistan offers assistance to train Maldivian police

September 25, 2012 4:02 pm

Pak proposed Bio-metric system to be installed at one of the airports of Maldives for free.

Civic staff get a warning,dont extend your lunch break

September 30, 2011 2:06 am

Pune Municipal Corporation has threatened disciplinary action against those stretching the lunch break beyond the allotted time.

Now,biometric attendance makes officials systematic

March 23, 2011 4:10 am

In an effort to streamline the attendance of employees as well keep the babus on their toes in terms of performance,the biometric system installed at the Council Hall has regulated the timing of the state government officials.

Biometric attendance for college teachers and staff

January 09, 2011 4:27 am

With the start of the new academic year,college teachers and non-teaching staff under the University of Pune will not have to sign the muster any more.