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UIDAI brings ‘selective share’ feature on new Aadhaar app: All you need to know about 'paperless way' to share identity

November 25, 2025 12:42 pm

The new Aadhaar app's 'Selectively Share' feature allow users to share the details, such as such as their name, address, photo, date of birth, and more, in a masked form.

New UIDAI Aadhaar app launched: How to download, update Aadhaar card and use key features – Step-by-step guide

November 18, 2025 2:45 pm

New UIDAI Aadhaar App Launched: UIDAI recently launched a new Aadhaar app with upgraded security, multi-profile support, offline access and easy data control. Downloadable on Android and iOS, the app simplifies digital identity management for over 140 crore users.

UIDAI waives charges for Aadhaar biometric update for children aged 7-15: Here's how to update Blue (Baal) Aadhaar for free

November 19, 2025 5:43 am

Aadhaar Mandatory Biometric Update 2025: There is a waiver of Aadhaar Mandatory Biometric Update for children aged from 7-15 years, effective from October 1st, 2025 and will last one year.

How to update address in Aadhaar card online? Check step-by-step guide and last date for free update

November 08, 2025 12:11 pm

You can now update your Aadhaar card address online for free till July 14, 2026, through the myAadhaar portal. Follow this simple step-by-step guide to change your address using valid proof documents.

How to order an Aadhaar PVC card without an Aadhaar-registered mobile number

October 30, 2025 6:11 am

UIDAI announced in a recent X post that anyone can now receive their Aadhaar PVC Card online, even if they do not have an Aadhaar-registered phone number.

India needs an SIR because of Manmohan Singh government’s Aadhaar policies

September 29, 2025 3:40 pm

The policies of the UPA government gave short shrift to both the integrity of electoral rolls and national security by diluting the citizenship requirements and replacing them with a vague, ambiguous, undefined ‘resident’.

Starlink customers in India will be able to use Aadhaar for e-KYC verification

August 21, 2025 1:04 pm

The UIDAI onboarding of Starlink comes over a month after the satcom operator received the last remaining regulatory clearance from the Indian government.

Aadhaar QR Scanner App: How to verify Aadhaar card using QR scanner

July 25, 2025 8:42 am

Aadhaar QR Scanner App: The new digitally signed secure QR code is secure and tamper-proof since it is digitally signed by UIDAI and can be read using UIDAI's individual application.

Delhi: UIDAI probes unauthorised website offering Aadhaar-related services, staffers booked

July 19, 2025 1:24 am

To check the veracity of the website, the authority shared a test Enrollment ID on the website around 9 pm on May 5 to get a Unique Identification (UID)

How to download Aadhaar Virtual ID (VID) for free online?

July 09, 2025 6:42 am

Aadhaar Virtual ID (VID) 2025: VID will be made available through the UIDAI website (www.myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in), eAadhaar download, and the mAadhaar mobile application, among others.

UIDAI VIDEOS

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

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