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For NDA's move to raise MSPs of monsoon crops to matter, agriculture needs structural changes, says economic analyst
Madhura Swaminathan talked about the challenges facing Indian agriculture, including low MSPs and farm income and disagreement with Aadhaar-enabled food security in the PDS.

Aadhaar misuse: As many as 164 UID related frauds reported since 2011; highest in 2018, reveals data
In the six years since the launch of the Aadhaar programme in September 2011, 164 cases of forged or fake Aadhaar numbers and Aadhaar-related banking frauds have been reported

Six Uttar Pradesh youth taken into police custody for producing fake Aadhaar cards during army recruitment rally
Six youths from Uttar Pradesh have been taken into police custody for allegedly producing fake domicile documents, including Aadhaar cards, during an ongoing army recruitment rally.

Man loses Rs 75,000 in a phishing case related to the linking of bank account to Aadhaar number
Shingote gave the number which he had received through a text message. Soon he found that Rs 75,000 had been withdrawn by unidentified persons from his bank account.

Delhi government makes ration distribution in all 2,254 fair price shops online
The new online system will also provide portability under which a ration card holder can avail ration from any shop in the city.

Narrative-peddlers should take a break; Indian economy is not in as bad a shape as is being claimed
However, slow nursing of the economy back to health is possible only if it has not been irrevocably grounded, as former finance minister Yashwant Sinha has alleged.

Maharashtra baby girl Bhavna Santosh Jadhav gets Aadhaar number six minutes after birth
Bhavna Santosh Jadhav is just a few minutes old, but she already has in place her vital identity proof: the Aadhaar number.

BJP slams state govt for failing to address issue of illegal Rohingyas, Bangladeshis in Jammu and Kashmir
BJP spokesperson Virender Gupta said that Rohingyas have formed a militant organisation named Hoozi Arakan headed by Abdul Qudus Burmi that has links with JeM and LeT and even has bases in Pakistan

Assam gets Aadhaar: 3 years on, BJP govt's move will make life easier for those living outside the state
In a major change of policy, the BJP-led government in Assam has given its nod on the issue of Aadhaar cards in the state which was stalled for three years.

Demonetisation: Seizure of currency notes in recent raids shows Modi govt's lack of preparedness
The government should try to find a way out and put back the impounded new notes into circulation after they are inspected and registered by a magistrate

Aadhaar case: Why carrying forward Manmohan's sin does no credit to Modi
The government has only itself to blame for the slapdown it received from a three-judge Supreme Court bench on Wednesday on extending Aadhaar even on a voluntary basis beyond LPG and the public distribution system.

Pilot projects for single-window help to sex workers proves successful
Two pilot schemes to help sex workers access basic government schemes have worked well, It is time to scale them up.

Managers at Telecom firm held in SIM card racket: Mumbai police
Three people, including two managers of a private telecom company, have been arrested for procuring SIM cards on the basis of fake identities, Mumbai Police said on Friday.

Sebi reforms: PSUs to have 25% public holding in 3 yrs, offer for sale norms relaxed
Another proposal approved by the board today included easing of the Offer For Sale (OFS) norms wherein retail investors would be provided with 10 percent reservation and sellers of shares may also give discounts to retail investors.<br />

Rajnath pushes national ID cards: Will Aadhaar go out of the window?
The home minister wants to pursue the NDA scheme of giving ID cards only to citizens. So what happens to all the Aadhaar numbers issued so far - including many to non-citizens and kids?

Cobrapost exposes how illegal immigrants easily avail Aadhaar cards
A sting operation conducted by Cobrapost has exposed how government officials across the country have been offering to forge documents in order to provide Aadhaar cards to illegal immigrants.

Imphal: Bag containing Aadhaar cards dumped near river
A postal bag containing Aadhaar cards, insurance papers and other documents was found near Imphal river near here, official sources said today.

Nilekani may quit UIDAI by March-end to fight polls
Nilekani, whose name is doing the rounds for Bangalore South constituency, however, did not say when he will join Congress party.

West Bengal resolution wants Aadhaar delinked from DBT
The decision of the Centre would put the common people into tremendous hardship, according to the resolution passed by the West Bengal Assembly.

We will meet 60-crore Aadhaar target by 2014: Nandan Nilekani
UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani today expressed hope that the target of issuing 60 crore Aadhaar numbers would be met by 2014, saying that so far 40 crore people have already received them.