Voter Id

Voter ID, PAN card, land documents not proof of citizenship, rules Gauhati High Court in two separate judgments

PAN card, Voters Id, land and bank documents do not constitute proof of citizenship, the Gauhati High Court reiterated while dismissing the citizenship claims of two petitioners.

Ayushman Bharat, one year on: Big challenges and bigger opportunities lie ahead of govt's flagship programme

Ayushman Bharat has come up as a strong programme in improving and meeting the Indian population’s healthcare needs, but it has a long way to go.

Aadhaar-social media account linking could result in creation of a surveillance state, deprive fundamental right to privacy

It is without question that a solution is required, but it is increasingly worrying as the solutions move toward deprivation of fundamental rights and the first steps towards a possible surveillance state.

Are you eligible for Ayushman Bharat Scheme? Here's what you need to know to check information online, offline

Ayushman Bharat Scheme or the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 2018.

Voters polling in seventh phase of Lok Sabha polls can apply for inclusion of names on electoral rolls before 19 April

The Election Commission has also been using Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT), which helps voters verify whether their votes have been recorded correctly.

Photo voter slip no longer standalone ID document during polls, says EC: Here are the other documents you can take

With the Lok Sabha elections not too far away, the Election Commission has said photo voter slips will no longer be used as the standalone identification document during elections. Voters will have to carry any of the twelve approved identity cards to the polling station.

Deletion of 30 lakh voter names in Telangana: ECI violated norms, used state surveillance data to decide who votes, says NGO Swecha

In an interview with Firstpost, Swecha’s general secretary Kiran Chandra explains where the NERP-AP went wrong in Telangana

Exclusion of 30 lakh voters during Aadhaar linking exercise in 2015 impacted 2018 Telangana Assembly polls, claims Swecha

Around 30 lakh voters in Telangana were left out of the electoral process by the end NERP-AP in April 2015

Uttar Pradesh woman, whose voter card carried Sunny Leone's image, threatens legal action

The family of Durgawati Singh, whose voter card displayed an image of a woman resembling Sunny Leone, has threatened legal action against authorities responsible.

Four Rohingya refugees arrested in Hyderabad for illegally procuring Aadhaar, Voter ID cards

The four Myanmar nationals had migrated to Hyderabad as refugees around five years back and enrolled with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), they said.