June 23rd, 2018Aadhar Card is a 12 digit unique identification number issued by the UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India). The Aadhar card is based on a person’s biometric and demographic data. Aadhar card has become a very crucial document in India and is linked to a wide range of services like bank account, passport, etc and government...
January 15th, 2018Aadhaar-issuing authority UIDAI has extended the temporary permission given to Bharti Airtel for using the biometric identity for re-verification of its mobile customers till March 31.
It had last month allowed Airtel to use Aadhaar for re-verification of its mobile customers till January 10 with stiff riders after the company...
January 8th, 2018The Editors Guild of India is deeply concerned over reports that the Deputy Director of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) had registered an FIR against Rachna Khaira, a reporter of The Tribune, in the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police. The reporter has been booked under IPC sections 419 (punishment for cheating under...
October 13th, 2017The Indian governments Aadhaar card scheme, which has enrolled more than 1 billion people, has helped the exchequer save about USD 9 billion by eliminating fraud in beneficiary lists, its architect Nandan Nilekani has said here.
The system, launched by the previous UPA government, has been "enthusiastically" supported by the current...
May 31st, 2017The Income Tax Department today urged taxpayers to link their Aadhaar with their Permanent Account Number (PAN), using an SMS-based facility.
The department issued advertisements in leading national dailies and described how both the unique identity numbers of an individual can be linked by sending an SMS to either 567678 or...
April 25th, 2017Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched Merchant Pay to help retailers seamlessly integrate payments across multiple channels like Aadhaar, credit and debit card as well as phone-based payments through a single interface.
Merchant Pay will allow consumers to transact by using fingerprint and confirming identity at stores that are...
December 31st, 2016To promote cash less transactions, Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt Ltd today introduced Aadhar enabled payment system in more than 1,000 milk booths and 'Safal' retail stores.
This service would now be available in addition to the existing modes like E-wallets and SmartChange Cards.
"The decision to introduce Aadhar Enabled...
