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With deadline nearing, Aadhaar seeding of 93.4% MGNREGS workers completed in Kerala

With deadline nearing, Aadhar seeding of 93.4% MGNREGS workers completed in Kerala

The Hindu

Data leaks and government denials: CoWIN is front-page news across English newspapers

It’s only Tuesday and the biggest news of the week is the CoWIN data breach, where the private information of lakhs of Indians registered on the app was allegedly leaked to private players. A Telegram bot revealed details of individuals on entering their phone number or Aadhaar card details.

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CoWIN data leak: Aadhaar, passport details, phone numbers of lakhs of Indians made public on Telegram

In a major data breach, private information of lakhs of Indians registered on the CoWIN app to avail Covid-19 vaccination has reportedly been leaked to private players.

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Centre urges States to adopt Aadhaar-based payment system for MGNREGS workers to avoid wage delays

The Ministry has also asserted that workers would not be refused work if they did not have an Aadhaar number.

The Hindu

MP John Brittas flags Aadhaar-based ‘financial fraud’

Member of Parliament John Brittas highlighted incidents “where individuals have been robbed of their hard-earned financial resources through Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS) within a matter of minutes” in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The Hindu

Give an opportunity to pre-2014 retirees to avail of higher PF pensions: Kerala MP

Kerala MP John Brittas, in a letter to Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav said the Supreme Court’s November 2022 judgement “does not negate the right of higher pension” for pre-2014 retirees; he also said the online portal for those who wished to avail themselves of higher PF pension was riddled…

The Hindu

UIDAI allows residents to verify email, mobile number seeded with Aadhaar

The development comes after the Aadhaar custodian noticed that in some instances, residents were not aware or sure about which of their mobile numbers was seeded to their Aadhaar

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Extend deadline by 6 months for online submission of consent for higher PF pension: Kerala MP

With the period stipulated by the EPFO expiring on May 3, 2023 for sections of employees and pensioners to exercise joint option along with their employers for higher PF pension, the demand has been made by John Brittas, MP from Kerala, for extending the deadline by six months.

The Hindu

HC asks Centre to respond to plea for linking property with Aadhaar

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Centre to file reply on a plea seeking linking of immovable and movable property documents of citizens with their Aadhaar numbers to curb corruption, black money generation. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Atiq Ahmad, his wife among 5 booked in forgery case linked to Umesh Pal's murder

PRAYAGRAJ: Police in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj has booked gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, his wife Shaista Parveen and son Ali in a forgery case linked to the murder of Umesh Pal, the key witness in the murder case of BSP MLA Raju Pal.

The Times of India

Five men ganged together through Telegram group to commit credit card fraud in Delhi, arrested

NEW DELHI: Two engineering graduates, two Aadhaar enrolment centre employees and a private firm worker ganged together through a Telegram group and duped a Pune-based fintech startup after procuring credit cards using names and PAN details of celebrities like M S Dhoni, Abhishek Bachchan and Madhuri Dixit, the Delhi Police…

The Times of India

India, soon world's most populous nation, doesn't know how many people it has

In two months, India is projected to become the world's most populous country with over 1.4 billion people. But for at least a year, and possibly longer, the country won't know how many people it has because it hasn't been able to count them.

Reuters

Surveillance concerns as India issues new digital IDs in Kashmir

In Indian-administered Kashmir, some see the new family IDs as part of campaign to exert greater control over residents.

Al Jazeera

UIDAI Urges Verification Entities To Adhere To Aadhaar Usage Hygiene

UIDAI issued a set of guidelines to Offline Verification Seeking Entities highlighting several usage hygiene issues, better safety mechanisms at users level and ways to further enhance residents' trust while using Aadhaar voluntarily for lawful purposes. Read on for details:

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Now Aadhaar holders can update addresses online with consent of head of family

NEW DELHI: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has now allowed residents to update addresses in Aadhaar online with the consent of their head of family, an official statement said on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Use Aadhaar confidently but maintain same usage hygiene as bank account, passport: UIDAI

NEW DELHI: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has advised people to use Aadhaar confidently as per their choice to avail benefits and services, but to observe the same level of usage hygiene as one would for other identity documents including bank account, PAN or passport.

The Times of India

Training for policemen to check authenticity of Aadhaar card in Haryana

CHANDIGARH: Haryana chief secretary, Sanjeev Kaushal said on Friday that a special workshop will be organised in all the districts of the state in the next one month for training and awareness purposes of the policemen to check the authenticity or wrong information in Aadhaar card.

The Times of India

Aadhaar-based e-KYC transactions rise 22% to 28.75 crore in November

NEW DELHI: Aadhaar-based e-KYC transactions increased by 22 per cent month-on-month to 28.75 crore in November while the cumulative number of the transaction crossed 1,350 crore, an official statement said on Thursday.

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Govt tells YouTube to take down 3 channels with nearly 33 lakh subscribers over ‘fake news’

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has directed YouTube to take down three channels for allegedly making fake claims.

The Times of India

UIDAI asks state governments, entities to verify Aadhaar before accepting it

NEW DELHI: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has asked state governments and entities to verify Aadhaar before accepting it either in the physical or electronic form to check its misuse, an official statement said on Thursday.

The Times of India

Jamtara, Giridih cyber gangs stationing recruits in small or KAVAL towns: Six cheats arrested in Prayagraj spill the beans

PRAYAGRAJ: After their traditional bases of Jamtara and Giridih districts of Jharkhand have come under police scanner, big cyber criminals are hiring young recruits, who live in rented accommodations in small or KAVAL (Kanpur, Agra, Varanasi, Allahabad and Lucknow) towns, open accounts in both private and government banks after changing…

Dynamite News

Govt Amends Aadhaar Rules; Supporting Documents Need To Be Updated Every 10 Years

Aadhaar number holders may, on completion of every 10 years from the date of enrolment for Aadhaar, update their supporting documents in Aadhaar, at least once. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

Report: India On Track To Become Third-Largest Economy By 2030

The report titled 'Why This Is India's Decade' looked at the trends and policies shaping the future of India's economy. Read on for details:

The Times of India

Over 25 crore e-KYC transactions carried out using Aadhaar in September

NEW DELHI: Over 25 crore e-KYC transactions were carried out using Aadhaar in September, almost 7.7 per cent higher than the levels seen in August, according to an official release.

The Times of India

UIDAI urges document updation for Aadhaar numbers issued over 10 years back

NEW DELHI: Aadhaar holders who were issued the unique ID more than 10 years back but have not updated their details since then are being urged to update identification and residence proof documents, UIDAI said on Tuesday.

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