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Chinese man held for living illegally in India; Delhi police probe spy angle

According to the police, he married a girl from Mizoram and was currently staying in Gurugram.

Sep 21, 2018

India readies for sexual offenders' registry; 9th country to roll out list

The decision to set up the database came after nationwide outrage over cases of sexual assault on minors.

Sep 20, 2018

Mother, son die in UP due to severe malnutrition; govt records their deaths as diarrhoea

Sangeeta and her eight-year-old son Suraj were rushed to the hospital when they started vomiting. When their condition became worse a few hours later, they were rushed to a hospital.

Sep 13, 2018

Impossible to introduce ghost entries into Aadhaar database: UIDAI

UIDAI also said that all the necessary precautions are taken to safeguard the data and it ranges from full encryption at the time of enrolment, which makes it tamper resistant, to stringent audit mechanism and monitoring.

Sep 12, 2018

National security at risk with Rs 2,500-worth patch capable of unverified Aadhaar enrolment

Is Aadhaar as safe as the Modi-led government claims it to be? Not anymore, say several analysts of a patch that bypasses critical security features.

Sep 11, 2018

CEO Zhang to replace Jack Ma as chairman of Alibaba group

Zhang, who was earlier the CEO of Taobao, an online shopping portal owned by the Alibaba Group, was appointed the CEO of the Alibaba Group in 2015.

Sep 10, 2018

British Airways data breach: Over 380,000 card payment details stolen; should customers be worried?

The almost two-week long hack did not involve travel or passport details, the airline said, adding that it had launched an urgent investigation into the theft of customer data.

Sep 7, 2018

Mobile number portability to become faster, easier: TRAI

The TRAI aims to help subscribers port their numbers from one operator to another within two days as opposed to the current seven working days.

Sep 6, 2018

Election Commission aims to get maximum votes from differently-abled eligible voters

According to the 2011 census, there are 2.68 crore differently-abled voters, which is 2.21 per cent of a total of 121 crore population. Among the disabled population 56 per cent (1.5 crore) are men and 44 per cent (1.18 crore) are women.

Sep 1, 2018

Uniform Civil Code undesirable, reform within communities crucial: Law Commission

The panel said that mere existence of difference in a country does not imply discrimination.

Sep 1, 2018

UIDAI relaxes Aadhaar enrolment targets for banks

The banks have been asked to ensure that at least eight enrolments or updations are carried out daily in each stipulated branch from November 1 to avoid financial disincentives to be applicable from July.

Aug 31, 2018

SC asks Assam govt to submit report on NRC's ramifications; raises doubts on Centre's role

The apex court has postponed the date for the commencement of receiving claims and objection, which was earlier scheduled to be held on August 30.

Aug 29, 2018

UIDAI makes facial recognition compulsory for Aadhar

The UIDAI said that if the Telecom Service Providers do not meet the prescribed number of face recognition, they will be charged Rs 0.20 per transaction.

Aug 24, 2018

Central govt profiling us on religious, caste lines: Oil dealers

The government has said that it needs the data for its skill development scheme. However, now petroleum dealers have said that they will go to court because the details sought are personal and infringe fundamental rights.

Aug 23, 2018

Edward Snowden speaks via video link during a news conference

Edward Snowden urges India to make 'Aadhaar misuse' a criminal offence

Edward Snowden is not convinced with current security measures taken by the government-run Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) to protect Aadhaar data.

Aug 20, 2018

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