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The plea stated that fake and paid news prevents the free exercise of the right to vote due to the use of money and muscle power by candidates.

Linking Aadhaar To Social Media: All Pleas Transferred To Supreme Court, Hearing In January

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A bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose passed the order on the petition filed by social media giant Facebook in this regard.

In-principle Decision To Link Aadhaar With GST Registration

The GST Council may consider merging the two brackets 12 per cent and 18 per cent to a single bracket.

Over 21.08 Crore PAN-Aadhaar Linkages Till Now: Data

As per official figures accessed by PTI, a total of 21,08,16,676 PANs issued by the Income Tax Department have been linked with Aadhaar till Monday

UIDAI Asks Enrolment Agencies In Kerala To Provide Free E-Aadhaar Printouts

The e-Aadhaar printouts can be taken by people from the enrolment centres by giving their name and biometric authentication, said UIDAI CEO, Ajay Bhushan Pandey

DoT Asks Telcos To Tweak Systems For Use Of Virtual IDs, Limited KYC

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Virtual IDs in lieu of Aadhaar number and migrate to the 'limited KYC' mechanism for mobile subscribers

Govt Shelves Dec 31 Deadline On Aadhaar, PAN In Financial Dealings

The government has extended till further notice the December 31 deadline for mandatory quoting of national biometric identifier Aadhaar and PAN for certain financial transactions like opening of a bank account.

Govt Keeps Window Open On PAN, Aadhaar For Financial Dealings

The government has amended rules requiring mandatory quoting of national biometric identifier Aadhaar and PAN for certain financial transactions like opening of a bank account by keeping the deadline open-ended in place of the current December 31.

Aadhaar Good For Citizens, But Can Be Misused: Michael Chertoff, Former Secretary, Department Of Homeland Security, USA

Brij Pahwa

In an exclusive interview with BW Businessworld, Secretary Chertoff talks about the possibility of Aadhaar’s misuse. This part of the interview has been explored in the form of a story below. Can Aadhaar really be misused?

Govt Simplifies Aadhaar-Based Verification Of Existing SIMs

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Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha said mobile numbers can be linked with Aadhaar through OTP (one time password), app or IVRS facility

Aadhaar Linkage With Bank Accounts Mandatory, Says RBI

The RBI clarification followed media reports quoting a reply to a Right to Information (RTI) application that suggested the apex bank has not issued any order for mandatory Aadhaar linkage with bank accounts

Govt Saved Rs 57,000 Crore Through DBT Scheme, Says Prasad

Scores of schemes like MGNREGA have been linked to DBT, under which the receivables are transferred directly to the beneficiary's bank accounts

FinMin To Decide Tomorrow Extending PAN linkage With Aadhaar

The deadline for linking PAN with Aadhaar previously was July 31, but was extended to August 31.

Narayana Murthy An Iconic Figure, A Visionary: Nandan Nilekani