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Aadhaar as identity proof: SC to hear plea on June 16

June 15, 2026, 05:25 PM - 3 min read

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice V. Mohana is expected to take up the public interest litigation filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay.

WB govt to shift patients to pvt hospitals for free treatment

June 12, 2026, 02:25 PM - 3 min read

The initiative will be implemented in collaboration with private healthcare providers. Earlier on Thursday, the minister held meetings with several leading private hospitals in Kolkata, where the framework for the plan was discussed and finalised.

The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay has also sought a direction to the authorities to install display boards at common service centres stating that the 12-digit unique identification number is only a "proof of identity" and not a proof of citizenship, address or date of birth.

SC to hear PIL seeking guidelines for issuing Aadhaar on May 4

May 3, 2026, 05:41 PM - 3 min read

As per the apex court's cause list of May 4, the plea would come up for hearing before a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi.

Aadhaar key to transparent service delivery: Punjab Guv

March 24, 2026, 05:54 PM - 3 min read

Kataria said Aadhaar has strengthened the rural economy by directly linking citizens with both state and central governments through bank accounts, facilitating Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)

Since it prohibits storage of Aadhaar data in any form, including photocopy by private entities, individuals can add up to five profiles on a single app of their family members

UIDAI launches new Aadhaar app to ease age verification

January 31, 2026, 08:10 AM - 3 min read

With the government tightening its grip on apps and social media platforms accessed by children, age verification assumes greater importance when it comes to online games, e-commerce ventures etc. to help them cut down access to age inappropriate content for children and teenagers

The authority has also introduced a new service by which a family member’s death can be reported on myAadhaar portal, which can be accessed in 25 states and Union Territories that use the Civil Registration System

Over 2 crore Aadhaar numbers of deceased individuals disabled

November 26, 2025, 11:00 PM - 2 min read

The exercise marks one of the largest reviews undertaken by UIDAI, which said it had sourced deceased persons’ data from the Registrar General of India (RGI), states and union territories, public distribution system, and national social assistance programme, among others

Not just Aadhar,other docs can too can be forged: SC in Bihar SIR

September 15, 2025, 05:45 PM - 3 min read

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to modify its September 8 order directing the ECI to issue a formal notice stating that Aadhaar will be accepted as an identity proof document for the inclusion of a voter to the revised voters' list being prepared as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).