Aadhaar, India's extraordinary attempt to give every citizen a biometric identity, is set for a massive revamp with new offline verification tools and non-intrusive ways for people seeking to voluntarily use the 12-digit unique number for new bank accounts and mobile connections.

Aadhaar: Twists and turns in the biometric tale

The year 2018 will be looked back in future for some of the remarkable judgements that not only shaped the contemporary period but will also influence the life of the generations to come.

Major judgements of 2018 by Supreme, High Court

The Cabinet on Monday approved amending the existing laws to provide legal backing for seeding of biometric ID Aadhaar with mobile numbers and bank accounts as an optional KYC after the Supreme Court barred the mandatory use of the 12-digit unique identifier by private firms, sources said.

Aadhaar not compulsory with bank accounts, mobiles: Cabinet approves amendments

The government will look into common service centres’ (CSCs) appeal that they be allowed to carry out Aadhaar-related work such as enrolment and updating services, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Tuesday.

Ravi Shankar Prasad to CSCs: Will find way out on Aadhaar work issue

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday assured the country that the biometric data on Aadhaar was kept in safe and secure condition. Addressing an event in Delhi, Prasad said, "Biometric data on Aadhaar is kept in safe and secure conditions, in an encrypted form, it cannot be breached".

Biometric data on Aadhaar is kept safe and secure: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Aadhaar is not mandatory to avail benefits for the first time under the recently-launched Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) but will be compulsory for those seeking treatment under the scheme for the second time, according to a top official.

Aadhaar mandatory for second time treatment under Ayushman Bharat

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday said a Parliament approved legislation can restore mandatory linking of biometric ID Aadhaar with mobile phones and bank accounts, but did not say if the government will bring a new law for the same.

Banks, telcos could be allowed to use Aadhaar, says Arun Jaitley

Last week, the honourable Supreme Court of India delivered the verdict on Aadhaar. As a sequel to this, all political parties are claiming victory. Indeed, the two parties which have been at the helm of power in the Centre have been associated with the introduction of this.

Overzealous Aadhaar implementation a lost national security opportunity

The Supreme Court on Wednesday pronounced its crucial verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme and its enabling 2016 law.

Supreme Court upholds validity of Aadhaar, says can't be insisted in education, banking and telecom

In its verdict on the constitutionality of the Unique Identification Number Aadhaar, the Supreme Court pronounced today, "Aadhaar cannot be insisted upon in schools and private companies.

Aadhaar not mandatory for mobile phone connections, bank accounts: Supreme Court 

The Supreme Court verdict on Aadhaar will have different impact for different folks, a relief for those who no longer have to link their cards to their bank accounts and mobiles but tying millions dependent on subsidies to the biometric id, say activists and others.

Aadhaar verdict: Different impact for different folks

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India and the G4 nations voiced concern over the lack of substantive progress in the long-pending Security Council reform, saying it is time to finally initiate text-based negotiations to safeguard the legitimacy and credibility of the powerful UN organ.

India, G4 nations voice concern over lack of progress in long-pending UN Security Council reform

Congress president Rahul Gandhi thanked the Supreme Court for its verdict on the Aadhaar Act on Wednesday and said that it was an "instrument" for his party but a tool of "oppression and surveillance" for the BJP.

Rahul thanks Supreme Court for supporting 'Congress's vision' on Aadhaar

The judiciary has been able to restore balance to Aaadhar scheme. It was a project which came to life during UPA. It became an act when Narendra Modi came to power.

Judiciary restores the balance in Aadhaar, curtails legislative outreach

The following is the chronology of events leading up to the Supreme Court on Wednesday declaring the Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid although it struck down some provisions including the linking of the biometric ID with bank accounts, mobile phones and school admissions: * January 2009: Planning Commission notification on UIDAI.

Aadhaar judgement: The timeline of Aadhaar case

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday passed a crucial verdict as it upheld the constitutionality of the Aadhaar scheme. The historic verdict was pronounced by a constitutional bench of five- judges comprising -- Justices AK Sikri, AM Khawilkar, DY Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan -- led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra.

Aadhaar judgement: Quotable quotes of judges

The UIDAI Wednesday termed the Supreme Court judgement, which upheld Aadhaar as a constitutionally valid scheme, as a victory. The Unique Identification Authority of India CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey told that the 4:1 apex court judgement announced Wednesday is in favour of Aadhaar.

Aadhaar verdict: UIDAI sees victory in Supreme Court judgement, says private usage restricted

The Aadhaar Act could not have been passed as Money Bill as it amounts to a fraud on the Constitution and is liable to be struck down, Supreme Court Justice D Y Chandrachud said Wednesday.

Aadhaar law couldn't have been passed as Money Bill, amounts to fraud on Constitution: Justice Chandrachud

Hours after Supreme Court verdict on Aadhaar, former finance minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram launched a scathing attack on the government and said that BJP led NDA tried to convert Aadhaar into a ''monster'' that will rule every aspect of a person's life.

NDA tried to convert Aadhaar into a 'monster': P Chidambaram 

Finance minister Arun Jaitley welcomed Supreme Court's decision of upholding the constitutionality of the Aadhaar scheme as he called the verdict "historic" and said that its concept has been accepted after judicial review.

'It is a historic order', says Jaitley after Supreme Court's Aadhaar verdict

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday upheld the constitutionality of the Aadhaar scheme. The top court, in its verdict today, stated that "Aadhaar cannot be insisted upon in schools and private companies.

Complete list of services exempted from Aadhaar as per Supreme Court directive 

The Supreme Court will likely pronounce the crucial judgment on petitions challenging the validity of Aadhaar on Wednesday. The case will be heard by the five-judge constitutional bench comprising, chief justice Dipak Misra and Justices AK Sikri, AM Khawilkar, DY Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan.

Can Aadhaar be made mandatory? Supreme Court judgement today

The judgement was reserved after a marathon hearing which went on for 38 days over four months

Supreme Court reserves judgement on pleas challenging constitutional validity of Aadhaar

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