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Do we need the Aadhar scheme?
Its guarantee of non-duplication can have far-reaching cost benefits but it has deep design flaws that can be compromised. PRAVEEN CHAKRAVARTY Former Volunteer, Financial Inclusion, UIDAI& "Aadhaar is an unadulterated identity programme that answers the question: Is the individual who he or she claims to be?" The word "unique", and not "identity", is central to the unique identity programme or Aadhaar.

'Crony' of Mugabe to promote Thai national image
A Thai Cabinet member under U.S. sanctions for alleged business deals with Zimbabwe strongman Robert Mugabe is now in charge of promoting Thailand's national image.

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Chidambaram hands over Res Identity Cards in Andaman, Nicobar

Port Blair: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday handed over the first Resident Identity Card (RIC) to a woman at Prothrapur village in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. After handing over the

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Aadhar targets 200 million enrolments soon
Bangalore: The state-run Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) is racing against time to enroll a whopping 200 million people in the next two months to make its Aadhar numbers the world's

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Railways makes ID proof mandatory for AC class passengers

New Delhi: Faced with increasing incidents of misuse of tickets, Railways have made it mandatory for all passengers travelling in AC classes to carry an identity proof with them. So far, carrying

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Will Aadhar be just another white elephant?

So it's been around three years after the formation of India's ambitious Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) or Aadhaar. Biometric identity cards for 1.2 billion Indians! Aadhar entered

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