The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has introduced a revised Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for updating names in Aadhaar, replacing the earlier procedure issued in 2021. The new SOP was uploaded…
The Karnataka Stamps and Registration department has ordered officials not to accept Aadhaar cards as proof of age when registering marriages, following the Supreme Court's 2024 ruling that Aadhaar is not a…
The Bombay high court has flagged a 'concerning pattern' of foreign nationals fraudulently obtaining Indian identity documents such as Aadhaar and PAN cards to claim citizenship. A bench of Justices AS Gadkari…
India has scrapped plans for a centralised biometric database for telecom users. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) notified the final Telecommunications (User Identification) Rules, 2026 last Friday, dropping the Biometric Identity Verification…
The Bombay High Court has asked the Centre and the Unique Identification Authority of India to consider amending the Aadhaar Act, 2016 to help agencies trace and deport foreign nationals who fraudulently…
The Department of Telecommunications notified the Telecommunications (User Identification) Rules, 2026, on August 21, dropping its proposed shared Biometric Identity Verification System. The system would have given users unique IDs and enabled…
The Supreme Court has proposed a series of reforms to the surety verification system, including the introduction of professional bail bondspersons, dedicated district court staff for verification, and a nationwide Surety Information…
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has increased the penalty for errors in Aadhaar applications from Rs 25 to Rs 1,000 per rejected application, leaving Kerala's service centres buried in dues.…
UIDAI has completed more than 2 crore Mandatory Biometric Updates for schoolchildren during a nationwide drive launched in September 2025. The exercise has covered over 1.56 lakh schools through camps organised with…
The Unique Identification Authority of India has completed mandatory biometric updates for over 2 crore school children through camps in 1.56 lakh schools. Greater Kashmir reports that the drive, started in September…
