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New RTE admission rules in UP: Govt issues guidelines to make enrolment easy, child's Aadhar number longer mandatory
The UP government has simplified the admission process for underprivileged children under the RTE Act by removing the mandatory Aadhar card requirement for the child. The directive also includes age-specific admission criteria and outlines a two-stage lottery process for school allocation.
2 min read10 Jan 2026Medical board to use Aadhaar to verify identity in exams, enhance security and transparency
The National Board of Examination can now use Aadhaar for voluntary identity verification in medical exams, aiming to reduce impersonation and fraud. The initiative seeks to bolster transparency and trust in the examination process amid concerns over admission irregularities.
1 min read28 Aug 2025Ed Sheeran or Edwinder Singh? Netizens rename British singer as he confesses his love for Bollywood, Tollywood movies
Ed Sheeran was replying to a social media user who was surprised to learn that the British singer has watched Shraddha Kapoor's debut movie, Aashiqui 2.
1 min read16 Jun 2025Govt to amend Aadhaar Act for improved consent, DPDP Act alignment
The government's intention is to plug gaps and align the Aadhaar Act with the DPDP Act, according to officials.
2 min read9 Apr 2025DPDP draft rules raise concerns on parental consent, national security checks
The rules have also proposed to give the Centre exceptional powers to seek personal data—or withhold it—of and from a citizen, citing national security.
3 min read3 Jan 2025From free Aadhaar update to special FD schemes, 5 key personal finance deadlines ending in March
Some of the key deadlines expiring in the month of March include free updation of Aadhaar, special fixed deposit schemes offered by SBI and IDBI and investment in tax saving instruments.
2 min read1 Mar 2024Deadline for Aadhaar-PAN link nears: What are the benefits of linking these two identity proofs?
There are a host of benefits when it comes to linking PAN with Aadhaar as these two are important for KYC at opening your bank accounts, they also help in making it easier for filing your income tax returns among others.
2 min read5 Mar 2023Aadhaar now a magic number, world coming to us for our talent: S Jaishankar
While speaking about the importance of digitalisation and digital data, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Aadhaar is like a magic number on which a huge number of people depend upon for their daily tasks
3 min read23 Feb 2023