-PTI Government says there is no threat of discontinuation of mobile numbers issued using Aadhaar. New Delhi: Mobile service customers who want to get their Aadhaar details removed from the records of telecom operators would need to provide alternative verification documents, industry body COAI said on October 18. The Cellular Operators Association of India, as also directed by the DepARTment of Telecom, said that the services will not be disconnected during the change...

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: There could be a fresh KYC headache for over 50 crore mobile connections, or almost half of India’s phone population. They stare at the prospect of disconnection if SIM cards procured on the basis of Aadhaar verification are not backed up by a fresh identification. The issue has come to the fore following the Supreme Court’s judgment on Aadhaar where the court barred private companies from...

-The Telegraph The harassment at workplace act needs an upgrade to include men and transgenders in the MeToo conversation I have been sexually harassed and bullied by my boss. I was threatened I would lose my job if I didn’t comply — sounds like an excerpt from one of the hundreds of accounts of women that have been doing the rounds on social media? Well, it is a story of sexual harassment...

-Livemint.com The production of ‘mahua’ is finally entering the formal economy as new initiatives seek to upscale this indigenous drink, selling it across the country and even the globe It is a cloudy morning in Nangur village in Bastar district, Chattisgarh. It is a settlement of a little over 400 families, considered fairly large in these pARTs. We make a bumpy journey down a narrow, unpaved road intermittently shaded by sargi (sal)...

-Moneylife.in During the first half of 2018, there were 945 data breaches leading to 4.5 billion (450 crore) data records being compromised. According to the Breach Level Index of digital security firm Gemalto, India's Aadhaar witnessed 1.2 billion (120 crore) data breaches in March, making it the second highest breaches across the world after Facebook. During the first half of 2018, there were 945 data breaches leading to 4.5 billion (450 crore)...