-The Indian Express To achieve its full potential, it should be made easier and safer to use On September 29, 2010, Ranjana Sonawane, a resident of Tembhli in the tribal district of Nandurbar in Maharashtra received the first Aadhaar number. In less than 10 years, 95 per cent of the adult residents in India have gotten theirs. For a large number of these people, Aadhaar was the first usable ID, in the...
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New hunger games in jobless Bharat -Sayantan Bera
-Livemint.com * A ground report reveals the rural landless poor are struggling to find work, and cutting down on staple food items * The govt needs to urgently expand the food safety net as it is sitting on surplus foodgrain stocks. The rural jobs scheme needs more funding and prompt payments CHITRAKOOT/ panNA: It is well past 2 in the afternoon, but the wall clock hanging in Seema’s bare room is stuck at...
More »How many immigrants will benefit from Citizenship Act? 25,447 Hindus, 5,807 Sikhs, 55 Christians, two Buddhists and two Parsis, says Intelligence Bureau -Devparna Acharya
-Firstpost.com * A total of 31,313 persons belonging to minority communities, including "25,447 Hindu, 5,807 Sikhs, 55 Christians, 2 Buddhists and 2 Parsis" will be immediate beneficiaries of the amended Citizenship Act * In a parliamentary committee report of 2016, the Intelligence Bureau told the panel that those from the minority groups will have to prove that they came to India due to religious persecution A total of 31,313 persons belonging to minority...
More »Supreme Court issues notice to Election Commission on 'discrepancies'
-The Hindu Petition says a study was done by them on discrepancy patterns found in ECI website and ‘My Voters Turnout App’. The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to respond to a petition filed by two NGOs seeking a probe into alleged discrepancies between voter turnout and the number of votes counted in 347 constituencies in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. “The lack of reasoned explanation by...
More »Hyderabad encounter: Supreme Court sets up 3-member inquiry commission -Aneesha Mathur
-IndiaToday.in The commission will be headed by a retired Supreme Court judge, Justice VS Sirpurkar. No other court or authority can investigate the case until further orders from the Supreme Court. * 3-member inquiry commission to probe case * Commission has 6 months to complete investigation * Aspects of your version need inquiry: SC to Telangana govt The Supreme Court set up a three-member inquiry commission today to investigate the recent killing of four Telangana...
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