That judgement came on Wednesday and the court has upheld the linking of the two databases
Here's a guide to unlinking your Aadhaar number from Paytm, bank accounts and mobile connections
In a majority verdict, the Supreme Court today declared the Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid
The Supreme Court has declared the Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme constitutionally valid
There are three sets of judgments being pronounced on the issue today
The apex court also struck down Section 57 of Aadhaar Act permitting private entities to avail Aadhaar data
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The bench is expected to decide on a number of petitions challenging the validity of the Aadhaar project, which were tagged together in this matter
As many as 31 petitions, including one by former High Court judge K S Puttaswamy, have been filed in the matter
At least 14 people have died of starvation in Jharkhand, the state where the Malhars live
The clarification came after a report from a media outlet stated that the Aadhaar database had been hacked by a software patch which reportedly disables critical security features
According to a report, any unauthorized person from anywhere in the world can generate Aadhaar ID using the patch
It is mandatory to produce an identity proof acceptable for important transactions like booking an international parcel
Presently, the corporation impounds average 70 stray cattle each day from different parts of the city
The UIDAI had told Supreme Court that it did not want to monitor the online activities of citizens holding Aadhaar cards
UIDAI said any such denials are invalid and not permitted under the law
UIDAI also extended the deadline for implementation of other means like UID token and limited e-KYC for authentication of user agencies
Under the new deadline, the banks will have to ensure that minimum enrolment or updation be raised to 12 from January 1, 2019 and 16 from April 1, 2019
From September 15, the new feature will be used for issuance of new SIM cards, but the plan is to gradually extend this to other services as well that use Aadhaar
The regulatory uncertainty stems from frequent changes in rules regarding the use of Virtual ID by companies