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NRIs, PIOs don’t need to link bank a/c, PAN with Aadhaar: UIDAI

Nov 24, 2017 - 5:18 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): NRIs and PIOs are not required to link bank accounts and other services with Aadhaar, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said on Friday, November17, while instructing various implementation agencies to […]

Aadhaar gets praise at global forum for financial inclusion

Jul 10, 2017 - 2:38 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

HAMBURG (TIP): As the world debates use of big data and analytics to improve financial inclusion, India’s Aadhaar system has come in for praise by a global body on financial reforms for expanding banking reach and lesser use of cash. In a progress […]

Business & Economics

I-T Dept launches new facility to link PAN with Aadhaar

May 14, 2017 - 12:45 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

I-T Dept launches new facility to link PAN with Aadhaar NEW DELHI (TIP): The Income Tax Department has launched a new e-facility to allow a taxpayer link in “easy” steps one’s Aadhaar and Permanent Account Number (PAN), a mandatory […]

Payment via Aadhaar card to be a reality soon

Mar 10, 2017 - 6:56 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Looking to make Aadhaar a more powerful financial tool, the government has instructed all banks across the country to launch Aadhaar Pay by the end of the month. It will facilitate financial […]

Padma Awards nomination process now open for general public

Sep 11, 2016 - 11:28 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

For the first time ever, the government of India has decided to involve the general public in the process of selecting nominees for the prestigious Padma Awards. In an attempt to transform the national awards […]

LOK SABHA PASSES AADHAAR BILL IN ORIGINAL FORM

Mar 18, 2016 - 8:55 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Aadhaar is set to receive statutory backing after Parliament passed a bill that will make the unique identification project the central plank for delivering government subsidies and welfare benefits. Only the President’s […]

HIGHLIGHTS | BUDGET SPECIAL | UNION BUDGET 2016-17

Mar 5, 2016 - 11:31 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Rs 1,000 crore allocated for new EPF (Employees’ Provident Fund) scheme Rs 38,500 cr allocated for MNREGA in 2016-17, the highest ever if entire amount is spent Rs 2.87 lakh crore will be given as grants-in-aid […]

‘FOR GOOGLE, INDIA TO BE BIGGER MARKET THAN US’

Dec 18, 2015 - 4:50 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Sundar Pichai, global chief executive at Goggle, the giant search engine, believes India will become a bigger market for the company than the US sometime in the middle of 2016. In an […]

Voters to be authenticated by linking their database to Aadhaar

Feb 27, 2015 - 5:41 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Election Commission will launch a nationwide drive on March 1 to purify electoral rolls through linking of Aadhaar number with the electors’ database. The rolls authentication and purification mission will strive […]

Business & Economics

RBI SIMPLIFIES KYC NORMS AHEAD OF JAN DHAN YOJANA LAUNCH

Aug 28, 2014 - 5:12 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

MUMBAI (TIP): The Reserve Bank of India announced simplified ‘know your customer’ (KYC) norms for low-risk customers ahead of the launch of the Prime Minister’s Jan Dhan Yojana on Thursday. Under the new norms low-risk […]

India

SUBSIDISED LPG CYLINDER HIKED TO 12

Jan 31, 2014 - 6:59 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Union Cabinet has approved raising the quota of subsidised LPG (cooking gas) to 12 cylinders per household in a year from current nine, Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily announced at a press […]

WILL SUPPORT NILEKANI IF HE FIGHTS ELECTIONS, SAYS INFOSYS VICE-CHAIRMAN GOPALAKRISHNAN

Dec 13, 2013 - 7:13 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Media reports indicate the possibility of Nilekani as a wild card entry to political arena as the Prime Ministerial candidate of Congress NEW DELHI (TIP): Infosys vice-chairman and CII president S Gopalakrishnan on Thursday said […]

India

DOGS, TREES AND CHAIRS HAVE AADHAAR CARDS

May 31, 2013 - 1:50 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

BANGALORE (TIP): In hilarious slip-ups in the Aadhaar card enrolment process, some cards have ended up with pictures of an empty chair, a tree or a dog instead of the actual applicants. Asked about the […]

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