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Adding digital layers of indignity

Dehumanisation is the likely outcome when humane aspects of governance get outsourced to technologies

The Hindu

Maharashtra: ECI warns of strict action if voters’ Aadhaar data leaked

PUNE: Warning against sharing voters’ Aadhaar details in public domain, the chief electoral office under the Election Commission of India (ECI) said strict disciplinary action would be taken against the officials daring to do so.

The Times of India

Brazen fleecing: High interest rates, hidden charges

People often take loans without reading the terms and conditions and play into the hands of the online lenders, says Prakasam SP

The Hindu

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Illegal oocyte sale: Four private hospitals in Tamil Nadu to face action for violations

Appropriate steps to shut down the hospitals will be taken, says Ma. Subramanian

The Hindu

Bangalore University retired professor sues bank after losing Rs 13 lakh to conmen, wins refund

BENGALURU: A retired Bangalore University (BU) professor had not opted for net banking or mobile banking but lost his retirement funds of nearly Rs 13 lakh from his savings bank account to online fraudsters. Denied a refund, the 65-year-old man approached a city consumer court, which has now ordered the…

The Times of India

Welfare eludes Prakasam’s poor

Our names are missing from the list of beneficiaries for no fault of ours, rue many

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Maharashtra CM Thackeray resigns ahead of floor test; Pakistan links found in Udaipur tailor murder case, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day.

The Hindu

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Minor girl who was forced to sell oocytes in Erode attempts to end life

She is out of danger and will be discharged on Thursday, says official

The Hindu

Government schemes: cooperative banks to use Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile

AHMEDABAD: Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah said that cooperative sector banks will soon be given permission to implement government welfare schemes, which use the trinity of Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile (JAM) for direct benefit transfer (DBT).

The Times of India

Nagpur: 75 accused to be booked for securing bail with fake docus

NAGPUR: Some 75 accused, who had procured bail from sessions court using fake documents, will soon be charged with forgery. The cops are also moving to cancel the bail of these accused, who face charges like Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, sexual abuses, kidnapping, rape, murder and so on.

The Times of India

Bangladeshi held in document scam in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: Probing an ATM theft on Bengaluru's outskirts, police unearthed a network of Bangladeshi illegal immigrants which facilitated fake documents. Prime accused Sydul Akoon, who hails from Bogura in Bangladesh, and his eight aides helped illegal immigrants get Aadhaar, PAN and voter ID cards in Bengaluru. Akoon also ran a…

The Times of India

In the name of fertility

The recent revelations of a minor girl in Erode district of Tamil Nadu of sexual assault and being forced to sell her oocytes have blown the lid off a few contentious issues in fertility treatments. Will the new laws — The Assisted Reproductive Technologies (Regulation) Act and the Surrogacy (Regulation)…

The Hindu

9 arrested for helping illegal Bangladeshi immigrants obtain identity documents

Aadhaar, PAN, voters ID cards, fake letterheads, and seals seized from accused

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu Sarvodaya Sangh scam: Officials, touts siphon off weavers' incentives

SALEM: A scam is unravelling in Tamil Nadu Sarvodaya Sangh (TNSS) with incentives meant for weavers being siphoned off, ostensibly by some insiders and touts, using fake bank accounts in the name of people who are not weavers.

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DMS team begins probe into girl being forced to sell oocytes

It will visit hospitals in Erode and a few other districts and conduct inquiries with their staff members

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Inquiry begins in case where minor girl was forced to sell her oocytes

Four persons, including her mother, have been arrested in Erode

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Letters to the Editor — June 2, 2022

Aadhaar concerns

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Questioning the safety of Aadhaar

Can Aadhaar be the one-stop solution for all identification requirements? Does it safeguard the privacy of its various beneficiaries?

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Caution first: On the Aadhaar advisory

The UIDAI should not downplay the possibility of leaked Aadhaar numbers being misused

The Hindu

Letters to the Editor — May 31, 2022

Aadhaar use, misuse

The Times of India

Govt withdraws UIDAI’s Aadhaar caution note after flutter

NEW DELHI: Aadhaar caught the government on the wrong foot over safety concerns after a statement issued by the Bangalore unit of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) – the agency that issues the 12-digit unique identity number – created a flutter when it asked people not to share…

Reuters

India withdraws warning on national biometric ID after online panic

India on Sunday withdrew a warning not to share photocopies of the national biometric identity card after the announcement caused widespread panic on social media.

The Hindu

Centre retracts caution on Aadhaar photocopies

UIDAI had warned against sharing them to avoid ‘misuse’

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Citing misuse, UIDAI suggests sharing 'masked' Aadhaar instead of photocopies

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has warned the people not to share photocopies of Aadhaar with any organizations citing its misuse.

The Hindu

I want to see a drone in every farm, phone in every hand, says Modi

‘We used technology as a bridge to take government benefits to the poor ‘

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