Don’T Get Aadhaar Smart Cards, They Are Not Usable: UIDAI

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the agency that administers Aadhaar, has said that plastic Aadhaar cards are unusable, and prone to data theft. “There could be a possibility of sharing Aadhaar details (personal sensitive demographic information) without informed consent with some devious elements,” the UIDAI said in a release. The agency reiterated that […]

Other ID cards can be used in Aadhaar’s absence: Supreme Court NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that no citizen was being denied social security benefits for the lack of Aadhaar, and that alternative identity proofs could be used to avail all such services in case a person doesn’t have the […]

Direct selling is one of the oldest, most traditional forms of selling globally, involving a direct interaction between the seller and the buyer. Today, it is a successful industry operating in over 100 countries with a market size of USD 182.8 billion. The direct selling industry in India is estimated to be Rs.74 billion (2014-15), and forms only […]

A new report by FICCI-KPMG states that the Indian Direct Seling industry has nearly doubled in the last five years. The report titled ‘Direct Selling: Kerala’ says the industry has grown to Rs 75 billion from Rs 41 billion since 2010, and is further poised to occupy a dominant position in the international and domestic markets. The North Indian market is in the leading position […]

Direct 2016 5 December 2016 Direct Selling is a rapidly expanding distribution channel for marketing various goods and services. Even though it is a relatively new industry in India, in less than two decades it has provided self-employment opportunities to more than 5 million people. Through this report, KPMG in India brings out Direct Selling’s […]

IIT Kharagpur and AIIMS would also work towards encouraging more medical practitioners in the research domain. Image credit- persistent.com All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and IIT Kharagpur are exploring opportunities for unique joint initiatives in academics and research, including a super-speciality hospital. Senior professors of both the institutions are in discussion to take […]

SSC Delhi Police Constable Result 2016 Declared, Check Your Results at ssc.nic.in New Delhi, Feb 10: SSC Delhi Police Constable Result 2016 was released by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) on Saturday at its official website ssc.nic.in. The commission had conducted the exam on December 8 last year to recruit male and women constables in Delhi […]

Aadhaar updation to get costlier, UIDAI to impose 18% GST New Delhi: Aadhaar issuing authority Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will now impose 18 percent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on updation of Aadhaar details, media reports have said. UIDAI charges Rs 25 for demographic update that includes name, address, date of birth, mobile, […]

Are you verifying your bank account on ‘the official’ RBI website? It’s a scam! NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a press release cautioning people about a fake website having a layout similar to the official central bank website. The release said that this fake website has been created with the […]