Smartphone makers like Apple, Google and Samsung have pushed back govt requests to pre-install apps like Aadhaar and Sachet.

India's government privately proposed in January that firms like Apple, Samsung and Google consider pre-installing its ...

UIDAI has launched its first Aadhaar Bug Bounty Programme, inviting cybersecurity experts to identify and report ...

India’s government faces pushback from Apple, Samsung, and Google over proposed pre-installation of Aadhaar app on smartphones ...

Aadhaar has emerged as the world’s largest biometric identity system, with around 134 crore live users and over 17,000 crore ...

The Government of India is reportedly pushing to preload the Aadhaar app on all new smartphones. However, major players like Apple, Samsung, and Google have raised concerns over privacy, logistics, ...

HyperVerge has been unveiled at an event in New Delhi as one of two winners in a national competition under India’s AI ...

The CIC’s observation (March 19, 2026) specifically noted that citizens shouldn't have to file RTIs just to get basic ...

With biometrics disabled, users can still make verification processes via old-school methods – such as OTP-based authentication via registered mobile numbers or Virtual ID (VID).