BREAKING NEWS. UIDAI mAadhaar app: Now, you can carry your Aadhaar in your smartphone. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched the mAadhaar app, a digital tool that allows holders of Aadhaar numbers to carry their in their smartphones.
The app syncs all information available on your Aadhaar, such as demographic details, name, date of birth, gender, postal address and photograph, after you link your Aadhaar with the app. Now that is a convenient way to carry Aadhaar everywhere, all the time. The app also allows you to lock and unlock your biometric data -- a feature that was earlier possible only through the UIDAI web portal.
For safety and security reasons, the mAadhaar app uses a two-layer authentication. The app has a Google Authenticator-like one-time password generation tool within the app for this purpose. The app allows you to update your profile using the app, and the change reflects in the app once they are approved. Business Standard reviewed the app for its use and features and here are our observations:
From Air India sell-off to ONGC-HPCL deal, Vajpayee imprint on Modi moves. The buzz about the Narendra Modi government's reformist credentials has just got a bit louder, but one cannot avoid experiencing a sense of deja vu.
The nature of the initiatives made and the instruments of reforms that have been used by the Modi government will inevitably remind you of what the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government had mooted, though with some variations, more than a decade and a half ago, almost at the fag end of the last century. Three weeks ago, the Modi government had approved the strategic divestment of Air India, a task that was entrusted to a ministerial group headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
There was jubilation over what many saw in that decision — the government's desire to push ahead with reforms, including privatisation. Cut to 1999 and 2000 and it will become easy to understand why both the decisions taken in 2017 look like a rerun of the initiatives made by the Vajpayee government. Presidential election 2017 India: Kovind or Meira Kumar, who will be the next Rashtrapati?
On July 17, of the total 4,880 valid voters — 4,109 members of legislative Assemblies (MLAs) and 771 elected members of Parliament (MPs) — 99.49 per cent cast their vote to elect the next President of India.
In the fray were the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA's) candidate Ram Nath Kovind, and the Opposition candidate Meira Kumar. The counting of votes is scheduled to begin at 11 am on Thursday, July 20, but it is believed that Kovind has an edge over Kumar. However, should he win, the margin of his victory will be interesting to note, given that there were reports of many instances where voters from Opposition parties also voting for Kovind in the election.
“The voting was close to 99 per cent. IUC report: Reliance Jio alleges Rs 100,000 cr bonanza to incumbents. In a strong attack on incumbent operators, Reliance Jio has alleged that non-implementation of the interconnect user charges (IUC) report of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in 2011 has given a huge benefit of over Rs 100,000 crore to the three major operators in the last five years.
In 2011 TRAI had recommended that the IUC charges be cut to half from 20 paisa to Rs 10 paisa and gradually shift to the bill and keep model by 2014 in an affidavit to the Supreme court. Need a smartphone with long battery life? Here are best available options. From voice calls to text communication and gaming, and from ordering food to banking and bill payments, your smartphone these days have become your one-stop shop for many important things in life.
Now, imagine you need to do an urgent transaction or make a crucial call and the battery of your phone runs out. Ouch! Move over motorcycles, scooters are way more in demand these days. Think about the slowest growing segment of Indian automobile industry.
It is not the three-wheelers or the commercial vehicles. It is the motorcycle, the biggest segment of the industry by volume, marked by top players like Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto and Honda. Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) data shows that the Indian motorcycle market has grown by less than six per cent cumulatively since FY14. In the same period, domestic passenger vehicle market expanded by 20 per cent, commercial vehicles grew by 13 per cent and three-wheelers by 12 per cent.
Ahead of sell-off, Air India may offer voluntary retirement to 15,000 staffers. This story was first published in Business Standard on 18/07/2017 Air India is drawing up a proposal to offer voluntary buyouts to just over a third of its 40,000 employees, a senior company official said, one of the largest such offers in India's state sector, as the carrier slashes costs ahead of a 2018 sale.
The official, who could not be named as the plans are not public, said the state-owned airline had also put fleet expansion on hold, scrapping a proposal to lease eight Boeing 787 wide-body aircraft. Air India's board approved the proposal in April but nothing further had been done. Jagga Jasoos fails to deliver; producers could lose up to Rs 40 cr. Disney’s swansong Bollywood production may not be the high -flying success it would have hoped.
Anurag Basu directed Jagga Jasoos which opened to cinema audiences on July 14 to a tepid start, with the opening day bringing in Rs 8.57 crore. After four days at the movies, the film starring Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif has managed to rake in Rs 37 crore, making the lifetime collection prospects bleak. Azam Khan's advice to Mayawati: Don't resign from RS; prepare for 2019. Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan on Tuesday advised Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati not to resign from the Rajya Sabha, adding that she should, in fact, start planning for 2019 general elections.
"She must be given chance to speak in the Rajya Sabha as she is a senior leader and served as a four-time chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. There is no need to resign. In fact, must plan things to fight for 2019 elections," he told ANI. Mayawati earlier in the day threatened to resign from the Rajya Sabha as she was not allowed to speak on Dalits and other weaker sections being targeted in Uttar Pradesh.
Azam Khan's advice to Mayawati: Don't resign from RS; prepare for 2019. Nokia 8 with premium specs, Zeiss optics dual-cameras to launch on July 31. HMD Global, the Finnis company manufacturing Nokia-branded smartphones, might launch the flagship Nokia 8 on July 31.
The information was leaked on social media channel Twitter by Evan Blass, a credible source in the technology community. The current lineup of Nokia-branded smartphones running on Google’s Android platform is limited to entry-level specification and features. ITC tanks 15% as GST Council hikes cess on cigarettes. Should you sell? ITC has slipped 15% to Rs 277, its sharpest intra-day fall in past one decade on BSE, after the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council increases cess on cigarettes. The stock has fallen nearly 18% in past two trading sessions. Earlier, on October 27, 2008, the stock tanked 17% in intra-day trade. Smriti Irani given additional charge of I&B ministry, Tomar gets urban development min. A day after Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu resigned as a cabinet minister, union minister Smriti Irani was given additional charge of the Information and Broadcast Ministry today, while Narendra Tomar was given the additional responsibility of the Ministry for Urban Development.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirmed the same through a tweet. M Venkaiah Naidu resigned as union minister last night after he was named by the BJP as its vice presidential candidate against Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi, the opposition's nominee. PM Modi also needs to reassign the defence ministry, held by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley since Manohar Parrikar shifted to Goa as Chief Minister earlier this year, and the environment ministry. Not allowed to speak in Rajya Sabha, Mayawati threatens to resign. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati on Tuesday said she will resign from the Rajya Sabha after being asked to wrap up her impromptu speech on the Saharanpur anti-Dalit violence in the Upper House of the Parliament. "I will resign right away. I will come back and give my resignation," she said and walked out of the House. The Congress walked out of the Rajya Sabha after Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had got a mandate to rule, as BSP supremo Mayawati vociferously spoke against atrocities on Dalits and minorities in Uttar Pradesh and demanded a discussion on the issue.
Shikhar Dhawan replaces Murali Vijay for Sri Lanka Test series. Opener Murali Vijay was on Monday ruled out of the Test series against Sri Lanka due to a wrist injury and was subsequently replaced by Shikhar Dhawan in the 16-member squad for the three-match rubber starting July 26. "The All-India Senior Selection Committee on Monday named Shikhar Dhawan as the replacement for injured Murali Vijay in the Test team, which is scheduled to travel to Sri Lanka for a three-match Test series," the BCCI Secretary Amitabh Chaudhary said in a release. "Vijay, who had suffered a wrist injury during Australia's tour of India, has complained of pain in his right wrist, while playing a preparatory match. Nokia 6 registration begins on Amazon India; to go on sale from August 23.
Smartphone enthusiasts waiting for Nokia 6, a premium smartphone in the current line-up of the Nokia devices, can now register on Amazon India for the sale of device that will begin on August 23. The Nokia 6 was launched in India on June 14 along with the much-awaited Nokia 3 and Nokia 5 smartphones. Finnish telecom firm HMD Global, which manufactures and markets Nokia handsets, priced the trio of smartphones very competitively and pushed the sales of Nokia 3 and Nokia 5 through offline retail channels. Nokia 6 is the only smartphone that will go on sale online through Amazon. The Nokia 6 features a 5.5-inch full-HD screen of 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. The smartphone is crafted from a single block of 6,000 series aluminium. The smartphone features 32 GB of internal storage and 3GB of RAM.
'Aadhaar-less citizens can be eliminated': Fears around misuse by state coming true. If the threats made by one police officer in Delhi are true, the government seems to have launched a ‘surround and eliminate’ campaign against people whose addresses are not known and who do not possess Aadhaar numbers or cards. Incredible though it sounds, a police officer told social activist Shabnam Hashmi that this is now a standing instruction to all police stations. Rs. 8 Lakh crore NPAs likely to undergo bankruptcy proceedings by March 2019: ASSOCHAM. Emboldened by the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, RBI is expected to put bad loans worth about Rs 8 lakh crore for resolution by March 2019, a move that could bring down the non-performing assets (NPAs) to acceptable level and significantly improve the financial health of banks as well, a study done by ASSOCHAM said.
Reliance Jio adds 5 mn users in May, Airtel still emerges mkt leader. Reliance Jio added nearly 5 million users ( 4,786,324 subscribers ) and controlled 9.94 per cent of the telecom market in May, shows the latest report by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). According to the report, the telecom industry saw a net addition of 6,228,813 customers in May. At 4.8 million, India has highest number of adults wanting to migrate. India has the second highest number of adults planning to migrate to other countries with the US and the UK among the most favoured destinations, according to a report by the UN migration agency. The UN migration agency, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), in its report 'Measuring Global Migration Potential 2010-2015', which analyses people's migration intentions globally for the period 2010-2015, noted that globally 1.3 per cent of the adult population or 66 million people said they were planning to migrate permanently within the next 12 months.
The most popular destination for those planning to migrate is the US followed by the UK, Saudi Arabia, France, Canada, Germany and South Africa. Aadhaar mandatory for school kids too! Visit your bank to speed up process. Centre has asked Karnataka and 15 other states to complete Aadhaar enrollment of school children by August 31 and submit the data to ensure serving of the mid-day meal to them "in a seamless manner.
" Trillion-tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica, poses huge risk to ships. A trillion-tonne iceberg - one of the largest ever recorded -- has broken away from Antarctica after many months of anticipation and may now pose a serious hazard to ships around the South Pole, scientists said on Wednesday. TCS to shut Lucknow centre, says no job losses, staff to be relocated. Reliance Jio does a U-turn, admits to data leak in police complaint. India's Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, which is looking into reports of a major leak of user data, has filed a police complaint alleging "unlawful access to its systems," a police officer involved in the investigation said on Wednesday.
NEET 2017: MCC locks choices; first allotment by July 15. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has announced that today is the last date to fill choices and lock them. Candidates seeking admission to medical courses through the all India quota should fill in their choices by 11.59 pm today. Candidates seeking admission to medical courses through All India Quote can no longer select the medical college of their choice as the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare locked the choice filling by July 12 (Wednesday) 11.59 pm.
How Airtel and Idea will reap benefits from Reliance Jio's new rate plans. The share prices of Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular gained on Wednesday, on the expectation of the new rate plans announced by Reliance Industries’ (RIL) telecom subsidiary, Reliance Jio (Jio), leading to improvement in their operating metrics. The price plan announced by Jio on Tuesday is estimated to be 30-57 per cent higher than earlier promotional offers. Motorola launches Moto E4 Plus, Moto E4; know all their key features, specs. Microsoft ends support for Windows 8.1, new OS mobile handsets underway. Mumbai Police nabs engineering student who hacked Jio data in under 24 hrs. IBPS Clerk Exam 2017-18: Important Dates, Registrations. Reliance Jio has new offers: Unlimited 3-month data at Rs 399 and more.
NHAI bribe case: US firm that paid Rs 6.7 cr was blacklisted in 2015. GST: To pass on tax benefits, first tabulate them, say experts. Patanjali takes takes cue from FMCG players, pivots away from branded franchise outlets. After Jadhav's mother denied visa, Swaraj says won't bar Pakistani patients. There is a GST rate finder app to assist you with accurate tax rates. Sikkim stand-off: India must compel China to vacate the Doklam plateau. GST extended to Jammu and Kashmir amidst opposition boycott. '43 Delhi McDonald's outlets ran without health licenses for 3 months' Gujarat: NEET 2017 Merit List Declared, Admissions Start Soon. Struggling to adapt: GST could dampen gold demand in short-term, says WGC. Will act against traders inflating prices post GST: Kerala govt. OFFICIAL: ICAR 2017 AIEEA And Counselling Dates Announced.
Liquor ban along highways adds Rs 5,000 crore in losses for Adityanath govt. MRP: Retailers can sell pre-GST goods with new price stickers till 30 Sep. SBI PO Exam 2017 results declared. Check it here. From missiles to tomatoes: Israel's importance for India and Modi explained. Note ban: Let people with genuine reasons deposit old notes, SC tells govt. IBPS invites applications for technical posts: Vacancy, dates, pay details. Telangana DOST (2017) 2nd Seat Allotment today. Check it here. India-Israel relationship is plateauing. Can PM Modi' visit change this?
GST impact: Manufacturing key winner, telecom likely to be worse off. Bajaj's new 160cc Pulsar NS160 launched; bike to cost Rs 80,648. GST launch today: NITI's Bibek Debroy flags multiple rates as key problem. GST launch today: 'Party's over' for millions coming under one nation tax. Air India privatisation: IndiGo wants to buy stake in debt-laden carrier. Aadhaar-PAN linking: Only 1 day left How to do it in easy steps.
10 years of iPhone marks a new era of tech storytelling. SRK, Nawaz named in Rs 500-cr online Ponzi scam complaint; CBI to probe. Drugs for cancer, rare diseases to get affordable after GST roll-out. Just two days left: Aadhaar-PAN linking mandatory from July 1 for taxpayers. Worried about GST rates? Know what gets cheaper and costlier from July 1. Vivo retains IPL title sponsorship; to pay Rs 2,199 cr to BCCI over 5 yrs. OnePlus 5 open sale starts: Get the 'flagship killer' starting at Rs 32,999. Apple, Cisco want cyber security insurance discount for joint customers. Laptop at Rs 999 per month: Flipkart joins hands with HP, Intel, Microsoft. In pics: Thousands of devotees throng Puri to witness Jagannath Rath Yatra. New jobs coming: RBS to cut hundreds of jobs in UK, move them to India.
TCS hired over 12,500 US employees from 2012-2016: Study. Virat Kohli on Kumble: He's a great player; respect his decision to quit. Flipkart-Snapdeal deal hits snag as investor Azim Premji objects to payouts for founders. OnePlus 5 sale begins at Amazon India, starting Rs 32,999 for base model. Official: Bihar Board class 10 results today at 1. OnePlus 5 India launch at 2 pm today; know if it is really worth your money. Gionee A1 with Virat Kohli signature for Rs 19,999: Here's how to get it. Nubia Z17 mini: Premium design, cameras justify the Rs 19,999 price tag. Watch: OnePlus 5 comes with better camera, technical specs and OS than its predecessors. Paytm's new offer: Now, pay no extra charge for cancelling your air ticket. SuperNight pack: Vodafone counters Jio with unlimited internet at Rs 6/hour. OnePlus 5 unveiling at 9:30 PM today: It could be 2017's leading flagship.
Sold stake in Grosvenor House to UK's GH Equity, Sahara tells SC. CBSE likely to announce NEET 2017 results today. OnePlus 5 India launch: First look of the smartphone now out on your TV. 90% Jio users opted for Prime, 76% ready to continue: BofAML. RJio effect: Govt policy should allow telcos to cover costs, says Idea. Now, Aadhaar must for opening bank acc, transaction of Rs 50,000 or above. Daily fuel prices rolled out, but dealers unhappy, shut shop in Karnataka. 1993 Mumbai serial blasts: Tada court holds Abu Salem, Firoz Khan, Mustafa Dossa, Tahir Merchant, Karimullah Shaikh guilty. 'Tubelight' makers hope for Pakistan release. HTC U11: A perfectly 'squeezable' smartphone is launching in India tomorrow. Reliance Jio active subscriber additions slowing down? Airtel wins in April. 'Beheading' remark gets non-bailable warrant issued against Baba Ramdev. Samsung unveils Galaxy J7 Pro, J7 Max; brings Samsung Pay to more devices. Aadhaar number mandatory for all new SBI recruits.
Odisha: Dept of Higher Education releases first merit list. Nokia to launch 3 smartphones today; here is why they are keenly awaited. Telcos themselves to blame for not investing in new tech: Reliance Jio. Apple may skip gigabit support in iPhone 8; will stick to 4G LTE tech.