Uid Bill Rejected

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  Government's Next Move In The Aadhaar Game Of Chess Is A 'No'

  The government has rejected the opposition's demand to extend the sitting of the Rajya Sabha by two days in the first phase of the Budget session, nipping the latter's plan to corner it over the Aadhaar Bill, controversially passed by the Lok Sabha last week.

• Aadhaar: The confusion continues

  The Supreme Court last week rejected the Centre's plea to modify an interim ruling that the Aadhaar or the Unique Identity Card is not mandatory for essential services. The court's order came on a day the Cabinet approved the National Identification Authority of India Bill that will give legal backing to the UID. The Bill may be tabled during the w...

• Aadhaar not mandatory: Supreme Court sticks to order, cabinet clears Bill to legalise scheme

  The Supreme Court has rejected the Centre's plea to modify its ruling that the Aadhaar or the Unique Identity Card is not mandatory for essential services.

• Setback for Nandan Nilekani's UID scheme

  In another blow to the UPA today, a parliamentary committee has rejected the bill which creates the Unique ID card or aadhar scheme that's being orchestrated by former Infosys head, Nandan Nilekani.

• UPA reforms agenda hit again, three major bills turned down

  After the ignominy of being forced to suspend its reforms in retail, the government suffered more injury today - a parliamentary committee has rejected three major bills that were meant to prove the UPA has not been reduced to a government incapable of strident reform.