Jaipur, May 20 (IANS) The Rajasthan Police Cyber Crime Branch has issued a public advisory warning citizens about the growing threat of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and deepfake-based cyber fraud.According to the advisory, cybercriminals are increasingly attempting to misuse AI tools such as Google Gemini, OpenAI ChatGPT and xAI Grok to bypass Aadhaar biometric security systems and commit financial and digital fraud.V.K. Singh, Additional Director General of Police (Cyber Crime), said that fraud…
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New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has completed testing for a new facility that will allow subscribers to withdraw their provident fund savings directly into their bank accounts through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday.Addressing reporters, Mandaviya said the move is part of a broader push by EPFO to improve service delivery and simplify access to provident fund savings for over seven crore me…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) IAS officer Saurabh Vijay assumed charge as the Chief Executive Officer of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Monday, an official statement said. A civil engineer from IIT-Delhi, he is a 1998 batch officer of the Maharashtra cadre, and has held several key positions in both the Maharashtra and Central governments, it said.Vijay was Principal Secretary, Expenditure, in Maharashtra’s Finance Department, prior to joining the UIDAI. His earlier assignmen…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) on Tuesday joined hands to establish a structured, five-year collaboration in the domains of digital forensics, cybersecurity, and advanced technology research.The collaboration will focus on six strategic pillars — academic and professional development, information security and system integrity, forensic infrastructure and lab excellence, technical support for cyber…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan visited the headquarters of the National Testing Agency (NTA) to assess the on-ground conduct of the NEET UG 2026 examination for 23 lakh aspiring doctors on Sunday, an official said. During the visit, the Union Minister oversaw key operational aspects including examination logistics, coordination with the centres, and monitoring systems put in place to conduct the test seamlessly across the country, a statement said.Officials b…
Gandhinagar, April 29 (IANS) The Gujarat government has brought its 20 most frequently accessed public services under the ‘Digital Gujarat’ portal with mandatory Aadhaar authentication, aiming to ease delivery and ensure benefits reach only eligible beneficiaries. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting held in Gandhinagar on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.Briefing on the decisions, government spokesperson and Minister Jitu Vaghani said the move follow…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) US tech giant Google on Tuesday said Indian users can now save their Aadhaar Verifiable Credentials directly in Google Wallet to verify identity for everyday uses in a secure, digital-first way.Everyday use cases include proving age for entertainment to enabling trusted interactions across services like BharatMatrimony, Atlys, and more, the blog post from Google said.The feature, built on the company’s partnership with UIDAI, will help users to verify identity on the…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has invited applications for 28 internship positions in Bengaluru, with the deadline set at April 15.The internships are available for candidates skilled in programming languages, ReactJS, React Native, data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, full‑stack development, Android, iOS development and UI/UX design, the statement posted on X said.Candidates who have completed BTech, MTech, BE, Bachelor of D…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has signed an agreement with MapmyIndia to enable display of authorised Aadhaar centres on its Mappls App to enhance convenience for residents, an official statement said on Thursday.Users can identify and access authorised Aadhaar centres based on the nature of services offered, like adult enrolment, child enrolment or only address and mobile update, the statement added.The agreement was signed on April 1, 2026 and i…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Aadhaar has emerged as the world’s largest biometric identity system, with around 134 crore live users and over 17,000 crore authentication transactions completed so far, the Parliament was told on Wednesday.Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Jitin Prasada told the Lok Sabha, in a written reply to a question, that the Aadhaar ecosystem — maintained by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) — plays a key role in enabling…