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Nilekani’s Aadhaar a danger to our privacy

Sandhya Jain, Niticentral, 13th March, 2014

Nandan Nilekani, who got the Congress ticket for the Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency even before officially joining the party on March 9, continues to hold the post of Chairman, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), or Aadhaar. The UID is dangerous and needs to be urgently dismantled to protect Indian citizens. Any database of citizens must be secure and offline, at the very least.

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NDA to gain 61 seats in 12 states: Poll

The Times of India, 14th March, 2014

BJP and NDA will gain handsomely across several states in the north, west, east and south of India, while the Congress and UPA will face major losses in these states, according to an opinion poll conducted by Hansa Research.

TRS turns to BJP after trouble in alliance talks with Congress

Times of India, 13th March, 2014

TRS, the regional party of Telangana has now opened a channel of communication with the BJP for a possible tie-up. “We are of the view that BJP is likely to form the next government in Delhi. Under such circumstances we would need their support for the development of Telangana,” the sources claimed.

NDTV Opinion Poll: who would be best PM?

NDTV, 13th March, 2014

In NDTV’s opinion poll, voters across the country said Narendra Modi would be best Prime Minister for India.

Yashwant Sinha’s son, Pramod Mahajan’s daughter in BJP’s 3rd list

First Post, 14th March, 2014

Former Home Secretary RK Singh and two RJD leaders, who recently joined BJP, figure in the third list of 97 Lok Sabha poll candidates released by the party on Thursday. Jayant Sinha, the son of former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha and Poonam Mahajan, the daughter of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, were also fielded by the party in the coming Lok Sabha elections.