A court upholds but curbs India’s giant biometric ID system

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Ah! I am in India and it is news to me. I thought it is a measure of great progress. I still think so. And yes, I am free

It's not just a court. It is "The" court for India.

And it's not A Court, it's The Supreme Court of India. What a pathetic headline.

Can you for once get your headline correct and not let it reek of your hatred for the current Government. Apart from small riff raffs the court has upheld its importance for what it is meant to be. You guys are BuzzFeed version of political Agenda Peddlers.

Agree. Main thing is to track all bank accounts and phones which can be easily done. Jai Sri Ram

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