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A villager goes through the process of eye scanning for Unique Identification (UID) database system at an enrolment centre at Merta district in the desert Indian state of Rajasthan February 21, 2013.In a more ambitious version of programmes that have slashed poverty in Brazil and Mexico, the Indian government has begun to use the UID database, known as Aadhaar, to make direct cash transfers to the poor, in an attempt to cut out frauds who siphon billions of dollars from welfare schemes. Picture taken February 21, 2013

SPARE US THE ORDEAL

Why are Indian banks harassing their customers over Aadhaar?

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TASTY

Mumbai’s favourite pastry shop is building a national following, one gooey brownie at a time

An Indian one rupee coin is seen in this picture illustration taken in Mumbai

THE BAD LOAN MESS

The first case under India’s new bankruptcy code has sent a shiver down lenders’ spines

A man walks inside a conference room used for meetings between military commanders of China and India, at the Indian side of the Indo-China border at Bumla, in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, November 11, 2009.

DO-CALM

Doklam disengagement: The Himalayan border face-off between India and China is over

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