In April alone, almost 210 crore Aadhaar authentication transactions were carried out, nearly 8 per cent more than the same month in 2024, informed the ministry.

At around 9.31 am, Sensex was trading 40.79 points or 0.05 per cent down at 82,018.63 while the Nifty declined 22.10 point or 0.09 per cent at 24,923.35.

At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 85.47 and fell to 85.55 against the greenback, registering a loss of 13 paise over its previous close