<h1>Notices issued over challenge to India-funded national digital ID program for alleged privacy and transparency violations</h1> The Supreme Court issued notices to the president and cabinet over a petition by a former minister challenging an India-funded national digital ID programme, alleging violations of fundamental rights and lack of parliamentary and public transparency. The petitioner contends that amendments to the original memorandum of understanding and subsequent cabinet decisions permit the foreign partner to select and control key technical infrastructure, including the master system integrator and biometric database software, risking exposure of citizens' biometric and demographic data and national security; the court set the next hearing for October 17.