UPSC optional marks row: RTI applicant, DoPT both warn of coaching institutes' misuse before CICA dispute over UPSC Mains marks disclosure has reached the Central Information Commission. An RTI applicant and the Department of Personnel...
19 May, 2026, 07.56 PM IST
BCCI not a public authority, doesn't fall under RTI: CICThe Central Information Commission has ruled the Board of Control for Cricket in India is not a public authority. This reverses a previous ...
19 May, 2026, 01.17 AM IST
'BCCI not a public authority under RTI Act': CIC overturns its 2018 orderThe Central Information Commission has ruled that Board of Control for Cricket in India does not qualify as a “public authority” under the ...
18 May, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
CIC asks Lok Sabha Secretariat to revisit denial of disclosure of Rs 1.7 crore electronic procurement bills for 2021-22The Central Information Commission has ordered the Lok Sabha Secretariat to reconsider its refusal to share bills for electronic items boug...
15 May, 2026, 04.44 PM IST
Insurance surety bonds data gaps under regulatory lensIn a proactive move to strengthen the financial landscape, Indian regulators are gearing up to close the reporting voids surrounding insura...
13 Apr, 2026, 12.06 AM IST
Banks told to use Grameen Credit Score to assess rural borrowersBanks are being urged to adopt the Grameen Credit Score for rural borrowers. This move aims to boost access to formal credit for farmers an...
27 Mar, 2026, 12.14 AM IST
CIC flags Aadhaar update delays, asks UIDAI to fix timelinesThe Central Information Commission has highlighted delays in updating Aadhaar details. It has asked the Unique Identification Authority of ...
19 Mar, 2026, 07.50 PM IST
Centre invites applications for chief information commissioner in CICThe Centre on Wednesday invited applications for the post of Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) in the Central Information Commission, th...
21 May, 2025, 06.36 PM IST
CICs to pay Rs 100/day to customers for delay in updation of credit info: RBIThe RBI announced that credit information companies (CICs) will have to compensate clients for delays in updating or correcting their credi...
26 Oct, 2023, 08.37 PM IST
Credit info companies sharing data with fintechs irks lendersEarlier this month, representatives of banks had a meeting to discuss the issue of fintechs getting unbridled access to bank borrower infor...
24 Dec, 2018, 10.25 AM IST
CIC: Information on unit set up by General V K Singh can't be divulgedTSD supporters, however, had claimed the small specialised unit, headed by Colonel Munishwar Nath “Hunny“ Bakshi, had conducted some remark...
11 Jul, 2018, 02.40 PM IST
Only 4% of the govt departments proactively disclosing information under RTI: SurveyUnder Section 4 of the RTI Act, every department has to voluntarily disclose information through annual reports and websites.
17 Apr, 2018, 07.53 AM IST
- CIC reconstitutes bench to hear complaints against political parties
The CIC's June 2013 order was neither challenged in a high court nor changed but the political parties have refused to entertain the RTI ap...
02 Aug, 2017, 05.31 PM IST
Gujarat HC notice to CIC, Arvind Kejriwal on PM Narendra Modi's degreeIn its application before the court, the GU stated that "the Gujarat University is not a party to any of the proceeding before the Informat...
20 Jun, 2016, 07.45 PM IST
CIC disposed of more cases in 2015-16 compared to 2014-15: GovernmentIn a separate reply, Singh said as per CIC's annual report, a total of 7,55,247 RTI applications were received by reporting public authorit...
04 May, 2016, 03.59 PM IST
CIC to tell government to disclose information on select topics, 35,000 cases pendingCentral Information Commission (CIC) is all set to give fresh instructions to ministries and government departments to proactively disclose...
12 Feb, 2016, 07.08 AM IST
- 'Word limit to RTI plea will be good disciplining tool'
The CIC has also supported an established format on the argument that often applications tend to ramble on for several pages and do not ask...
13 Dec, 2010, 02.58 AM IST