Bihar elections: The alphabet soup in BiharElections in Bihar are incomplete without strongmen. Despite JD(U)’s claims of good governance and development, there seems to be no dearth...
01 Nov, 2020, 03.13 PM IST
Voting begins for 71 seats in the phase 1 of Bihar assembly electionsPolls for remaining phases will be held on November 3 (94 seats) and Nov 7 (78 seats), and results will be declared on Nov 10.
28 Oct, 2020, 11.07 AM IST
As Tejashwi Yadav, Chirag Paswan defend their fathers' legacies, others from political families take poll plungeChirag Paswan, to whom his father Ram Vilas Paswan had passed on the baton of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) in his lifetime, is ploughing a...
20 Oct, 2020, 04.02 PM IST
Can't demand signed copies of online RTI applications: CIC to ArmyInformation Commissioner Divya Prakash Sinha held that seeking citizenship proof in case of demand of sensitive information is justified bu...
12 Jul, 2020, 05.06 PM IST
CBI can't take refuge in exemption clause under RTI Act to deny info on corruption cases: CICHearing a case filed by whistleblower bureaucrat Sanjiv Chaturvedi, the transparency watchdog said the central public information officer (...
04 Dec, 2019, 04.20 PM IST
CIC allows CBI to withhold information on Mallya's extradition expensesDeciding on a plea of Pune-based activist Vihar Durve, Information Commissioner Divya Prakash Sinha said the expenses were by the Indian go...
25 Sep, 2019, 07.59 PM IST
CIC admonishes DoPT for 'wrongly' invoking exemption clause to deny info under RTI ActThe Commission admonishes the then Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) for invoking Section 8(1)(i) of the RTI Act .
07 Jul, 2019, 10.40 PM IST
Allegations of corruption not exempted from RTI; CIC asks CBI Chief to sensitise staffThe aforesaid ratio laid down with respect to the Intelligence Bureau is squarely applicable to the case of CBI also, Sinha held.
08 May, 2019, 09.09 PM IST
Air India denies price of VVIP Boeing 777-300s to RTI applicant without reasons; CIC issues show-causeThe national carrier, while denying an RTI applicant did not invoke any of the RTI exemption clauses in an "inordinately delayed" response,...
04 Apr, 2019, 08.08 PM IST
CIC directs govt to disclose names of officers accused of corruption since 2010The CIC order comes on an RTI petition filed by activist Nutan Thakur in May 2017.
27 Mar, 2019, 12.14 PM IST
1971 war gallantry award citations of 'Desert Scorpion' commandos destroyedDuring the 1971 war, the unit had successfully conducted surgical strikes 80 km inside Pakistan, capturing four strategic towns without suf...
06 Mar, 2019, 05.43 PM IST
Air India should disclose lease income from assets abroad: CIC"Commission summarily rejects the application of Section 8(1)(d) of the RTI Act in the matter as CPIO has failed to provide any tenable jus...
26 Dec, 2018, 02.55 PM IST
Bring CBI, NIA & IB within RTI ambit, says info panel chiefDivya Prakash Sinha says transparency needs to be “all pervasive” and that the RTI Act helps bring in accountability in government departme...
07 Nov, 2018, 10.24 AM IST
Provide details of soldiers whose bodies were mutilated by the enemy: CIC"People of the country have right to know about the soldiers who lay down their lives in the line of duty," Information Commissioner Divya ...
13 Jul, 2018, 07.51 PM IST
CIC orders disclosure of records of Agusta Westland dealHearing the plea of activist Subhash Agrawal, Sinha ordered Defence Ministry to provide details of Bank Guarantee amount received back by I...
11 Jul, 2018, 02.07 PM IST
Operation Bluestar information sensitive, can't be disclosed: Central Information CommissionIn response to an RTI plea seeking details of the military operation, the CIC accepted the Army's contention that disclosure of information...
04 Apr, 2018, 10.14 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