Disclose tender process for Board exam answer sheet procurement under RTI Act: CIC to CBSEThe Central Information Commission has directed the CBSE to disclose expenditure and procurement details for Class 10 and 12 board exams, i...
CIC pulls up PNGRB over RTI reply on safety, inspections of IGL pipeline workThe Central Information Commission has criticized the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board. This is for not properly answering a Righ...
Sukhendu's exit deepens TMC unrest, rebel leader Ritabrata claims more MPs set to break ranksRebel TMC leader Ritabrata Banerjee views Sukhendu Shekhar Ray's resignation as a significant protest. He believes more party parliamentari...
Don't allow hiding under forgetting: Why Delhi HC's 'right to be forgotten' ruling raises serious concernsA recent Delhi High Court ruling grants acquitted individuals a 'right to be forgotten'. Their names will be removed from online search res...
BCCI appoints Sairaj Bahutule as India’s spin bowling coachSairaj Bahutule has been appointed the new spin bowling coach for the Indian men's cricket team. The former all-rounder brings extensive ex...
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 ...
'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 ...
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...
SC likely to hear petitions challenging sections of India’s first privacy law this monthThe petitioners are the Reporters' Collective, the Editors Guild of India, the National Campaign for People's Right to Information, Mazdoor...
Do traffic police have the right to jump in front of your Car or bike and snatch keys? Viral video tells what you can do in such casesTraffic challan rules: A viral video sparks debate on Indian drivers' rights as a legal expert clarifies that traffic police cannot forcefu...
India denies RTI on Russia oil import data, cites strategic and commercial confidentialityInformation on Russian oil imports to India is being withheld. The Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell cited commercial and confidential r...
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on PIL challenging provisions of digital personal data protection lawThe Supreme Court has asked the Centre to respond to a petition. The petition challenges parts of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act,...
RTI Act has become a people's movement, says CIC Yashvardhan Kumar SinhaThe Chief Information Commissioner, Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha, has praised the Right to Information Act (RTI Act) in India, calling it a "peo...
Government may amend RTI Act despite oppositionGovt has advertised for the top job of CIC without specifying service terms– which is in sync with the proposed amendments that Parliament ...
Government puts 'secret' Cabinet note on RTI Act amendment onlineThe CIC had in its order on June 3 held that the six political parties were public authorities and come under the purview of RTI Act.
RTI should be circumscribed if it encroaches on privacy: Prime Minister Manmohan SinghVoicing concern over frivolous and vexatious use of RTI Act, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the citizens' right to know should de...
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A new breed of professionals is on the rise that owes its existence to the RTI Act. The sunshine act has proved to be effective in empoweri...