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RTI Act amendment through data protection law balances it with privacy rights: Ashwini VaishnawThe government informed Parliament that amendments to the RTI Act, through the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, balance the right to p...
Privacy Act may be sent to AG for judging RTI impactAt a meeting chaired by minister for electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday, the stalled Act, which bestows individuals with greate...
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 ...
Split in CIC over RTI Act amendment out in the open at annual conventionEven as the government’s move to amend RTI Act came under fire from academicians and RTI activists at the day-long convention, information ...
Move to amend RTI Act began two years ago: Centre to SCOpposition parties and RTI activists were taken by surprise when the government listed the RTI Act amendment Bill in the monsoon session of...
Govt seeks control of info commissioner's salaries, term through RTI Act amendmentsWith the amendments the government has given itself powers to determine before each appointment how long the information commissioner can b...
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.
Parliament panel seeks people's view on RTI Amendment BillThe bill seeks to amend RTI Act to keep political parties out of the Act's purview, to negate the CIC decision which held 6 parties as publ...
RTI Amendment Bill may come up for discussion on MondayA bill seeking to amend the RTI Act is scheduled to come up for discussion in Lok Sabha tomorrow.
Government to introduce RTI Act Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha on MondayThe bill will be introduced in the Lower House by Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions V Narayanasamy.
Government defends decision to amend RTI ActCabinet had approved two amendments to the RTI Act yesterday to thwart an order of the CIC that political parties should come within the am...
No plan to amend RTI Act: V NarayanasamyThere was a need to protect whistle blowers exposing corruption in governance, Narayanasamy said.
No proposal to amend RTI Act: GovtNarayanasamy said the Central Information Commission (CIC) does not maintain any data with regard to total number of RTI queries rejected i...
- Govt not to curb Right to Information Act; amendments to restrict information spiked after pressure from NAC
The Union Cabinet has decided not to amend the Right to Information (RTI) Act that sought to restrict disclosure of file notings only on so...
- Cabinet withdraws controversial draft amendments to RTI
The amendments to the RTI Act had sought to restrict disclosure of file notings only to social and developmental issues.
- Sonia, PM differ on amendments to RTI Act
Ms Gandhi says the govt should adhere to RTI Act's original aims.
- PM Manmohan Singh, Sonia 'differ' on amendments to RTI Act
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi have reportedly exchanged correspondence over the issue of amendments to ...