NDA govt systematically corroded RTI Act: CongressOn the RTI Act's 20th anniversary, Congress accused the Modi government of systematically corroding the legislation, leaving the Central In...
12 Oct, 2025, 11.49 PM IST
RTI Act 20th anniversary: Congress warns against its erosionThe Congress marked the RTI Act's 20th anniversary, calling it a vital democratic reform and warning of its erosion. Deputy CM D.K. Shivaku...
12 Oct, 2025, 01.52 PM IST
Repeal Sec 44 (3) of Data Act as it destroys RTI Act: Jairam Ramesh's Letter to I&B Min Ashwini VaishnawJairam Ramesh, a Congress MP, urged IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to repeal Section 44 (3) of the Data Protection Act, 2023. He argued that ...
24 Mar, 2025, 12.50 AM IST
Manmohan Singh was committed to idea of accountability and transparency: RTI activistsFormer Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was integral in implementing the Right to Information Act in 2005, fostering transparency and accounta...
27 Dec, 2024, 05.05 PM IST
Intelligence Bureau exempt from rigours of RTI: Delhi HCThe Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea for the disclosure of information by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) under the RTI Act. The appellan...
19 Oct, 2023, 11.52 PM IST
Ensure proper implementation of provisions of RTI Act on proactive disclosure of information: SCThe Supreme Court has directed the Central Information Commission and the State Information Commissions to ensure proper implementation of ...
20 Aug, 2023, 04.04 PM IST
CIC directs Hockey India to disclose purpose of fund transfers to foreign accounts, other detailsAgrawal said that with regard to the information related to fund transfers to different countries, Hockey India should have disclosed the i...
19 Dec, 2021, 02.32 PM IST
CIC's show cause notice to ED officer in National Herald caseThere are allegations of irregularities in the allotment of land to Associate Journals Ltd, parent company of National Herald but it is not...
22 Oct, 2017, 03.10 PM IST
SIT on blackmoney under the RTI Act: CICBringing SIT under the RTI Act, Information Commissioner Bimal Julka said every action of the government must be actuated in public interes...
11 Oct, 2017, 02.16 PM IST
Maharashtra Government did not spend any money on popularising RTI ActMaharashtra Government has not spent even a single rupee on advertising and promoting the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
22 Nov, 2015, 08.55 PM IST
More things change, more they remain sameUnder the Right to Information Act, an RTI applicant is not required to give any reasons while seeking information.
29 Jul, 2014, 03.16 PM IST
- Govt examining CIC order to bring political parties under RTI
The Centre is examining the order by Central Information Commission to bring political parties under the jurisdiction of RTI following whic...
04 Jun, 2013, 10.40 PM IST
Government to conduct RTI study to assess cost on providing informationThe study will help in recording the experience of public authorities at different levels in dealing with RTI applications and appeals.
29 Apr, 2013, 06.25 PM IST
- Public-Private Partnerships under RTI Act: V Narayanasamy
Information about Public-Private partnerships can be accessed by citizens under the Right to Information Act, Lok Sabha was informed today.
30 Nov, 2011, 02.21 PM IST
- Prevention of corruption is possible only through transparency, says SC
The Supreme Court has said that the prevention of corruption is possible through the transparency for which the RTI Act has been enacted.
03 Sep, 2011, 02.10 AM IST
- RTI task force seeks protection for whistleblowers
It has asked the government to frame laws and devise mechanism to protect RTI activists across the country.
15 Jun, 2011, 04.38 PM IST
- RTI Act: In place, but not quite
The right to information is guaranteed by the Constitution, but the institutional framework for delivering it has been weak.
31 Dec, 2009, 03.23 AM IST