National Sports Governance Bill 2025: Athlete voices, fair play, and transparency in Indian sportsThe National Sports Governance Bill 2025 marks a significant shift in Indian sports, establishing a legal framework for governance. It mand...
29 Aug, 2025, 10.50 PM IST
Relief for BCCI as only those who take govt funds to come under RTI in amended sports billThe Sports Ministry has amended a key clause in the National Sports Governance Bill, exempting sports bodies like the BCCI from the Right t...
06 Aug, 2025, 07.18 PM IST
Hockey India moves HC challenging CIC order to disclose list of members, employee salaries under RTI ActThe matter came up before Justice Rekha Palli who asked the counsels for Hockey India, the RTI applicant and the Centre to place on records...
12 Jan, 2022, 03.53 PM IST
Central Information Commission brings BCCI under RTIAcharyulu also directed the BCCI to put in place, within 15 days, online and offline mechanisms to receive applications for information und...
02 Oct, 2018, 04.00 PM IST
Explain why BCCI should not be under RTI Act: CICUnder secretary in the ministry Arun Kumar Singh submitted during the hearing that the law commission calling BCCI as public authority is s...
12 Jul, 2018, 01.48 PM IST
BCCI may soon be covered under RTIThe Law Commission has recommended that the Board of Control for Cricket in India along with its constituent member associations be covered...
19 Apr, 2018, 08.38 AM IST
Why Team India still uses British-era logo: Central Information Commission to PMOThis is a poser by the Central Information Commission (CIC) to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and the ministries of sports and law.
18 Jun, 2017, 01.02 PM IST
Make efforts to look into issues raised by Ramachandra Guha: CIC to BCCIApplicant Om Prakash Kashiram did not get a satisfactory response from the ministry after which he approached the Commission with his appea...
11 Jun, 2017, 01.54 PM IST
Sports federation yet to comply with RTI act despite recent government directionSome of them have opposed the move saying it's against the SC direction which said that RTI is applicable to only those organizations that ...
04 Nov, 2014, 12.05 PM IST
Government has no intention to take over BCCI: Sarbanabda SonowalThe minister said the government was aware of several controversies surrounding the BCCI and they were investigating the matter.
13 Aug, 2014, 05.09 PM IST
Process for Sachin Tendulkar's Bharat Ratna initiated on 1st day of farewell testThe process of conferring the country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna on batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was initiated on the first...
02 Feb, 2014, 08.44 PM IST
Bring BCCI under RTI ambit: Assocham to GovernmentThe government should bring the Board of Control for Cricket in India under the ambit of the Right to Information Act, industry body Assoch...
06 Nov, 2013, 09.48 PM IST
BCCI should agree to come under RTI: Ajay MakenMaken, who holds Housing portfolio at present, said the Centre has already taken a stand before CIC that the BCCI should be under the ambit...
19 May, 2013, 06.31 PM IST
- Just and reasonable grounds for bringing BCCI under RTI: Govt
The Government has said that there are "just and reasonable grounds" for bringing BCCI under the ambit of the Right to Information Act.
20 Dec, 2011, 04.18 PM IST
- Sports Minister Ajay Maken hopes to introduce Sports Bill in winter session of Parliament
The inter-ministerial consultations on the revised Sports Development Bill has started, according to Sports Minister Ajay Maken.
18 Nov, 2011, 02.41 PM IST
- Ministers, bureaucrats feel the RTI heat as aam aadmi asks uncomfortable questions and dig out Information
Politicians and bureaucrats are finding that the law they birthed with great pride in 2005 is directing uncomfortable posers at them.
24 Sep, 2011, 02.18 AM IST
- Sport bodies not getting Government aid may be out of RTI: Vilasrao Deshmukh
Deshmukh said a new draft might contemplate keeping out sports associations, which do not get Central grants, from the ambit of the RTI.
01 Sep, 2011, 08.40 PM IST