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...
11 May, 2026, 11.42 AM IST
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,...
13 Apr, 2026, 01.15 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
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
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
CRPF on defensive after embarrassing RTI responseThe CRPF, in addition to citing section 24(1) (which exempts it from the RTI Act) had said there appeared to be no violations of human righ...
11 Jul, 2018, 04.57 PM IST
PNB fraud: ED refuses to share details of Nirav Modi & Mehul Choksi's seized assetsModi was last seen in a group photograph of CEOs with the Prime Minister in Davos which was issued by the Press Information Bureau in Janua...
06 May, 2018, 03.07 PM IST
No absolute exemption to the CBI from the RTI Act, says HCThe CBI has been denying information citing Section 24 of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, which says that its provisions will not apply...
17 Sep, 2017, 12.55 PM IST
CBI not filing RTI data with CIC; Intelligence Bureau regular with figuresIntelligence Bureau which holds information pertaining to security and intelligence is regularly filing returns with the Central Informatio...
07 Apr, 2015, 05.02 PM IST
Make RTI process easy, a tool to bring transparency: ActivistsLeading RTI activist Aruna Roy, on the occasion of RTI day today, said that people are unable to gauge the effect and extent of RTI act.
12 Oct, 2014, 07.58 PM IST
Graft information can be sought from CBI under RTI: GovernmentInformation pertaining to allegations of corruption and human rights violations can be sought from CBI under the Right to Information Act.
06 Aug, 2014, 04.19 PM IST
CBI to seek shield against RTI for its graft-taintedCBI was exempted from the transparency law by the UPA government which was facing serious allegations of corruption probed by the agency.
30 Jul, 2014, 11.49 AM IST
CBI wants to block information about graft against its officialsCBI wants to stop disclosing details of allegations of corruption against its own officials under the RTI Act
29 Jul, 2014, 08.02 PM IST
Elections 2014: EC has no data on status of poll code violation cases of last three Lok Sabha pollsThe official said there is no standard policy or the mention of any provisions of law enforced that enables the body to take specific actio...
15 May, 2014, 03.32 PM IST
- ED remains in denial mode over blackmoney issue
The Enforcement Directorate has refused to disclose information on blackmoney stashed in Swiss Banks, despite the Central Information Commi...
11 Nov, 2010, 03.49 PM IST
- AIIMS asks RTI applicant to seek permission to make information public
In violation of the RTI Act, premier medical institute AIIMS has asked an applicant to seek permission from the institute's director before...
02 Nov, 2008, 05.02 PM IST