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 ...
19 May, 2026, 01.17 AM IST
'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 ...
18 May, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
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...
15 May, 2026, 04.44 PM IST
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...
13 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
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
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...
26 Apr, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
Census 2027 to be India's first digital enumeration exerciseIndia is gearing up for Census 2027, the nation's 16th census. This massive undertaking will be the world's largest, featuring digital inte...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.45 PM IST
Excise policy: Delhi HC judge Swarana K Sharma refuses to recuse, rejects Kejriwal's pleaJustice Swarana Kanta Sharma rejected pleas for her recusal from the Delhi liquor-policy case. She stated litigants cannot judge judges wit...
21 Apr, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
CIC flags lack of tracking system for tax evasion complaints, urges GST authorities to improve transparencyThe Central Information Commission has urged GST authorities to implement a system for tracking tax evasion complaints. Currently, complain...
15 Apr, 2026, 06.26 PM 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
Assam polls: Akhil Gogoi in fierce battle for Sivasagar seat as BJP makes contest triangularAkhil Gogoi faces a challenging election for the Sivasagar seat. He is up against AGP's Prodip Hazarika. The BJP has fielded its own candid...
31 Mar, 2026, 12.15 AM IST
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...
16 Sep, 2023, 01.33 PM IST
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 ...
25 Oct, 2018, 06.41 AM IST
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.
29 Sep, 2013, 10.30 AM IST
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...
12 Oct, 2012, 01.14 PM IST
- Govt to train nodal officers on do's and don'ts of RTI Act
In a move aimed at strengthening RTI Act, the central govt has decided to train nodal officers dealing with RTI applications both at Centre...
20 Jun, 2012, 04.56 PM IST
- Need to file an RTI, expert help is now at hand
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...
11 Apr, 2011, 10.20 AM IST