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'Don't take it so sentimentally', says CJI Surya Kant on narratives after cockroach remarkChief Justice of India Surya Kant advised against taking a PIL regarding a "cockroach" remark "sentimentally." The Supreme Court refused an...
'Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke's post for AAP's Manish Sisodia before leaving for studies in US emerges: 'No distance will weaken my commitment...'A satirical political movement, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), founded by former AAP volunteer Abhijeet Dipke, has gained significant tra...
Three years on, Manipur remains tense amid ongoing violenceThree years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, little has changed. Daily life remains disrupted, and thousands are displaced. Violen...
Arvind Kejriwal strayed from AAP's founding principles, says MP Swati Maliwal after quitting partySwati Maliwal has officially parted ways with the Aam Aadmi Party, voicing serious concerns about the leadership of Arvind Kejriwal and the...
Manipur crisis: 58,821 displaced, shutdowns grip state since 2023Manipur faces a fresh crisis with thousands displaced. An RTI revealed over 58,000 people were displaced by March 30. The state is grapplin...
Bengaluru: People buy food online, file RTI queries by postIn Karnataka, queries filed online need to be printed out and physically sent to the office along with a fee.
Jan Lokpal: Arvind Kejriwal draws flak for not making draft bills publicFormer fellows of Kejriwal in the RTI movement want him to live up to his pre-election promise of participatory governance and transparency.
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.
How lazy bureaucracy is denting the effect of the RTI ActDepartments don't follow the basic tenets of the law almost a decade after the legislation was passed, preventing it from realizing its ful...
Arvind Kejriwal accused of 'running away' from RTI queries on AAPFormer Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today received flak for allegedly failing to implement RTI Act within Aam Aadmi Party.
Omar Abdullah cuts down on use of official choppperOmar cited his own example of curbing expenses on his tours, travels and renovation or furnishing of government accommodations.
Former Chief Justice AP Shah, others oppose RTI amendmentThe letter addressed to all the parliamentarians said defying a statutory order by anyone sets a wrong example, and leads to breakdown of t...
IT tycoon Narayana Murthy snubs Arvind Kejriwal for political funds, but says he shelled out money for RTIMurthy has revealed that he had spurned a request last month from Arvind Kejriwal, the activist-turned-politician, to fund his political ac...
No money given to Arvind Kejriwal for political activities: Tata Social Welfare TrustThe Tata Social Welfare Trust (TSWT) today said it did not donate any money for political activities to the Arvind Kejriwal founded NGO -- ...
- Arvind Kejriwal is 'self-serving, ambitious': Digvijay Singh
Arvind Kejriwal is a "self-serving ambitious megalomaniac having "streak" of Hitler, Digvijay Singh alleged today.
- Does better governance require RTI be modified?
No, argues Abheek Barman. RTI Act excludes sensitive information anyway. There's no reason to weaken the right to information
- Exempting CBI from RTI challenged, HC notice to Centre
The controversial decision to exempt CBI from the purview of RTI Act has come under legal challenge in the Madras High Court which issued a...
- Disclosing tour expenses will endanger Minister's life: Railways
Disclosure of expenditure incurred on domestic and international tours of Railway Minister will endanger her life - this was the argument c...
- Govt's search for RTI chief on as Advani objects to Shreekumar
The UPA government’s plan to appoint ‘friendly retired bureaucrats’ as information commissioners under the RTI Act has suffered a setback.
- RTI, going rural
Having woven many a success story in cities, the Right to Information Act (RTI), which completes two years of coming in the statute books i...