Sukhendu's exit deepens TMC unrest, rebel leader Ritabrata claims more MPs set to break ranksRebel TMC leader Ritabrata Banerjee views Sukhendu Shekhar Ray's resignation as a significant protest. He believes more party parliamentari...
'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...
'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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Here’s how to fix errors in EPS records now to avoid PF claim rejection, pension lossIf you spot discrepancies in your EPS contributions, take immediate corrective measures or face rejection in EPF withdrawal or transfer cla...
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...
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...
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,...
Ashwini Vaishnaw's stand on RTI Act not satisfactory, says Congress's Jairam RameshCongress MP Jairam Ramesh has refuted Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's defense of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. Rames...
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 ...
Highest RTI applications filed 2017-18, lowest rejected since 2005: Central Information Commission dataThe public authorities used exemptions provided under section 8, section 9, section 11 and section 24 of the RTI Act to reject plea for inf...
RTI may now face privacy hurdleWhether a person's right to information can overrule the right to privacy is a question that has been at the heart of the RTI Act 2005.
Software 'update': RTI section on municipal corporations' websites offline for 5 years“For six months, I have used the online system. It's a matter of intentions being wrong, not the software,“ RTI activist Mohit Goel said.
Political convenience shouldn't guide exemptions from RTIThe inclusion of CBI in the list of exempted organisations is the most debated as it primarily deals with corruption cases which are not co...
Pending arbitration no ground for withholding info: CICPendency of an arbitration proceeding or a litigation cannot be a reason to deny information to an RTI applicant by any government departme...