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RTI (Amendment) bill doesn't compromise autonomy, only enables legislation
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): Terming any conception regarding Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 as "wrong and motivated", Minister of State (MoS) for Prime Minister's Office, Jitendra Singh on Monday said that the bill will not compromise the autonomy of the original act and w
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30 per cent driving licences bogus: Gadkari
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 22 (ANI): Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that 30 per cent of driving licences in the country were bogus and the motor vehicles amendment bill will streamline various regulatory processes to bring down the rate of accidents.
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Seized benami properties will be put to public use: Uttarakhand CM
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 22 (ANI): The seized benami properties will be put to public use, said Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday.
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Rajya Sabha passes Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 22 (ANI) Rajya Sabha on Monday unanimously passed the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2019 after the Union Home Minister Amit Shah reassured opposition members and said that they should not doubt the intentions of the government.
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Do not respond to concerns of members who speak and leave: Speaker tells m
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday asked Union Minister Jitendra Singh not to respond to concerns of members on RTI amendment bill if they have left the House after delivering their speech.
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Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill introduced in RS amid uproar
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): An amendment bill that allows a Supreme Court judge besides the Chief Justice of India to be appointed as the chairperson of National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC) and increases the number of members from two to three, was on Monday introduced in R
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Lok Sabha takes up discussion on RTI amendment bill
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI) Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh moved the RTI amendment bill for consideration and passage in Lok Sabha on Monday saying it is aimed at streamlining and institutionalising the functioning of information commis
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Decision to amend RTI Act is a bad move: Arvind Kejriwal
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that the decision to amend the Right to Information (RTI) Act is not a correct move as it will end the independence of Central and State Information Commissions.
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Varavara Rao's wife appeals to Maharashtra Governor for basic amenities in
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 19 (ANI): Bhima-Koregaon violence case accused Varavara Rao's wife on Friday made an appeal to Maharashtra governor Vidyasagar Rao through an open letter to provide her husband with basic amenities in Jail.
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Lok Sabha passes Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2019
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Friday passed an amendment bill that allows a Supreme Court judge besides the Chief Justice of India to be appointed the chairperson of National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC) and increases the number of members from two to three.
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Shashi Tharoor slams govt on NRC issue
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday slammed Central government after the bill to amend Protection of Human Rights Act was introduced in Lok Sabha.
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RTI amendment bill introduced in Lok Sabha after division
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI) The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which seeks to give the central government power to fix the tenure and salaries of information commissioners was introduced in the Lok Sabha after a division.
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