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Lok Sabha takes up discussion on RTI amendment bill
Updated : 6 years, 8 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, 8 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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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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British Airways faces record PS183 million fine over data breach
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 8 (ANI): The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has announced that it has fined British Airways over breaches of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law.
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British Airways fined USD 236 million over data breach
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 8 (ANI): British Airways has been fined USD 236 million by the Information Commissioner's Office after card details of more than 380,000 customers were stolen from the company's website and app following a cyber attack in 2018.
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MP: SDM fined for refusing to accept RTI through post
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhind (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 28 (ANI): The local Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) has been slapped with fine of Rs 25,000 for allegedly failing to accept a Right to Information (RTI) application, which had arrived via postal service.
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MP: Information Commissioner serves notice to Satna police on illegal chal
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 4 (ANI): Taking strict cognisance of Satna police's failure to provide details of no-parking challans issued in the past, Madhya Pradesh Information Commissioner Rahul Singh on Monday issued a notice to the former officials of the department regarding di
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Ilapuram Raja takes charge as RTI commissioner of Andhra Pradesh
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 15 (ANI): Ilapuram Raja took charge as the Right to Information Commissioner of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday in the presence of state chief secretary LV Subrahmanyam.
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SC commences hearing on appeal whether CJI's office comes under RTI Act
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 3 (ANI): A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday commenced hearing on the appeal whether the Chief Justice of India's office is covered under the purview of the transparency law -- Right to Information Act (RTI).
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SC directs Centre to appoint Information Commissioners 'from all streams'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 15: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the appointment of Information Commissioners from all streams, not just bureaucrats, in order to fill the vacant posts at Centre and the state level Information Commission within six months.
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Why only bureaucrats shortlisted as information commissioners: SC asks Cen
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked why only bureaucrats were being shortlisted to fill the vacant post of Information Commissioners and not people from other fields.
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Sudhir Bhargava takes oath as Chief Information Commissioner
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): Sudhir Bhargava took oath as the Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission here on Tuesday.
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