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RJD MP Manoj Jha alleges key UPA-era welfare laws being 'diluted'; Calls f
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Kumar on Sunday criticised the Centre government for what he described as the "systematic weakening of paramount" welfare and rights-based legislations enacted during the UPA era, including the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Rig
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Pakistan's soaring violence against women exposes institutional collapse
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The data, obtained through the Right to Information (RTI) law from the Punjab Police, highlights the persistent and widespread nature of abuse across the province, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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Congress credits Sonia, Manmohan for RTI, accuses BJP of weakening law thr
Updated : 5 months ago IST
As the Right to Information (RTI) Act completed 20 years since its implementation on October 12, 2005, senior Congress leaders on Sunday credited former Congress President Sonia Gandhi and then former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for introducing one of India's most transformative transpa
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"Revolutionary legislation": Congress' Jairam Ramesh on 20 years of RTI Ac
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Congress MP was addressing a press conference in the national capital, where he stated that the UPA government brought several other revolutionary legislations apart from the RTI bill during the 2004 and 2014 periods.
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"Consistently eroded since 2014": DK Shivakumar slams Centre as RTI Act co
Updated : 5 months ago IST
As the Right to Information Act, 2005, completed 20 years of coming into force, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief DK Shivakumar on Sunday slammed the Centre, alleging an "erosion" of the RTI since 2014.
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Delhi HC says educational qualifications are "personal information"; quash
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Delhi High Court ruled on Monday that educational qualifications, including degrees and marks, fall within the ambit of "personal information" under Section 8(1)(j) of the Right to Information Act (RTI) and cannot be disclosed merely to satisfy public curiosity.
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Pak spy accused vlogger Jyoti Malhotra visited Kerala on govt invitation,
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Jyoti Malhotra, a 33-year-old vlogger from Haryana recently arrested on charges of espionage for Pakistan, had earlier visited Kerala on an official invitation from the state government, said an RTI (Right to Information) reply that has now surfaced.
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Delhi HC directs Centre to frame rules for mode-specific RTI information
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the relevant authority of the Union Government to take necessary steps and issue directions or frame rules to guarantee that information under the Right to Information Act, 2005, is provided in the format or mode requested by the applicant, while en
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"Court was expected to provide information": Prakash Ambedkar slams Bombay
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On the judgment, Ambedkar said, "The court was expected to provide information, but unfortunately, the right to information will be obstructed by this. Examination is the duty of the court. But the court did not see it"
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CPI-M MP John Brittas says Data Protection Act 'infringes' on RTI Act
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
CPI-M MP John Brittas claimed that the Digital Data Protection Act "infringes" on the Right to Information Act, while Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said that the Act had "devastated" another Parliamentary Act, the Right to Information Act.
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Ashwini Vaishnaw refutes Jairam Ramesh's claim, says Data Protection Act i
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, is in harmony with principles of transparency in public life as enacted in the Right to Information (RTI) Act, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a letter addressed to Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh.
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Congress to challenge Waqf Bill in Supreme Court: Jairam Ramesh
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a post on the social media platform X, Ramesh outlined the party's ongoing legal actions, stating that the party was already challenging several laws in the Supreme Court, including the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) of 2019, amendments to the Right to Information (RTI) Act of 2005, a
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