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No central storage of passenger's Personally Identifiable Information thro
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"The personal information of the passenger is stored in the mobile wallet of the traveller. The same are shared with the departure airport in an encrypted format, and data is purged from the system after 24 hours of departure of the flight. This addresses the data protection issues in the im
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Pakistan: Top media bodies decry suppression of press freedom, vow to take
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Top media bodies in Pakistan have expressed concern over the suppression of freedom of the press in the country and denying people the right to information, Geo News reported.
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SC directs Centre, States to take steps to fill vacancies in CIC, SICs
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra observed that the 2005 law on the Right to Information (RTI) will become a "dead letter" if vacancies are not filled.
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Delhi HC seeks Centre's response on Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking infor
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Monday sought response of the Union Government on a plea moved by former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy seeking information regarding "Chinese encroachment" on Indian territory under the Right to Information Act, 2005.
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SC orders State Information Commissions to provide option of hybrid mode o
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday directed all State Information Commissions (SICs) to provide litigants with hybrid mode as well as to hear complaints and appeals under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act).
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“Modi govt killing RTI Act bit by bit”: Congress president Kharge
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, the Congress President mentioned the alleged disappearance of a large number of applications from the RTI website and said that the Modi government is not concerned with ‘transparency’.
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Political parties shouldn't be compelled to disclose internal decisions un
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it supported the cause of financial transparency of political parties in the area of financial matters, but was against parties being compelled to disclose internal decisions, including why they chose a particular c
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Banknotes supplied from printing presses to RBI are properly accounted for
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"These reports are based on an erroneous interpretation of information collected under the Right to Information Act, 2005 from the printing press," officials said.
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"Being a security organisation RAW exempted under RTI,": Delhi HC
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Delhi High recently refused to interfere with an order of CIC stating that the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) is an exempted organisation under the Right to Information Act.
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SC asks HCs to set up online RTI portals within 3 months
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday directed all High Courts to set up online Right to Information Act (RTI) portals within three months if it was not already.
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PoK: Media freedom still a dream for journalists in Gilgit-Baltistan
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A number of journalists present at the event underlined the denial they receive from the government authorities against any general query they have regarding public policies or schemes.
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Fund purely charitable, not used for Govt projects: PMCARES Trust to Delh
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In a fresh affidavit filed in Delhi High Court by an Under Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) who is discharging his functions in the PM Cares Trust also, stated that the Trust functions on the principles of transparency and public good in larger public interest like any other ch
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