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SC directs Centre, States to file report regarding appointment of Informat
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre and State governments to file the latest compliance report within a period of four weeks regarding the timely and transparent appointment of Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission
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Maharashtra govt spends 155 cr on publicity campaigns in last 16 months
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 4 (ANI): An Right to Information (RTI) query sent to the Director-General of Information and Public Relations has revealed that the Maha Vikas Aghadi Government had spent Rs 155 crore on publicity campaigns in the last 16 months.
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RTI seeks information on reported meeting between Suvendu Adhikari, Solici
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Saket Gokhale, a former journalist and social activist, has sought information regarding the reported meeting between the Solicitor General of India (SGI) Tushar Mehta, with Suvendu Adhikari, Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly on July 1, from th
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Chidambaram slams NITI Aayog for rejection of RTI on farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Citing NITI Aayog's rejection of activist Anjali Bhardwaj's Right to Information Act (RTI) request regarding the information on farm laws, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday slammed the government body for the delayed actions.
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Maharashtra CMO says news of pending water bills incorrect
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharastra) [India], December 15 (ANI): The Chief Minister's Office (CMO) Maharashtra on Monday came out in defence of the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray after a Right to Information (RTI) query by an activist revealed that several state ministers had unpaid water bill dues, running
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Delhi HC stays CIC order to disclose PM's entourage details under RTI Act
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed an order by the Central Information Commission (CIC) seeking the disclosure of security apparatus and the entourage of the Prime Minister of India under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
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PM's entourage can't be brought into public domain: IAF challenges CIC ord
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): Security apparatus and the entourage of the Prime Minister of India cannot be brought into the public domain for security reason, said the Indian Air Force (IAF) challenging a Central Information Commission (CIC) order in the Delhi High Court for its disc
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Rise of domestic social media in Tibet amid growing Chinese suppression
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], December 5 (ANI): Despite the attempts by the authoritarian Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to curb freedom of expression, right to information, association and religion in Tibet, there has been a rise in domestic social media giving platform to voices challenging the governme
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Rise of domestic social media in Tibet amid growing Chinese suppression
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], December 3 (ANI): Despite the attempts by the authoritarian Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to curb freedom of expression, right to information, association and religion in Tibet, there has been a rise in domestic social media giving platform to voices challenging the governme
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TRS a dependable ally of Modi-Shah: Telangana Cong leader
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 22 (ANI): All India Congress Committee in-charge for Telangana, Manickam Tagore, on Saturday said the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) was a "dependable ally" of "(Prime Minister Narendra) Modi-(Home Minister Amit) Shah" for its support to the Right to
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Petition in SC seeking transparent appointment of Information Commissioner
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking timely and transparent appointment of Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission (CIC) under the Right to Information Act, 2005.
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Uttarakhand excludes Vigilance dept from RTI's purview
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 5 (ANI): The Uttarakhand government, in its cabinet meeting yesterday, approved a proposal to exclude the Vigilance Department from the purview of the Right to Information Act, informed Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Madan Kaushik.
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