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RTI activists file plea in SC saying government not filling up vacancies i
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 1 (ANI): RTI activists have filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking directions for Centre to take immediate steps to fill the vacancies in the Central Information Commission (CIC) by making the appointment of four Information Commissioners in a transparent an
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Govt committed to reduce RTI use, putting max info in public domain: Amit
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Oct 12 (ANI): The Centre is committed to reducing to a "minimum," the number of applications filed under the Right to Information as it is working towards putting maximum information in the public domain so that people do not feel the need to seek information through RT
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RTI Act a milestone in India's democratic journey: Shah
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that the RTI Act was a big milestone in country's journey of democracy and has helped bridge the gap between the people and administration.
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Rajasthan: RTI activist dies in 'police custody'
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Barmer (Rajasthan) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): The staff of Pachpadra police station in Rajasthan's Barmer district was sent to police lines after an RTI activist allegedly died in police custody here on Sunday.
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RTI activist claims 2,480 cases of fraud in PSBs involving over Rs 31,800
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sept 10 (ANI): An RTI activist from Neemuch town of the Malwa region has claimed that a total of 2,480 cases of fraud in public sector banks involving more than Rs 31,800 crore have been registered in the first quarter of current financial year 2019-20. Read More
113 people suffered injuries in 118 cases of stone pelting on Mumbai railw
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 27 (ANI): As many as 113 people have sustained injuries in 118 incidents of stone-pelting on the Mumbai suburban railway network in the last six-and-half-years, according to data obtained through the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
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Telangana: RTI activist says officials demanded Rs 20 lakh for rainfall in
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Nizamabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): In a shocking incident, an RTI activist was allegedly asked by authorities to pay over Rs 20 lakh in return for information about rainfall data of Nizamabad district of the state.
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Delhi: NSUI holds protest march against amendments in RTI Act
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): National Students Union of India (NSUI), the student body of the Congress party, organised a protest march on Thursday against the amendments in the Right to Information (RTI) Act passed by Rajya Sabha last week.
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Youth Congress workers protest against weakening of RTI Act
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 27 (ANI): Hundreds of Youth Congress workers on Saturday took to streets here to protest against the Central government for allegedly diluting the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
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Government diluting RTI to help corrupt, says Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): In a scathing attack, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP government of helping the corrupt by diluting the Right to Information (RTI) Act through the Amendment Bill, 2019.
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Oppn parties accuse BJP of manipulating ballot paper voting on RTI Bill
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed chaos and uproar as Opposition parties accused BJP of manipulating ballot papers during the voting on the Right to Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019. BJP too targeted its political rivals for levelling 'baseless
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Centre disempowering every citizen: Sonia Gandhi on RTI Act amendment
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government is "hell-bent on completely subverting" the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. She added that Centre may "achieve its aims" through majority, but
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