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Telangana: RTI activist says officials demanded Rs 20 lakh for rainfall in
Updated : 6 years, 7 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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13,187 patients died in Uttarkhand's govt hospital in nine years, says RTI
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Haldwani (Uttarakhand) [India], July 28 (ANI): As many as 13,187 patients have died in Dr Sushila Tiwari Government Medical College and Hospital, here in the last nine years, as per an RTI reply to a query.
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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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Disregard to rules, parliamentary conventions erode stature of Rajya Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (India), July 27 (ANI): Expressing his anguish over the chaotic scenes in Rajya Sabha during voting on RTI bill, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said on Saturday that any disregard to the rules and parliamentary conventions erode the stature of the Upper House.
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What happened yesterday has pained me: R S Chairman Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 26 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday expressed "pain" over Thursday's incident in the upper house during voting process on Right to Information (Amendment) Bill that witnessed chaos and pandemonium after the House rejected Opposition's demand to r
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Opposition accuses BJP of manipulating ballot paper during voting on RTI B
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Opposition on Thursday accused the BJP of manipulating ballot papers during the voting on the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Rajya Sabha.
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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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Rajya Sabha passes RTI (Amendment) Bill after acrimonious debate
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 25 (ANI) The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the controversial Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 after an acrimonious debate and opposition walk out amidst uproarious scenes with the government rejecting a strong demand for referring the bill to select commit
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Govt taking revenge on RTI as it exposed their false claims: Jairam Ramesh
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 25 (ANI): Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday alleged that the government was bringing amendments in the Right to Information Act to take revenge on institutions as it exposes the "false claims" of the government.
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Rajya Sabha passes RTI (Amendment) Bill after acrimonious debate
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 25 (ANI) The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 after an acrimonious debate between the opposition and the treasury benches that witnessed unruly scenes.
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