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Punjab Kings joins hands with Hemkunt Foundation, RTI to support flood rel
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
As part of their efforts, Punjab Kings will help the organisations with a donation worth Rs 33.8 Lakhs.
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Former CM Thakur criticises govt's disaster handling; Opposition exits HP
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The final day of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly's monsoon session on Tuesday witnessed high drama as the Opposition staged a walkout during Question Hour, accusing the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government of "stealing votes" in the recent Dehra bypoll and misusing state funds to in
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RTI not meant for sensationalism, says Delhi HC; bars public disclosure of
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Justice Sachin Datta observed that even seemingly innocuous disclosures could open the "floodgates of indiscriminate demands, motivated by idle curiosity or sensationalism, rather than any objective public interest consideration."
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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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"Social justice is not a slogan, it is our constitutional duty": Karnataka
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reaffirmed his government's commitment to social justice as a constitutional obligation, not charity, at the AICC Law, Human Rights and RTI Department Conclave held in New Delhi.
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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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Lucknow: FIR registered against Joint Commissioner Yogendra Mishra after f
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A police case was registered against Joint Commissioner of Income Tax Yogendra Mishra after a physical fight broke out between two Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers in Lucknow on Thursday.
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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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RTI revealed Rs 455 crores have 'disappeared' from Beti Bachao, Beti Padha
Updated : 1 year ago IST
He claimed that a recent RTI revelation has exposed that a whopping Rs 455 crores have gone missing from the Modi government's "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" scheme, launched in 2015 to address gender imbalance and promote women's empowerment.
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