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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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Information on CBI's inquiry is exempted under RTI Act: Delhi HC
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The high court held that the information related to the CBI's inquiry in an investigation of a case is exempted under Section 8 (1)(h) of the RTI Act.
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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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Delhi High Court issues contempt notices to senior CBI officers on petitio
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A single Bench of Delhi High Court has issued contempt notices to senior CBI Officers Vineet Vinayak, the then Joint Director, CBI and Gagandeep Gambhir, then Superintendent of Police, on petition of IFS Officer, Sanjiv Chaturvedi.
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Kerala: RTI activist Girish Babu found dead in Kochi
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The primary investigation of the police suggests Girish Babu died of a heart attack.
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From Kashmiri Pashmina to Zighrana Ittar, PM Modi gifts handcrafted artefa
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Government of India presented special gift hampers to the G20 Heads of State, leaders and their spouses. It is comprised of a curated compilation of handcrafted artefacts and products, which speak volumes about India’s rich cultural traditions.
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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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Digital Personal Data Protection Act is world-class legislation: MoS Rajee
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Sunday said that The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, recently passed by the Parliament is a world-class legislation.
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Rajya Sabha passes Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 which seeks to set out requirements for firms collecting data online, with exceptions for the government and law enforcement agencies.
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DyCM Devendra Fadnavis took swift action on 1.14 lakh letters in 11 months
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
RTI activist Anil Galgali sought details on the action taken by the office of Maharashtra DCM Devendra Fadnavis regarding letters received from ordinary citizens, VIPs and government officials.
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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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Delhi HC refuses to prepone hearing of RTI case related to PM Modi's Gradu
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to prepone the hearing of a case related to RTI information on Prime Minister Modi's Graduation Degree. The court has listed the matter for hearing on October 13. An application seeking early hearing on the plea moved by Delhi University challenging Cen
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