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  Two Lok Sabha MPs choose not to take salary, allowances and perks: Check names of rare duo

  India | March 10, 2026 8:09 IST

  An RTI reply reveals that only two MPs in the current Lok Sabha, BJP's Naveen Jindal and Congress' Dr Bimol Akoijam, have opted not to take their salary. Jindal has gone further by refusing all government allowances and perks.

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  Supreme Court stays Kerala HC order declaring Cochin International Airport under RTI | Details

  India | August 25, 2025 18:55 IST

  The top court has stayed a Kerala High Court ruling that brought Cochin International Airport Limited under the RTI Act's ambit. The lawyer appearing for the airport submitted that CIAL is a company incorporated under the Companies Act.

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  How much does Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah spend on social media per month? RTI reply reveals details

  Karnataka | September 02, 2024 12:20 IST

  The Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's office has spent approximately Rs 3 crore on social media management from from October 25 last year to March 2024.

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  Congress reconstitutes law, human rights and RTI department, appoints Abhishek Singhvi as chairman

  India | August 17, 2024 22:40 IST

  Aman Panwar, Omar Hoda, Eesha Bakshi, Arjun Sharma, Nishant Mandal, Amit Bhandari, Tarannum Cheema, Ningombam Bupenda Meitei, Lalnunhlui Ralte and Swati Draik are members of the executive panel.

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  Uttar Pradesh: Students clear exam with 'Jai Shri Ram' on answer sheets, two professors suspended

  Uttar Pradesh | April 27, 2024 21:09 IST

  Uttar Pradesh news: The matter came to light when Divyanshu Singh, a former student of the university, sought information under RTI after coming to know about some students of D Pharma course were passed a test despite writing wrong answers.

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  How much revenue generated from Vande Bharat trains in two years? Check Railway Ministry's response

  India | April 16, 2024 18:34 IST

  ICF introduced the first semi-high-speed train, commonly known as the Vande Bharat Express, during the year 2018-19. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking its journey from New Delhi to Varanasi.

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  'Eye opening and startling!': PM Modi slams Congress for Katchatheevu island issue

  India | March 31, 2024 12:23 IST

  As the debate surrounding the Katchatheevu issue continues to gain traction, political parties and citizens alike are scrutinizing the historical decision and its ramifications on India’s maritime sovereignty and regional geopolitics.

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  How much did Railways earn from cancelled waiting list tickets between 2021 to Jan 2024? Check here

  India | July 19, 2024 11:20 IST

  Indian Railways is a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India that operates India's national railway system. Indian Railways runs various classes of express, passengers and suburban trains.

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  'Ask God and tell me why there is less rain': Bihar man files bizarre RTI citing Chandrayaan-3

  Bihar | September 08, 2023 14:43 IST

  Rajkumar Jha, a resident of Mahuar village in the Asai Panchayat of Darbhanga district, has filed an RTI application with the Central government. It will be interesting to see what response the government provides to this RTI application.

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  'PM Modi has not taken a single leave since 2014', reveals RTI reply

  India | September 04, 2023 17:49 IST

  The RTI query, filed by a Pune-based activist, asked two questions regarding the working hours and quality of Prime Minister's work.

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  Shocking: Man receives 40000-page answer to RTI query in Indore, brings home documents in SUV

  Madhya Pradesh | July 29, 2023 15:08 IST

  Interestingly, the man did not have to pay the stipulated Rs 2 per page since his plea was not answered within one month.

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  Guruvayur temple has over 260 kg of gold, says RTI in response to query

  India | January 22, 2023 17:20 IST

  The management of the shrine had earlier refused to give details due to security reasons. The RTI document, which was provided after an appeal, showed that the temple owns 6,605 kg of silver, 19,981 gold lockets and 5,359 silver ones.

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  23 people held in 6 months for extorting money by misusing RTI Act

  India | July 03, 2022 12:19 IST

  Some of the arrested accused were having police protection and a few of them also had arms licenses. But, after the arrest, their police security has been removed and their arms licenses seized

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  BJP leader demands demolition of mosque in Aligarh after RTI reveals it is 'public property'

  India | May 14, 2022 22:06 IST

  The matter came into the limelight when Aligarh's RTI activist Keshav Dev Sharma filed an RTI in the Municipal Corporation regarding Jama Masjid. In response to this, the Municipal Corporation said that the 300-year-old Jama Masjid located in Upperkot has been constructed in a public place.

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  16 women die after delivery every month in four major govt hospitals of Delhi: RTI

  India | April 10, 2022 20:33 IST

  According to information, the worst situation is at Safdarjung Hospital, where in the last 81 months, on average, more than 11 women lost their lives after delivery every month. 

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  35k trains cancelled in 9 months in 2021-22 due to maintenance work on railway network: RTI

  India | January 23, 2022 16:21 IST

  The RTI query was filed by Madhya Pradesh-based Chandra Shekar Guar. Officials indicated that the highest number of such cancellations in recent history was in 2019, when around 3,146 trains were cancelled due to maintenance work. 

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  Delhi HC prepones hearing on pleas to declare PM CARES Fund ‘State’, public authority under RTI Act

  India | October 29, 2021 16:09 IST

  The petition challenges a June 2, 2020 order of the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), PMO, refusing to provide documents sought by him on the ground that PM CARES Fund is not a public authority under the RTI Act.

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  RTI activist Saket Gokhale joins TMC

  Politics | August 12, 2021 16:30 IST

  Prominent RTI activist Saket Gokhale joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday, in the presence of party leaders including Derek O'Brien and Yashwant Sinha.   

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  All private schools in Uttar Pradesh now under RTI purview

  Education | July 15, 2021 10:42 IST

  Private schools did not provide information under RTI on the grounds that they were not funded by the state and were outside the purview of the Act.

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  In RTI response, Health Ministry says not aware where records related to COVID vaccine expert group

  India | December 06, 2020 19:21 IST

  The Union Health Ministry has said in response to an RTI application that it does not know where records related to agenda circulated in meetings of the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 are held.