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  PM Modi degree case: Gujarat University wants HC division bench to hear matter

  Politics | December 22, 2016 21:18 IST

  The Gujarat University on Thursday insisted that a division bench of the high court should hear the matter pertaining to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degree.

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  SBI records of loans to Adani firms cannot be disclosed: CIC

  November 27, 2016 14:57 IST

  CIC has held that records related to loans given to Adani Group cannot be disclosed as these are held by State Bank of India in fiduciary capacity and involve commercial confidence.

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  Pathribal encounter case: CIC raps Army for giving ‘misleading’ info

  India | November 19, 2016 21:52 IST

  The Central Information Commission (CIC) on Saturday rapped army for providing a "misleading" reply to an RTI applicant in an attempt to withhold disclosure of records in the infamous Pathribal fake encounter in Jammu and

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  CIC seeks files on PM Modi’s foreign travel bills

  World | October 28, 2016 16:07 IST

  The Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to submit files related to foreign visits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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  CIC asks for letters exchanged by Vajpayee and PM Modi in 2002; issues notices to PMO, Gujarat

  Politics | September 05, 2016 21:59 IST

  The Prime Minister's Office and Gujarat government have been presented with notices by CIC on the issue of disclosure of the correspondence exchanged between the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi and then Prime Minister Atal

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  Gujarat HC notice to CIC, Kejriwal in Modi degree row

  India | June 21, 2016 11:01 IST

  The Gujarat High Court on Monday issued notice to the Chief Information Commissioner following a petition filed by the Gujarat University in connection with the controversy over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational qualifications.

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  CIC reserves order on AAP being public authority to come under RTI act

  India | June 01, 2016 22:55 IST

  New Delhi: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has reserved its order on declaring Aam Admi Party and its legislative party as a public authority bringing it under the ambit of the Right to Information Act.

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  CIC orders Defence Ministry to disclose of records of AgustaWestland deal

  India | May 26, 2016 16:49 IST

  New Delhi: The Central Information Commission has directed the Defence Ministry to disclose some records related to Agusta Westland helicopters deal including the opinion of the Attorney General on returning procured choppers and records related

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  CIC issues fresh notice to Sonia Gandhi in RTI matter

  India | May 08, 2016 16:01 IST

  The Central Information Commission has issued a fresh notice to Congress President Sonia Gandhi to explain her case before its Full Bench on allegations of not responding to queries in a RTI application

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  Provide details of degrees earned by PM Modi to Kejriwal: CIC to DU

  Politics | April 29, 2016 23:18 IST

  CIC directed DU and Gujarat University to search and provide information on degrees earned by Narendra Modi to Arvind Kejriwal.

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  Arvind Kejriwal asks CIC to make public info on PM Modi's education degree

  Politics | April 28, 2016 20:33 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today demanded that the Central Information Commission (CIC) makes public information pertaining to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s educational qualifications. In a letter to Information Commissioner M S

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  NGT spent Rs 33,000 to deny information under RTI: CIC

  India | January 11, 2016 16:56 IST

  New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal apparently paid over Rs 33,000 as litigation fee to contest its demand of Rs 40 for the disclosure of information, despite instructions from a senior official within the organisation,

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  Former Defence Secretary R K Mathur appointed new CIC

  India | December 18, 2015 17:11 IST

  New Delhi:  Former Defence Secretary R K Mathur has been appointed as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC), breaking away from the convention of appointing the head from among the serving Information Commissioners.The post had fallen vacant

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  Disclose candidates who have applied for Lokpal posts: CIC

  India | December 10, 2015 14:35 IST

  New Delhi: The Central Information Commission today directed the Centre to disclose the names of people who have applied for Lokpal posts so that the public can bring up facts, which may or may not

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  RTI activists to boycott inaugural of CIC annual convention

  India | October 15, 2015 23:09 IST

  New Delhi: Slamming the move to leave out a large number of information activists from the inauguration of the annual RTI convention citing security concerns, seven invited activists have decided to boycott the session, which

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  Modi government undertakes senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle

  Politics | September 01, 2015 1:55 IST

  New Delhi:  Senior IAS officer Atanu Purkayastha has been appointed as Secretary in Central Information Commission (CIC) as part of major senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the government on Monday.Purkayastha, a 1983 batch IAS officer,

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  Modi govt undertakes senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle, 15 Additional Secretaries appointed

  India | August 31, 2015 23:40 IST

  New Delhi: Senior IAS officer Atanu Purkayastha has been appointed as Secretary in Central Information Commission (CIC) as part of major senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the government today.Purkayastha, a 1983 batch IAS officer, is

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  RTI reply reveals people who missed out on becoming CIC

  Politics | June 26, 2015 17:02 IST

  New Delhi: Vijai Sharma was chosen as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) earlier this month ahead of two other strong contenders who had also made it to the short-list - former Union Coal secretary Sanjay

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  HC stays order on probe into 26/11 call records of slain cop

  India | June 20, 2015 17:33 IST

  Mumbai:  On a Maharashtra Government plea, the Bombay High Court has stayed an order of Chief Information Commissioner asking the state to hold an inquiry into the call data records of telephonic talks between police

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  CIC Vijai Sharma favours relook at declassification policy

  India | June 14, 2015 16:46 IST

  New Delhi:  Amid the growing chorus for declassification of Netaji files, the new Chief Information Commissioner Vijai Sharma today said the policy in such matters needed to be revisited so that more information about historical