Delhi High Court held that CBI cannot claim absolute exemption from disclosing information pertaining to allegations of corruption and human rights violations held by it under the RTI Act.
Jitendra Singh was asked whether the government has taken or proposes to take any measure for acceptance of RTI applications and providing their reply in Braille.
New Delhi: Former Intelligence Bureau (IB) Special Director Rajender Kumar, charge sheeted in Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case, has approached Central Information Commission seeking disclosure of correspondence between CBI and Law Ministry and opinion of
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked government departments to keep in mind three 'T's -- timeliness, transparency and trouble-free approach - while replying to RTI applications as that would help in reducing errors
New Delhi : A young man here is seeking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention after the railways denied him a job although he secured 96 percent in a recruitment exam.It was in December 2013 that
New Delhi: The Central government on Monday told Supreme Court that political parties should not be brought under the ambit of Right to Information (RTI) Act.The government, while terming political parties as 'public authorities', argued
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre, the Election Commission and six political parties, including Congress and BJP, on a plea to declare all national and regional political parties "public authorities"
About 4,000 free houses to be allotted to poor families across Uttar Pradesh (UP) are unfinished and slated for a completion date roughly coinciding with UP state assembly elections in 2017, an enquiry filed by
New Delhi: The Centre has decided to involve people from the field of journalism and non-government organisations to analyse implementation of Right to Information (RTI) Act across the country, especially in remote areas.The three-month fellowship
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “blatant U-turn” on the issue of transparency, charging his government with “deliberately” keeping key posts of Chief Information Commissioner, CVC and
New Delhi: Amid outrage over the interview of a December 16 gangrape convict, CIC today directed the Delhi Commission of Women to make public records of rapes committed in the national capital with stern conditions
New Delhi: In an apparent misinterpretation of the RTI Act, CBI has claimed before the Delhi High Court that it can only share information pertaining to allegations of corruption against its own officials and not
New Delhi: With only one day left for Arvind Kejriwal's swearing in ceremony, the once deserted premises of Delhi Secretariat have now become alive with visitors, workers and staff.While electricians and technicians bustled about the
New Delhi: The Central Information Commission (CIC) on Friday passed a judgement that property details, investments and assets can be accessed by one's spouse under the Right to Information Act (RTI).The CIC's order comes while
Panaji: Despite allegations that the Right to Information (RTI) Act was being misused for extortion and harassment, the law should be appreciated in a big way, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said on Monday.Parsekar was
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wife Jashodaben has filed an appeal under RTI act after she was denied information by Mehsana District police saying that all queries about the protection given to her were related
New Delhi: People seeking information under RTI Act may now be able to use postal stamps as application fee if a recommendation of the Central Information Commission is accepted by the Centre.Two Information Commissioners in
New Delhi: The CIC has issued show-cause notices to BJP President Amit Shah and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi along with the heads of four other political parties asking why an inquiry should not be instituted
New Delhi: Information pertaining to allegations of corruption and human rights violations can be sought from CBI under the Right to Information Act as exemption given to the organisation does not cover such records, Lok
New Delhi: CBI wants to stop disclosing details of allegations of corruption against its own officials under the RTI Act—an information being provided by it at present under the transparency law. The agency will challenge
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