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  Nationality of 82 JNU students 'unavailable', RTI activist to write to PM Modi

  India | January 21, 2020 20:57 IST

  After an RTI query revealed the nationality of 82 foreign students in Jawaharlal Nehru University remains unavailable in the list of foreign students registered in the monsoon and winter sessions 2019- 20.

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  JNU violence: RTI reveals Biometric systems, CCTVs were not broken in Jan first week

  Business | January 21, 2020 15:19 IST

  Biometric systems and CCTV cameras at the server room were not vandalised in the first week of January, contrary to the claims made by the Jawaharlal Nehru University administration that students had destroyed them on January 3, the varsity has said in a RTI reply.

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  Over 60 per cent teaching posts unfilled in Rajasthan Technical University: RTI report

  India | January 12, 2020 17:52 IST

  For the non-teaching staff, 187 posts are filled against a sanctioned strength of 382 posts, including the important posts of examination controller, director, dean, and student welfare officer.

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  NIA searches RTI activist Akhil Gogoi's house in Guwahati

  India | December 26, 2019 15:39 IST

  The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday carried out searches at the residence of RTI activist Akhil Gogoi, who was arrested earlier this month, in Guwahati, officials said. The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) leader, whose custody is slated to end on Friday, was booked by the agency under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and stringent Unlawful (Activities) Prevention Act.

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  18 seats lying vacant at IIT-Roorkee: RTI query

  Education | December 05, 2019 18:13 IST

  18 seats at the Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee (IIT-Roorkee) have remained vacant for this academic year, an RTI query revealed.

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  All appeals, complaints pending under RTI in JK to be dealt by CIC: Govt

  India | December 02, 2019 17:47 IST

  A large number of applications and appeals filed under the Jammu and Kashmir Right to Information Act, 2009, would have been pending on the date of bifurcation.

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  Online facility for filing RTI applications launched

  India | November 25, 2019 21:27 IST

  Kerala State IT mission has launched an online facility for filing the Right to Information (RTI) applications to the Secretariat.

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  RTI reveals 12,223 Indians died abroad in 2018-2019

  India | November 16, 2019 19:16 IST

  A whopping 12,223 Indian nationals have died in various foreign countries in 17 months between January 2018 and May 2019, according to an RTI reply given by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

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  CJI Office under RTI: Why Supreme Court ruled against Supreme Court in pathbreaking verdict

  Fyi | November 13, 2019 22:30 IST

  ​In a pathbreaking verdict on Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that the office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is a public authority under the Right to Information Act. It, however, added that judicial independence has to be kept in mind while disclosing information in public interest.

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  CJI under RTI Act: Supreme Court to pronounce verdict tomorrow

  India | November 12, 2019 16:39 IST

  The Supreme Court will pronounce on Wednesday its verdict on petitions challenging the Delhi High Court decision bringing the office of the chief justice of India (CJI) under the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

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  Amendments to RTI Act 'final assault' to decimate legislation: Sonia

  Politics | October 31, 2019 15:43 IST

  Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday accused the Modi government of diluting the powers of the Information Commissioners through amendments to the RTI Act and termed it as a "final assault" to decimate the historic legislation.

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  Railway freight earnings down by Rs 3,901 cr in Q2: RTI

  India | October 26, 2019 17:28 IST

  The RTI application filed by Chandra Shekhar Gaur, an activist based in Madhya Pradesh's Neemuch, revealed that in the first quarter (April-June) of financial year 2019-20, the railways earned a revenue of Rs 13,398.92 crore from passenger fare. This dipped to Rs 13,243.81 crore in the July-September quarter.  

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  CIC tenure cut to 3 years new RTI rules brought in

  India | October 25, 2019 17:29 IST

  The Modi government has reduced the tenure of Chief Information Commissioners and all information commissioners in transparency panels across the country to three years. The new RTI rules were notified Thursday night, a move activists call an assault on their independence and autonomy.

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  Centre's motive is to minimise RTI applications: Amit Shah

  India | October 12, 2019 12:48 IST

  The Home Minister made the announcement at the 14th Annual Convention of Central Information Commission.

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  More than 3 crore RTI applications filed so far: Report

  India | October 12, 2019 9:42 IST

  According to the State Transparency Report released on the eve of RTI Day on Saturday, the total number of RTI applications as reported so far is 3.02 crore. The same number in last year's report was 2.43 crore.

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  Last-minute travellers help railways earn more than Rs 25,000 crore in last 4 years: RTI

  Business | September 01, 2019 9:34 IST

  Railways saw a 62 per cent jump in its earnings from 2016-2017 to 2018-2019 to Rs 1608 crore. In 2016-2017, the amount was Rs 1,263 crore and in 2017-2018, the amount was Rs 991 crore.

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  Can personal info be made public under RTI after 20 years? CIC to decide

  India | July 24, 2019 17:11 IST

  Can private information of officials held by the government be provided after 20 years as per the Right to Information statutes? The Central Information Commission (CIC) has decided to constitute a full-bench to adjudicate the crucial matter on a petition of a convict in the 2006 Mumbai train blast case.

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  Want to know information under the RTI? MP govt asks applicant to tell file number first

  India | June 09, 2019 14:58 IST

  The Madhya Pradesh government has asked an RTI applicant to provide details like file number and date to get information on appointments of non-government officials in the chief minister's office. 

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  Disclose bank inspection report under RTI: Supreme Court warns RBI

  India | April 26, 2019 13:30 IST

  The Supreme Court has taken serious view about refusal of RBI to disclose the information under Right to Information Act.

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  Plea in Supreme Court to bring political parties under RTI

  April 07, 2019 9:32 IST

  A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to declare all registered and recognised political parties as "public authority" under the Right to Information Act.