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DU rejects another RTI query seeking info on PM Modi's degree
National | Jun 20, 2016, 10:14 AM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi University (DU) has rejected another RTI query on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree citing "privacy" reasons”, sparking criticism from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. "DU, as a matter of policy, seeks to
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Lakhs spent on dinner served to 240 VVIPs including T S Thakur by MP govt: RTI
India | Jun 19, 2016, 09:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a latest revelation through RTI, lakhs of rupees were spent by Madhya Pradesh government during a programme in Bhopal in April this year. MP Govt organised a dinner and served food in
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SC spent Rs 37 lakh on offshore travels of CJI Thakur and family in last three years: RTI
India | Jun 17, 2016, 12:17 PM ISTAs per information received in the form of an RTI response filed by advocate Gaurav Agrawal, the Supreme Court Registry has revealed some interesting information about the nations visited by some of its topmost jurists along with their kin
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CIC reserves order on AAP being public authority to come under RTI act
India | Jun 01, 2016, 10:55 PM ISTNew 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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Top Mumbai Metro officers get paid more than their boss: RTI
India | May 30, 2016, 09:49 PM ISTMumbai: Half a dozen senior officers of Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL), who are on deputation, are drawing higher salaries than the company’s Managing Director, according to an RTI query. MMRCL, a 50:50 joint
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AAP government spent Rs 15 crore in three months for ads in print media: RTI reply
India | May 15, 2016, 11:31 PM ISTDelhi's AAP government spent nearly Rs 15 crore on advertisments in the print media during the 91-day period till May 11, according to an RTI reply.
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CIC issues fresh notice to Sonia Gandhi in RTI matter
India | May 08, 2016, 04:01 PM ISTThe 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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EPFO has four times more members than govt claimed: RTI info
May 06, 2016, 06:13 PM ISTBhopal: The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has 15.84 crore members and not 3.7 crore as claimed by the government last March in connection with their proposal to tax PF withdrawals, an RTI applicant has
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Number of RTI applications decline during 2014-15: Govt
India | May 05, 2016, 02:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: The number of RTI applications has come down to around 7.55 lakh in 2014-15 from over 8.34 lakh a year before as departments and ministries are putting more information in public domain on
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‘Any chaiwaala, paanwaala can raise questions today’: Praful Patel on ‘misuse’ of RTI
National | Apr 29, 2016, 03:09 PM ISTThe Right To information Act, passed by the erstwhile UPA government is clearly not the lawmakers’ favourite. It has exposed lies, falsified tall claims and is today the most lethal tool in the hands of a common man.
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Maharashtra has no consolidated record of remission to convicts: RTI
India | Apr 10, 2016, 08:48 PM ISTMumbai: Maharashtra government has no record at state-level of convicts who have been granted remission on account of good behaviour, an RTI query has revealed. Additional Director General (Prisons) Bhushankumar Upadhyay said there are a
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AYUSH Ministry doesn’t recruit Muslims, reveals RTI; Minister denies
National | Mar 12, 2016, 02:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: An RTI reply has revealed that the AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy) Ministry does not recruit Muslims as a policy. A report in the Milli Gazette, a fortnightly newspaper
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PM Modi's wife Jashodaben files RTI, seeks marriage-related documents from his passport
National | Feb 11, 2016, 08:50 AM ISTAhmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wife Jashodaben has filed an RTI application with Regional Passport Office (RPO) seeking details about the marriage- related documents Modi had submitted to get his passport when he was Chief
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15 bizarre RTI queries on PM Modi and their interesting replies
National | Feb 04, 2016, 03:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ever since Narendra Modi took over as the Prime Minister of India, the PMO has recorded a sharp rise in number of RTI pleas querying about the BJP strongman.From his kitchen to smartphone
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'Make in India' logo is not made in India: RTI
India | Jan 15, 2016, 02:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: What goes against the very spirit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious ‘Make in India' campaign , the logo of the much touted initiative was designed by a foreign firm's India arm, an
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An illiterate auto driver gets 39kg documents in reply of RTI query
India | Jan 14, 2016, 07:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: An auto rickshaw driver in Jaipur got the 39kg weighing documents in reply to an RTI query he filed some 20 years ago. He did so for getting information on the 1.5 bigahs of
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No clear info with RBI on Re 1's different title: RTI reply
Jan 12, 2016, 10:16 PM ISTMumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) does not have a clear guideline regarding the printing of different titles on the currency note of Re 1 and that of other denominations, reply to an RTI
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Government unlikely to suggest bringing judges appointment under RTI
India | Jan 11, 2016, 06:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government is unlikely to suggest bringing under the ambit of RTI the process of appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and the high courts amid feeling that it would not be
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NGT spent Rs 33,000 to deny information under RTI: CIC
India | Jan 11, 2016, 04:56 PM ISTNew 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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PM Modi personally manages his social media accounts, reveals RTI
National | Dec 24, 2015, 07:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's love for the social media is no hidden secret. However, the regular posts and comments that we see on his personal accounts across social media platforms often left