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  Maha: Row over CM relief fund used for dance troupe's Bangkok visit

  Politics | October 24, 2015 15:32 IST

  New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has come under intense attack for purportedly granting Rs. 8 lakh from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for a government employees dance troupe's visit to Thailand.The revelation was

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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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  Gajendra Chauhan denies being appointed FTII chairman in 2014

  India | October 14, 2015 18:25 IST

  New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party member and actor Gajendra Chauhan, who has been making headlines for being designated as FTII chairman, denies being appointed on March 4, 2014, as the letter of appointment given to him

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  How to make the best use of Right to Information (RTI)?

  India | October 13, 2015 18:17 IST

  It's been a decade since the Right to Information (RTI) act came into being. It has definitely lived up to the expectation of being one of the most progressive and citizen friendly legislation ever in

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  Congress accuses Modi govt of "diluting" RTI Act

  Politics | October 12, 2015 21:19 IST

  New Delhi: Congress today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making sustained attempt to "dilute" the RTI Act to coverup the "covert and corrupt practices" allegedly being undertaken by his government."There has been a sustained

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  Deaths due to fall from overcrowded local trains go up in Mumbai: RTI

  India | September 13, 2015 18:19 IST

  Mumbai: Even as railway officials claim to be operating maximum suburban trains to ease the hardships of daily commuters in Mumbai, the number of deaths and those injured after falling from trains has gone up

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  Gujarat tops sale of Petroleum Products while Bihar is at bottom

  September 11, 2015 15:10 IST

  Petroleum products such as LPG, Diesel & Petrol are used by most Indians every day. Even industry uses certain petroleum products. But, India's self sufficiency in petroleum products hasn't gone beyond 25% in the last

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  Transgenders can mention gender while filing RTI application

  India | July 15, 2015 19:05 IST

  New Delhi: Transgenders can now mention themselves as "third gender" while seeking information on governance related matters through online RTI application through the website.The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has introduced a field --

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  NGT spends over Rs 30,000 to receive Rs 10 fee from RTI applicant

  India | July 10, 2015 9:12 IST

  New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal spent more than Rs 30,000 to recover the Rs 10 fee from an RTI applicant, drawing sharp reaction from the CIC which said it was a case of "penny

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  Rs 94 crore spent on advertisements of Swachch Bharat Mission in 1 year

  India | July 08, 2015 15:52 IST

  New Delhi:  Government has spent Rs 94 crore on advertisements alone for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet SwachchBharat Mission, which is a rechristened version of erstwhile UPA's Nirmal Bharat Abhiyaan.An RTI response from the Ministry

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  Cost of printing a one-rupee note is Rs 1.14 : RTI

  India | July 02, 2015 19:45 IST

  New Delhi: The cost of printing one rupee note, which was recently re-introduced after a gap of 20 years, is Rs. 1.14, more than its value, an RTI query has revealed.The Security Printing and Minting

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  Medical bills of judges cannot be disclosed under RTI: Supreme Court

  India | July 02, 2015 17:36 IST

  New Delhi:  Medical expenses of judges and their families cannot be made public under Right to Information Act, the Supreme Court ruled today, maintaining there should be “some respect for privacy”.  “There should be some

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  Sushma Swaraj's ministry says no to RTI on Lalit Modi passport

  Politics | June 29, 2015 7:41 IST

  New Delhi: At a time when External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is under fierce attack from the Opposition for "helping" Lalit Modi obtain UK travel documents, her ministry has refused to provide any information about

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  Over 600 killed in terrorist attacks in northeast since 2011: RTI

  India | June 28, 2015 21:50 IST

  New Delhi:  Over 600 people, including security forces personnel, have been killed in militant attacks and insurgencies in the northeastern states of the country in last four years, an RTI query has revealed.According to an

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  External affairs ministry refuses to answer RTI query on Lalit Modi's passport issue

  India | June 28, 2015 20:39 IST

  NEW DELHI: At a time when Sushma Swaraj is under fierce opposition attack for "helping" Lalit Modi obtain UK travel documents, her external affairs ministry has refused to provide any information about the passport issue

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  Parliamentarians relish delicacies subsidised by 60-150 percent: RTI

  Politics | June 23, 2015 17:28 IST

  New Delhi: Parliament canteens serving to Members of Parliament got a total subsidy of Rs 60.7 crore during last five years with items like ‘puri sabji' being sold at 88 per cent subsidised rates, an

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  No eviction notice to Congress for vacating party office, headquarters: Government

  Politics | June 17, 2015 16:06 IST

  New Delhi:  No eviction notices have been issued to Congress for vacating government bungalows used as its headquarters and party offices, the Centre has claimed in an RTI response.According to reports in February, the Centre

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  Fast track courts trying corruption cases against politicians down to 815 since 2000: RTI

  India | June 15, 2015 20:17 IST

  Mumbai:  The number of functional Fast Track Courts hearing corruption cases against politicians has come down to almost half at 815 since 2000, an RTI query has revealed.According to figures furnished by the Ministry of

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  RTI activist hacked to death by UP village head

  India | June 14, 2015 10:12 IST

  Lucknow: RTI activist Guru Prasad was on Saturday hacked to death by henchmen of a village head in Bahraich, police said.The activist was rushed to a medical facility by his friends and family members but

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  SC raises queries on removal of eminent persons from NJAC

  India | June 11, 2015 20:18 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today raised questions over the lack of provisions in the law for removal of two eminent persons from the six-member National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) and sought to know whether