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Scam-tainted Vyapam spent over Rs 60 lakh on lawyers in 2013-15
India | November 23, 2015 16:39 ISTNew Delhi: From the time the Vyapam scam came to light in 2013 and the investigations began, the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board, (or Vyapam as it is popularly known) has so far spent Rs.60
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Bank Fraud: 100% increase in last 1 year
November 19, 2015 16:35 ISTBangalore: In May 2015, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) set up a Central Fraud Registry to check growing bank fraud. After this, the Prime Minister's Office called a meeting to review the fraud-detection system,
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Maha: Row over CM relief fund used for dance troupe's Bangkok visit
Politics | October 24, 2015 15:32 ISTNew 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 ISTNew 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 ISTNew 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 ISTIt'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 ISTNew 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 ISTMumbai: 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 ISTPetroleum 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 ISTNew 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 ISTNew 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 ISTNew 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 ISTNew 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 ISTNew 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 ISTNew 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 ISTNew 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 ISTNEW 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 ISTNew 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 ISTNew 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 ISTMumbai: 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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