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RTI activist hacked to death by UP village head
India | Jun 14, 2015, 10:12 AM ISTLucknow: 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 | Jun 11, 2015, 08:18 PM ISTNew 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
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Jitender Singh Tomar did not graduate from our varsity: RML Awadh University
National | Jun 10, 2015, 08:21 PM ISTFaizabad, UP: In mounting trouble for former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar, RML Awadh University, from where he claimed to have graduated, on Wednesday denied having any such record.Stating its willingness to cooperate with
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He or She? Church of England debates God's gender!
World | Jun 02, 2015, 08:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: The world has always been divided over the veracity of claims regarding existence of God, Britain is busy debating the issue with an entirely different perspective. There is an unusual tussle going on
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PM Modi received gifts worth Rs 3.11 lakh on foreign tours: RTI
National | May 31, 2015, 06:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received 65 gifts worth Rs 3.11 lakh during his foreign visits in the past ten months since assuming charge last year, an RTI query revealed.On February 19 Modi
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Bollywood star Salman Khan's hit-and-run case papers with govt lost in fire: RTI
Bollywood | May 28, 2015, 06:41 PM ISTMumbai: The Maharashtra government does not have any "information" on Bollywood actor Salman Khan's 2002 hit-and-run case as the files pertaining to it were gutted in a fire at Mantralaya, an RTI query has revealed.This
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Swaraj Abhiyan forms its national team
National | May 21, 2015, 08:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Swaraj Abhiyan, a group formed by ousted AAP leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan, today formed its national team of 29 members and announced “Jai kisan Abhiyan Swaraj Yatra” to kickstart its movement
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PM Modi is rendering RTI 'dysfunctional': Ex-CIC Shailesh Gandhi
National | May 12, 2015, 09:23 AM ISTNew Delhi: Former Central Information Commissioner (CIC) Shailesh Gandhi on Monday lashed out at the Centre for allegedly rendering the Right to Information (RTI) Act "dysfunctional" by taking retrogressive steps.In an open letter written to
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Information on PM Modi's travel expenses 'Vague and Wide': PMO
National | May 08, 2015, 10:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Prime Minister's Office has refused to give information on the expenses incurred on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Singapore saying it is too "vague" and "wide".An RTI-applicant based in Ahmedabad
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Key posts vacant as govt wants to 'grab' land from common people: Rahul
National | May 06, 2015, 05:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: Stepping up his attack on the Modi government, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today questioned why it was keeping the posts of RTI commissioner, Lokpal and Chief Vigilance Commissioner vacant.Gandhi also reiterated his
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Jashodaben files second RTI appeal on her security cover issue
India | May 03, 2015, 10:41 PM ISTAhmedabad: Four months after she was denied information on her security cover, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wife Jashodaben has filed a second appeal under the RTI Act seeking details on this matter.Jashodaben, along with her
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Heart attack biggest cause of death in Mumbai, takes 80 lives every day
India | May 03, 2015, 02:39 PM ISTMumbai: Shocking, but true. In Mumbai, 80 people died everyday due to heart attack in the period between March 2014 and March 2015. However, it was 67 deaths due to heart attacks in the previous
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File progress report on appointment of Chief IC, ICs: HC to Centre
India | Apr 09, 2015, 04:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi High Court today asked the Centre to expedite the process appointment of Chief Information Commissioner and three Information Commissioners at CIC and inform it by May 11 about the progress as the
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Political class is under scrutiny 24 hours: PM Modi
National | Apr 05, 2015, 04:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said political class was now under the constant scrutiny of media and various other institutions as he advocated for an "inbuilt mechanism" for judiciary to monitor itself."The news
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Delhi HC stays its order bringing Attorney General's office under RTI
India | Mar 25, 2015, 02:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court today stayed till April 27, its single judge order that Attorney General of India's (AGI) office is a public authority falling under the ambit of Right to Information Act.A
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None of the 7 information commissioners met average disposal target
India | Mar 14, 2015, 12:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: None of the seven information commissioners have met the average disposal target over the last one year.Economic Times reported that two of the seven information commissioners, MA Khan Yusufi and Basant Seth, did
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Senior nuclear scientist faces wrath of offering suggestions to PM Modi
India | Mar 13, 2015, 12:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: One of India's senior nuclear scientists, Pashupati Rao, who works at Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC) run by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) is now facing wrath for sending suggestions to Prime Minister
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Attorney General must be under RTI, rules Delhi High Court
India | Mar 11, 2015, 07:46 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court has brought the Attorney General, top law officer under the domain of the RTI Act.On Tuesday Justice Vibhu Bakhru held the office of AG to be a 'public authority'
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PMO declines RTI application seeking Modi-Atal letters after 2002 riots
National | Mar 10, 2015, 11:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Office has refused to disclose the correspondence that took place in 2002 between then Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and the then Gujarat chief minister, Narendra Modi, after the
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PMO among the top public authorities to reject RTIs
India | Mar 05, 2015, 12:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: According to a CIC report released on Wednesday, the Prime Minister's office is among the top public authorities to have rejected the maximum number of RTI applications received by them during 2013-14.The Ministry