Nagrakata (WB): Attacking the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal over the issue of development, Rahul Gandhi today said funds worth crores were sent from the Centre to the state but they never reached the
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Saturday that information relating to funding for political parties should come under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.Participating on a debate on Headlines Today channel, Parrikar said he was
Guwahati: Seeking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Rajya Sabha election nomination papers and attached affidavits, an RTI has been filed in the Secretariat of the Assam Assembly from where he has been elected to the Upper
New Delhi: The Right to Information Act which came into effect in 2005 seeks to ensure transparency between citizens and government bodies. According to the Act, any citizen may request information from a public authority
New Delhi: In response to an RTI query filed against the PMO for US lobbying in India for Walmart, PMO has denied to share any information regarding the same by taking exemption under the Section
Thiruvananthapuram: Political parties should be brought under the ambit of the Right to Information Act to ensure transparency in governance and strengthen the trust of the people in democracy, Union Minister Shashi Tharoor said today."Political
New Delhi: NGOs and private organisations, substantially financed by government or its authorities, come under the ambit of Right to Information Act making them liable to reveal information under the transparency law, the Supreme Court
New Delhi: Under attack over purported activities of a secret intelligence unit set up by him, former Army chief Gen V K Singh today filed an RTI application to seek a copy of the Army
Mumbai: Under RTI, disclosure of personal information in respect of service record, income tax returns and assets of an individual is illegal unless it is necessary in larger public interest, the Bombay High Court has
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday called for political stability and strong secular values as he made his last Independence Day speech ahead of the much awaited Battle 2014.Addressing the nation from the Red
New Delhi, Aug 2: The government today defended its decision to amend the RTI Act to keep political parties out of the purview of the ombudsman, saying they are not “public authorities” but voluntary association
New Delhi, August 1: The union cabinet on Thursday approved an amendment to the Right to Information (RTI) Act which aims at keeping the political parties out of its ambit, said informed sources.The issue has
New Delhi, Jul 15: The Communist Party of India (CPI) has received over Rs.3 crore funding through various sources in the past five years, an answer to an RTI query revealed on Monday.The disclosure comes
New Delhi, July 10: The BCCI could be again set on collision course with the Sports Ministry as a contentious clause in the Draft National Sports Development Bill states that only those federations who come
New Delhi, Jun 29: Government is contemplating changes in the Right to Information Act to keep political parties out of its ambit, a move which will overturn an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC)
Panaji, June 28: The increasing clamour over the continued non-appointment of top State Information Commission officials, who deal with appeals filed against the rejection of queries under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, has put
New Delhi, Jun 4: The Central Information Commission (CIC) ruling that political parties are public authorities is "most significant" as they would now need to respond to RTI queries on their assets, funding and members,
Nagpur, Apr 9 : 'Aadhaar' cards will henceforth bear date of birth of the holder, facilitating people to avail benefits of several government and non-governmental schemes which require age validation.Till now, only year of birth
Shirdi, Maharashtra: The world famous Sai Baba shrine at Shirdi has been receiving several hundred kilograms of gold articles from devout followers every year, but information received by an RTI activist reveals that several kilograms
Lucknow, Mar 2: Can disclosure of certain details on parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, hanged at New Delhi's Tihar Jail "affect relations with a foreign state"? The prison department certainly thinks so.It would "pre-judicially affect
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