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  In Pics: Rahul Gandhi's rally in Uttar Pradesh

  National | May 07, 2014 7:39 IST

  Sonbhadra/Mirzapur: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today launched a scathing attack on Narendra Modi accusing him of being double-faced, saying on the one hand, he talks about UP's development and on the other, he has joined

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  RTI activist Chandra Mohan Sharma found dead in his car in Noida

  India | May 02, 2014 21:27 IST

  Greater Noida:  An RTI activist was found dead in a burnt car near Eldeco Crossing here, police said today.Chandra Mohan Sharma's charred body was found inside his car last night after passersby informed the police

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  BJP targets Rahul for attack on Modi

  National | April 29, 2014 17:43 IST

  New Delhi: BJP today targeted Rahul Gandhi for accusing Narendra Modi of favouring few industrialists and raising questions over development model of Gujarat and said the “insulated” Congress Vice President has poor knowledge of ground

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  Govt. declines info on Lokpal aspirants, calls it 'personal'

  India | April 27, 2014 18:02 IST

  New Delhi: The Centre has declined to divulge details of persons who have applied for the posts of chairperson and members of anti-corruption body Lokpal, saying these are "personal" in nature and cannot be disclosed.Replying

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  PMO to seek Modi's views on disclosing his letters with Atal

  National | April 13, 2014 15:57 IST

  New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Office will take the nod of Gujarat Government and Chief Minister Narendra Modi for releasing the correspondence exchanged with the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee after the post-Godhra riots

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  Rahul Gandhi attacks Mamata government

  National | March 25, 2014 14:03 IST

  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

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  Political parties' funding can be under RTI: Parrikar

  National | March 02, 2014 11:17 IST

  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

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  RTI seeking Manmohan's election papers in Assam Assembly

  India | November 22, 2013 20:53 IST

  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

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  Know 10 revelations through RTI that left India stumped

  India | November 02, 2013 6:49 IST

  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

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  PMO refuses sharing information on meeting with Walmart lobbyists

  India | October 13, 2013 17:53 IST

  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

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  Bring political parties under RTI Act; Shashi Tharoor

  National | October 12, 2013 21:24 IST

  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

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  NGOs substantially funded by govt fall within RTI ambit: SC

  India | October 07, 2013 20:21 IST

  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

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  V K Singh files RTI application for copy of TSD report

  India | September 23, 2013 21:24 IST

  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

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  Personal details cannot be disclosed under RTI: Bombay HC

  India | September 08, 2013 16:50 IST

  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

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  Independence Day speech: PM asks Pakistan to stop terror activities

  India | August 15, 2013 12:02 IST

  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

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  Govt defends decision to amend RTI Act

  National | August 02, 2013 15:04 IST

  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

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  Cabinet approves keeping political parties out of RTI ambit

  National | August 01, 2013 22:24 IST

  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

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  CPI got over Rs.3 crore funding, shows RTI

  National | July 15, 2013 17:11 IST

  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

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  Sports Bill bowls RTI googly at BCCI

  Cricket | July 10, 2013 20:20 IST

  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

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  Centre mulling ordinance to keep political parties out of RTI

  National | June 29, 2013 14:02 IST

  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)