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All talk and no action! Arvind Kejriwal never held meeting on women safety, reveals RTI - Know details

It seems Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is all talk and no action as far as the issue of women safety and law & order situation in the national capital is concerned!

Aug 09, 2016, 12:59 PM IST

Do you know how much NSA Ajit Doval, PM Modi's top executives earn?

The salaries of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's top executives have now been made public by his office under the Right to Information Act.

Aug 08, 2016, 15:57 PM IST

'Udti Dilli': 58 new liquor shops came up in past 1.25 years of Arvind Kejriwal regime in Delhi, reveals RTI

An interesting fact has come out in an RTI reply!

Aug 08, 2016, 09:46 AM IST

Provide details of soldiers whose bodies were mutilated by the enemy: CIC

The Central Information Commission has directed the army to provide details of soldiers whose bodies were mutilated by insurgents and enemy soldiers during skirmishes on Pakistan and China borders.

Jul 28, 2016, 16:00 PM IST

RTI: SBI declines info on Vijay Mallya's loan, says matter sub-judice

State Bank of India has expressed its inability to divulge details of loans given to Vijay Mallya and his now defunct Kingfisher Airlines in response to an RTI query, holding that the matter is sub-judice and being looked into by investigation agencies.

Jul 11, 2016, 17:54 PM IST

Sri Lanka's parliament votes in favour of right to information bill

Sri Lanka's parliament on Friday voted in favour of a Right to Information (RTI) bill which had failed to get approval for several years.

Jun 25, 2016, 02:22 AM IST

Central Information Commission not competent to bring political parties under RTI: Congress

Three years after six national parties were brought under the ambit of the RTI Act, Congress on Monday asked the Central Information Commission to set aside its 2013 full bench order, saying it is neither a court nor a competent authority to exercise plenary jurisdiction and the order is "arbitrary and illegal."

Jun 20, 2016, 20:34 PM IST

Journalist, who claimed Ministry of Ayush has no policy to hire Muslims, arrested for fabricating RTI reply

A journalist was arrested on Saturday for allegedly "fabricating" a response to his right to information (RTI) request to make the claim that the Ministry of Ayush has a policy not to hire Muslims, police said.

May 14, 2016, 23:01 PM IST

CIC issues fresh notice to Congress president Sonia Gandhi in RTI matter

The Central Information Commission has issued a fresh notice to Congress President Sonia Gandhi to explain her case before its Full Bench on allegations of not responding to queries in a RTI application despite orders of the transparency panel.

May 08, 2016, 14:34 PM IST

Make PM Narendra Modi's educational qualification public; people want to know truth: Arvind Kejriwal

Launching a scathing attack, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has asked the Central Information Commission (CIC) on Thursday why it was not making public the educational qualification of PM Narednra Modi.

Apr 28, 2016, 17:55 PM IST

77% Indians with foreign med degree fail MCI hurdle since 2004

An average 77 per cent Indian students who returned with a foreign medical degree in the past 12 years failed to clear the mandatory screening examination conducted by Medical Council of India.

Mar 20, 2016, 10:17 AM IST

AYUSH Ministry files complaint to probe 'fake' RTI query over Muslim recruitment; journalist arrested

The AYUSH Ministry on Tuesday filed a formal complaint with the Delhi Police asking them to probe the alleged `fake` RTI query, in which journalist Pushp Sharma alleged that the Centre`s discrimination against Muslims in the Yoga teachers` selection process for International Yoga Day is fabricated, adding that he has proof that all the RTI replies in his possession are authentic.

Mar 15, 2016, 23:39 PM IST

Examiners identity can't be revealed under RTI: Supreme Court

The apex court upheld the high court order that answer sheets and details of interview marks can be and should be provided to the candidate.

Feb 09, 2016, 21:21 PM IST

Bizarre RTIs on PM Narendra Modi!

Bizarre RTIs on PM Narendra Modi!

Feb 03, 2016, 13:56 PM IST

Hema Malini served CRZ notice over land allotted earlier: RTI

In what could spell more trouble for BJP MP Hema Malini who is caught in a land allotment controversy, a fresh RTI query revealed that the actress allegedly violated the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Act by destroying mangroves on a plot previously given to her at Versova, for which a notice was served to her in 1998.

Feb 02, 2016, 22:14 PM IST

Prime Mumbai plot given to Hema Malini for just Rs 70,000: RTI activist

 A month after the BJP-led government in Maharashtra announced allotment of a prime piece of land here to actress and MP Hema Malini for a dance academy, an RTI activist has claimed the plot valued in crores is being given to her for a mere Rs 70,000.

Jan 28, 2016, 23:33 PM IST

Don't disclose students' information without consulting parents: CIC

In a warning to the RTI applicant, Acharyulu said, "The Commission records its admonition against the appellant for misuse of RTI against the school child and warns him against such misuse in future.

Jan 26, 2016, 22:58 PM IST

Ironic! 'Make in India' logo made by a foreign firm?

The ministry is also said to have informed that Weiden+Kennedy India Limited was hired for Rs 11 crore for advertising and promotion of Make In India campaign for 3 years.

Jan 14, 2016, 22:09 PM IST

Govt may not recommend bringing judges' appointment under RTI

The government is unlikely to recommend bringing the process of appointment of judges to higher judiciary under RTI ambit as it apprehends it could lead to a flood of applications from aspirants and "interested parties" seeking file notings and other details.

Jan 11, 2016, 19:03 PM IST