New 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
New 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
New 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
It'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
New 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
Mumbai: 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
Petroleum 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
New 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 --
New 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
New 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
New 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
New 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
New 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
New 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
NEW 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
New 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
New 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
Mumbai: 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
Lucknow: 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
New 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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