Right To Information
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Respond to Subramanian Swamy’s RTI plea on Chinese incursions: Information panel to Centre
The Bharatiya Janata Party leader had filed an application in November 2022 seeking details of illegal incursions by China since 1996.
Scroll Staff
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PM CARES Fund: Delhi HC sets aside order directing IT department to disclose details on exemption
The High Court said that the applicant had sought reply from the the Income Tax Department and not from the PM CARES Fund.
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‘No data’ and other tactics: How the government is dodging RTI queries on health pacts with Big Tech
Why is information on agreements involving public resources, taxpayer money, sensitive health data not available in the public domain?
Anmol Mathur & Shefali Malhotra
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Centre exempts national cyber security agency CERT-In from RTI Act purview
This comes amid the agency’s investigation into Apple security notifications cautioning Opposition leaders and journalists against ‘state-sponsored attackers’.
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Questioning motive for seeking information not under RTI Act, says Delhi High Court
The High Court was hearing a plea seeking details of the Aarogya Setu app.
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Why the right to privacy is incompatible with the right to information
Guaranteeing transparency in state activities is often contingent on the disclosure of personal information of citizens and public officials.
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Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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RTI activists say years of data missing from Centre’s portal
The records are said to have disappeared from the RTI Online portal, through which applications can be filed to access information from the Union government.
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Supreme Court calls for proper implementation of RTI provisions on proactive disclosure
The court remarked that public accountability is a crucial feature that governs the relationship between duty-bearers and right-holders.
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SC acknowledges reluctance of political parties about disclosing internal decisions under RTI Act
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) said political parties cannot be compelled to share details of their discussions or why a certain candidate was selected.
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The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Ten instances show how the digital data protection bill will undermine the RTI Act
The draft seeks to override the RTI Act and will facilitate the denial of all nature of ‘personal’ information.
Shailesh Gandhi
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BBC documentary: Centre still to share details of blocking order, declined RTI requests in the past
Under the Information Technology Rules, 2021, Centre has to share reasons for issuing blocking orders in writing, said the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative.
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Privacy trumps transparency in the new data protection bill and that’s bad news for democracy
The public interest exception in the Right to Information act has deleted allowing information officers to deny all personal information in public records.
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The Field
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: Indian women’s team beat Singapore to inch closer to quarter-finals
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India tour of Bangladesh: Focus on T20 World Cup preparation after moving on from last year’s drama
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants