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.
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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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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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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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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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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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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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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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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends