Right To Information
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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.
Scroll Staff
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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.
Prashant Reddy T
Trending
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Mauritian Bhojpuri is being dressed in Hindu nationalist robes – and I’m in mourning
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‘Class’ review: An immersive and revealing show about privilege
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Toddler says she didn’t like ‘Pathaan’, Shah Rukh Khan posts video with a promise to work harder
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Watch: ‘3 Idiots’ stars Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi, R Madhavan comically reunite to promote new film
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Young professionals are fleeing crisis-hit Pakistan in hope of a better future
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How the proposed Data Protection Bill will undermine India’s Right to Information
A planned amendment says that all information that can be related to a person may be denied.
Shailesh Gandhi
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How a flawed interpretation of the RTI Act is being used to protect corrupt officials
Many agencies are denying information on the grounds that the information sought is personal and there is no larger public interest in its disclosure.
Shailesh Gandhi
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Full text: Ask courts not to accept pleas against RTI Act orders, information commissioners urge CJI
Fifteen sitting and retired information commissioners have said that their directions were being negated due to stay orders from various High Courts.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Toddler says she didn’t like ‘Pathaan’, Shah Rukh Khan posts video with a promise to work harder
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Watch: TV host Ellen DeGeneres surprised with marriage vow renewal ceremony by wife Portia de Rossi
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Watch: This dog was taking a ride on the roof of a car in Bengaluru
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Eco India: Why are sparrows continuing to disappear from Indian cities?
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Watch: Adele moved to tears as fan shows up with picture of his late wife to her Las Vegas show
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Supreme Court orders Centre, states to submit status reports on vacancies in information commissions
The court has also directed the governments to list the steps they have taken to fill up the vacancies.
Scroll Staff
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How the weakening of Right to Information in Kashmir makes the fight against Covid-19 more difficult
By replacing the erstwhile state’s strong RTI Act with the central legislation, the Modi government has made it difficult to access information, say activists.
Athar Parvaiz
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RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj gets US anti-corruption award
Bhardwaj is the founder of the Satark Nagrik Sangathan, a citizens’ group working to promote accountability and transparency in governance.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Start the week with a film: Horses and a quietly thumping heart in ‘The Rider’
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‘Class’ review: An immersive and revealing show about privilege
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‘Jehanabad – Of Love & War’ review: A heavily spiced account of an audacious jailbreak
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‘Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat’ review: A throbbing musical about forbidden passion
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‘Faraaz’ review: A shallow exploration of 2016 Dhaka terror attack
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As attacks on RTI applicants continue, authorities must do more to bring perpetrators to justice
The highest number of attacks on RTI activists has occurred in Maharashtra, a new study shows.
Shikha Chhibbar
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‘What is wrong with you?’ SC pulls up Centre for not responding to plea on RTI Act in over a year
The court had, in January 2020, asked Centre to respond to a plea filed by Congress MP Jairam Ramesh against the Right to Information (Amendment) Act 2019.
Scroll Staff
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Petitioners move SC seeking urgent hearing of plea on pending vacancies in Right to Information body
The petitioners noted that six posts are lying vacant in the Central Information Commission which has a backlog of 36,600 cases.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Fantasy football: Stressful or fun – is it the enjoyable hobby it was meant to be?
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Chamari Athapaththu column: Sri Lanka have never been as confident as we are ahead of this World Cup
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Premier League: Jurgen Klopp on Liverpool’s poor run of form – ‘I have no words for it’
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WPL: Mumbai Indians hire Charlotte Edwards, Jhulan Goswami, Devieka Palshikaar in coaching staff
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Mithali Raj column: India’s chances at the T20 World Cup will be largely dependent on the top order