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- India
Charge sheets don’t come under RTI, free access may violate accused’s rights: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday junked a PIL seeking free public access to charge sheets filed by police departments and investigative agencies – CBI and ED — saying that a…
- India
Media report on ‘multiple side-effects of COVID-19 vaccines’ ill-informed, erroneous: Centre
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said media reports claiming admission of ‘multiple side-effects of COVID-19 vaccines’ by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation…
- Business
RBI cracked the whip on ICICI, others, for flouting norms, but was ignored: RTI
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had slapped show cause notices (SCNs) and imposed penalties on the ICICI Bank and certain other banks way back in 2017, for violating various norms,…
- India
Paying salaries to Imams is like betraying Hindus: Central IC Uday Mahurkar
Central Information Commissioner (CIC), Uday Mahurkar recently remarked that honorariums given to imams and helpers in Delhi mosques by the state government are encouraging “pan-Islamist tendencies”. CIC Mahurkar asked if imams are…
- India
RTI portal to help people access information about SC operationalised
New Delhi: A portal for filing RTI applications to help people access information about the Supreme Court was operationalised on Thursday. At the outset of the hearing, the CJI, who was sharing the…
- Delhi
Delhi HC rejects challenge to CIC order on RTI plea over auction of PM Modi’s suit
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected a petition challenging a CIC decision refusing to impose penalty on an official for belatedly providing information on an RTI application seeking certain…
- India
Online portal for filing RTI applications ‘practically ready’: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday said an online portal for filing RTI applications to help people access information about the top court is “practically ready” for launch. A bench of Chief…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC acquits all accused in 2012 RTI activist murder case
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has acquitted all the 12 accused in a case relating to the murder of RTI activist and editor of ‘Maha Prachanda’ newspaper Lingaraju back in 2012 citing…
- India
Congress legislator ‘punctures’ Punjab CM’s cavalcade via RTI
Chandigarh: An RTI query by Congress legislator Partap Singh Bajwa has ‘punctured’ the AAP government in Punjab by exposing that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s cavalcade has a convoy of 42 vehicles, three…
- Delhi
Qutub Minar most visited tourist destination for foreigners in April-June: RTI reply
New Delhi: The Qutub Minar was the most visited destination for foreign visitors between April and June, according to an RTI reply. The historic Red Fort was the second most visited destination…
- Telangana
Around Rs 50cr spent on KCR’s Pragathi Bhavan till date: RTI
Hyderabad: The total expenditure for the construction of Pragathi Bhavan is almost Rs 50 crores, an RTI response revealed on Wednesday. The Pragathi Bhavan, located in Begumpet, is the official residence of…