Activist raises query on Sachin's penalty
A right to information activist on Saturday raised questions whether cricketer Sachin Tendulkar had paid the penalty imposed on him last year for illegally occupying his new bungalow in Bandra here wi
Ten-year old queries on father of the nation status to Gandhi
A query posted by a 10-year-old girl under the Right to Information Act (RTI) regarding father of nation status to Mahatma Gandhi has raised a piquant situation before the government.
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Govt rejects petition to amend RTI Act
The state government has rejected the demand of Right to Information Act activists to incorporate postal orders as one of the modes of payment of application fee and further fee under the RTI.
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RTI activist Shehla Masood's murder appears a crime of passion: CBI
The murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood appears to be a ‘crime of passion’ and whether it was part of any larger conspiracy is still a matter of investigation, CBI officials said on Tuesday.
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RTI activist attacked in Rajasthan
A 65-year-old Right to Information (RTI) activist who was working to expose irregularities in the rural jobs scheme MGNREGA in Rajasthan is battling for life at a hospital here after being attacked by
MPs' outstanding phone bills Rs 7.10 crore, reveals RTI
As many as 399 ex-MPs and six sitting MPs owe crores of rupees to the MTNL for the use of telephone over and above free calls allowed to them, a RTI has revealed.
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Bringing companies under RTI is not good idea: Infosys
IT giant Infosys on Monday disapproved the idea of bringing corporates under the ambit of the Right to Information Act (RTI) by saying that they were already accountable to several regulators in the c
BCCI under RTI Act? Larger bench of CIC may decide
The Central Information Commission may refer to a larger bench of the transparency panel to decide whether the Indian cricket board is a public authority and fell under the ambit of the Right to Infor
No relook at RTI: Salman Khurshid
Amid a raging debate on RTI, Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid has made it clear that there is no proposal for a 'relook' at the Act but noted that not only the government but the judiciary too ha
RTI activist found lying unconscious in Surat after abduction
An RTI activist from Mumbai, who had sought information on various issues including Adarsh Society scam, was found unconscious on a roadside in the district after he was allegedly abducted by a gang,