The Prime Minister is 'taking revenge' for the disclosure in five cases directed under it which includes disclosure of demonetisation and regarding his educational qualifications, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said.
RTI queries reveal that all government departments, except one, have failed to furnish a monthly report to the Ministry of Women and Child Development on the status of sexual harassment cases.
Details of the renovation work and the expenditure incurred were brought in public domain after Rourkela Development Authority's reply to an application filed by RTI activist Rasmi Ranjan Padhi.
RTI remains the only credible means left in our polity today to access the facts within government functioning, and therefore, come closer to the truth, write Aruna Roy and Rakshita Swamy.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an allocation of Rs 5.5 crore for the 'CIC and RTI' as compared to Rs 9 crore allocated in the Budget for 2018-19, a dip of Rs 3.5 crore or about 38.8 per cent.
Apart from chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, names of 18 Maharashtra ministers are also in the list of defaulters, as they are yet to clear their water bill dues.
A bill proposing to give the Centre the power to set the tenure and salaries of the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and Information Commissioners was passed in the Lok Sabha on Monday
In April, the Home Ministry served a notice to Gandhi, asking him to clarify within a fortnight his ‘factual position’ on a complaint by BJP's Rajya Sabha MP, Subramanian Swamy questioning his citizenship status.
As many as 6,801 cases of fraud were reported by scheduled commercial banks and select financial institutions involving an amount of Rs 71,542.93 crore in the...
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The apex court also warned RBI that any future violation of RTI would be viewed 'seriously'.
Electoral bonds were sold by the State Bank of India (SBI) in seven tranches. They were sold in five denominations of Rs 1,000, Rs 10,000, Rs 1 lakh, Rs 10...
Mumbai-based activist Anil Galgali had filed an RTI query with the PMO requesting the details of the expenses incurred on the foreign as well as domestic...
The composition of the proposed committees, according to the report, is such that government appointed officers will be in majority.
The Centre has implemented 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker sections of the general category in central government posts and services from...
The government Wednesday wrote a letter to the Delhi Police Commissioner registering its protest over the arrest of Abhishek Mishra.
District administration has also taken cognizance of the matter and an investigation has been ordered for the same.
As many as 9000 phones and 500 e-mails were intercepted each month in 2013 during the United Progressive Alliance government, a RTI reply has revealed.
In its initial reply to the RTI application, the Prime Minister's Office had in October last year said the query was not covered under Section 2(f) of the...
The CIC has asked RBI governor Urjit Patel to explain why a maximum penalty be not imposed on him for "dishonouring" the SC verdict in this regard
The PMO also declined to provide information as to when it received the communication from Raghuram Rajan and on the note sheet of action taken.
The precious gem, which came into British hands during the colonial era, is the subject of a historic ownership dispute and claimed by at least four countries,...
Bhide is also a suspect in instigating violence during the 200th-anniversary celebrations of the Bhima Koregaon battle.
The Jagannath Temple chief administrator says the report of the inquiry will not be made public even under RTI as it is a very sensitive matter and involves...
The 2017 annual report of the Central Information Commission of India states that four out of every ten RTI requests are rejected on unknown grounds.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley-led GST Council had in January this year recommended "to exempt supply of services by way of providing information under RTI Act,...
