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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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Topic: RTI act

Modi govt sees RTI Act as nuisance, amendment will disempower citizens, says Sonia Gandhi

The Congress said the amendment Bill is an attempt to undermine the law and weaken the Right to Information Act.

C. Raja Mohan speculates Trump-Imran agenda, Nitin Pai wants private sector in space race

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

ICJ suggests decriminalising sex work & making RTE Act gender-neutral in report on LGBTQ

The International Commission of Jurists released a report Saturday, recommending several measures to ensure that the LGBTQ community doesn’t face discrimination.

Guide to banks’ annual inspection reports that Supreme Court wants RBI to disclose

ThePrint tries to decode the reports RBI finalises after its annual inspection of commercial banks, and its contents.

Supreme Court reserves verdict on whether CJI and SC are public authority under RTI Act

An apex court bench heard appeals against the Delhi high court's order, which states that the CJI's office comes under the RTI Act and is liable to part with information to RTI applicants.

SC hears appeals on whether Chief Justice of India’s office comes under RTI ambit

The debate has been revived a decade after Delhi HC ruled in favour of an RTI activist who sought details of the assets of judges.

Bureaucrats only cannot be made information commissioners, says Supreme Court

The top court has passed a slew of directions on filling up vacancies in the Central Information Commission & state information commissions.

Cannot disclose information on permissions given to agencies for phone tapping: MHA

In a response to an RTI query, the Ministry of Home Affairs invoked three exemption clauses from the RTI Act to withhold the information without giving any reasons.

Centre refuses to share details of decision-making process on upper-caste quota

The Centre has implemented 10% reservation for economically weaker sections of the general category in central govt posts from 1 February.

CAG refuses to share details of Rafale audit, says disclosure will cause breach of Parliament

The Comptroller and Auditor General said that any disclosure at this stage will amount to breach of the Parliament's privilege.

On Camera

India-Pakistan marriage breakdown that British can’t stop crying about

Ever since the Love Is Blind: UK episode dropped, there has been a collective meltdown online over the separation of Pakistan-origin Kal Pasha and Indian-origin Sarover Kaur Aujla.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.