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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

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.