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Topic: RTI activist

RTI activist sought details of govt tenders. Haryana govt buried him under 37,443 pages

6 months after filing RTI with PHED, Pankaj Arora finds himself buried under 37,443 pages. Yet, he said, he didn’t get information he sought. ‘They’re hiding multi-crore scam in tenders, recruitments’.

What’s the fraud case against SEBI ex-chief & how ‘big break’ caught by RTI activist turned sour

Bombay HC has stayed a special court order, seeking an FIR against Madhabi Puri Buch on a complaint by Sapan Shrivastava while calling the activist 'a habitual complainant'.

Vendetta alleged in MP RTI activist’s killing but police say ‘personal enmity was motive’

Panel formed by citizens’ groups — National Campaign for People’s Right to Information and Transparency International India — says Ranjeet Soni murder linked to his RTI work.

Jaipur gets a nightlife, desi ‘Crown’ drama & camels under threat — rediscovering my home state

iWitness — the story behind the story of ThePrint journalists’ experiences on assignment.

‘They can break legs, not spirit’: RTI activists call Barmer the ‘kala pani’ of Rajasthan

Rajasthan is where RTI movement began in the late 1990s. Even so, multiple RTI activists in state's Barmer claim they regularly face attacks or threats as they attempt to 'expose corruption'.

‘Pierced with nails, made to drink urine’: Rajasthan RTI activist claims work led to attack

Amra Ram had filed a complaint this month against alleged illegal liquor trade & corruption in two govt schemes in a Barmer gram panchayat. Four arrests for assault so far, police say.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?