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Saturday, April 4, 2026
TopicRTI Amendment Bill

Topic: RTI Amendment Bill

Indian Express probe says J&J ready to compensate US patients, but fights it out in India

Taran Deol -
Your daily news capsule.

RTI amendments direct attack on people’s right to know, say former information commissioners

ThePrint Team -
7 former information commissioners of the CIC have condemned the RTI amendment bill and urged the government to withdraw it.

Why Modi govt is drawing flak for amendments to RTI Act

Moushumi Das Gupta -
While united opposition criticised the RTI amendments bill in Parliament, activists say it could cripple central and state information commissions.

Modi govt must assure everyone that changes in RTI won’t dilute rights of those who uphold it

Seshadri Chari -
Democracies become lame if citizens are denied openness, transparency and access to necessary information about the government they elect.

On Camera

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Opinion

Maach & mutton for Mission Bengal. What BJP-TMC are cooking in new poll battleground

Stela Dey -
The stereotype of the fish-loving Bengali has now become a contested political site and both the BJP and TMC know it. And the voters do too.

Casteism didn’t disappear in Indian cities. It just learned English

India’s endless loop of babas is powered by daddy issues, mythology. And now social media

Economy

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Alex Gabriel Simon Thattil -
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

Defence

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

Keshav Padmanabhan -
UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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