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Topic: RTI

Out of it in Karnataka, Congress pulls one on the BJP in Kamal Nath’s MP

Soham Sen -
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PM Modi adds a new parrot in the cage as Rahul Gandhi takes a pleasant nap

Soham Sen -
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Donald Trump’s ‘mediating abilities’, more teeth to NIA and a toothless RTI

Pia Krishnankutty -
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To defend Modi govt’s RTI Act changes, BJP released a ‘factsheet’. It doesn’t have much facts

Anjali Bhardwaj -
Modi government’s proposed amendments to one of India’s most powerful laws will reduce autonomous information commissions to 'caged parrots'.

Chandrayaan-2 lifts off with political payload as PM Modi fixes up RTI

Pia Krishnankutty -
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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.

Election Commission declines to share details on model code violations by PM

Ashwini Shrivastava -
Responding to an RTI query, the poll body declined to provide a copy of the dissent notes of one of the two commissioners on the Prime Minister's code violations.

Modi govt cites RTI clause to refuse details of Vijay Mallya & Nirav Modi extraditions

PTI -
A section of the Right to Information Act bars disclosure of information which would impede the process of investigation.

Govt spent Rs 393 crore on PM Modi, council of ministers travel in last 5 years

PTI -
An RTI response said the bulk of the foreign and domestic travel expenses were incurred in 2014-2015.

No data of surgical strikes before September 2016, says Army

PTI -
The Directorate General of Military Operations put to rest Congress claims that six surgical strikes were conducted during UPA tenure.
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Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

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Economy

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

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New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Defence

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

Snehesh Alex Philip -
One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

National Interest

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

Shekhar Gupta -
To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.

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