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Topic: RTI

Supreme Court asks RBI to disclose annual banks inspection report under RTI

The Supreme Court bench said that the RBI is 'bound under the law' to disclose information relating to banks under RTI.

Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta refuses to share details of tax raids on public servants

An RTI activist had sought details related to search operations conducted by the Income Tax department from the Lokayukta.

5 reasons why BJP govt’s transparency claims must be questioned

Constant attempts to subvert the transparency regime appear to expose the real intent of the BJP government.

What’s Official Secrets Act, the law Modi govt wants to use against Rafale papers ‘leak’

Govt wants to invoke the Official Secrets Act in the case of the ‘stolen’ Rafale papers, but the Supreme Court has said it can’t ‘hide’ behind the act.

Chief Information Commissioner to have same status as CEC, rules Supreme Court

Court issues directions to Modi government to bring greater transparency in appointment of CIC and Information Commissioners.

Home ministry refuses to reveal ‘top secret’ info about Modi govt’s ‘snooping’ order

In response to an RTI plea by activist Venkatesh Nayak, home ministry invokes three sections of the RTI Act to refuse the information.

Inquiry reports on 13 communal riots since 1961 ‘not available’, CIC seeks MHA report

The CIC was hearing a plea by RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj who sought to know information on complete reports of various inquiry commissions on communal riots.

Electoral bonds worth more than Rs 1,000 crore issued in 2017-18, says RTI reply

Modi government's scheme had drawn flak from opposition, which had raised concerns that it would lead to an opaque poll funding process. 

This Haryana information commissioner is striking terror in the hearts of govt officers

Arun Sangwan has fined scores of public information officers for not providing information, also ordering disciplinary action against half-a-dozen of them.

India has right to know how Modi shunted 13 CBI officers overnight: Ex-info commissioner

Sridhar Acharyulu, who retired as a central information commissioner Tuesday, says CBI needs to brought back under the realm of RTI Act.

On Camera

Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.