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Sunday, November 23, 2025
TopicTransparency law

Topic: Transparency law

Modi govt looks set to amend RTI Act despite opposition protests

Govt advertises for top post of Central Information Commission without specifying terms and salary, opposition says move will hurt panel's autonomy.

Modi govt’s plan to make changes to RTI Act an assault on transparency law: Activists 

Bill proposing changes relating to ranks, tenures and pay of information commissioners listed for monsoon session of Parliament.

On Camera

In Tejas Dubai crash, the harm goes beyond the loss of an aircraft and pilot

Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.