Right to Information act
- India
Railways laid on an average 7.41 km tracks daily in 10 yrs: RTI
New Delhi: The Indian Railways has laid on an average of 7.41 km of tracks, which include new line construction as well as doubling, tripling and gauge conversion of existing lines in…
- India
33% of IIT Kharagpur didn’t secure placements in 2023: RTI data
Around 33% of students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur did not secure placements in 2023, as revealed by data obtained through a Right to Information (RTI) request. The Career…
- India
SBI refuses to disclose electoral bonds’ details under RTI Act
New Delhi: The State Bank of India (SBI) has refused to disclose under the RTI Act the details of the electoral bonds furnished to the Election Commission (EC), claiming that it is…
- India
About 15% posts of train drivers vacant: Railways in RTI response
New Delhi: Out of total 1,27,644 sanctioned posts of both drivers and assistant drivers in all railway zones across the country, 18,766 (about 14.7%) were lying vacant as of March 1, 2024,…
- India
Centre seized printing of electoral bonds a fortnight post SC’s verdict
An RTI (Right To Information) revealed that the Union finance ministry ordered the State Bank of India (SBI) to “immediately put a hold” on the printing of electoral bonds, almost a fortnight…
- India
5.33 cr rural houses in India yet to get tap water connection, says RTI reply
New Delhi: Around 5.33 crore houses in rural areas have not been covered yet under the Centre’s ambitious mission to provide a tap water connection to every house in every village of…
- Delhi
Intelligence Bureau exempt from rigours of RTI: Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea for disclosure of information by the Intelligence Bureau under the RTI Act on the basis of “bald averments alleging corruption”, noting the…
- India
Bengal LoP files RTI seeking information among CM’s overseas tour
Kolkata: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari has filed a petition under the Right to Information Act, 2005, on the amount spent from the state exchequer on Chief…
- India
Digital Personal Data Protection Bill opposed in LS; experts flag possible dilution of RTI Act
The contentious Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, 2023, was taken up in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, August 3. The INDIA bloc opposed the bill and demand that the government reconsider…
- India
President’s office says ‘no info’ if Murmu was invited for Parliament inauguration
The Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday stated that they have ‘no information’ on whether President Droupadi Murmu has been invited to the May 28 opening of the new Parliament building. The response came…
- India
Karnataka Golf Association is a ‘public authority’ under RTI Act, declares HC
Bengaluru: Dismissing a petition by the Karnataka Golf Association (KGA), the High Court has upheld the decision of the Karnataka Information Commission (KIC) that it is a ‘public authority’ under the Right…
- India
Why PM CARES not subjected to any audit or RTI: Cong questions Centre
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday alleged that the PM CARES Fund is shrouded in secrecy and demanded answers on why it has no transparency or accountability and is not subjected to…
- Hyderabad
In Digital Telangana, an online RTI portal is a far cry
Hyderabad: The Right to Information (RTI) Act in Telangana seems to be non-existent with no annual reports, no information commissioners and no online portal for filing RTIs. This is concerning as there…
- Mumbai
Mumbai train blasts: HC quashes death row convict’s plea seeking info under RTI
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition by a death row convict in the 2006 Mumbai train blast case seeking disclosure of information pertaining to the ban imposed…
- India
Online portal for filing RTI applications ‘practically ready’: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday said an online portal for filing RTI applications to help people access information about the top court is “practically ready” for launch. A bench of Chief…
