Govt Printed 10,000 Electoral Bonds Worth Rs 1 Crore Each This Year, Reveals RTI Reply
A massive amount of Rs Rs 545 crore was received by political parties through the 22nd sale of anonymous Electoral Bonds (EBs) between October 1...
Tag : Right To Information
Fight Against Corruption Vs Saving Democracy: Which Is Critical? | ED | CBI
by Arun Kumar
The ruling party justifies the actions of ED, CBI and Income Tax department by arguing that these are independent agencies. They dismiss the harassment of...
More Than 47% RTI Applications Rejected Under Section 8(1) For Year 2020-2021: Report
by Aleesha Sam
Section 8(1) in the RTI also protects information pertaining to deliberations of the council of ministers and secretaries while the process is underway....
“Exclude Us From RTI,” Appeal Armed Forces
The appeal is in the form of proposal filed before the government's Committee of Secretaries, including top officials of prominent ministries like Home, Defence, Revenue,...
Worry Greatly Fellow Indians, They Are Eroding Your Right To Information
15 retired information commissioners have written a letter to the Chief Justice of India highlighting how the high courts are staying the orders of information...
CJI public authority, comes under RTI, says Supreme Court
Supreme Court said, “The process of appointment of judges affects the independence of the judiciary. RTI cannot be used as a monitoring tool.” The...
“Modi govt putting info in public domain so that there won’t be need to file RTI”: Amit Shah
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to give an administration in which RTI is least used. No one should be required to apply,” Amit Shah said....
HW Exclusive: “The RTI Amendment gives an impression of vengeance”- Shailesh Gandhi
The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the RTI Amendment Bill, 2019. The opposition and the RTI Activists have been calling it RTI Elimination bill. The...
Ruckus in Rajya Sabha over RTI Amendment Bill; House adjourned
Sahasrabuddhe addressing the house said that several incidents have also been reported where RTI is used to blackmail people. New Delhi| The Upper House of...