RTI
Madhya Pradesh yet to set up civil services board to decide babus transfer
Madhya Pradesh government is yet to establish civil services board to decide on transfer of IAS officers in the state.
CIC pulls up Civil Aviation Ministry for ‘casual’ approach in RTI
The Central Information Commission has pulled up Civil Aviation Ministry for "casual and callous approach" in handling Right to Information applications which it said "defeats the spirit" of the law for empowering citizenry.
22 children go missing in Delhi everyday: RTI
Twenty-two children go missing in the national capital everyday with most of them being boys aged upto 12 years, according to an RTI reply.
RBI accountable to disclose information under RTI Act: SC
Supreme Court clarified that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cannot withhold information under the "guise" of confidence or trust with financial institutions and is accountable to provide information sought by general public.
Shiv Sena workers assault, smear ink on RTI activist for exposing ‘illegal’ construction in Maharashtra
Shiv Sena activists on Friday allegedly assaulted and blackened the face of a Right to information (RTI) activist from Solapur after he exposed an "illegal" construction case.
Safeguarding RTI
India was the 48th country in the world to enforce the right to information or freedom of information as a statute, through The Right to Information Act, 2005.
Tax payers need to know how PSBs write-off bad loans: HC
According to information procured by RTI activist, Sanjay Shirodkar, around 14 PSUs such as SAIL, Coal India, and ONGC had showed more than Rs 7,500 crore as bad debts between 2006 to March 2012.
In Parliament, fish fry at Rs 25, mutton Rs 20 for MPs who earn Rs 1.4 lakh
Crisp fish fry with chips at Rs 25, mouth watering mutton curry for Rs 20, mutton cutlet for Rs 18, a crunchy masala dosa for Rs 6 and boiled vegetables for as little as Rs 5. The rates can make one salivate as much as the di
Narendra Modi’s wife Jashodaben files second RTI on her security cover issue
PM Narendra Modi's wife Jashodaben, along with her advocate Sandip Modi, filed the second appeal with the State Information Commissioner in Gandhinagar on Saturday.
Citizen wields RTI, makes Bangalore toll plaza pay up Rs 1.87 cr
An RTI application from a citizen helped National Highway Authority of India to detect overcharging of toll on a Bangalore toll plaza resulting in recovery of Rs 1.87 crore.
