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Bihar - NDA Done With Seat Sharing 2015-09-14 12:04:10
NDA stalemate of the last few days over the seat distribution was, in a way the manifestation of the ongoing supremacy war between Ram Bilas Paswan and Jitan Ram Manjhi. At last the deal is done. BJP president Amit Shah...
Keywords: HAM, HAM, Nitish Kumar, Bihar elections
Read More RTI Act Should Have More Teeth 2015-10-07 07:13:19
The Right to Information (RTI) Prosecutors’ Assembly and the RTI Knowledge Meet underscored the need to use the Act more effectively to ensure transparency and also called for measures to widen the scope of the 10-year-old landmark legislation for the...
Keywords: RTI act, RTI act, Right to Information Prosecutors Assembly, RTI act
Read More Why not under RTI, Supreme Court asks political parties 2015-07-07 10:27:34
Today the Supreme Court has sought response from all national political parties on why they should not be brought within the RTI ambit to make them more accountable to public. A bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu issued...
Keywords: Supreme Court, RTI, BJP, RTI
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Government: NRIs Cannot File RTI Applications 2018-08-09 05:46:03
The government proclaimed on Wednesday that Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) cannot file applications to Right to Information (RTI) in order to seek governance-related information from the Central government departments. "Only citizens of India have the right to seek information under the provisions...
Keywords: RTI act for NRIs, Non-Resident Indians, NRIs, Non-Resident Indians
Read More Prime Minister's Office Admits Can’t Declassify Subhash Chandra Bose’s Files 2015-08-28 09:03:33
The Central Information Commission (CIC) was told by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) that it can’t declassify files related to Subhash Chandra Bose citing Section 8(1)(a) of the RTI Act. The reason shown was ‘the relations with foreign countries will...
Keywords: CIC, Subhash Chandra Bose files, Subhash Chandra Bose files, Subhash Chandra Bose
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PM Modi Spent Rs. 355 Crore on 41 Trips to 52 Countries in 4 Years: RTI 2018-06-29 11:36:00
Narendra Modi, in his 48 months as a Prime Minister of India made 41 trips to over 50 countries, at a total outlay of Rs. 355 crore, and was overseas for a cumulative 165 days. Right to Information (RTI) disclosed...
Keywords: PM Modi, RTI, PM Modi, Trips
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