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Over 12,000 Complaints Filed Through PM Office's Public Portal Pending: Centre
Over 12,000 complaints related to the central government departments filed through a public grievance portal of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) are pending, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
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Can't Determine Correctness Of Information Given Under RTI: Delhi High Court
A central public information officer is only required to supply all the information within his access to an RTI applicant and whether such information is incorrect cannot be considered or determined under RTI proceedings, the Delhi High Court said.
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Delhi High Court Asks Centre To Reply To Plea Seeking Aarogya Setu Details Under RTI
The Delhi High Court has today sought the response of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) and Central Public Information Officers (CPIOs) of its various departments on a plea seeking details of Aarogya Setu mobile application.
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Aarogya Setu Developer Details Not Furnished by MeitY, NIC, NeGD; CIC Summons CPIOs
The Central Information Commission on Tuesday asked the National Informatics Centre (NIC) to explain why it does not have any information about the creation of the Aarogya Setu app despite having its name on the app’s website. The statutory body also issued show-cause notices to various Chief Public Information Officers (CPIOs) as well as the Nat...
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Office Of Chief Justice Comes Under RTI Act, Says Top Court: 10 Points
The Chief Justice of India is a public authority and his office comes under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Supreme Court ruled today in a landmark judgment, emphasizing that "in a constitutional democracy, judges can't be above the law". Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and three future Chief Justices were part of the constitution bench...
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Amid RBI Reluctance To Name Big Loan Defaulters, 4 Banks Lead The Way
In the wake of the Central Information Commission's notice to the Reserve Bank of India and the Prime Minister's office over their reluctance to make the names of wilful defaulters public, NDTV found at least four of the top ten public sector banks have already made this information available on their websites.
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Postal Official Gets Maximum Penalty For Denying Info To Dead Man's Son
The account details of a deceased cannot be denied to legal heirs on the grounds of personal information, the Central Information Commission has ruled as it imposed the maximum penalty provided under the RTI on a postal department officer.
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SBI Refuses To Disclose Details Of Donations Recieved Through Electoral Bonds, Claims RTI
The State Bank of India (SBI) has refused to disclose details of buyers of electoral bonds, political parties who have redeemed these claiming it as a personal information held by it in fiduciary capacity exempted from disclosure in an RTI reply.
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Centre Asked To Make Lal Bahadur Shastri's Death Probe Records Public
The Central Information Commission has asked the Prime Minister's Office, the External Affairs Ministry and the Home Ministry to make the records of a committee, formed to probe the mysterious death of former Prime Minister Lal Bahudur Shastri in Tashkent, public.
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In Mumbai, Live Bomb Found At Metro Site Explodes While Being Defused
On Wednesday evening, workers at a Metro III construction site in Mumbai Central made a rather explosive discovery. An old, live bomb was found at the site while digging was on. While the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) of the Mumbai Police immediately started to defuse the low-intensity explosive, there was a minor explosion during the pr...
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Disclose Data Of Officers Facing Corruption Charges, Government Told
The Central Information Commission has directed the government to proactively put in the public domain data about officials facing corruption cases in each department.
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Smriti Irani's Board Exam Results To Be Made Public
Textiles Minister Smriti Irani's board exam results will be made public, with the Central Information Commission dismissing school board CBSE's contention that it was personal information and cannot be disclosed. The Commission today asked the CBSE to allow the inspection of the minister's records from Class 10 and 12 boards.
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Update Officers' Details Handling RTI Matters: Government To Departments
All central government departments have been asked to ensure that updated details of officers responsible for handling RTI applications are available in the public domain.
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Denied Job Despite Having 96 Per Cent, Youth Seeks PM Modi's Help
A young man here is seeking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention after the railways denied him a job although he secured 96 percent in a recruitment exam.
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Centre Issues Guidelines for Giving Replies Under Right to Information Act
All ministries were today asked to clearly mention detailed reasons for denial of information sought by people under the Right To Information (RTI) Act by the Centre. They have also been told to cite relevant sections of the RTI Act while denying information under the transparency law.
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Over 12,000 Complaints Filed Through PM Office's Public Portal Pending: Centre
Over 12,000 complaints related to the central government departments filed through a public grievance portal of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) are pending, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
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Can't Determine Correctness Of Information Given Under RTI: Delhi High Court
A central public information officer is only required to supply all the information within his access to an RTI applicant and whether such information is incorrect cannot be considered or determined under RTI proceedings, the Delhi High Court said.
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Delhi High Court Asks Centre To Reply To Plea Seeking Aarogya Setu Details Under RTI
The Delhi High Court has today sought the response of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) and Central Public Information Officers (CPIOs) of its various departments on a plea seeking details of Aarogya Setu mobile application.
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Aarogya Setu Developer Details Not Furnished by MeitY, NIC, NeGD; CIC Summons CPIOs
The Central Information Commission on Tuesday asked the National Informatics Centre (NIC) to explain why it does not have any information about the creation of the Aarogya Setu app despite having its name on the app’s website. The statutory body also issued show-cause notices to various Chief Public Information Officers (CPIOs) as well as the Nat...
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Office Of Chief Justice Comes Under RTI Act, Says Top Court: 10 Points
The Chief Justice of India is a public authority and his office comes under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Supreme Court ruled today in a landmark judgment, emphasizing that "in a constitutional democracy, judges can't be above the law". Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and three future Chief Justices were part of the constitution bench...
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Amid RBI Reluctance To Name Big Loan Defaulters, 4 Banks Lead The Way
In the wake of the Central Information Commission's notice to the Reserve Bank of India and the Prime Minister's office over their reluctance to make the names of wilful defaulters public, NDTV found at least four of the top ten public sector banks have already made this information available on their websites.
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Postal Official Gets Maximum Penalty For Denying Info To Dead Man's Son
The account details of a deceased cannot be denied to legal heirs on the grounds of personal information, the Central Information Commission has ruled as it imposed the maximum penalty provided under the RTI on a postal department officer.
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SBI Refuses To Disclose Details Of Donations Recieved Through Electoral Bonds, Claims RTI
The State Bank of India (SBI) has refused to disclose details of buyers of electoral bonds, political parties who have redeemed these claiming it as a personal information held by it in fiduciary capacity exempted from disclosure in an RTI reply.
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Centre Asked To Make Lal Bahadur Shastri's Death Probe Records Public
The Central Information Commission has asked the Prime Minister's Office, the External Affairs Ministry and the Home Ministry to make the records of a committee, formed to probe the mysterious death of former Prime Minister Lal Bahudur Shastri in Tashkent, public.
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In Mumbai, Live Bomb Found At Metro Site Explodes While Being Defused
On Wednesday evening, workers at a Metro III construction site in Mumbai Central made a rather explosive discovery. An old, live bomb was found at the site while digging was on. While the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) of the Mumbai Police immediately started to defuse the low-intensity explosive, there was a minor explosion during the pr...
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Disclose Data Of Officers Facing Corruption Charges, Government Told
The Central Information Commission has directed the government to proactively put in the public domain data about officials facing corruption cases in each department.
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Smriti Irani's Board Exam Results To Be Made Public
Textiles Minister Smriti Irani's board exam results will be made public, with the Central Information Commission dismissing school board CBSE's contention that it was personal information and cannot be disclosed. The Commission today asked the CBSE to allow the inspection of the minister's records from Class 10 and 12 boards.
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Update Officers' Details Handling RTI Matters: Government To Departments
All central government departments have been asked to ensure that updated details of officers responsible for handling RTI applications are available in the public domain.
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Denied Job Despite Having 96 Per Cent, Youth Seeks PM Modi's Help
A young man here is seeking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention after the railways denied him a job although he secured 96 percent in a recruitment exam.
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Centre Issues Guidelines for Giving Replies Under Right to Information Act
All ministries were today asked to clearly mention detailed reasons for denial of information sought by people under the Right To Information (RTI) Act by the Centre. They have also been told to cite relevant sections of the RTI Act while denying information under the transparency law.
