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Man Gets 40,000-Page Reply To RTI Query, Brings Docs Home Stuffed In SUV
The sports utility vehicle of a man in Indore in Madhya Pradesh was completely packed with 40,000 pages he received as reply to his Right to Information Act plea connected to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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27 Students Committed Suicide Across 10 IITs In Last 5 Years: RTI
Twenty seven students across 10 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in the country have committed suicide in the last five years, reply to a Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed.
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Centre Declines RTI Query On RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das' Appointment
The Centre has refused to share details related to the appointment of RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das citing a clause in the transparency law which bars disclosure of information, including "records of deliberations of the council of ministers, secretaries and other officers".
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5 Rooms, Cook, Visitors: Special Jail Treatment For Sasikala, Reveals RTI
A Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed that former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's close aide Sasikala, who is serving a four-year jail term after being convicted in disproportionate assets case, has been enjoying VIP facilities.
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"Cumbersome Exercise" To Compile Corruption List: PM's Office On Query
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has refused to share details of alleged corruption complaints received against union ministers, saying providing such information "may be a subjective as well as a cumbersome exercise".
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In Reply To RTI Query, RBI Refuses To Disclose Deliberations Of Its Board On Notes Ban
The Reserve Bank of India has refused to allow access to minutes of meetings held to decide on the issue of demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8.
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Why Aren't Parties Answering RTIs? Information Commission Issues Notices
The Central Information Commission has issued notices to top leaders of six major political parties asking them why are Right to Information or RTI queries not being answered by their parties.
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President Pranab Mukherjee Rakes Up 5 Lakh Phone Bill
How expensive is it to maintain the official residence of the Indian president? In an effort to find an answer to the question, Jogeshwari resident Mansoor Darvesh filed a RTI query in June seeking details about the upkeep of India's biggest and most prominent house. What he received was data surrounding Rashtrapati Bhawan's maintenance, the amount...
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'Lack of Entertainment Options' Causes Rape, Say Uttar Pradesh Police
Responding to a Right to Information query, the police in Uttar Pradesh have listed "western culture", mobile phones and "vulgar clothes" among reasons for rape.
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In Meerut, RTI queries on husbands-to-be
In what can be called making unique use of the Right to Information (RTI), Meerut police has received as many as 375 requests under the Act seeking to know the criminal backgrounds of prospective grooms. "In the past one year, we have received 375 queries under RTI asking us about the criminal backgrounds and conduct of pros...
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Data on RTI query tows a different tale
The traffic police claim that around 12 two-wheelers are 'lifted' per day per towing vehicle in the city, contrary to popular belief that scores of two-wheelers are picked up by each vehicle every day for wrong parking.Right to Information (RTI) activist and Sajag Nagrik Manch (SNM) president Vivek Velankar had recently sought information under the...
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Sonia Gandhi's power bill: Rs 7 lakh for 3 years
Congress President Sonia Gandhi's official residence 10, Janpath has consumed electricity worth more than Rs 7 lakh in the last three years, a reply to an RTI has revealed.Out of the total bill of Rs 7.47 lakh, the Lok Sabha Secretariat paid Rs 7.38 lakh while Gandhi herself paid about Rs 9000.As per the RTI reply, received from the Lok Sabha Secre...
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Man Gets 40,000-Page Reply To RTI Query, Brings Docs Home Stuffed In SUV
The sports utility vehicle of a man in Indore in Madhya Pradesh was completely packed with 40,000 pages he received as reply to his Right to Information Act plea connected to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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27 Students Committed Suicide Across 10 IITs In Last 5 Years: RTI
Twenty seven students across 10 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in the country have committed suicide in the last five years, reply to a Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed.
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Centre Declines RTI Query On RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das' Appointment
The Centre has refused to share details related to the appointment of RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das citing a clause in the transparency law which bars disclosure of information, including "records of deliberations of the council of ministers, secretaries and other officers".
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5 Rooms, Cook, Visitors: Special Jail Treatment For Sasikala, Reveals RTI
A Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed that former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's close aide Sasikala, who is serving a four-year jail term after being convicted in disproportionate assets case, has been enjoying VIP facilities.
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"Cumbersome Exercise" To Compile Corruption List: PM's Office On Query
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has refused to share details of alleged corruption complaints received against union ministers, saying providing such information "may be a subjective as well as a cumbersome exercise".
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In Reply To RTI Query, RBI Refuses To Disclose Deliberations Of Its Board On Notes Ban
The Reserve Bank of India has refused to allow access to minutes of meetings held to decide on the issue of demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8.
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Why Aren't Parties Answering RTIs? Information Commission Issues Notices
The Central Information Commission has issued notices to top leaders of six major political parties asking them why are Right to Information or RTI queries not being answered by their parties.
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President Pranab Mukherjee Rakes Up 5 Lakh Phone Bill
How expensive is it to maintain the official residence of the Indian president? In an effort to find an answer to the question, Jogeshwari resident Mansoor Darvesh filed a RTI query in June seeking details about the upkeep of India's biggest and most prominent house. What he received was data surrounding Rashtrapati Bhawan's maintenance, the amount...
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'Lack of Entertainment Options' Causes Rape, Say Uttar Pradesh Police
Responding to a Right to Information query, the police in Uttar Pradesh have listed "western culture", mobile phones and "vulgar clothes" among reasons for rape.
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In Meerut, RTI queries on husbands-to-be
In what can be called making unique use of the Right to Information (RTI), Meerut police has received as many as 375 requests under the Act seeking to know the criminal backgrounds of prospective grooms. "In the past one year, we have received 375 queries under RTI asking us about the criminal backgrounds and conduct of pros...
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Data on RTI query tows a different tale
The traffic police claim that around 12 two-wheelers are 'lifted' per day per towing vehicle in the city, contrary to popular belief that scores of two-wheelers are picked up by each vehicle every day for wrong parking.Right to Information (RTI) activist and Sajag Nagrik Manch (SNM) president Vivek Velankar had recently sought information under the...
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Sonia Gandhi's power bill: Rs 7 lakh for 3 years
Congress President Sonia Gandhi's official residence 10, Janpath has consumed electricity worth more than Rs 7 lakh in the last three years, a reply to an RTI has revealed.Out of the total bill of Rs 7.47 lakh, the Lok Sabha Secretariat paid Rs 7.38 lakh while Gandhi herself paid about Rs 9000.As per the RTI reply, received from the Lok Sabha Secre...
