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The Delhi High Court has ruled that an individual cannot seek a spouse’s income details through the RTI Act, holding that income tax information is personal in nature and exempt from disclosure unless it serves a larger public interest under the law

The Central Information Commission upheld denial of RTI data on India’s oil imports from Russia, citing commercial confidentiality and strategic interests, while directing Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell to improve transparency and disclosures on its website

The TRSMA leaders said a section of student and community organisations was misusing their platforms to blackmail and extort recognised private schools.

Cites RTI data to expose glaring inefficiencies, lack of sincerity of the initiative by Congress government

On Saturday, a session on the Right to Information (RTI) Act was organised where Rakesh Dubbudu, a well-known RTI activist delivered a lecture.

Kharge further said that the proposed amendment of the RTI Act under the guise of the Data Protection Act is a cowardly attack on the Right to Information by an authoritarian government

He also alleged that the proposed amendment of the RTI Act under the guise of the data protection law is "a cowardly attack on the right to information by an authoritarian government".

The top court said power and accountability go hand in hand and noted that while all citizens shall have the 'right to information' under Section 3 of the Act

Unless blanket exemption to government agencies is removed, the proposed legislation will not be meaningful

Earlier, a division bench of the Allahabad High Court had dismissed a petition challenging the validity of the PM CARES Fund on August 31, 2020

Former Secretary to the Central Government, EAS Sarma, urged the State government to restore public access to State government orders through its website

As Telangana govt became a role model for other States in terms of good governance, the State Information Commission was also working to be a role model for other States in providing information under RTI Act 2005

Vanaja N Sarna, Information Commissioner, Chief Information Commission, addressed senior officers of Indian Air Force

Jagtial: Former Information Commissioner Madabhushi Sridhar made it clear that support of media was necessary for the success of RTI Act. Sridhar participated in an awareness programme on RTI Act organized by Council of Citizen Rights in Padmanayaka function hall, Jagtial on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, he emphasized the need to utilize the RTI […]

Hyderabad: TRS legislators dared TPCC president A Revanth Reddy to come up with a new challenge and get funds for Telangana from the Central government. They advised him to approach the police and other enforcement authorities, if he had any concrete evidence against drugs usage in the State. Speaking to mediapersons at TRS Legislative Party […]

CIC asked the NIC to explain that when in the Aarogya Setu website it is mentioned that the platform was designed, developed and hosted by it, then how is it that it doesn't have any information about the creation of the App