Taxi app GrabTaxi raises $350 mn from CIC, investors

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 12:20

Other investors include hedge fund Coatue Management LLC and China`s mobile car-ride hailing company Didi Kuaidi, said GrabTaxi, which competes with Uber Technologies Inc.

SEBI can withhold information on probe against RIL: CIC

Last Updated: Sunday, December 7, 2014, 13:22

The Central Information Commission has allowed Securities and Exchange Board of India to withhold the information on its probe into alleged short selling of shares by Reliance Industries Limited in 2007 saying investigation has not concluded yet.

Information which could prove innocence should be given: CIC

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 20:53

Information which could help in proving innocence of a person in a criminal case should be provided to RTI applicants unless there is a legal provision barring disclosure, CIC has held.

Wife has right to know husband`s salary: CIC

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 14:17

Wives of government servants have a "right" to know salary particulars of their husbands and these details should also be made public by their offices as mandated under suo-moto disclosure clause of the RTI Act, the Central Information Commission has held.

No files were destroyed: Delhi govt to CIC

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 18:53

Allegations of destruction of files by government officials are untrue and without any basis, Delhi government on Wednesday informed the Central Information Commission.

Defamation case: CIC asks Def Min to respond to Tejinder Singh

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 20:49

The Central Information Commission has directed the Defence Ministry to provide "appropriate response" to Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh who took the RTI route to know about action taken against army officers allegedly involved in issuance of a defamatory press release against him.

Sushma Singh takes over as new CIC

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 20:35

Former IAS officer Sushma Singh was on Thursday appointed as Chief Information Commissioner of the Central Information Commission.

New CIC Sushma Singh to take oath today

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 09:23

Newly-appointed Chief Information Commissioner Sushma Singh will be administered oath of office on Thursday by President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

No joint inspection of illegal properties: CIC

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 19:26

CIC has dismissed a petition seeking inspection of alleged illegal constructions by a private person along with the officials of the Municipal Corporation saying it would be invasion of privacy of the property owners.

Information Commissioner Sushma Singh to take over as CIC

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 13:43

Sushma Singh, the senior most Information Commissioner, will be the next Chief Information Commissioner of India and will succeed Deepak Sandhu, who completes her term.

Deepak Sandhu becomes first woman CIC

Last Updated: Thursday, September 5, 2013, 18:20

Deepak Sandhu, who has been an information commissioner for the last four years at the Centre, Thursday became the first woman Chief Information Commissioner of the country.

`Govt`s move to exempt political parties from RTI unfortunate`

Last Updated: Sunday, August 4, 2013, 08:37

Social activist Aruna Roy on Saturday said that political parties should come under RTI in order to maintain transparency in their financial matters and termed as "unfortunate" any attempt to nullify the CIC order in this regard.