NHRC sends reminder notice to Odisha on man`s death

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 16:27

The apex rights panel has issued a reminder notice to Odisha on the death of a man who allegedly escaped from police custody more than two years ago and was found dead in the state, a petitioner said on Wednesday.

States need to work more on suo motu disclosures under RTI Act: Narayanasamy

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 21:29

State governments have not been "up to the mark" in sharing more information related to governance through suo motu disclosures mandated under Right to Information (RTI) Act, V Narayanasamy said.

States need to work more on suo motu disclosures under RTI Act: Narayanasamy

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 15:55

The various state governments in the country have not been "up to the mark" in sharing more information related to governance through suo motu disclosures mandated under the Right to Information Act, Union Minister V Narayanasamy has said.

Parliamentary panel backs passage of bill to negate CIC order on parties

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 16:57

The CIC order had termed Congress, BJP, BSP, NCP, CPI and CPI-M as political authorities.

Plea to bring BJD under information act turned down

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 20:54

The State Information Commission (SIC) of Odisha Friday rejected a plea to bring the state`s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) under the ambit of the Right to Information Act.

Bihar RTI activist told to cough up Rs 1.34 crore

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 14:05

Shiv Prakash Rai, who has been using the Right to Information to access government documents for scrutiny, was shocked when officials in Bihar told him that he would have to cough up Rs 1.34 crore to inspect documents on land registration.

No information on online RTI application: Army

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 16:41

Army has refused to provide responses on RTI applications received through recently introduced government website that enables citizens to file them online, saying it is a security threat.

Goa withdraws `controversial` RTI circular

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 19:12

The Goa government on Wednesday decided to withdraw and redraft its `controversial` circular on the Right to Information (RTI) after it drew flak from activists over the compulsory clause to produce an additional affidavit on citizenship.

Need CBI probe into misuse of RTI for personal gain: Congress

Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2013, 01:00

Alleging that the Right to Information Act was often misused for settling scores with government officials, Congress MLA Mukesh Sharma on Thursday demanded a CBI probe into such cases.

StockGuru mastermind bombards SEBI with RTI queries

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 13:18

In an interesting use of the RTI Act, the main accused of over Rs 1,500-crore 'StockGuru' scam is repeatedly seeking information on various money guarantee products and services, as also on regulatory jurisdiction and functions of capital markets regulator SEBI.

Congress` no to electoral tie-up with Trinamool

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 20:42

Union Minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday ruled out any electoral tie-up with Trinamool Congress in West Bengal.

Govt puts `secret` Cabinet note on RTI Act amendment online

Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 10:19

In a first, the government has put a `secret` Cabinet note on its proposal to keep political parties out of the ambit of Right to Information Act in public domain.