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PM-CARES Fund, not a fund of Government of India: Centre informs D
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): The PM CARES Fund is not a fund of the Government of India and the amount does not go in the Consolidated Fund of India, Prime Minister's Office (PMO) informed the Delhi High Court.
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Pakistan: Journalists criticise worsening state of freedom of info
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], September 17 (ANI): Several journalists in Pakistan raised concerns about declining freedom of information in the country on Thursday during a webinar titled "fighting disinformation and supporting independent media in Pakistan," organised by the Global Neighbourhood for
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SC to hear plea on filling up CIC, SIC posts for Sept 1
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday informed that it will hear a plea seeking directions to government authorities for implementation of the top court's 2019 verdict regarding the timely and transparent appointment of Information Commissioners in the Central In
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CJAR, NCPRI writes to CJI over live streaming SC hearings on Pegas
Updated : 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): The Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) and the National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI) have written to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana, seeking to live stream hearings of petitions, seeking an investigat
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SC directs Centre, States to file report regarding appointment of
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre and State governments to file the latest compliance report within a period of four weeks regarding the timely and transparent appointment of Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission
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Maharashtra govt spends 155 cr on publicity campaigns in last 16 m
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 4 (ANI): An Right to Information (RTI) query sent to the Director-General of Information and Public Relations has revealed that the Maha Vikas Aghadi Government had spent Rs 155 crore on publicity campaigns in the last 16 months.
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RTI seeks information on reported meeting between Suvendu Adhikari
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Saket Gokhale, a former journalist and social activist, has sought information regarding the reported meeting between the Solicitor General of India (SGI) Tushar Mehta, with Suvendu Adhikari, Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly on July 1, from th
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Chidambaram slams NITI Aayog for rejection of RTI on farm laws
Updated : 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Citing NITI Aayog's rejection of activist Anjali Bhardwaj's Right to Information Act (RTI) request regarding the information on farm laws, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday slammed the government body for the delayed actions.
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Maharashtra CMO says news of pending water bills incorrect
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharastra) [India], December 15 (ANI): The Chief Minister's Office (CMO) Maharashtra on Monday came out in defence of the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray after a Right to Information (RTI) query by an activist revealed that several state ministers had unpaid water bill dues, running
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Delhi HC stays CIC order to disclose PM's entourage details under
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed an order by the Central Information Commission (CIC) seeking the disclosure of security apparatus and the entourage of the Prime Minister of India under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
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PM's entourage can't be brought into public domain: IAF challenges
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): Security apparatus and the entourage of the Prime Minister of India cannot be brought into the public domain for security reason, said the Indian Air Force (IAF) challenging a Central Information Commission (CIC) order in the Delhi High Court for its disc
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Rise of domestic social media in Tibet amid growing Chinese suppre
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], December 5 (ANI): Despite the attempts by the authoritarian Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to curb freedom of expression, right to information, association and religion in Tibet, there has been a rise in domestic social media giving platform to voices challenging the governme
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