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Two Information Commissioners sworn in

Former media advisor to Prime Minister Deepak Sandhu and former secretary in the Union government Sushma Singh were sworn in, on Wednesday,as new information commissioners at the Central......

How India must select information commissioners

There is a great need to introduce a transparent process to select information commissioners, who are expected to oversee transparency, says former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi.......

PM-led panel to pick CIC on Dec 10, govt tells SC

The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led panel is likely to meet on December 10 to select and recommend names for the post of Chief Information......

'Selection of information commissioners is arbitrary'

Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi sold off his business in 2003 to do something relevant. The Indian Institute of Technology-Mumbai alumnus soon became a prolific user of the Right To......

Reveal Modi's education details: Kejriwal to information commissioner

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal demanded that the Central Information Commission makes public information pertaining to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s educational qualifications on......

CBIC Eases GST Rules, Checks Overreach

The revised guidelines are aimed at curbing discretionary practices by field officers, especially the tendency to seek documents not mandated under the law. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Vivad Se Vishwas 2.0 will start from Oct 1

The government has notified October 1 as the starting date for direct tax dispute resolution scheme Vivad Se Vishwas 2.0. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Vivad Se Vishwas scheme 2.0 was......

CIC: 23 lakh records to be digitised

Nearly 9000 files in the office of the Information Commissioner have been digitised as part of the Central Information Commission's plan to convert 23 lakh pages of old records in digital format.......

'OTT Has Become Desi Porn'

'This kind of content will destroy our culture.' IMAGE: Bipasha Basu in Jism, the film that provoked Uday Mahurkar into moving the Supreme Court over vulgar content. The Supreme Court of India on......

Karnataka govt blames RCB, KSCA for Bengaluru stampede

IMAGE: Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar at the airport receives RCB's Virat Kohli at Bengaluru airport on June 4, 2025. Photograph: ANI Photo The status report on the stampede at Bengaluru's M......

Will New Sports Bill Be A Game Changer?

The most talked about feature of the Bill is the National Sports Board, that will have overriding powers to grant or suspend recognition of all National Sports Federations and even "collaborate"......

RCB moves Karnataka HC against CAT's stampede order

IMAGE: The Central Administrative Tribunal had observed that the RCB are 'prima facie responsible' for the stampede outside M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on June 4, which led to the death of......