News for 'Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners'

Plea seeking FIR against Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Verma dismissed

Plea seeking FIR against Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Verma dismissed

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vishal Pahuja rejected the application saying requisite sanction from the competent authority, the central government, was not obtained which was required under the law.

Dera violence: Honeypreet tops Haryana's wanted list

Dera violence: Honeypreet tops Haryana's wanted list

Rediff.com18 Sep 2017

Honeypreet is the only woman in the 'wanted' list.

Govt issues new guidelines banning surrogate ads

Govt issues new guidelines banning surrogate ads

Rediff.com10 Jun 2022

The government on Friday came out with new guidelines to prevent misleading advertisements, including those targeting children and making free claims to woo consumers.

'CBI boss Jaiswal won't buckle under pressure'

'CBI boss Jaiswal won't buckle under pressure'

Rediff.com4 Jun 2021

'In Maharashtra he didn't buckle under pressure.' 'We expect him to do the same as the CBI Director.'

Punjab CM lifts weekend, night curfew from Monday

Punjab CM lifts weekend, night curfew from Monday

Rediff.com9 Jul 2021

The CM also ordered opening of bars, cinema halls, restaurants, spas, swimming pools, gyms, malls, sports complexes, museums, zoos etc, subject to all eligible staff members and visitors having taken at least one dose each of the vaccine.

Sino-India border row, 'misuse' of agencies to dominate winter session

Sino-India border row, 'misuse' of agencies to dominate winter session

Rediff.com6 Dec 2022

The results of the assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh are also likely to play out during the start of the session.

MCD poll: Many complain of missing names from voter list

MCD poll: Many complain of missing names from voter list

Rediff.com4 Dec 2022

'I have voted in several elections and now this is the first time I have been told that my vote is not here'

CEC reviews LS poll preparations in UP

CEC reviews LS poll preparations in UP

Rediff.com5 Mar 2009

Accompanied by two election commissioners -- Naveen Chawla and S Y Quraishi -- Gopalswami arrived in Lucknow on Wednesday evening on a two-day visit. The team will also travel to Patna to take stock of the poll preparations in Bihar. India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, has as many as 80 parliamentary constituencies. The state will go to poll in five phases, during which 11.62 crore voters will exercise their franchise at 1,28,112 polling stations.

'Prez post candidates should reveal background details'

'Prez post candidates should reveal background details'

Rediff.com19 Jun 2012

In a letter to the Election Commission, the National Election Watch has sought to know why there is no background declaration by the candidates contesting for the office of President of India. This information has been sought by the National Election Watch in a letter written to the Election Commission of India.

No protection until Param Bir tells where he is: SC

No protection until Param Bir tells where he is: SC

Rediff.com18 Nov 2021

'Suppose you are sitting abroad and taking legal recourse through power of attorney then what happens. If that is so then you will come to India if the court rules in your favour, we don't know what you have in mind'

Syringes, drugs found on premises of MCD-run schools

Syringes, drugs found on premises of MCD-run schools

Rediff.com23 May 2022

Some of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi-run schools are 'horror houses', the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) remarked after it conducted surprise inspection and found them without adequate security and sanitation facilities.

For govt job, J-K now wants CID verification, details of in-laws

For govt job, J-K now wants CID verification, details of in-laws

Rediff.com22 Jun 2021

As per the comprehensive format devised by the government, the selected candidates, besides being asked to provide information about themselves, their family members, including in-laws, have to provide information about the mobile numbers used during the last five years, the registration number of vehicles owned or used, email and social media or web-based portal accounts, in addition to bank and post office account numbers among others.

SC orders Kolkata top cop to appear before CBI, stays his arrest

SC orders Kolkata top cop to appear before CBI, stays his arrest

Rediff.com5 Feb 2019

The apex court also said no coercive steps, including the arrest of the Kolkata Police chief, will take place during the course of investigation.

EC begins clean-up drive against 2100 registered unrecognised parties

EC begins clean-up drive against 2100 registered unrecognised parties

Rediff.com25 May 2022

Sixty-six such parties claimed IT exemption in FY20 without complying with statutory requirements under the Representation of the People Act and 2,174 have not submitted contribution reports, the EC said.

Positive list in service tax could return

Positive list in service tax could return

Rediff.com2 Oct 2012

A positive list for taxation of services might be back, though only for accounting purposes.

Laden not hiding in Pakistan, says minister

Laden not hiding in Pakistan, says minister

Rediff.com31 Jul 2009

Pakistan has rejected reports that Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin-Laden is hiding inside the country's geographical boundaries.

N D Tiwari's son Rohit Shekhar passes away

N D Tiwari's son Rohit Shekhar passes away

Rediff.com16 Apr 2019

He was brought dead at Max Hospital in Saket in south Delhi, the hospital said.

New twist in Vadra-DLF land case as 2 crucial pages go 'missing'

New twist in Vadra-DLF land case as 2 crucial pages go 'missing'

Rediff.com19 Dec 2014

Are they missing or have they been intentionally removed? A huge uproar has broken out after whistleblower IAS officer Ashok Khemka has revealed that two important pages of a file pertaining to DLF-Robert Vadra land deal, containing notings, are missing.

Parl panel on IT to take up 'fake TRP' issue: Sources

Parl panel on IT to take up 'fake TRP' issue: Sources

Rediff.com10 Oct 2020

Congress MP and member of the panel Karti Chidambaram had requested Tharoor to take up the matter and call the officials of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry before the committee to seek clarification and remedial measures.

NIA seizes 2 more luxury cars 'used' by Sachin Waze

NIA seizes 2 more luxury cars 'used' by Sachin Waze

Rediff.com18 Mar 2021

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday seized two more luxury cars allegedly used by suspended Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze, sources said.

Hijab row: K'taka schools reopen on Monday, CM confident of peace

Hijab row: K'taka schools reopen on Monday, CM confident of peace

Rediff.com13 Feb 2022

He also said that a decision regarding reopening of pre-university and degree colleges will be taken after assessing the situation.

EC will need PMO's nod to act against Amarinder, Parrikar: Kejriwal

EC will need PMO's nod to act against Amarinder, Parrikar: Kejriwal

Rediff.com30 Jan 2017

'The EC should take permission from the PMO at the earliest and register FIRs against the two,' Kejriwal wrote in the letter.

2 PSU bank unions may strike work on Dec 27

2 PSU bank unions may strike work on Dec 27

Rediff.com18 Dec 2017

However, the likely impact of strike may not be much excluding few areas, said SBI.

Protests rock Punjab varsity over leaked videos of female students; 3 held

Protests rock Punjab varsity over leaked videos of female students; 3 held

Rediff.com19 Sep 2022

The protest was held on the university campus located at Ludhiana-Chandigarh road past midnight.

IPL: Bookies employed cleaner to do 'pitch-siding' at Kotla

IPL: Bookies employed cleaner to do 'pitch-siding' at Kotla

Rediff.com5 May 2021

The IPL, which was indefinitely suspended on Tuesday, had bookies plugging an accredited cleaner at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla ground for doing 'pitch-siding' which helps ball-to-ball betting.

The rise and rise of Rakesh Maria

The rise and rise of Rakesh Maria

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

Successes and controversies have gone hand-in-hand for Maria.

Police probing network behind explosive found in Delhi

Police probing network behind explosive found in Delhi

Rediff.com18 Feb 2022

IEDs found in a Seemapuri house on Thursday and at the Ghazipur market last month were prepared with the intention of carrying out blasts at public places across the city, according to Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana.

Sports Minister, Jharkhand CM help hard-up footballer

Sports Minister, Jharkhand CM help hard-up footballer

Rediff.com23 May 2021

Sangeeta received the Indian team call-up after impressing in the age-group tournaments but before her dream to play for the senior national side could take flight, the pandemic struck leading to a nationwide lockdown.

Heavy rains leaves Kashmir reeling, but no flood threat

Heavy rains leaves Kashmir reeling, but no flood threat

Rediff.com29 Mar 2015

Incessant rains since Saturday evening have triggered panic and fears of fresh floods in Kashmir

Taxmen to receive a mystic touch

Taxmen to receive a mystic touch

Rediff.com29 Aug 2017

Apart from Modi, Jaggi Vasudev to address 2-day tax officers' conference

Right to recall will endanger political stability: CEC

Right to recall will endanger political stability: CEC

Rediff.com12 Dec 2011

Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi on Monday rejected social activist Anna Hazare's demand for right to recall or reject saying the move would endanger political stability in the country.

Probe on into death of 4 Indians along US-Canada border

Probe on into death of 4 Indians along US-Canada border

Rediff.com22 Jan 2022

Shand, a 'suspected smuggler of undocumented foreign nationals', was arrested near the US/Canadian border on January 19 for transporting two Indian nationals, who were illegally present in the US.

At least 6 JD-S workers killed in Colombo blasts

At least 6 JD-S workers killed in Colombo blasts

Rediff.com22 Apr 2019

A leisure trip to Sri Lanka proved fatal for JD-S workers when the blast took place very close to the dining table as they sat for breakfast at Shangri-La hotel in Colombo, one of the major targets of the deadliest terror strikes in the island nation's history, family members said.

MHA seeks report from Rajasthan govt on charges of phone tapping

MHA seeks report from Rajasthan govt on charges of phone tapping

Rediff.com19 Jul 2020

In a communication, the ministry of home affairs told the Rajasthan chief secretary to send a report on the allegations of phone tapping, an official said. The chief secretary has been told to provide the details of the incident after two audio clips emerged, the official added.

Violence feared as Imran Khan faces no-trust vote today

Violence feared as Imran Khan faces no-trust vote today

Rediff.com3 Apr 2022

There are reports that the government may try to physically prevent opposition members and nearly two dozen PTI dissidents from reaching the Parliament House through protestors.

Can PC prosecute Kejriwal for anti-Cong Hisar campaign?

Can PC prosecute Kejriwal for anti-Cong Hisar campaign?

Rediff.com21 Oct 2011

Did Team Anna member and Right to Information activist Arvind Kejriwal commit a criminal office when he appealed to Hisar voters not to vote for the Congress in the by-polls?

Centre holds high-level meet as 11 states report serotype-2 dengue cases

Centre holds high-level meet as 11 states report serotype-2 dengue cases

Rediff.com18 Sep 2021

Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba chaired a high-level meet with representatives of states/UTs to also review and discussed the COVID-19 management and response strategy through video conference.

FIR against BJP leader in Leh bribery case

FIR against BJP leader in Leh bribery case

Rediff.com9 May 2019

The FIR was registered after the chief judicial magistrate of Leh directed police on Wednesday to launch a probe into the matter.

6-yr-old girl raped in school washroom, sweeper nabbed

6-yr-old girl raped in school washroom, sweeper nabbed

Rediff.com6 Oct 2017

The minor girl had gone to the washroom and sought help, but instead of a woman staff a male staffer came and allegedly sexually assaulted her.

'Fake TRPs' case: Republic TV CFO doesn't appear before cops

'Fake TRPs' case: Republic TV CFO doesn't appear before cops

Rediff.com10 Oct 2020

Despite summons, Republic TV's chief financial officer (CFO) did not appear before the Mumbai police on Saturday to record his statement in connection with the TRP manipulation racket, saying the channel has approached the Supreme Court in the case, a senior official said.