News for 'Freedom of Information'

'Want To Take Everybody's Ideas To Space'

'Want To Take Everybody's Ideas To Space'

Rediff.com8 Jan 2025

'To access our satellite, you don't need any IQ test, you don't need to write an examination.' 'You can be a Class 1 student, an engineering student, a 60-year-old person, anybody can access our satellite.'

Press Council rejects India's 138 ranking in Freedom Index

Press Council rejects India's 138 ranking in Freedom Index

Rediff.com6 May 2018

The India body said there was a "lack of clarity" on the inputs that weighed in the rankings which were based on "opinion or perception".

New Toll Data Collection Tool A Privacy Risk?

New Toll Data Collection Tool A Privacy Risk?

Rediff.com17 Sep 2024

The implementation of this toll collection system, which will eventually eradicate toll booths, necessitates the fitting of an on-board unit (OBU) in every vehicle that can track a vehicle's location in real time.

SBI seeks time till after LS elections to reveal electoral bond names

SBI seeks time till after LS elections to reveal electoral bond names

Rediff.com4 Mar 2024

State Bank of India on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking an extension of time till June 30 to disclose details of each electoral bond encashed by political parties.

Julian Assange leaves UK after plea deal with Biden

Julian Assange leaves UK after plea deal with Biden

Rediff.com25 Jun 2024

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to enter a plea deal with the Joe Biden administration that could pave the way for him to avoid imprisonment in the United States, according to recently filed federal court documents, CNN reported.

New survey rates India high on religious freedom

New survey rates India high on religious freedom

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

India is among the world's highest supporters for religious freedom, according to a new research that, however, found the country to be lagging behind on several measures of free expression including government censorship, competitive elections and internet freedom.

Will fight to improve working conditions: Rahul to EY staffer's parents

Will fight to improve working conditions: Rahul to EY staffer's parents

Rediff.com21 Sep 2024

The Leader of Opposition assured the parents of raising the issue in Parliament.

BEWARE! Govt Can Intercept Messages

BEWARE! Govt Can Intercept Messages

Rediff.com26 Jun 2024

Messages sent through Internet-based messaging service providers such as Whatsapp, Signal, and Telegram, as well as those which are encrypted, are understood to be within the Act's ambit.

5 Asanas To Strengthen Your Back, Neck, Shoulders

5 Asanas To Strengthen Your Back, Neck, Shoulders

Rediff.com18 Oct 2024

Let's explore five transformative yoga asanas designed to fortify your back, neck and shoulders, ensuring you stand tall and strong, just like a tree rooted firmly in the ground.

Doordarshan struggling to maintain professional freedom: Modi

Doordarshan struggling to maintain professional freedom: Modi

Rediff.com3 May 2014

Escalating further the controversy over his interview to Doordarshan, Narendra Modi on Saturday rued the "decline" in journalistic freedom in the public broadcaster and invoked "horrific" memories of the Emergency days in 1975.

Info on parties funding essential for voters, rules SC in electoral bonds case

Info on parties funding essential for voters, rules SC in electoral bonds case

Rediff.com15 Feb 2024

Holding that the electoral bonds scheme was not fool-proof, the Supreme Court said on Thursday that information about funds received by a political party is essential for voters to exercise their freedom to vote effectively.

3 sons of top Hamas leader killed in Israeli strike

3 sons of top Hamas leader killed in Israeli strike

Rediff.com11 Apr 2024

'Through the blood of the martyrs and the pain of the injured, we create hope, we create the future, we create independence and freedom for our people and our nation'

Guj HC lifts stay on release of Aamir Khan's son's debut film 'Maharaj'

Guj HC lifts stay on release of Aamir Khan's son's debut film 'Maharaj'

Rediff.com21 Jun 2024

The film has nothing objectionable or derogatory, the court said after watching it, and allowed its release on streaming platform Netflix.

How To Become A Crorepati: 15x15x15

How To Become A Crorepati: 15x15x15

Rediff.com28 Aug 2024

Follow this 15 x 15 x 15 rule to become a crorepati without taking big risks. Ramalingam Kalirajan explains how

Students, police in faceoff over Kolkata march on Tuesday

Students, police in faceoff over Kolkata march on Tuesday

Rediff.com27 Aug 2024

The state police have called the scheduled rallies, support for which has been mainly garnered over social media platforms, as "illegal" and "unauthorised", and said they have taken necessary precautions to allay apprehensions about potential law and order situations during the march.

Quad statement includes subtle warning to China over Indo-Pacific

Quad statement includes subtle warning to China over Indo-Pacific

Rediff.com22 Sep 2024

'We condemn recent illicit missile launches in the region that violate UN Security Council resolutions. We express serious concern over recent dangerous and aggressive actions in the maritime domain. We seek a region where no country dominates and no country is dominated one where all countries are free from coercion, and can exercise their agency to determine their futures,' the declaration said.

Nearly 650 people killed in Bangladesh violence: UN report

Nearly 650 people killed in Bangladesh violence: UN report

Rediff.com17 Aug 2024

Nearly 650 people have been killed in the recent unrest in Bangladesh between July 16 and August 11, the United Nations Human Rights Office has said in a preliminary report, suggesting a thorough, impartial and transparent investigation into reports of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests and detentions.

India The Diplomatic Ambassador In Global Crises

India The Diplomatic Ambassador In Global Crises

Rediff.com16 Sep 2024

Times have changed, situations have changed, but the basic nature of superpower geo-politics remains the same and so also India's diplomacy -- call it non-alignment, strategic autonomy or neutrality; it all depends on the time scale, notes Rup Narayan Das.

Hy'bad journalist booked for tweeting about power cut

Hy'bad journalist booked for tweeting about power cut

Rediff.com19 Jun 2024

The complainant claimed that the journalist had made a false allegation and was intentionally defaming the state government and his organisation TGSPDCL.

7 Ways to Conquer Debt, Build Wealth

7 Ways to Conquer Debt, Build Wealth

Rediff.com25 Jan 2024

Break the chains of debt, invest in your future, and wave the flag of financial independence high. Freedom awaits, comrades. Let's conquer this battlefield together this Republic day, exhorts Vatsal Ramaiya.

MP: 3 held for attack on Army officers, rape of female friend

MP: 3 held for attack on Army officers, rape of female friend

Rediff.com13 Sep 2024

Two men were arrested on Thursday for the attack on two Army officers and alleged rape of one of their women friends during a picnic in Mhow town of Madhya Pradesh's Indore district, police said.

Dadra And Nagar Haveli: How The Portuguese Were Defeated

Dadra And Nagar Haveli: How The Portuguese Were Defeated

Rediff.com26 Sep 2024

They realised that the Portuguese were better prepared to defend Daman than Dadra and Nagar Haveli. If reinforcements from Daman were to reach Silvassa, there was no chance of defeating the Portuguese. They decided that cutting Daman's communication lines would have to be their top priority before attacking Silvassa. A fascinating excerpt from Neelesh Kulkarni's new book, Uprising-The Liberation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

Timeline: How electoral bonds scheme unravelled in SC

Timeline: How electoral bonds scheme unravelled in SC

Rediff.com15 Feb 2024

Following is the chronology of events in the case related to validity of the electoral bonds scheme, a mode of funding to political parties, in which a five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a landmark verdict annulling it.

Why Urvashi's Bathroom Video Got Leaked

Why Urvashi's Bathroom Video Got Leaked

Rediff.com29 Jul 2024

Susi Ganeshan's Ghuspaithiya, starring Urvashi Rautela, Akshay Oberoi and Vineet Kumar Singh, revolves around the dangers of the digital world and the numerous threats that come with it, such as stalking and obsession.

Modi invokes Emergency in Rajya Sabha speech, Opposition walks out

Modi invokes Emergency in Rajya Sabha speech, Opposition walks out

Rediff.com3 Jul 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday took the Congress to the cleaners over making the 2024 general elections about the protection of the Constitution, saying Indians voted on the plank only once when they threw out the Indira Gandhi government in 1977 after the Emergency.

Canada's allegations serious, India not cooperating: US

Canada's allegations serious, India not cooperating: US

Rediff.com16 Oct 2024

"When it comes to the Canadian matter, we have made clear that the allegations are extremely serious and they need to be taken seriously. We wanted to see the government of India cooperate with Canada in its investigation. Obviously, they have not chosen that path," State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters at his daily news conference.

Why Did IC-814 Series Mute ISI Role?

Why Did IC-814 Series Mute ISI Role?

Rediff.com21 Oct 2024

Captain Sharan and Flight Engineer Anil Jaggia both confirm that the hijackers seemed to know a lot about flying an aircraft. Without help from the ISI or the Pakistan army, it was impossible, points out Utkarsh Mishra.

No country should...: Quad's clear message to China

No country should...: Quad's clear message to China

Rediff.com29 Jul 2024

The Quad also vowed to work towards a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific, a region that has seen increasing Chinese military muscle-flexing in the last few years.

Preamble not removed from NCERT textbooks: Govt

Preamble not removed from NCERT textbooks: Govt

Rediff.com7 Aug 2024

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday said the Preamble to the Constitution is very well there in NCERT textbooks of Class VI as he refuted charges made in this regard by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.

No proof of Indian involvement in Pannun plot: Russia

No proof of Indian involvement in Pannun plot: Russia

Rediff.com9 May 2024

Rubbishing the allegations by the United States on India for a foiled assassination plot against pro-Khalistan radical Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Washington, DC has not yet provided any reliable evidence of the involvement of Indian citizens in the case.

Centre attempting to curb press freedom, says Editors Guild

Centre attempting to curb press freedom, says Editors Guild

Rediff.com8 Aug 2018

It demanded that the government take note of the cases of disruptions in television programme signals, investigate and explain how and under what circumstances these 'egregious violations' are taking place.

Kamal@70: The Motto He Believes In

Kamal@70: The Motto He Believes In

Rediff.com7 Nov 2024

'Kamal has surfed and navigated a lot of tidal waves, manoeuvring the peaks and troughs, combining rare intelligence and commonly available intuitions to overcome unimaginable crises all his life.' 'There is no looking back at the past, for his only motto has been 'Tomorrow belongs to us'!'

Freedom movt: Govt has no record on Netaji's role

Freedom movt: Govt has no record on Netaji's role

Rediff.com27 Mar 2007

This admission has come from a senior government officer in response to an application by Delhi-based Dev Ashish Bhattacharya under the Right to Information Act.

NPS vs UPS: Which is Best for YOU?

NPS vs UPS: Which is Best for YOU?

Rediff.com6 Sep 2024

Switching to the UPS could be a game-changer for your retirement planning, especially if you value guaranteed benefits and higher government contributions, observes Ramalingam Kalirajan.

SC strikes down electoral bonds as 'unconstitutional', orders disclosure of donors

SC strikes down electoral bonds as 'unconstitutional', orders disclosure of donors

Rediff.com16 Feb 2024

In a landmark judgment that delivered a big blow to the government, the Supreme Court on Thursday annulled the electoral bonds scheme, saying it violates the constitutional right to freedom of speech and expression as well as the right to information.

Oh, Kolkata!

Oh, Kolkata!

Rediff.com7 Oct 2024

5 Must Do Things in Kolkata.

1971 War: How Mukti Joddhas Saved An IAF Pilot

1971 War: How Mukti Joddhas Saved An IAF Pilot

Rediff.com3 Dec 2024

Squadron Leader Kanwal Deep Mehra's daredevilry during the 1971 War brought down a Pakistani F-86 Sabre. But he had to bail out of his plane, was badly injured. Then a fierce band of armed guerillas evacuated him to safety at great risk to their lives.

Slovak PM shot in assassination bid, 'extremely serious'

Slovak PM shot in assassination bid, 'extremely serious'

Rediff.com16 May 2024

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is in 'extremely serious' condition following a shooting attack on Wednesday, according to Slovak Defence Minister Robert Kalinak.

Cong condemns arrest of 2 Manipur editors, demands their release at once

Cong condemns arrest of 2 Manipur editors, demands their release at once

Rediff.com7 Jan 2024

In a statement, Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said that in yet another crackdown on press freedom, two editors from two language newspapers have been arrested by the Manipur government.

'Safe working environment is essential if press freedoms are to flourish'

'Safe working environment is essential if press freedoms are to flourish'

Rediff.com9 Oct 2018

'The newsroom in our profession is a relatively informal, free-spirited and hallowed space. It must be protected.' 'The Editors Guild extends its total support to all women journalists who suffered a disadvantage in their careers, physical or mental trauma, as a result of any sexual predation.'