News for 'RTI'

Complaint against Shinde: Court calls ATR from police

Complaint against Shinde: Court calls ATR from police

Rediff.com1 Feb 2013

A court in the national capital on Friday asked the Delhi Police as to what action has it taken on a complaint seeking registration of FIR against Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar

No public access to 2G files till probe gets over: CIC

No public access to 2G files till probe gets over: CIC

Rediff.com27 Jan 2013

Documents related to 2G spectrum allocation cannot be accessed by the public till the Joint Parliamentary Committee completes its probe and submits its report, the Central Information Commission has stated. The JPC, which is probing the high-profile scam, has directed the finance ministry not to reveal any information till it completes the probe.

CIC to seek political parties' income tax details

CIC to seek political parties' income tax details

Rediff.com4 Nov 2012

The Central Information Commission will seek a report from Income Tax department and Directorate of Estate regarding tax exemptions claimed by political parties and their assets to ascertain whether there is enough indirect funding from the government to bring them under the ambit of RTI Act.

Gadkari in Mumbai: Why is Vadra not ready for probe?

Gadkari in Mumbai: Why is Vadra not ready for probe?

Rediff.com31 Oct 2012

Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday defended all the charges levelled against him by RTI crusader and India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal, saying there have been repeated attempts to malign his reputation

Indo-Americans welcome launch of electronic postal order

Indo-Americans welcome launch of electronic postal order

Rediff.com25 Mar 2013

In the past, development groups in the US had a tough time seeking information under the RTI Act.

Indian-Americans welcome electronic postal order

Indian-Americans welcome electronic postal order

Rediff.com25 Mar 2013

A number of Indians living in the US said that RTI has now become accessible to the Indian citizens living abroad after the Postal Department last week launched Indian postal order in electronic format.

2G: Court dismisses complaint against PM, Maran

2G: Court dismisses complaint against PM, Maran

Rediff.com7 Jun 2013

A Delhi court Friday dismissed a plea seeking lodging of an FIR against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran for their alleged role in the 2G case.

E-filers' I-T accounts unauthorisedly accessed

E-filers' I-T accounts unauthorisedly accessed

Rediff.com7 Apr 2014

Income tax online return accounts of certain people have been unauthorisedly accessed, the Finance Ministry has warned.

Gadkari must resign on moral grounds: Activist Damania

Gadkari must resign on moral grounds: Activist Damania

Rediff.com27 Sep 2012

Right to Information activist Anjali Damania tells Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore that she is confident that if a judicial probe is ordered into the irrigation scam, NCP leader Ajit Pawar would surely be implicated.

What's the definition of 'Hindu'? Home ministry clueless

What's the definition of 'Hindu'? Home ministry clueless

Rediff.com11 Oct 2015

The Union home ministry does not know the definition of the word 'Hindu'.

This man believes Modi's degrees are fake

This man believes Modi's degrees are fake

Rediff.com12 May 2016

Roshan Shah, a Canadian citizen and an Overseas Citizen of India, filed a Right to Information application in Gujarat in 2013 to demand that Narendra Modi, then the Gujarat chief minister, make his educational qualifications public.

How Indian banks are looking to cash in on bitcoin rally

How Indian banks are looking to cash in on bitcoin rally

Rediff.com23 Dec 2020

Indian banks have started exploring opportunities in the space, including lending to crypto exchanges, and accepting bitcoins as collateral, among others.

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