Assam CIC quits over brother's link to Zubeen Garg's Death

Assam Chief Information Commissioner Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, whose brother Shyamkanu has been arrested in Zubeen Garg's death case, on Thursday resigned from his post after an RTI was filed seeking......

'Digital Act Will Kill RTI Slowly, Surely'

'By extending the definition of 'personal' to include institutions and not just individuals, the State has equipped itself with a tool to block access to most kinds of information.' Illustration:......

'Government Is Constantly Trying To Subvert RTI'

'The government does not want to be transparent or accountable. Therefore, they do not want to appoint information commissioners.' Photograph: Kind courtesy RTI INDIA/Facebook   The Supreme......

CCTV exposes custodial torture of restaurant workers in Kerala

A fresh custodial torture incident has come to light after CCTV footage showing a Peechi police station officer assaulting restaurant employees in May 2023 surfaced on Sunday in this central Kerala......

RTI Act remains in limbo for securities market

Stay orders keep law out of citizen access even years after CIC rulings on opening market institutions to scrutiny The Right to Information (RTI) Act has resulted in governments falling,......

Customers' bank account details exempted under RTI

"Bank is a commercial entity and the agreement that it has arrived at with other parties are a matter of commercial confidence. The bank holds such information concerning private persons in a......

RTI query: ONGC pulled up for delayed response

The Central Information Commissionhas pulled up state-run energy firm ONGC for failing to set up an expeditious information redressal system under the Right to Information Act. "Oil and Natural Gas......

On Nov 8, RBI had only Rs 4.94 lakh cr in Rs 2k notes: RTI

86.69 per cent of available stock of currency notes is being taken away from circulation and less than one-fourth of these are being replenished by newly printed Rs 2,000 notes On the day Prime......

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"......

BCCI finally brought under RTI

The CIC, the top appellate body in RTI matters, went through the law, orders of the Supreme Court, the Law Commission of India report, submissions of the Central Public Information Officer in the......

'Explain why BCCI should not be under RTI Act'

Why should cricket controlling body of the country, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, be not answerable under the RTI Act in light of various judicial orders and a recent law commission......

RTI is not applicable to us: BCCI chief

The Board of Cricket Control for India (BCCI) on Sunday accepted that they were not in a position to control spot-fixing in wake of the row, which involves three Rajasthan Royals players. - BCCI......

Madras HC stays CIC's notice to BCCI over RTI Act

Madras High Court has stayed the Central Information Commissioner's (CIC) proceedings on declaring the Board of Control for Cricket in India as a public authority under the RTI Act.The stay was......