Amartya Sen only Bharat Ratna to avail free air travel 21 times in five years
Jun 02, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: An RTI filed by India Today has revealed that Nobel laureate and Bharat Ratna awardee Amartya Sen availed free Air India tickets, a perk granted by the Indian government to honour recipents of India's highest civilian award, 21 times in course of five years, from 2015 to 2019.
PM Cares Fund not a public authority under RTI Act, says Prime Minister's Office
May 30, 2020, at 10:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In what could give a weapon to the Opposition to corner the government, the Prime Minister's Office has said PM Cares Fund, which was created by Narendra Modi to combat Covid-19, is not a "public authority" under Right To Information (RTI) Act.
Modi needs no citizenship certificate because he is Indian by birth: PMO's RTI reply draws flak
Mar 02, 2020, at 02:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In reply to a Right To Information (RTI) filed by one Subhankar Sarkar asking the citizenship certificate of Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has said there was no need of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader's such document since he is an Indian by birth.
'No information concerning tukde-tukde gang': Government's reply to activist's RTI
Jan 21, 2020, at 10:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a reply to a Right to Information (RTI) query, the Union Home Ministry has said it has no information regarding the "tukde-tukde gang", a term which is often used by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to attack the Left and its supporters.
CJI's office comes under purview of RTI act, directs Supreme Court
Nov 13, 2019, at 03:23 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the 2010 judgment of Delhi HC which had held that RTI Act was applicable to Chief Justice of India's office.
Modi government diluting RTI to help corrupt steal from India : Rahul Gandhi
Jul 27, 2019, at 08:44 pm
New Delhi, July 27 (IBNS): Two days after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government successfully passed the Right To Information (RTI) Amendment Bill, 2019, in the parliament, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the ruling dispensation is enabling corrupt people to steal from India.
RTI Bill will see the light of the day as BJP manages to rope in fence-sitting parties
Jul 25, 2019, at 04:10 pm
New Delhi July 25 (IBNS): With the fence sitting parties like Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) deciding to back the centre on RTI bill, the decks are cleared for it's passage in the Rajya Sabha.
Disclose bank inspection reports under RTI: Supreme Court directs RBI
Apr 26, 2019, at 02:55 pm
New Delhi, Apr 26 (UNI): The Supreme Court on Friday granted another opportunity to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to comply with its order to disclose the inspection reports of banks under the Right To Information (RTI) Act.
RTI is a powerful tool that strengthens democracy: Vice President
Jul 12, 2016, at 12:27 am
Lucknow, July 11 (IBNS) Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari has said that RTI is a powerful tool that strengthens democracy and promotes good governance by enhancing the citizen’s ability to participate in the process.