CAG Vinod Rai’s service records and dossier missing
August 21st, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 21 (IANS) The service records of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai "are not traceable", the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has revealed in response ... Read more...
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GNLA chief seek’s lawyer presence during interrogation
August 7th, 2012 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 7 (IANS) Detained Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) chief Champion R. Sangma has sought the presence of his legal counsel during interrogation, his lawyer said."He (Champion) has written ... Read more...
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Army ex-chief faces court, granted bail in defamation case (Second Lead)
July 20th, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) In a first for a four-star defence officer, former army chief Gen. V.K. Singh Friday appeared before a Delhi court in a defamation case filed ... Read more...
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Activists flay Maharashtra’s new stringent RTI rules
April 24th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Social activists in Maharashtra Tuesday flayed amendments in the state's Right To Information (RTI) rules which could bestow discretionary powers on officials to deny information to ... Read more...
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Lucknow girl stumps PMO with ‘Father of the Nation’ poser
April 3rd, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 3 (IANS) It is not everyday that a 10-year-old catches the office of the prime minister of India off-guard and without answers. But then, Aishwarya Parashar, a Class ... Read more...
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Wave Tech Community College put on lockdown due to a gunman on the prowl
January 24th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Raleigh, Jan 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Wake Technical Community College officials have put the college on a lockdown after they received reports that there was a gunman on the prowl on the campus. ... Read more...
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Court stays information panel’s order on banks (Lead)
December 8th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday stayed a Central Information Commission (CIC) order asking the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to give details ... Read more...
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High court rejects Gujarat IPS officer’s petition (Lead)
August 12th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Aug 12 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Friday rejected senior Gujarat cadre IPS officer Rahul Sharma's petition against stonewalling of information by the state government he needed to answer ... Read more...
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Gujarat cop moves high court for denial of information (Second Lead)
August 11th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Aug 11 (IANS) Senior Gujarat police officer Rahul Sharma Thursday moved the state high court against denial of information he needed to reply to a show cause notice ... Read more...
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Officials fined Rs.44 lakh for denying information under RTI
August 11th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) A sum of Rs.44.23 lakh was recovered as penalty from central public information officers in the last four years for failing to provide information under ... Read more...
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Court stays transparency panel’s order against CBI
July 28th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday stayed a Central Information Commission (CIC) order which said that "the government appears to be claiming absolute secrecy for the ... Read more...
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No need to make emergency documents public: Court
July 12th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday stayed a Central Information Commission's (CIC) order to the president's office to make public all documents on declaration of ... Read more...
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RTI query on assets of former CJI Balakrishnan
June 9th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) A Right to Information (RTI) appeal was been filed Thursday seeking complete detail of assets and income of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Justice ... Read more...
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Court asks Goa governor not to stall RTI queries
June 6th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 6 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Monday asked the Goa governor's office not to deny information sought under the Right to Information (RTI) on the pretext that the ... Read more...
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PMO sees 8,400 percent rise in RTI pleas
May 15th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) People are seeking answers, even if it means asking the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) some tough questions. The number of Right to Information (RTI) ... Read more...
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More citizens should use RTI, urges activist
April 16th, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Involvement of more citizens in gaining information through the Right to Information (RTI) Act will pressurise authorities to disclose information voluntarily, RTI activist Ashok Ravat said ... Read more...
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Keep central record of ministers’ air travel: CIC
April 1st, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Central Information Commission (CIC) has suggested that records of the domestic and international travel of union ministers could be maintained centrally by the cabinet ... Read more...
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Christina Aguilera released after her arrest for public intoxication
March 2nd, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 2 (ANI): Christina Aguilera has been released from police custody after she was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday for being drunk in public.A Los Angeles sheriff's ... Read more...
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Ex-judge moves high court over complaint against him
February 1st, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) A retired Delhi court judge Tuesday approached the Delhi High Court seeking direction to its Public Information Officer (PIO) to supply him a copy of the complaint ... Read more...
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Court to hear appeal against own information officer
February 1st, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Feb 1 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court administration is set to hear an appeal against its public information officer's (PIO) order allegedly denying information to a right to information (RTI) applicant ... Read more...
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RTI Awards presented in Delhi
January 21st, 2011 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) From a sports teacher to widow of a slain cop, five people from various walks of life were felicitated here Thursday for effective use of the Right ... Read more...
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Slain Mumbai cop’s wife to get transparency law award
December 21st, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Vinita Kamte, wife of slain Mumbai Police officer Ashok Kamte and who exposed the chaos in the police control room during the 2008 terror attack, has been ... Read more...
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‘Penalty imposed for denial of information unjustified’
December 17th, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Dec 17(IANS) A penalty of Rs.25,000 imposed on a public information officer for not supplying information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act was not justified, the Gujarat high court has ... Read more...
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Petition inquiring Sonia Gandhi’s religion dismissed
November 29th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 29 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court Monday dismissed a petition which sought details on the religion of Congress president Sonia Gandhi from the Registrar General of Census ... Read more...
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Demand for details on judges goes to constitutional bench
November 26th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday referred to the constitution bench whether details including file notings and correspondence in pursuance to the appointment of judges to higher judiciary could ... Read more...
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Apex court reserves ruling on RTI plea on judges’ posting
November 18th, 2010 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday reserved the verdict on its own petition challenging the Central Information Commission's (CIC) order directing the chief justice of India to give details ... Read more...
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Gujarat officer challenges order for disclosure of assets
November 17th, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Nov 17 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Wednesday issued a notice to the state government after a senior bureaucrat asked the court to set aside a state government order asking officials ... Read more...
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Transparency law plea seeks details of CVC probe into Games
October 20th, 2010 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Right to Information (RTI) activist Subhash Aggarwal has sought details of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) probe into the alleged corruption in the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games.In an ... Read more...
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Russell Brand Arrested
September 20th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 20, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Actor Russell Brand was recently the subject to a citizen's arrest, thanks to a paparazzo. The incident took place on Friday at the famous Los Angeles ... Read more...
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PMO fails to give information under RTI
September 8th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has failed to provide information on correspondence with the President's secretariat, related to former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's objections to the list ... Read more...
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PMO gets CIC notice over ministers’ assets
September 6th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has been issued a show cause notice by the Central Information Commission (CIC) over "non-compliance" of its order for disclosure of union ... Read more...
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Delhi slammed for delayed information, fined Rs.50,0000
August 23rd, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Praveen Kumar
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The Central Information Commission has slammed the Delhi government and asked it to pay a patient a compensation of Rs.50,000 for delay in providing him ... Read more...
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Mel Gibson Crashes 2008 Maserati, Escapes Unharmed
August 17th, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Los Angeles, Aug 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Although it seems that luck is not in favor of actor-director Mel Gibson who is having a bumpy ride in his personal life; the ... Read more...
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Mel Gibson escapes unhurt after car crash in Malibu
August 17th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 17 (ANI): Hollywood star Mel Gibson escaped unhurt after he lost control of his car and crashed it into the hillside in Malibu in California.According to TMZ.com the accident ... Read more...
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Mel Gibson In Single Car Crash on Malibu Canyon Road
August 17th, 2010 - 12:42 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to ‘TMZ’, actor Mel Gibson was lost control of his 2008 Mazerati and crashed into the rocky hillside of Malibu Canyon Road at around ... Read more...
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