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UK watchdog fines Facebook 500,000 pounds for data breach scandal

October 25, 2018 11:54 pm

The fine by the country's independent data watchdog related to the American social media giant's role in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, which hit the headlines earlier this year.

Ex-IB chief Mathur is new CIC

May 23, 2014 1:33 am

Mathur, a retired IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, was Director of Intelligence Bureau for two-year term from December 31, 2008 and was instrumental in revamping the intelligence set up.

SIC takes back orders barring info on building plans under RTI

December 05, 2013 1:47 am

Gaikwad said his order was misinterpreted by PIOs who started refusing information.

Haryana info body begins hearing pleas of RTI applicants through video-conferencing

April 08, 2014 4:15 pm

The Haryana State Information Commission has begun hearing applicants,struggling to get information under the Right to Information Act,through video conferencing

Info commissioner wants to go 4 days early

July 30, 2013 2:52 am

Head of the CIC Satyananda Mishra retires on September 4,and Sharma on Sept 8.

150 serving,retd bureaucrats in race for CIC posts

July 21, 2013 1:44 am

List of 422 includes 50 from legal field,120 professionals,20 from civil society

Top Info officer gets HC contempt notice

November 01, 2011 1:00 am

Sandhu,then by an order in September,relied on this Supreme Court judgment and ordered the company to reveal the answer-sheets to the applicant within two weeks.

Info panel officers slug it out in own court

July 22, 2011 12:17 am

In a first of sorts,the Punjab State Information Commission heard two cases filed by its own PIO against the panels first appellate authority.

Edu minister gets adviser,Punjab govt under scanner

June 09, 2011 12:04 am

The Punjab government has thrown all rules to winds and appointed former Information Commissioner Darbara Singh Kahlon as adviser to Education Minister Sewa Singh Sekhwan.

It has been over a year that we have been reading reports about the arbitration proceedings in the ongoing battle between the Chandigarh Housing Board and Parsvnath that has cost CHB about crores of rupees.