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Just Rs 2.5 lakh for public awareness: The shocking math behind Haryana’s 20 years of RTI
June 01, 2026 11:18 am
In the same period, the Haryana State Information Commission spent over Rs 113 crore on salaries and Rs 48 crore on a new office building.
Thousands of RTI appeals stuck in Bihar, High Court seeks update
April 20, 2026 10:21 am
Over 28,000 appeals pending before Bihar Information Commission; PIL seeks time-bound disposal of these.
No question of stay on RTI amendments, says SC, issues notice to Centre on pleas challenging data protection law
February 16, 2026 9:58 pm
Issuing notice to the Centre on petitions challenging these amendments, a three-judge bench presided by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant directed that the matter be placed before a larger bench.
‘Habitual RTI applicant took bribes from officials to withdraw applications’: Odisha Information Commission approaches police
January 07, 2026 1:16 am
He has filed hundreds of RTI applications at various departments, which are being adjudicated in different stages, officials said
In Maharashtra, 12,431 men got benefits under govt’s flagship scheme for women
October 22, 2025 11:38 am
In all, the RTI response shows that 12,431 men and 77,980 women were wrongly disbursed Rs 1,500 for 13 months and 12 months, respectively.
The RTI is dead. Long live the RTI
October 14, 2025 11:41 am
The recently passed (but yet to be implemented) Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) threatens to destroy the power and utility of the RTI Act, as well as severely curtail freedom of expression in the country
State Information Commission asks Gujarat police to provide CCTV footage to accused in gambling case, with conditions
July 18, 2025 11:16 pm
The man's application was earlier rejected by the Public Information Officer (PIO) concerned under the provisions of Section 8 (1)(j) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, and also because he was an accused in the case.
Diagnosing the crisis, prescribing change | Sassoon Hospital dean’s year-long push to solve staff crunch, improve campus cleanliness
June 17, 2025 6:48 pm
Dr Eknath Pawar, Dean of B J Government Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital, said that after he took over, the District Planning Development Committee has approved Rs 6 crore for procuring adequate medicines, and hence all patients will be able to get medicines from the hospital itself.
Bombay HC questions RTI law ‘misuse’, seeks expeditious disposal of SIC’s complaints
June 12, 2025 11:49 am
The Court also directed the SIC to dispose of second appeals under RTI Act, 2005 in an expeditious manner.
'Disproportionate number of applications': Three of a family barred from filing more than 6 RTI pleas in a year
May 02, 2025 10:21 pm
In its order, the Gujarat Information Commission recorded that since 2009, the trio had filed 2,741 appeals/complaints before the panel.
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