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SC to hear plea against govt action for online comments


The SC agreed to hear a plea seeking to restrain govt authorities from taking any coercive action ag...

Govt to advertise best practices on RTI


The Centre on Tuesday decided to publicise best practices on implementation of Right to Information ...

SC to take up Kerala reference on information commissioner


Achuthanandan will watch closely proceedings in SC, as it considers a "special reference" from Keral...

Govt to conduct RTI study to assess cost on providing info


The Centre has decided to conduct a detailed study on implementation of its flagship Right to Inform...

Goa CIC delay: Manohar Parrikar quotes from Bible


Goa`s BJP Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar quoted from the Bible to explain the delay behind the appo...

RTI, RTE `shining examples` of governance: Narayanasamy


RTI and RTE were "shining example" of paradigm shift by government in its approach towards governanc...

Kerala HC upholds suspension of Information Commissioner


Kerala High Court upheld the suspension of State Information Commissioner K Natarajan for allegedly ...

Nearly 2,000 UP cops transferred in two years


A Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed that 1,828 officers of the provincial police service...

How our info is useful to you: PMO asks RTI applicant


In an apparent violation of the RTI Act, the Public Information Officer at the Prime Minister`s offi...

Explain reasons behind your logo: CIC to SC


CIC has asked SC to make public reasons behind adopting the line "Yatodharma Stato Jaya" mentioned i...

Modi’s new formula - IT+IT=India tomorrow


Describing Internet as a "gamechanger", Gujarat CM Thursday said politicians ought to use technology...

India hands over advance passenger info system to Maldives


Maldives, with a population of about 350,000, is a world famous luxury tourist destination and recei...

Misuse of RTI act can be checked: J&K CIC


Chief Information Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir GR Sufi on Sunday said that the misuse of RTI ac...

Society`s support needed for women’s safety: Tewari


Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari said that the Union government has taken concret...

Facebook users `unwittingly` sharing more personal info than ever: Study


Facebook users are unwittingly sharing more personal information online than ever, according to a st...

CIC faces criticism for poor data keeping


The Central Information Commission has received flak from the government for apparently publishing w...

Centre opposes plea in HC to bring Attorney General under RTI


The Centre on Tuesday opposed in the Delhi High Court the plea to bring the office of Attorney Gener...

2 Bangalore police officers in Hyderabad to collect blast info


Two city police officers are presently in Hyderabad to collect details of the twin blasts in that ci...

Bring attorney general under RTI: Petitioner


A petition was filed in the Delhi High Court asking it to declare the office of the attorney general...

CBI claims exemption from disclosing corruption info under RTI


CBI has approached the Delhi High Court claiming protection from disclosure of information held by i...

How to minimize personal risk of hacking


People can follow some simple steps to minimize the risk of getting their personal information hacke...

Nandini Chakraborty transferred from Information and Cultural Affairs


State`s Information and Cultural Affairs Secretary Nandini Chakraborty has been transferred.

European spies to be able to snoop on emails


A European spying agency will soon get powers to access a vast range of personal information, includ...

Twitter refuses to reveal user info to UK police


Micro blogging platform Twitter has declined to reveal details of members to British police almost e...

CIC blames Data Entry Operators for poor website upkeep


The CIC regularly asks government offices to promote transparency by placing information on their we...

10 top Google apps found to extract personal user details revealed


Ten Google Android mobile phone applications, including the Angry Birds game, have been found to ext...

Govt defends decision on diesel price hike


Facing flak over move to raise diesel price, Government said it was a "very difficult" balancing act...

Govt mulling to refer surrogate ownership issue to TRAI: Tewari


Concerned over cases of "surrogate ownership" of broadcasting and distribution platforms by some pol...

Make public files related to green tribunal members: CIC


The Central Information Commission has directed the government to make public the files related to t...

Name of interview board members can`t be revealed under RTI: SC


The Supreme Court has ruled that the names of the members of an interview board, set up to select ca...

Disclose Swamy`s letter to Kalam after consulting him: CIC


The CIC has directed the President`s Secretariat to take views of Subramanian Swamy before making pu...

Place VIP tour info on websites: CIC to Prez Secretariat


The Central Information Commission has suggested that the government should upload online as much in...

CBI cites HC stay in Mayawati, Mulayam case: CIC adjourns


The CIC adjourned hearing of a case related to disclosure of corruption charges against Mayawati, Mu...

`Over 1,600 people held for cyber crimes in 2011`


Over 1,600 people were arrested for cyber crimes registered under the Information Technology Act, 20...

Loyal bureaucrats being made info commissioners: SC


"Loyal" bureaucrats are being appointed as information commissioners at the Centre and state transpa...

Info panel review plea hearing: SC ticks off Centre


The SC ticked off the Centre saying it may throw out its review plea against the verdict for appoint...

Digvijay Singh urges MP CM to provide security to RTI activist


Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh has asked the Madhya Pradesh government to provide securit...

Digvijay Singh urges MP CM to provide security to RTI activist


Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh has asked the Madhya Pradesh government to provide securit...

SC admits Centre`s review plea on info panel appointments


Supreme Court admitted Centre`s plea to review its judgement which stipulated that only sitting or r...

Google destroys illegally collected info in New Zealand


Google has destroyed all the information it illegally obtained from unsecured wifi while operating s...

IT Act should not be used to throttle dissent: Sibal


Telecom and IT Minister Kapil Sibal today said he was "deeply saddened" by the arrest of two girls o...

CIC to issue notices to ED in oil-for-food scam


Central Information Commission will issue notices to Enforcement Directorate for files related to oi...

`CIC still getting RTI applications personal in nature`


The Right to Information Act has not been properly understood by a large number of people even after...

Colonial period`s archival info now online


Looking for an online archive of primary research material on South Asia? Now, here`s a resource to ...

Govt recommends action against Information Commissioner


Kerala government has submitted a report to the state Governor recommending suspension of Informatio...

Political parties oppose coming under RTI Act


Major political parties on Thursday vehemently opposed any move to bring them under the ambit of the...

No intention to regulate media: Tewari


Tewari also refrained from taking on India Against Corruption`s Arvind Kejriwal who had said that c...

No intention of any governmental regulation of media: Tewari


Newly appointed Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari made it clear that he has no int...

Privacy law mooted to protect people against misuse of info


A government-appointed expert group on Thursday suggested enactment of a law to protect individuals ...

Check existence of info before seeking exemption: CIC to PMO


Central Information Commission has directed PMO to first ensure existence of information within the ...