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Through these changes, public authorities and information commissioners must apply the DPDP Act’s definition of “personal data” while deciding RTI requests.

Sebi turns down ‘anonymous’ RTI for Options data, says it will reveal the ‘mind of the regulator’

Sebi declined to share the internal communications, arguing that these documents reflect the subjective views of various officials involved in policymaking and contain confidential strategic deliberations.

Century Club comes under RTI ambit: Karnataka HC cites 1913 land grant by Mysuru Maharaja

The court pointed out that the club's entire existence is tied to the land granted in 1913, with all its facilities and benefits accessible only through physical presence on the premises.

E-mail verification via OTP for all RTI requests starting Jun 16: Govt

To enhance citizen privacy and data security, and to strengthen the portal’s cybersecurity framework, email verification via OTP will be implemented for all RTI requests starting Monday, June 16, 2025

Bengaluru Metro spent Rs 26 lakh on foreign tours to study fare structures: RTI reply

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited refused to share the Fare Fixation Committee report and passenger revenue data, under RTI Act.

MC Exclusive: Indian banks reported frauds worth Rs 5.3 lakh crore in last 10 years

Data shared by RBI in response to an RTI plea by Moneycontrol showed that Maharashtra reported the highest number of frauds, followed by Delhi, Haryana, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.

RBI’s retail digital currency pilot recorded Rs 5.70 crore of transactions

The pilot recorded these transactions in the first four months of the trial, according to a right to information filing by Moneycontrol

Opinion of Solicitor General to Centre exempted under RTI: Delhi HC

RTI applicant Subhash Chandra Agrawal had filed the application under the RTI Act in 2010 seeking certain information and details regarding the allotment of 2G Band/Spectrums.

MC Exclusive | Public sector banks wrote off loans worth Rs 3.66 lakh cr in last 3 years: RTI data

During the August 2023 MPC, RBI Deputy Governor Swaminathan J stressed on the need for banks to redouble their efforts to recover written-off loans.

SC asks Centre, states to expedite steps to fill vacancies in CIC, SICs; says RTI law will become dead letter' otherwise

The Right to Information Act of 2005 will become a dead letter, the CJI said, voicing concern over the vacancies after taking note of the submissions by senior advocate Prashant Bhushan who, while appearing for RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj, said the SICs in states like Jharkhand, Tripura and Telangana have become defunct as there were no serving information commissioners.

Intelligence Bureau exempt from rigours of RTI: Delhi HC

The appellant had unsuccessfully appeared in the examination and subsequently filed the RTI application seeking information with respect to the marks obtained by him.

MC Exclusive: No data on unclaimed deposits on UDGAM portal available with RBI, shows RTI

The RBI introduced the Unclaimed Deposits – Gateway to Access inforMation (UDGAM) portal on August 17, with facilities for unclaimed deposits available for seven banks

Majority of RTIs genuine, but few filed in public interest: Information Commissioner Uday Mahurkar

Many RTIs pertain to job promotions, or tenders, or suspension from work by public authorities. The Information Commissioner noted that there is a need to conduct advocacy programmes in order to encourage the general public to file RTIs.

Revised child travel norms: Railways earned over Rs 2,800 crore more in 7 years, says RTI reply

The response from the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) under the Right to Information (RTI) Act further indicates that the financial year of 2022-23 alone earned Rs 560 crore due to the amended norms making it the most profitable year.

Data Protection Bill: Regulations like GDPR in EU give far more exemptions, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw moved for the bill to be passed in Lok Sabha on August 7

More than 2.74 lakh posts vacant in Railways, over 1.7 lakh of them in safety category: RTI

In its reply to the questions filed by Chandra Shekhar Gaur, a Madhya Pradesh-based Right to Information (RTI) Act activist, the Railways said 2,74,580 posts are vacant in Group C category, including Level 1 or entry-level staff.

SC RTI portal to help people access information will be operationalised soon, says CJI Chandrachud

At the outset of the hearing, the CJI, who was sharing the bench with Justices Hima Kohli and J B Pardiwala, said the portal will start functioning in 15 minutes.

Even government will be held accountable for data breach, says govt source

The source said that there has been frivolous applications under the Right to Information Act which overburden government departments and therefore the government-notified entity has been exempted from RTI clause.

Wife uses RTI to get husband’s salary details

The Central Information Commission recently directed the Income Tax Department to provide a woman with generic details of her husband’s net income.

Over 19% prisoners on interim bail or emergency parole yet to return to Delhi jails: RTI

During the devastating coronavirus waves in 2020 and 2021, the three prisons in Delhi -- Tihar, Rohini and Mandoli -- had released inmates after a Supreme Court order as part of measures to decongest jails.

Centre spent Rs 38 lakh on Donald Trump's 36-hour State Visit in 2020: RTI

On his maiden visit to India, Trump accompanied by his wife Melania, daughter Ivanka, son-in-law Jared Kushner and several top officials had visited Ahmedabad, Agra, and New Delhi on February 24-25, 2020.

Can't disclose IDBI Bank disinvestment status or timeline, says Centre in RTI reply

The government cited 'economic interests' of the state while expressing inability to share the details in response to an RTI query filed by Moneycontrol

Give on stamp paper you disclosed all info on electoral bonds under RTI: CIC to EC

The case originates from an RTI query filed by activist Commodore Lokesh Batra (Retd) after the 2017 Amendment to Finance Act.

Man's 5-year fight to get Rs 35 refund on cancelled railway ticket benefits 3 lakh IRCTC users

Sujeet Swami claimed the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation in its reply to his RTI query said 2.98 lakh users — many of whom might have brought multiple tickets — would get refund of Rs 35 on each ticket amounting to a total of Rs 2.43 crore.

RTI: MeitY refuses details on consultation process of CERT-In directions citing national security

This development comes even as several industry associations and lobbying groups urged CERT-In to launch a larger consultation process regarding the directions for public reply