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NAVI MUMBAI: An unidentified assailant opened fire at two individuals in Airoli late Monday night, leaving RTI activist Amit Maurya critically injured, police said. The attacker remains at large, and police have yet to establish a motive. The incident occurred around 11:45 pm at Chhatrapati Rahivasi Sangh, where Maurya was meeting his friend, contractor Sandeep Gawas, who was overseeing construction work in the area. According to Rabale police, the attacker arrived on a motorcycle and fired fo ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai: The Monday midnight firing incident in Airoli that left RTI activist Amit Maurya seriously injured is suspected to be a case of accidental injury, with police suspecting that the attacker had targeted his associate, Sandeep Gawas originally. The motorcycle used in the crime has been traced to Mumbra, where it was found abandoned, but investigators discovered that it had been stolen. Builder Sandeep Gawas Was Alleged Intended Target, Not Maurya According to preliminary findings, Ga ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The Central Information Commission (CIC) has voiced concern that "some public authorities continue to deny information without adequate reasons", and asserted that merely citing exemption clauses in the RTI Act is insufficient. The CIC emphasised that exemptions should not be interpreted in a way that would "shadow the very right itself". Highlighting the importance of reasoned decision-making, the CIC, which serves as the highest adjudicating body for RTI-related complain ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The Central Information Commission (CIC) has voiced concern that "some public authorities continue to deny information without adequate reasons", and asserted that merely citing exemption clauses in the RTI Act is insufficient. The CIC emphasised that exemptions should not be interpreted in a way that would "shadow the very right itself". Highlighting the importance of reasoned decision-making, the CIC, which serves as the highest adjudicating body for RTI-related complain ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Monday upheld the 2009 decision of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to increase the licence fees for outdoor advertisements such as hoardings and sky-signs by 10% every year. The division bench of chief justice Shree Chandrashekhar and justice Gautam Akhand dismissed a petition filed by an advertising firm, Rushabh Outdoors, which had challenged the 2009 decision, claiming it violated their fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14 (right to eq ...Read More >
NAVI MUMBAI: An unidentified assailant opened fire at two individuals in Airoli late Monday night, leaving RTI activist Amit Maurya critically injured, police said. The attacker remains at large, and police have yet to establish a motive. The incident occurred around 11:45 pm at Chhatrapati Rahivasi Sangh, where Maurya was meeting his friend, contractor Sandeep Gawas, who was overseeing construction work in the area. According to Rabale police, the attacker arrived on a motorcycle and fired fo ...Read More >
Highlighting the discrepancy, the applicant said the Municipal Corporation of Delhi provided a reply about another property altogether, despite repeated representations pointing out that the information sought related to a specific address where alleged misuse of a basement, including possible commercial use, was under question. Coming down heavily on the officials, the CIC observed that the RTI plea "remained unattended within the stipulated time frame, in clear violation of the provisions of ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has said it has complied with the CIC order, which had directed it to furnish reasons for denying information to an RTI application seeking whether some vendors who had applied for cluster tenders had declared that they faced cases registered by CBI and ED. In a statement Monday, the IRCTC said the Central Information Commission (CIC) directive has been complied with by giving a speaking reply to the RTI applicant. "As the ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai: An RTI activist was seriously injured after an unidentified motorcycle-borne assailant opened fire in Airoli around midnight on Monday, with the victim sustaining a bullet injury to the neck. Police have launched a search operation to trace the attacker. Victim Identified and Hospitalised The injured has been identified as Amit Maurya, while Sandeep Gawas, who was present with him at the time of the incident, escaped unhurt. Maurya is currently undergoing treatment at Fortis Hospi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has said it has complied with the CIC order, which had directed it to furnish reasons for denying information to an RTI application seeking whether some vendors who had applied for cluster tenders had declared that they faced cases registered by CBI and ED. In a statement on Monday, the IRCTC said the Central Information Commission (CIC) directive has been complied with by giving a speaking reply to the RTI appli ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission has imposed a total penalty of Rs 20,000 on two Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) officials, flagging 'mala fide' conduct and a "misleading and incorrect" RTI reply in a case where information was furnished for an entirely different property that was linked to unauthorised basement use in Shastri Nagar. The applicant said that the MCD provided a reply about a completely different property, despite repeated representations. The CIC noted that the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) The Central Information Commission has imposed a total penalty of Rs 20,000 on two MCD officials, flagging "mala fide" conduct and a "misleading and incorrect" RTI reply in a case where information was furnished for an entirely different property, linked to alleged unauthorised basement use in Shastri Nagar. Highlighting the discrepancy, the applicant said the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) provided a reply about another property altogether, despite repeated represe ...Read More >
Chabbewal (Punjab), Apr 3 (PTI) SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal announced on Friday that if the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) forms the government in 2027, it will implement a special industrial package for Punjab's Kandi region and establish a Kandi Area Development Ministry. Addressing a rally at Chabbewal, he stated that the package would include power and tax subsidies and that road improvements would involve constructing highways connecting Pathankot to Chandigarh and Amritsar to Anandpur Sahib. ...Read More >
In a communication addressed to the Additional Director General, Public Information Bureau, Director of Census Operations and Chief Principal Census Officer Ramachandran R requested him to create awareness among the general public through media. He appealed to the officials to encourage active participation of the general public in the Census of India 2027 and the Self-Enumeration process. He emphasised on the importance of providing correct and complete information to the enumerators during t ...Read More >
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal challenging a Delhi High Court order that had rejected a petition seeking disclosure of the exact moment a fuel switch was moved from "run" to "cut-off" on a London-bound Air India aircraft that crashed in Ahmedabad last year. Hearing the matter, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant questioned the intent behind the plea. "What is the deep-rooted agenda? As if we don't know why all this is filed. The families of the deceased are not coming here, bu ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has opened a window for candidates who appeared in the CTET February 2026 exam to obtain a copy of their OMR sheet along with the calculation sheet, upon request. In a public notice issued on April 1, the board said candidates can apply for the documents by May 1, 2026, by paying a prescribed fee of ₹500. The move is aimed at giving candidates access to their marked responses and the calculation process used in preparing their results. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The Delhi government revoked more than 45,000 ration cards over nearly a 14-month period, while the Department of Food, Supplies is mulling use of AI to identify bogus beneficiaries, an RTI reply said. The Department of Food, Supplies and Consumer Affairs of GNCTD, in its reply, said 45,212 ration cards were scrapped between January 1, 2025 and February 17, 2026. It stated that artificial intelligence (AI) is not currently being used to detect fake or ineligible benefici ...Read More >
New Delhi: Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (RGI) Mritunjay Kumar Narayan on Monday asked people to provide accurate information to census enumerators, asserting that individual data will remain confidential and cannot be used as evidence or to obtain any benefit under any scheme. Addressing a press conference, as the first phase of the country's 16th Census is all set to begin in April in some states, including Delhi, the commissioner said that under Section 15 of the Census ...Read More >
New Delhi: Registrar General of India and Census commissioner Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan on Monday urged citizens to provide accurate information to Census enumerators, stating that individual data would remain confidential and cannot be used for legal or welfare purposes. Addressing a press conference ahead of the first phase of the 16th Census, he said that under Section 15 of the Census Act, individual data cannot be shared under the Right to Information Act, used as evidence in court, or disc ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 30: Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner has assured that all individual data collected during the upcoming 2027 Census will remain strictly confidential and cannot be used as evidence or to claim benefits under any government scheme. Addressing a press conference on Monday ahead of the first phase of the country's 16th Census, Registrar General Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan said the exercise is set to begin in April in select states. Emphasising data privacy, he said ...Read More >
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season has barely begun, but it has already delivered its first major controversy. Following Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) six-wicket defeat to Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium, a pointed remark from captain Ajinkya Rahane has triggered a wider debate - forcing Cricket Australia (CA) to step in with a clarification. At the centre of the storm is Cameron Green, KKR's high-profile signing worth INR 25.20 crore, who did not bowl a single over despite ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan on Monday advised citizens to give accurate information to Census enumerators, asserting that the individual data will remain confidential and cannot be used as evidence or to get benefit under any scheme. Addressing a press conference, as the first phase of the country's 16th Census is all set to begin in April in some states, including Delhi, the commissioner said under Section 15 of the Census Act, all ind ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 30 (PTI) The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, on Monday asked people to provide accurate information to census enumerators, asserting that individual data will remain confidential and cannot be used as evidence or to obtain any benefit under any scheme. Addressing a press conference, as the first phase of the country's 16th Census is all set to begin in April in some states, including Delhi, the commissioner said that under Section 15 ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday cited Census Commissioner Mritunjay Kumar Narayan's remarks that many Census data sets will be published in 2027 itself to claim that the grounds on which Constitution amendment bills are being sought to be "bulldozed" through Parliament are "false". In a post on X, the Congress general secretary in-charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, said, "Constitution amendment Bills are being sought to be bulldozed through in the next few days on the grounds that Censu ...Read More >
The BCCI is currently not recognised as a National Sports Federation (NSF), stated Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in the Lok Sabha on Monday. This status is anticipated to change with the implementation of the new National Sports Governance Act next year. Mandaviya was responding to a question from Mala Roy, the representative of Trinamool Congress' Kolkata Dakshin constituency. Roy inquired whether the government plans to take control of major sports bodies like the BCCI and the financially ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15: The BCCI is not a recognised National Sports Federation (NSF), Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya stated in the Lok Sabha on Monday, reiterating a long-held status that is expected to change once the new National Sports Governance Act comes into effect next year. Mandaviya was responding to a query from Trinamool Congress' Kolkata Dakshin representative Mala Roy.Roy asked whether the Government intends to take control of big sports bodies such as the BCCI and the cash-strapped ...Read More >
New Delhi: Raj Kumar Goyal, a retired IAS officer, officially took charge as the Chief Information Commissioner of the Central Information Commission on Monday. He was sworn in during a formal ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, where President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office. Vice President CP Radhakrishnan was also present on the occasion, marking the official appointment of Raj Kumar Goyal to the post. "President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Shri Raj Kum ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Retired IAS officer Raj Kumar Goyal was sworn in as the Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission on Monday. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Raj Kumar Goyal at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Vice President CP Radhakrishnan was also present at the occasion. "President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Shri Raj Kumar Goyal, Chief Information Commissioner, at Rashtrapati Bhavan," the X handle of the ...Read More >
The Yogi government, inspired by Mission Karmayogi, is digitally training Uttar Pradesh's government employees for improved public service.Source : UP Government The Yogi Adityanath government is making significant strides in digital governance, building on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Mission Karmayogi to enhance efficiency, transparency, and accountability in administration. Under this initiative, officers and employees across the state are being trained through the iGOT Karmayogi digital ...Read More >
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government is expanding its digital governance framework through Mission Karmayogi, a nationwide capacity-building initiative aimed at enhancing the efficiency and accountability of government employees. The state's Social Welfare Department has emerged as a frontrunner in implementing this digital transformation by training its staff via the iGOT Karmayogi platform. Thousands of Officials Trained Across the State As per official data, by September 2025, around 3,90 ...Read More >
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