With Samariya India gets CIC after a month, but 6 openings remain

Former IAS officer Heeralal Samariya was on Monday sworn in as the chief information commissioner by President Droupadi Murmu. IMAGE: Newly sworn-in Central Information Commissioner Heeralal......

Political parties out of purview of RTI: Election Commission

Political parties are out of the purview of the RTI Act, the Election Commission has said in an order which is contrary to the Central Information Commission’s directive bringing six national......

Disclose ministers' travel expenses proactively: CIC panel to Govt

The Prime Minister’s Office not disclosing information about expenses incurred on foreign visits of the Prime Minister nothwithstanding, a Central Information Commission-constituted panel has......

Former IB chief Rajiv Mathur takes over as new CIC

Former Intelligence Bureau chief Rajiv Mathur on Thursday took over as the new chief information commissioner in the Central Information Commission. He was administered the oath of office by......

ED to disclose black money stashed abroad

In a major development towards bringing transparency in the probe into black money stashed in Swiss banks, the Central Information Commission has directed the Enforcement Directorate to make public......

Divulging FIIs' info: Sebi asked to decide soon

The Central Information Commission has asked market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India to decide whether information pertaining to investments made by foreign institutional investors......

Political parties' I-T returns to be under RTI Act

In a landmark decision the Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that the income tax returns of political parties will come under the purview of the Right to Information Act (RTI). The......