Launched to make things easier and faster for consumers, the process of online application to avail of ration card is, on the contrary, slowing the procedure. With more than 1.6 lakh applications submitted since its launch and more expected in the coming weeks, the `short-staffed` food and civil sup
The proposal for stamp duty exemption for trading in commodity derivatives has suddenly found many supporters. The Forward Markets Commission (FMC), under the ministry of consumer affairs (MCA), has strongly recommended to the ministry of finance that futures trading in commodities should be exempte
The on Wednesday raised the interest rate Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ceiling on foreign currency loans in an attempt to ensure that Indian firms are able to borrow more dollar loans. In a separate move, the India central bank also raised the interest rate on deposits for non-resident Indians, or NR
GREATER NOIDA:Developers who have upcoming projects in the area have been asked by Greater Noida Authority to pay back the enhanced compensation of Rs 3,500 that was disbursed to farmers within the next three months.
In a significant move ahead of the Assembly elections in Uttarakhand, Justice (retd) B C Kandpal, who is heading one-man commission to investigate 68 alleged scams of the previous Congress government, has expressed his desire to quit.
Mangalore, 23 November 2011: The Dakshina Kannada Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed two city-based doctors to pay compensation of Rs. 5 lakh each to M. Vivek Prabhu of Dambel holding them guilty of `gross negligence` leading to the death of Mr. Prabhu`s mother.
Death due to a mosquito bite is an accident and is covered under accidental death insurance, a consumer forum in the national Capital has said.
Who all want to Kill the RTI
By Rtitoday Investigation Team
It took one year and a battle right up to CIC to get a big `NO` from Mamata Bannerjee`s Railway Ministry. (Read Inside)
With the completion of seven years of Right to Information Act on May 12, a study into the functioning of the information commissions established under it revealed that the majority of commissioners – both at the state and central level – are retired IAS officers.
Central Public Works Department (CPWD) disclosed construction have been carried out in bungalows number 4, 12, 14, 16 allotted to her on the Gurudwara Rakabganj road.
The bungalows, according to the RTI, are in name of BSP supermo in various capacities, like BSP president, chairperson of managing t
On 3 May, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) secured judicial permission to conduct a polygraph test on 10 persons, including IRB’s Chairman and MD, Virendra Mhaiskar, in connection with investigations into Shetty’s murder. Those who will also undergo the lie-detection test include IRB offic
BSP supremo Mayawati spent a staggering Rs86 crores of government funds to renovate her sprawling Mall Avenue bungalow when she was Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh with some windows costing Rs 15 lakh each. The truth reveled by RTI.
Central Information Commission (CIC) has said that information provided by a person while applying for a passport could be disclosed under the Right to Information Act.
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