Experts say extending definition of ‘person’, as mentioned in draft, to companies and even State will make way to deny information to citizens on grounds that it is personal
13 December,2022 07:43 AM IST | Mumbai | Vinod Kumar MenonIn early October, former Facebook employee Frances Haugen made significant revelations about the company’s complicity in spreading misinformation and hate through its platform. As Facebook grapples with the investigation kicked off by Haugen’s testimony, we look at six Indian whistleblowers who unearthed major irregularities, scams in the country
18 October,2021 06:49 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe activist alleged that these banners/hoardings can put additional pressure on the traffic gantries and they might collapse on vehicles causing accidents
23 July,2019 06:36 AM IST | Mumbai | A correspondentTwo of the arrested accused are brothers, police said adding that they had asked the victim to either pay Rs 30 lakh to them or allot three flats in his housing project
16 November,2018 03:55 PM IST | Thane | PTIEight months after civic chief Ajoy Mehta directed officials to prepare a list of 'frequent' RTI users, activists turn the tables and submit list of 100 graft-tainted officials to CM
16 August,2018 01:05 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanSummons sent after CM receives letter from MLA alleging some activists have been misusing RTI Act by filing writ petitions and PILs to extort builders and contractors
30 March,2018 11:20 AM IST | Mumbai | Anamika GharatCREDAI-MCHI and PRA complain to chief minister, claim some activists even abused provisions of law to extort money from them
23 January,2019 08:44 PM IST | Mumbai | Dharmendra JoreIn a damage control exercise, the Shiv Sena on Saturday condemned the attack and blackening the face of RTI activist Mallikarjun Bhaikatti by its activists in Latur on Friday
31 October,2015 02:03 PM IST | IANSProtesting against proposed amendments in Whistle blowers Protection Act-2011, an RTI activist from Madhya Pradesh, who exposed the Vyapam scam, met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi over the issue
24 December,2015 03:43 PM IST | PTIWhat's wrong if RTI Act is used for 'blackmailing' as long as it fights graft, ask activists
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