transparency

Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, V D Satheesan, on Friday raised concerns over the state government’s decision to roll out the latest version of the e-Office system and urged the EC to examine the matter and direct a postponement of the software...

Lucknow, April 8 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the procurement process under the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal for the financial year 2025-26 on Wednesday and praised the state's policy for promoting transparency and efficiency.During the review, he stated that...

Kochi, April 8 The Kerala High Court on Wednesday said that there were "systemic irregularities" and "deep-rooted deficiencies" in the existing accounting and administrative framework of the TDB and ordered a slew of corrective measures, including implementing a fully centralised computerised...

New Delhi, April 8 In an effort to improve access to cooking fuel for migrant workers, the Delhi government announced on Wednesday that it will organize special camps across the city, along with an increase in the supply of small LPG cylinders.This initiative follows the Centre's decision to...

Shillong, April 8 Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma and his deputy Prestone Tynsong met Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday to raise concerns about provisions in the proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) that affect charitable institutions in the...

New Delhi, April 8 The Central Information Commission (CIC) has expressed 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 emphasized that exemptions should not...

The Election Commission of India today assured that the upcoming elections in West Bengal would be completely free from any fear, violence, intimidation, bribery, and any form of booth or source manipulation. The Commission made this statement in a social media post after meeting a delegation...

New Delhi, April 7 The powers to take down and block content are already provided under the existing provisions, and the proposed amendments to the IT rules are not linked to content takedown actions, MeitY Secretary S Krishnan said on Tuesday.He said the proposed amendments do not give the...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Tuesday that the proposed FCRA amendment bill was "dangerous" and that the timing of introducing it, in the middle of the Kerala Assembly elections, was "absurd," as the BJP was trying to reach out to the Christian community...

New Delhi, April 7 The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has said that it has complied with the CIC order, which had directed it to provide reasons for denying information to an RTI application seeking to know whether some vendors who had applied for cluster tenders had...

Shillong, April 6 The Voice of the People Party in Meghalaya urged the Centre to adopt a balanced approach to the proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), ensuring the protection of property rights and the continuity of social welfare services.In a letter sent...

New Delhi, April 6 The State does not hold public resources as a "private proprietor" but as a trustee on behalf of the people, the Supreme Court said on Monday.A bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath said that whenever the State undertakes the allocation of public resources, award of public...

Itanagar, April 6 The Arunachal Pradesh unit of the Congress demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday, following the Supreme Court's direction for a CBI investigation into the alleged awarding of public works contracts to firms linked to family members.In a statement...

Guwahati, April 6 – A political war of words erupted in Assam on Monday after Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi raised a series of questions targeting Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his family over alleged foreign assets and links, and the CM's wife rejecting the allegations.In a post on X...

Kannur (Kerala), April 4 KPCC chief Sunny Joseph on Saturday alleged that the ballot boxes being used in the northern Kerala district to collect votes from voters ahead of the April 9 Assembly elections have wide openings through which ballots can be taken out, and sought the intervention of the...

New Delhi, April 3 CPI Rajya Sabha MP P Sandosh Kumar wrote to Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday, alleging a "cash-for-ticket" scandal involving senior Congress functionaries and seeking transparency over funds collected by the party for landslide relief in Kerala.In...

New Delhi, April 1 The Delhi government on Wednesday instructed private, unaided, recognized schools not to force students or parents to purchase books, writing materials, or uniforms from specific vendors, reiterating that families must have the freedom to choose where to buy these items.The...

New Delhi, April 1 CPI(M) MP John Brittas alleged on Wednesday that the government is treating even basic information related to the regulation of NGOs under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) as "secret", raising concerns over transparency and parliamentary accountability.In a...

Lucknow, April 1 Launching a sharp attack on the BJP over the proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday questioned the ruling party over its alleged foreign funding and accused it of attempting to "control" NGOs through...

Chandigarh, March 31 The Haryana government has revised collector rates across the state through a transparent and data-driven process that aligns with market values, an official spokesperson said on Tuesday.The revision is based on an analysis of the top 50 per cent of property registries in...