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SC to examine if Data Protection Act blunts RTI Act

The Times of India 17 Feb 2026
Supreme Court on Monday agreed to adjudicate three petitions which allege that amendment to Right to Information (RTI) Act through the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act has rendered the ...
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SC refuses to stay RTI amendment under data protection law

Madhyamam 17 Feb 2026
... that the rules notified in November disturb the balance between privacy, transparency and free speech.Section 44(3) of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act amended Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act.
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RTI reveals govt paid ₹63 Lakh for Sanatan event where speakers spoke of ‘removal’ of Muslims

Madhyamam 17 Feb 2026
He was also quoted as making remarks invoking mass violence through references to explosive substances being mixed with food.Reacting to the disclosures, Aditya Menon, editor of The Quint, questioned the government’s decision to fund the programme.
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RTI reply undercuts Amit Shah’s 6.4 million infiltration claim

Madhyamam 16 Feb 2026
An RTI query seeking year-wise and nationality-wise data on “infiltrators” identified, apprehended and deported over the past decade has drawn a response from the Ministry of Home Affairs stating that ...
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Plea in Supreme Court challenging amendment to RTI Act through data protection law

Deccan Herald 14 Feb 2026
... privacy exemption into an absolute bar to disclosure, thereby extinguishing the operational safeguard that sustained the constitutional validity of the RTI framework under Articles 14 and 19(1)(a).
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Delhi HC, SC, MHA among top authorities with highest RTI rejection rates: CIC report

Hindustan Times 12 Feb 2026
Delhi HC, SC, MHA among top authorities with highest RTI rejection rates. CIC report. India News ....
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