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RBI spent more on the transportation of Raghuram Rajan’s belongings between Chicago to Mumbai than in his salary: Report

OpIndia Staff - 15 June, 2020

An additional ₹13,474 was spent on fitting an air conditioner in the bathroom of former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, the RTI has revealed.

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Maharashtra government has spent just Rs 23.82 crores of the CM’s Rs 342 crore coronavirus relief fund for COVID-19 related measures, RTI query reveals

OpIndia Staff - 1 June, 2020

A large chunk of the Maharashtra government's spending, about Rs 53.45 crore of the Rs 79.82 crore had been on sending the migrant labours back to their native villages.

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Former Editor of Kapil Sibal’s channel twists RTI reply for propaganda, lies that everyone needs to register their citizenship but PM Modi is exempted

OpIndia Staff - 29 February, 2020

Journalist Seemi Pasha misreads RTI reply, claims PM Modi is exempted from registering citizenship while others are not exempted

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JNU RTI reply said no server room at main gate so no damage there, media spreads fake news claiming server room was not damaged

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2020

Media spreads fake news claiming JNU servers were not damaged by misquoting an RTI reply

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JNU clueless about nationality of 82 out of 301 foreign students: RTI reply

OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2020

Out of total 301 foreign students in JNU, the university does not have details about the 82 students.

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The straws that ‘liberals’ clutch on to: First the ‘chaiwallah’ RTI, and now one that asks about ‘Tukde Tukde Gang’

OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2020

The response to the RTI said that the MHA had no information on any 'Tukde Tukde Gang'

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1 school approved vs 500 promised, fall in DTC buses, 0 new hospitals, fake surveys: RTI replies reveal Kejriwal hasn’t fulfilled major election promises

OpIndia Staff - 19 January, 2020

Arvind Kejriwal govt has not fulfilled several promises made before the last election, RTI replies reveal

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In absence of permanent office space, Lokpal is operating out of Delhi’s Ashok Hotel, pays Rs 50 lakh rent a month

OpIndia Staff - 1 December, 2019

Lokpal is currently operating out of New Delhi-based government run five star hotel, Hotel Ashok

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IIT Guwahati: Professor alleges illegality in construction of temple on campus, institute says it has been there since ‘time immemorial’

OpIndia Staff - 27 November, 2019

IIT Guwahati in its RTI response also claimed that the temple has been on the campus even before the institute came up and has been there since 'time immemorial'.

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