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- Right to Be Forgotten: erase old court cases from Google after Delhi HC's 2026 ruling - what the Laksh Vir Singh Yadav judgment (2026:DHC:4891) means, the three remedies (de-indexing, delinking, masking), who is eligible vs barred, and how to apply.
- Gold Rate Today in India: 24K, 22K, 18K Price and Buyer Checklist — SEO-focused gold price guide with current-rate snapshot, city buying checklist, jewellery bill calculation, hallmark checks and a light RTI route for complaint records.
- PAN Aadhaar name mismatch? Fix KYC rejections without running office to office — high-search digital identity repair map covering PAN-Aadhaar, DigiLocker, mutual fund KYC, passport holds, bank onboarding and when RTI can actually help.
- Monday Morning RTI Checklist: Fix Pending Government Work This Week — Monday action plan for pending passport, pension, ration card, FIR, PMAY, electricity, scholarship, mutation and public-service files.
- PMAY status stuck or subsidy delayed? Use RTI after this checklist — high-interest PMAY 2026 guide covering stuck beneficiary status, missing names, delayed instalments, subsidy confusion, grievance steps and record-based RTI drafting.
- BCCI outside RTI: CIC decision in Geeta Rani case explained — legal analysis of CIC/MOYAS/A/2018/123236 after the Madras High Court remand, including Section 2(h), government control, substantial financing, tax concessions and practical RTI routes.
State Information Commissions — the silent vacancies crisis of 2026
The Right to Information Act lives or dies at the Information Commission. In 2026, most state commissions are running at half-strength or worse. Here is the picture.
How the PIO reply deadline shifted in recent circulars — citizen guide
The §7(1) “30 days” rule sounds simple. In practice, the clock can be paused, restarted, or extended through five circulars and ten CIC orders since 2024.
DPDP Act 2023 §44(3) — what really changed for §8(1)(j) and your RTI
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 came into force in stages. Section 44(3) amends RTI Act §8(1)(j). The change is both narrower and broader than headlines suggest.
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