#Exclusive: Centre Cites ‘National Security’ To Deny Info On Migrant Crisis Preparedness
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#Exclusive: Centre Cites ‘National Security’ To Deny Info On Migrant Crisis Preparedness

The article was originally published in The Logical Indian. Read here. Want to know how Modi govt prepared to handle immediate consequences of sudden national lockdown? You can’t. Centre cites “national security”, trust issues, to deny information on an RTI filed by Saurav Das on behalf of The Logical Indian. The sudden national lockdown announced by Prime…

#Exclusive: RTI Finds Supreme Court Unwilling to Facilitate Live Streaming of Proceedings
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#Exclusive: RTI Finds Supreme Court Unwilling to Facilitate Live Streaming of Proceedings

The article was originally published in The Logical Indian. Read here. In a bizarre reply to an RTI filed by this author on behalf of The Logical Indian, the Supreme Court of India has said that the judgement pronouncing implementation of live streaming of court proceedings is “under consideration of the Registry”. In September 2018, a…

After TLI Story, Union Health Minister Clarifies On Govt’s Dependence On Foreign Loans
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After TLI Story, Union Health Minister Clarifies On Govt’s Dependence On Foreign Loans

The article was originally published in The Logical Indian. Read here. Dr. Harsh Vardhan’s half-hearted assurance that government is not dependent on foreign loans is hollow, since documents accessed by Saurav Das on behalf of The Logical Indian revealed loans were taken even for Rs 22 crores from a foreign bank in June. Harsh Vardhan failed to…

Exclusive: As PM-CARES Funds Accumulate, Modi Unwilling To Spend, Keener On Taking Loans, RTI Reveals
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Exclusive: As PM-CARES Funds Accumulate, Modi Unwilling To Spend, Keener On Taking Loans, RTI Reveals

The article was originally published in The Logical Indian. Read here. RTI filed by Saurav Das on behalf of The Logical Indian reveals that Centre’s Rs 15,000 Crore COVID-19 Package announced in April 2020 was entirely financed through international loans, with experts calling it “absolutely unnecessary, a currency risk” and that it “significantly adds to repayment costs”….

#Exclusive: Despite 680 Crore in Coffer, RTI Reveals UP Govt Failed to Provide Food Allowance to All Children During Lockdown
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#Exclusive: Despite 680 Crore in Coffer, RTI Reveals UP Govt Failed to Provide Food Allowance to All Children During Lockdown

The article was originally published in The Logical Indian. Read here. RTI filed by Saurav Das on behalf of The Logical Indian reveals that despite it being 6 months since the first national lockdown, UP CM Yogi Adityanath is yet to provide food under the Mid-Day Meal scheme to all the 1.8 crore eligible children of the…

#Exclusive: Govt Rejects RTI Seeking Info On Ashok Lavasa’s Appointment As VP In Asian Development Bank
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#Exclusive: Govt Rejects RTI Seeking Info On Ashok Lavasa’s Appointment As VP In Asian Development Bank

The article was originally published in The Logical Indian. Read here. Lavasa had opposed giving ‘clean chit’ to PM Modi and HM Amit Shah in the 2019 General Elections for model code violations. Later his family members were subjected to investigations by ED and IT Department. Govt rejected RTI filed by Saurav Das on behalf of The…

Exclusive: Who is Protecting Fugitive Lalit Modi? RTI Reveals No Action On Request For CBI Probe Against Modi
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Exclusive: Who is Protecting Fugitive Lalit Modi? RTI Reveals No Action On Request For CBI Probe Against Modi

The article was originally published in The Logical Indian. Read here. Lalit Modi, currently residing in London is wanted by Indian investigative agencies on several charges of corruption and money laundering. RTI filed by Saurav Das on behalf of The Logical Indian reveals that a request for CBI probe against him is pending for 3 years with…