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CIC directs IITs to form high-level committees to curb student deaths by suicides

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CIC directs IITs to form high-level committees to curb student deaths by suicides

Expressing concern over recurring student suicides across Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the institutions to constitute high-level committees to recommend measures for preventing such deaths and mitigating the factors that contribute to them. The direction came while disposing of appeals filed by Dheeraj Kumar Singh, an alumnus of…

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Bat for the better: On the BCCI and the RTI Act

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Bat for the better: On the BCCI and the RTI Act

The RTI Act was originally designed to scrutinise the state, a limit that the BCCI has repeatedly tested thanks to its outsized power. The BCCI is a private body that operates commercially and lacks direct public financing. RTI disclosures could expose competitive information and compromise the flexibility required to govern a sport, especially since the…

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BCCI not a public authority under RTI Act: CIC

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BCCI not a public authority under RTI Act: CIC

The CIC said BCCI is a private autonomous body registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act and was not established by the Constitution, Parliament, State legislature or through a government notification. File. | Photo Credit: PTI The Central Information Commission on Monday (May 18, 2026) said the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in…

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