Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response on Data Protection Amendments to RTI Act
The Supreme Court has sought the Centre's response to petitions challenging amendments to the Right to Information Act made through the Digital Personal Data Protection Act. Petitioners argue these changes remove the public-interest safeguard for disclosing personal information, potentially weakening transparency. The court will examine if the newer law conflicts with the RTI Act, balancing privacy concerns with the public's right to know. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has been granted two weeks to file the government's reply.
First-hand measurement across 3 sources
We measured how 3 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 100%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is neutral (50/100). Lens Score 55/100.
Outlets measured: thehindu, economictimes, news18. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 1 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 7 Aug, 07:47 am. Other outlets followed.