Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response on Pleas Challenging RTI Amendments
The Supreme Court has requested 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 weaken transparency by removing the public interest safeguard for disclosing personal information. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant heard submissions from senior advocates before directing Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to file the government's reply. The challenge focuses on Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act concerning exemptions for personal data disclosure.
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.