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Aditya Birla group donated Rs 100 crore to BJP two months before government’s Vodafone Idea bailout
The telecom operator was on the verge of collapse. The Modi government saved it.
Ayush Tiwari & Project Electoral Bond
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
The Kotak firm did not donate to any other political party.
Ayush Tiwari & Project Electoral Bond
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
Eutelsat OneWeb, which is in prime position to get satellite spectrum without an auction, is owned by Bharti Enterprises, UK government, SoftBank, among others.
Ragamalika Karthikeyan, Anand Mangnale , Neel Madhav & Project Electoral Bond
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International Booker Prize 2024: Quick reviews of the six shortlisted novels
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BJP worker’s son claims in video he cast eight votes in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad
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Bow and arrow or torch? In Maharashtra, confusion over new election symbols may help BJP, allies
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Listening to 41 Modi interviews: Few tough questions, no rebuttals, no fact checks
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Varanasi poll: As 33 nominations are rejected, eight applicants allege that the process was rigged
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Of Rs 945 crore bonds donated by drug firms, most went to parties ruling states with pharma units
Only states can take punitive action against firms for substandard drugs. But the BJP got donations even from firms based in non-BJP states.
Tabassum Barnagarwala, Nandini Chandrashekar, Maria Teresa Raju, Anjana Meenakshi & Project Electoral Bond
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Covaxin maker Bharat Biotech, linked firms gave Rs 25 crore to TDP even though it is out of power
Some believe it is because of the professional and personal relationships between members of the Kamma community.
Anjana Meenakshi & Project Electoral Bond
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The curious case of ‘lucky’ Trinamool leaders and their biggest donor – the TN lottery giant
Future Gaming also donated Rs 149 crore to YSRCP after AP government set up a committee to consider lifting the ban on lotteries and casinos in the state.
Azeefa Fathima, Pooja Prasanna, Shabbir Ahmed, Sumedha Mittal & Project Electoral Bond
Video
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Eco India: Even as technology lends a hand, India's farmers grapple with an uncertain future
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?
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Trinamool Congress’s biggest donors: Future Gaming, RP-Sanjiv Goenka and Keventer
A third of the party’s electoral bond earnings comes from a Tamil Nadu lottery company.
Sumedha Mittal, Rokibuz Zaman & Project Electoral Bond
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Accused in Rs 100-crore Delhi liquor scam, businessman’s firms paid BJP Rs 55 crore through bonds
AAP is accused of taking Rs 100 crore bribes for liquor licences. Electoral bond data shows firms related to an accused person donated Rs 55 crore to the BJP.
Jahnavi Reddy & Project Electoral Bond
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After Rs 170 crore to BJP, real estate firm DLF got ‘clean chit’ in Vadra deal from Haryana
The group did not donate electoral bonds to any political party besides the BJP.
Ayush Tiwari & Project Electoral Bond
The Reel
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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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Start the week with a film: Why Farah Khan’s ‘Main Hoon Na’ endures
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‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
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‘It Ends With Us’ trailer: Blake Lively stars in drama about an abusive relationship
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‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’ review: Overcooked and unsavoury
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Kolkata-based MKJ, MEIL biggest donors of electoral bonds to Congress
A company owned by a BJP MP donated Rs 30 crore to the Congress three weeks after it won a contract in Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh.
Anisha Sheth, Jisha Surya & Project Electoral Bond
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Electoral bonds: Kerala firm gave Rs 25 crore to BRS after moving factory to Telangana
In June 2021, the firm had withdrawn from a Rs 3,500-crore investment plan in Kerala, alleging harassment by state government officials.
Maria Teresa & Project Electoral Bond
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UP firm gave Rs 10 crore to BJP less than a month after bagging contract for Kashmir tunnel
The construction company, which is engaged in a number of infrastructure projects across India, gave a total of Rs 30 crore to the BJP.
Safwat Zargar & Project Electoral Bond
The Field
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IPL 2024: Rajasthan pipped to second spot by Hyderabad after match against Kolkata gets washed out
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IPL 2024: Abhishek Sharma stars as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeat Punjab Kings to cap off league stage
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Badminton, Thailand Open, as it happened: Satwik-Chirag win second men’s doubles title of the season
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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Chennai Super Kings to take the final playoffs spot
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Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500: Satwik-Chirag enter fourth final; Tanisha-Ashwini exit