Political Funding
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Will bring back electoral bonds after wider consultations, says Nirmala Sitharaman
The finance minister, in an interview with the Hindustan Times, echoed the prime minister’s claim that the now-scrapped scheme had brought in transparency.
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‘World’s biggest extortion scheme’: Rahul Gandhi questions PM Modi’s claim on electoral bonds
The Congress MP asked why the Bharatiya Janata Party had ‘hidden’ the names of its donors if the scheme’s aim was to increase transparency in political funding.
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‘Everyone will regret it,’ says PM Narendra Modi on scrapping of electoral bonds scheme
The prime minister claimed that the Supreme Court ruling striking down the scheme has completely pushed the country towards black money.
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Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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At least 20 companies bought poll bonds within three years of incorporation, violated law: Report
These firms purchased electoral bonds worth about Rs 103 crore between April 2021 and July 2023, according to the The Hindu.
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Electoral bonds: 33 loss-making firms donated Rs 582 crore, 75% went to BJP, says report
The analysis casts suspicions on the sources of funding of at least 45 companies that bought electoral bonds despite recording losses or no profit.
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Those ‘dancing over’ electoral bonds data are going to repent, says PM Narendra Modi
The scheme helped trace the money trail between donors and beneficiaries, Modi told ‘Thanthi TV’.
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Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Congress gets Rs 1,823 crore tax notice ahead of Lok Sabha polls
The notice is for assessment years 2017-’18 to 2020-’21 and includes penalty and interest.
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SBI submits all details of electoral bonds, including unique codes, to Election Commission
The disclosed data includes the names of the purchasers of the bonds, the bonds’ denominations and their identifying numbers.
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Congress says all its bank accounts frozen by IT Department ahead of Lok Sabha polls
The party said that it is unable to put out advertisements and its leaders are unable to travel from one part of the country to the other.
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The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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SC dismisses plea by CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM against disclosure of unique codes of electoral bonds
The court told the associations of major industries that its judgement in the case has been delivered and that it can do nothing in the matter.
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SC orders SBI to disclose unique codes, all other electoral bond details by March 21
The court told the chairperson of the bank to file an affidavit stating that it had disclosed all the details that were available to it.
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Election Commission uploads electoral bonds data received from political parties
The poll panel had submitted these details to the Supreme Court in sealed covers in November.
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The Field
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India tour of Bangladesh: Renuka Thakur stars as visitors pick up comfortable win in opening T20I
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Shooting, Shotgun Olympic Qualifiers: Maheshwari Chauhan secures Paris quota in women’s skeet
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: Indian women’s team beat Singapore to inch closer to quarter-finals