Political Funding
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BJP received 72% of donations made by electoral trusts in 2021-’22, shows ADR report
This is the fifth year the Bharatiya Janata Party has garnered the highest donations made by these trusts to political parties.
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Centre allows sale of electoral bonds from December 5 to December 12
The sale coincides with the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections scheduled on Monday.
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Highest amount of electoral bonds sold in Mumbai, most encashed in Delhi, shows RTI reply
Since launch of the scheme in 2018, electoral bonds worth more than Rs 10,791 crore have been sold.
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SC to hear plea against additional 15-day sale window of electoral bonds on December 6
The judges refused to hear the fresh plea on an urgent basis and said it will be taken up with other pending petitions challenging the scheme.
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Electoral bonds: SC to hear plea challenging additional 15-day sale window
Last week, the Centre notified the amendment and utilised the window for sale of bonds ahead of the Assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.
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Centre amends electoral bonds scheme to open fresh sale window ahead of Gujarat, Himachal polls
The change in rules now allows the Centre to announce an extra 15 days of sale in years when elections are due in states and Union Territories.
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Video
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‘Can you feel it?’ Watch Jennifer Aniston and Jimmy Fallon guess what’s inside mystery box
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Watch: Massive fire breaks out in a factory in Gujarat’s Valsad, huge plume of smoke covers the sky
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‘A reporter is arrested under a law meant for terrorists...’: A newspaper editor on press freedom
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Electoral bonds scheme is absolutely transparent mode of political funding, Centre tells SC
The Supreme Court said it would examine on December 6 whether the pleas challenging laws permitting this method of funding should be referred to a larger bench.
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Electoral bonds case: SC to hear petition challenging scheme on September 19
In the last hearing, the court had dismissed an application by Association for Democratic Reforms demanding that any fresh sale of electoral bonds be stayed.
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Electoral bonds sale crosses Rs 10,000-crore mark in July amid concerns about transparency: Report
No one is required to declare their purchase of these interest-free financial instruments and political parties do not need to show the source of the money.
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The Reel
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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ review: Even higher stakes and crazier action
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‘Gumraah’ trailer: Crime thriller stars Aditya Roy Kapur in a double role, Mrunal Thakur as a cop
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How OP Nayyar was one of the original disruptors of Hindi film music
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BJP got nearly 75% of donations to political parties in 2020-2021, shows Election Commission data
The Hindutva party garnered donations of over Rs 477 crore, while the Congress received Rs 74 crore.
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Electoral bonds: Supreme Court agrees to hear petitions challenging scheme
The Association for Democratic Reforms has challenged laws that enable funding of political parties through the government’s electoral bonds scheme.
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Electoral bonds worth Rs 1,213 crore sold in January, highest ever before state elections: Report
The State Bank of India provided the information in response to a Right to Information query filed by an activist.
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The Field
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Women’s Boxing World C’ships: Nitu, Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain, Saweety reach finals
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IND v AUS: Rohit Sharma on workload management for World Cup – ‘Up to IPL franchises and players’
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ISSF World Cup Bhopal: Rhythm-Varun win mixed pistol silver; Rudrankksh-Narmada claim rifle bronze
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