Election Funding
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Electoral bonds: Black money for political parties remains the elephant in the room
The government can try convoluted schemes or imposing limits, but cash is not going to go away.
Jagdeep S Chhokar
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SBI must disclose unique electoral bond code to match donations with parties, says Supreme Court
The bank was silent on the codes in its affidavit in which it said it had furnished details of electoral bonds to the Election Commission.
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‘Lottery king’, ‘top donors’: What front pages said about electoral bonds data released by EC
Three of the top five donors purchased electoral bonds after they faced investigations by the ED and the Income Tax department, The Indian Express pointed out.
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Trending
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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Election Commission moves SC seeking return of electoral bonds data submitted in sealed cover
In November, the poll panel agreed to hand over to the court the data about the electoral bonds sold and encashed before April 12, 2019.
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Did not authorise letter on electoral bonds to President Murmu, says Supreme Court Bar Association
The association’s president had written to Murmu, asking for the top court’s judgement to be put on hold.
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Electoral bonds: Day after SC criticism, SBI submits data to Election Commission
Unidentified sources from the poll panel, however, reportedly said that uploading the data by the deadline of March 15 was likely to be a challenge.
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Video
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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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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Electoral bonds: NGO files contempt plea in Supreme Court as SBI fails to submit data by deadline
The public sector bank was to submit details to the Election Commission about the bonds by Wednesday.
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In charts: BJP received more money from electoral bonds than 30 other parties combined
The Supreme Court has struck down the scheme and asked the Election Commission to publish details of all donations by March 13.
Abhik Deb
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Political parties should give details of how they plan to finance poll promises, proposes EC
The Election Commission wrote to all recognised national and state parties about its proposal to amend the Model Code of Conduct guidelines.
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The Reel
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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Electoral bonds: Centre has paid Rs 4.1 crore to SBI as commission for sale, shows RTI response
A total of 6,64,250 electoral bonds have been printed till date, amassing donations worth Rs 6,535 crore.
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Electoral bonds: NGO moves SC seeking stay on sale ahead of Assembly polls in four states, UT
The Association for Democratic Reforms said the sale of any more electoral bonds would lead to increase in illegal funding of political parties.
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Electoral bonds worth Rs 6,210 crore sold since 2018, Rs 1.85 crore of taxpayers’ money spent: RTI
The response to the RTI query revealed that almost 6,60,000 electoral bonds had been printed till March 19, but only 12,452 were sold till then.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru end losing run with convincing win over Sunrisers Hyderabad
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Men’s recurve team reach final; Priyansh, Vennam in compound semis
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Mumbai City win dramatic semi-final first leg against FC Goa
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India clinch medals in men’s javelin, discus and 1500m on opening day
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Boundaries and impact: The imbalance in IPL 2024 shows it is not a good time to be a bowler